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Nazo Puyo

Nazo Puyo (なぞぷよ) is a 1993 game for the Sega Game Gear by Compile spinning off Puyo Puyo. It was released exclusively in bundles with specially marked Game Gears in Japan (hence its price tag) and would go on…

23 August 1993

Nazo Puyo is a puzzle developed by Compile, released 23 August 1993 on Nintendo 3DS and Sega Game Gear.

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What Nazo Puyo is

Nazo Puyo is a puzzle game developed by Compile and released in 1993. It was published by Sega. It is available on Nintendo 3DS and Sega Game Gear.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In Quest Mode, you are given a challenge and then a field that may or may not already have puyo in it. You must complete the challenge in the minimum number of puyo necessary. If you fail to, the game will generate a random string of puyo which will never allow you to complete the mission again, requiring you to either fill the screen or give up. Otherwise, controls are the same as Puyo Puyo. If a field has puyo in it that are not all on the ground, or four or more puyo of the same color connected, you will be able to position one pair of puyo before they all fall down/are removed. This will be essential to completing such missions. The puzzle creator allows you to make your own Nazo Puyo…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Puyo Puyo series

Nazo Puyo is the ninth of 102 entries we hold in the Puyo Puyo series. The next entry was Super Puyo Puyo in 1993.

See all 102 Puyo Puyo games in release order →

What it launched against

Nazo Puyo launched on 23 August 1993, within three weeks of Master of Orion and Gunstar Heroes.

Released around the same time: Master of Orion, Gunstar Heroes.

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When did Nazo Puyo come out?
Nazo Puyo was released on 23 August 1993 for Nintendo 3DS and Sega Game Gear.

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