Publisher HAMSTER has announced that the tile puzzle game Plotting (known in Japan as Flipull) will join the Arcade Archives line-up this week, with the game launching tomorrow, May 25th.
Plotting was originally released by Taito in 1989 and is a straight-forward puzzle game in which you need to fire patterned tiles in order to erase those of the same pattern.Exceeding the target number of tiles will allow you to advance to next stage of the game. Plotting also came as part of the Taito Legends collection in 2005.
Last week, Arcade Archives Trio the Punch launched on the Switch, bringing wacky side-scrolling combat and Colonel Sanders inspired boss characters.
You can check out some gameplay for Plotting in the video below to get a feel of the title:
Will you be picking up Plotting when it launches on the Switch? Let us know!
[source famitsu.com, via nintendoeverything.com]
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Ohh ..not so great a week for the AA
Never heard of it. The aesthetic reminds me of Columns.
[deleted due to mis-memory!] Jay is getting too old to remember things properly.
I vaguely remember this game, for some reason...
I'd prefer Puzznic (also by Taito)
Kind of an obscure one but I actually liked this. I played it on the very obscure Amstrad GX4000 failed Console.
@LeChuck
That was a cool game. Is that available anywhere (outside of emulation)?
I really enjoyed the Spectrum version back in the day, so will be adding this!
@LeChuck I also had Puzznic as well which was also good fun. Those two plus Pang came out about the same time for home computers so I had a triple P release situation happening … 😬
I remember this in the arcade!
It's Fipull!! (That's the Japanese name).
now I know where the indie puzzler Petal Crash got inspiration from!
@LeChuck That was left off of the recent Taito Egret.
I don't know if it's for the specific reason that the Japanese arcade version is... not an all-ages game.
But surely they could've released the international version?
@michaelf I also had Puzznic, glad to see some of us old folk haven't lost our memories yet
@AndyRogan heheh. I may sometimes forget why I go into a room, but I always remember my gaming history!
It kind of reminded me of Boppin', published by Apogee Software in the mid-90s (which is now freeware). The music also reminds me of MIDI tracks from DOS games in the early 90s.
I have no idea what's going on here though. I'm tempted, but not to the sum of AU$10.50.
Without looking a gift horse in the mouth, I do wish that the AA line would evolve to include games from the 1990’s. I’d love to see games like Cyber Sled, Soul Edge, Ridge Racer, Tekken, etc.
WHY WHY WHY WHY.............UTTER WASTE OF A RELEASE
@BanjoPickles I'd just like to see some good games from the '80s and '90s, instead of the cheapest licenses to obtain.
I had this game on the NES on one of those 115-in-1 bootleg cartridges and I remember being addicted to it at like 5. The level of nostalgia is 😭
I mean I didn't even think of this game after 2004, and when I saw that screenshot it all came back to me
@AndyRogan @michaelf @LeChuck
Yup, when I saw the game photo next to the article title, I immediately thought: 'That looks like Puzznic!' (In reality, the name of the game escaped me, but I was hoping someone in the comments would also remember it. Only reason I even clicked on the article.) I remember renting it multiple times and really enjoying that game as a kid.
I absolutely LOVE puzzle games but this one looks horrible! Ugh! I kept watching the video hoping something good would show up but… nope! Passing on this one.
Oddly reminds me of Columns.
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