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{{game disambig|the [[2002]] [[K1 Soft]] and [[HAN System]] game|the [[1998]] [[Eolith]] game|[[Puzzle King (1998)]]}} | {{game disambig|the [[2002]] [[K1 Soft]] and [[HAN System]] game|the [[1998]] [[Eolith]] game|[[Puzzle King (1998)]]}} | ||
'''Puzzle King''' is a [[compilation]] arcade game that was released by [[K1 Soft]] and [[HAN System]], in [[2002]]; it runs on the same hardware used by [[Toaplan]] for [[Snow Bros.: Nick and Tom]] in [[1990]], but increases its Motorola 68000 to 16 MHz, decreases its Zilog Z80 to 4 MHz and utilises a Yamaha YM-2151 and an OKI MSM-6295 for audio instead of a Yamaha YM-3812. Three of its four titles were initially released by other | '''Puzzle King''' is a [[compilation]] arcade game that was released by [[K1 Soft]] and [[HAN System]], in [[2002]]; it runs on the same hardware used by [[Toaplan]] for [[Snow Bros.: Nick and Tom]] in [[1990]], but increases its Motorola 68000 to 16 MHz, decreases its Zilog Z80 to 4 MHz and utilises a Yamaha YM-2151 and an OKI MSM-6295 for audio instead of a Yamaha YM-3812. Three of its four titles were initially released by other Eastern manufacturers under different names, and one is the aforementioned "Snow Bros.". | ||
==Games in this compilation== | ==Games in this compilation== | ||
*'''[[Hyper Pac-Man|Pac-Man 2]]''' ([[1995]]): Initially released under the name of "Hyper Pac-Man", by [[SemiCom]], this is the second compilation that this unofficial title for [[Namco]]'s [[:Category:Pac-Man|Pac-Man series]] has been featured in (as it was previously in SemiCom's own [[XESS: The New Revolution]] under the name of "Hyper Man" in [[1997]]) | *'''[[Hyper Pac-Man|Pac-Man 2]]''' ([[1995]]): Initially released under the name of "Hyper Pac-Man", by [[SemiCom]], this is the second compilation that this unofficial title for [[Namco]]'s [[:Category:Pac-Man|Pac-Man series]] has been featured in (as it was previously in SemiCom's own [[XESS: The New Revolution]] under the name of "Hyper Man" in [[1997]]); its new title should also not cause confusion with [[Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures]] ([[1994]]). | ||
*'''[[Tetris (2002)|Tetris]]''' (2002): This variation on Alexei Pazhitnov's "Soviet puzzle game" was never released as a standalone game, but features new characters including a chicken called "Cocki-U" and a farmer. | *'''[[Tetris (2002)|Tetris]]''' (2002): This variation on Alexei Pazhitnov's "Soviet puzzle game" was never released as a standalone game, but features new characters including a chicken called "Cocki-U" and a farmer. | ||
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*'''[[New Hyper Man|Hyper Man 2]]''' (1997): Originally released under the title of "New Hyper Man" by SemiCom in their aforementioned "XESS", this is (again) the second compilation that this unofficial title for the Pac-Man series, in which the Pac-Mans stop moving if the joysticks are let go of, has been featured in. | *'''[[New Hyper Man|Hyper Man 2]]''' (1997): Originally released under the title of "New Hyper Man" by SemiCom in their aforementioned "XESS", this is (again) the second compilation that this unofficial title for the Pac-Man series, in which the Pac-Mans stop moving if the joysticks are let go of, has been featured in. | ||
*'''[[Snow Bros.: Nick and Tom|Snow]]''' (1990): Originally released under the name of "Snow Bros.: Nick and Tom" by Toaplan, this single-screen platform game now has new audio; it's also worth noting that the ending sequences of all three of the previously released games were removed for this compilation and replaced with a generic screen featuring a grinning clown holding a piece of paper with "THE END" written on it. | *'''[[Snow Bros.: Nick and Tom|Snow]]''' (1990): Originally released under the name of "Snow Bros.: Nick and Tom" by Toaplan, this single-screen platform game now has new audio; it's also worth noting that the ending sequences of all three of the previously released games were removed for this compilation and replaced with a generic screen featuring a grinning clown holding a piece of paper with "THE END" written on it. | ||
[[Category:K1 Soft]] | [[Category:K1 Soft]] | ||
