DESCRIPTION
The classic 16-bit-era action puzzle game returns again -- enhanced and remastered. Pico de Pon brings favorite characters from across the PICO-8 library together for intense block-swapping battle.
INSTRUCTIONS
Player I:
Arrow keys, move cursor
X (or M or V) key, swap blocks
Z (or N or C) key, manually raise stack
Player II:
E/S/D/F keys, move cursor
A (or Shift) key, swap blocks
Q (or Tab) key, manually raise stack
Swap blocks beneath the cursor. Horizontal or vertical runs of three or more matching block types are cleared. Swapping a block over an edge will cause it to fall.
The stack rises over time. The game ends when blocks reach the top of the stack. The rising of the stack is delayed while matched blocks are clearing.
Combos are triggered by clearing more than three blocks at once. Chains are triggered by matches caused by blocks falling due to cleared blocks below.
In SOLO mode, points are scored only from combos and chains. In VS mode, combos and chains send garbage blocks to your opponent’s stack.
Garbage blocks fall on the top of the stack. They can only be cleared by touching matches of other blocks. Garbage clears to standard blocks. Because these blocks stay suspended in air while converting, they provide an opportunity for counter attack by lining up matching blocks beneath to set up chains.
Special attack blocks [!] will send metal garbage even without a combo or chain. Metal garbage behaves like regular garbage but will not clear when touched by clearing regular garbage.
ATTRIBUTION
Made in collaboration with @stephan_gfx.
Music and Additional Sounds by @tesselode.
Thanks to the amazing members of the pico8 community who generously donated their inspiring characters to our little game!
From left to right, top to bottom on the character select screen:
- Jelpi by @lexaloffle, creator of pico8 (https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?pid=9975)
- Balthazar from "Myrrhs Edge" by @thattomhall, @SquirrelTweets and Toby Hefflin (https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?pid=71393)
- Dancer Hero by @TRASEVOL_DOG (https://twitter.com/TRASEVOL_DOG/status/946788526162661376?s=20)
- Spaceman from "Spaceman8" by @ilkkke and @kometbomb (https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=28485)
- Ana from "Dank Tombs" by @krajzeg (https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=29709)
- Madeline from "Celeste" by @NoelFB and @MattThorson (https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=2145)
- Rainy from "Rainmaker" by @benjaminsoule and @castpixel (https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=2806)
and finally @Liquidream aka Paul Nicholas as himself, sprite by @somepx
Also thanks to the other folks who offered to let us use their characters! If we do an expansion cart we'll be back in touch!
I hate to say it, but this is much more polished than Tetris Attack for Pico and that game was pretty damn good too. Great job! :D
It's ok to say it -- I made that older version too. :)
I've been working on a 4-player version for Genesis/Megadrive but haven't been able to test further with four players due to current world events. As that version's mechanics are a lot more polished, I took the opportunity to port that back to PICO-8.
I come to the main menu in a browser to listen to the music while I work on my own carts in PICO-8.. It's that good : p
This is sooo good!
I used to play Pokémon Puzzle Challenge on my Game Boy literally all the time. Also funny that only a few months ago I found an actual cartridge at a Japanese retro gaming store. I loved it so much.
Awesome work and thanks for bringing back memories :D
very good. a fine recreation of tetris attack/puzzle leauge/panel de pon or whatever the name is.
A 1-4 player version is available (as Doubles de Pon) with the latest release of the quadplay fantasy console.
https://morgan3d.github.io/quadplay/console/quadplay.html?kiosk=1?game=games/doublesdepon
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PANEL DE PON :) I PLAYED THIS ON SUPER FAMICOM NINTENDO SWITCH ONLINE :D
I just want to say I made an account just to congratulate you on this. I love Tetris Attack and this is amazing, well made and now I can play Panel de Pon on browser easily.
You made my day, you're my hero.
If the title is meant to reference Panel de Pon, I'd revise the Japanese title as: PICOでポン
- 'de' in Hiragana because it's a grammatical particle.
- 'PICO-8' is spelled in Romaji in the manual. If you'd still like to use Katakana, the word is ピコ, both short vowels.
love it. Panel de pon is probably the most dangerously addictive puzzle game ever created.
The original for the SNES is one of my all time favorite puzzle games so seeing it here was a real treat!
Man, I played Tetris Attack on a demo SNES at an electronics store when it first came out in 1996 and I was 13. Begged my dad to buy it, he did, and I was HOOKED. I played it so much as a kid. My friends and I even got really into it in college playing vs mode. Still love it! Thanks so much for making it. Just got a 257 on my first go on medium.
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