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Puzzle Link

Puzzle Link is a game where blocks of matching color have to be dissolved. New blocks constantly scroll into the screen from the top. The game is over when the first blocks reach the bottom of the screen. You…

28 October 1998

Puzzle Link is a puzzle developed by Yumekobo, released 28 October 1998 on Neo Geo Pocket and Neo Geo Pocket Color.

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What Puzzle Link is

Puzzle Link is a puzzle game developed by Yumekobo and released in 1998. It was published by SNK. It is available on Neo Geo Pocket and Neo Geo Pocket Color.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Puzzle Link is a game where blocks of matching color have to be dissolved. New blocks constantly scroll into the screen from the top. The game is over when the first blocks reach the bottom of the screen. You can dissolve blocks by shooting at them. The shots form a line where they impact. If that line connects otherwise unconnected blocks of the same color they will dissolve. There are three different modes: In "Normal" you have to link two special blocks that appear after some time. If you manage to finish the level within the time limit you will unlock one of 50 collectible cards. In "Clear Mode" you have to clear a given constellation of blocks. "Battle Mode" is a two player link-cable…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Puzzle Link launched on 28 October 1998, within three weeks of Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus, The House of the Dead 2 and Centipede.

Released around the same time: Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus, The House of the Dead 2, Centipede.

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When did Puzzle Link come out?
Puzzle Link was released on 28 October 1998 for Neo Geo Pocket and Neo Geo Pocket Color.

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