Ludography
Megapanel cover

1990 · Namco · Puzzle

Megapanel

Sega exclusive

Megapanel (メガパネル) is a 1990 puzzle game developed and published by Namco (under their Namcot branding) for the Sega Mega Drive. Though initially released only in Japan, the game has made its way to the west through various compilations and consoles with built-in games.

Released
22 December 1990
Platforms
Sega Genesis
Genres
Puzzle
Developers
Namco
Publishers
Namco
Modes
Multiplayer
Country
Japan

About

MegaPanel (メガパネル) is a 1990 puzzle video game developed and published by Namco for the Mega Drive in Japan.

Media

Megapanel screenshot 1

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

As coloured blocks slowly scroll onto the screen, the player must reconfigure them into sets of the same colour, at which time the blocks disappear and points are gained. There are some major differences that separates the game from being a Tetris clone. Instead of the blocks being made up of three or four squares arranged into various shapes, they are all the same shape, a simple square. Their only variable is the difference in colour.

Like some jigsaw puzzle games, there is one empty square on the screen, at which the player can slide the blocks around one at a time in an attempt to arrange into three colour long strings (vertically or horizontally). The blocks appear as one complete row from the bottom of the screen, rather than the top. The player attempts to keep the blocks from reaching the top of the screen before the various required goals are achieved. If that does happen, the player loses a life and has to start the level again.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Sega Genesis22 December 1990Japan

Editions and related releases

Included in
Mega Drive Mini 2Mega Drive 4Mega Drive 3Mega Drive 3: 81 Super JogosSuper Mega Drive 3: 60 Super JogosSuper Mega Drive 3: 71 Super Jogos

Games like this

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Platform libraries

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