Puyo Puyo (video game)

Puyo Puyo (ぷよぷよ) is a tile-matching video games created by Compile, using characters from Madou Monogatari. This game was originally released for MSX in 1991. Since then, it was re-released for multiple game consoles and handhelds. It was originally released in 1992 in Japan. This is the first game in the Puyo Puyo series.

Puyo Puyo is a Tetris-like game, but with a competitive play. Like the Tetris game; you must manipulate the falling blobs (puyos), and then form groups of the same colors to make them disappear. You'll keep playing until the game gets too fast for you to keep up. The game will end when puyos or garbage puyos pile to the top of the grid (6x12) area.

Plot (Scenario Mode)
“Arle Silvana Nadja is a young female spellcaster that has the pleasure of foiling the Dark Prince’s plans. Right now; the Dark Prince wants to take over the world, but Arle will do whatever she can to stand in his way! Defeat the 12 creatures, and then face the maniacal prince of darkness himself to exhaust him out of his evil plans.”"-Taken from the instruction manual from the Sega Genesis version (and other versions too)"

Menu Guides
When you start the game, you have four option to choose:


 * 1) Play the Single Player (Scenario) Mode.
 * 2) Play the Multiplayer Mode.
 * 3) Play the Exercise Mode.
 * 4) Select Option Mode.

Option Mode

 * Key Assignment.
 * Select Difficulty Level in Scenario Mode.
 * Select the number of game matches in Multiplayer Mode.
 * Sampling On/Off.
 * Input Test.

Controls

 * LEFT = Move the Puyo to the left or right within the grid.
 * RIGHT = Move the Puyo to the right within the grid.
 * DOWN = Make puyo fall faster.
 * ACTION = Rotate the pair of puyo clockwise or anticlockwise
 * START = Start the game/ Pause.

Single Player (Scenario) Mode
In scenario mode, you must battle against AI opponents. This mode includes:


 * Beginner Mode: You must fight against three opponents. Beginner mode is more like a tutorial for you.
 * Normal Mode: You must fight against 13 opponents. The game speed increases when you advance to the next battle.
 * Difficult Mode: This mode automatically sends the player to the fourth battle of the Normal Mode.

Multiplayer Mode
The gameplay is exactly the same as the Scenario Mode. But in this mode, two players must fight against each other, and try to defeat their opponent by filling up their field with garbage puyos and puyos. Each player can choose between 5 difficulty settings, labeled 1-5 (Easiest to Hardest).

Exercise Mode
This mode is also known as Endless Puyo Puyo Mode. In this mode; 1 or 2 players can battle out to practice their skill. This mode has three difficulty levels; easiest, normal, and hardest. In this mode; a large puyo (helper) will appear at random times. This puyo can destroy 2 entire columns (from top to bottom) when placed. Sometimes, Carbuncle also appears and can be used. When you place it on any colored puyo, it'll travel downward in a random direction, and change all puyos to that color.

= Cast of Characters = NOTE: These character bios are taken from the instruction manuals for any version of Puyo Puyo (1992). Also, the small text in parenthesis means that they weren’t seen in the aforementioned instruction manuals.


 * Arle Nadja - (Full Name: Arle Silvana Nadja) A young female spellcaster who wants to thwart the Dark Prince’s plans.
 * Skeleton T - A tea-loving skeleton. Since he’s a skeleton, his Puyo skills are pathetically rusty, which means that he’s very easy to beat if you’re in Beginner Mode.
 * Eggplant Man (known as Nasu Grave in Japan) - A spectacled eggplant that likes to hide in bushes and surprise anyone that encounters the bushes he hides in. However, he’s very easy to beat, and he’s the second opponent of Beginner Mode.
 * Mummy - A sad-looking mummy who always can’t figure out how to untie his bandages. Oh yeah! He’s also easy to beat because you beat him in Beginner Mode.
 * Draco Centauros - Half-human, half-dragon, all sass! Look at those horns, that short green hair, that red Chinese dress, those wings, so much of those that I may have been going out of hand (probably because that she’s one dashing lass). But other than that, you start off with her in Scenario Mode on the normal mode, and her Puyo skills are easy to figure your way into this.
 * Suketoudara - A fish with really marvelous arms and legs that loves to dance. If you cross this walking and talking piece of seafood, you get wrecked by his Puyo skills!
 * Monopod (known as Sukiyapodes in Japan) - That’s what he is, a monopod, a one-foot creature. But this little baby-faced babyheaded monopod has a short temper.
 * Harpy - (Presumed full name: Yoko Tamura) Actually, this is not a harpy. She’s just a winged girl whose name just happens to be known as “Harpy”, She loves to sing, although she’s very bad at it. Also, she’s the first opponent you face if you selected Difficult Mode.
 * Scorpion Man (known as Sasoriman in Japan) - A polite scorpion man who always carries a spear with him. However, he can’t let you pass unless you beat him in a Puyo Match.
 * Panotty - This elf really plays the panpipe to perform such windy music, doesn’t he? However, he may get really angry if no one dances when they hear his music.
 * Zombie - The stinkiest zombie ever to come out of the grave, and he’s very smelly! He hungers for brains, so you must use yours to make chain reactions!
 * Witch - A hyperactive witch with an annoying laugh. Her skills are quite tough, so blend the Puyos to release garbage puyos to her field!
 * Zoh Daimaoh - (Translated name: Elephant Lord) An ill-tempered elephant man who thinks that the ruined temple is his domain. Drop some Puyos and garbage puyos on his field to teach him a lesson!
 * Schezo Wegey - A swordsman wizard man with black magic, who has some secret plans to dethrone the Dark Prince and rule the Underworld, but not before he surrenders Arle’s magic powers to him!
 * Minotauros - (Full name: Max Minotaur (which is short for Maximus Minotauros)) Rulue’s faithful bodyguard that threatens Arle, while dangerously swinging his axe around. Let’s see if you can get his field buried, that’ll get him to stop!
 * Rulue - Arle’s rival. She’s a talented martial artist, and she’s madly in love with the Dark Prince. However, because she heard about the Dark Prince taking a liking to Arle, she hates her. PROTIP: Rulue is one very tough opponent, as she does those counters when it comes to getting her field filled.
 * The Dark Prince (known as Satan in Japan) - The almighty, maniacal monarch of darkness, ruler of the Underworld, and the one man bent on world domination. He falls in love with Arle, and claims to be engaged with her.
 * Carbuncle - Arle's Pet. He used to be the pet of the Dark Prince before. In this game, he can be found next to player 1's score.