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Tetris series

Flash Point

Flash Point is a variant of Tetris, with the various shapes of the tetrominos and their rotation are identical to Sega's Tetris . What makes the game different from a standard Tetris clone is its objective…

5 June 1989

Flash Point is a puzzle developed by Sega, released 5 June 1989 on Arcade.

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What Flash Point is

Flash Point is a puzzle game developed by Sega and released in 1989. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Flash Point is a variant of Tetris, with the various shapes of the tetrominos and their rotation are identical to Sega's Tetris . What makes the game different from a standard Tetris clone is its objective; each stage already contains a pattern of blocks, usually arranged as symbols, characters, or other images. Among these blocks are several bombs. The goal is to make these bombs detonate by clearing out the rows they are in. Once all the bombs have been detonated, the stage "explodes", and the player advances to the next one.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the Tetris series

Flash Point is the 13th of 145 entries we hold in the Tetris series. The next entry was Tetris in 1989.

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What it launched against

Flash Point launched on 5 June 1989, within three weeks of Tennis and Super Dodge Ball.

Released around the same time: Tennis, Super Dodge Ball.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Flash Point — frequently asked questions

When did Flash Point come out?
Flash Point was released on 5 June 1989 for Arcade.
Does Flash Point have multiplayer?
Yes. Flash Point supports multiplayer.

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