Cu-On-Pa BS Ban is a Downloadable game for the Satellaview that was broadcast in at least 2 runs between June 29, 1997 and December 19, 1998. Between its first broadcast and August 2, 1997, a related magazine entitled Cu-On-Pa BS Ban Seiseki Magazine was broadcast alongside Cu-On-Pa.
The Saturn version of Magical Drop III, named "Magical Drop III: Toretate Zoukangou!", features slower gameplay, different drop patterns (including some balloons generally reserved for single-player modes), different Challenge Mode progression, and longer cutscenes.
Puzzle Arena Toshinden takes the furious fighters right out of the ring and into the world of puzzle games! The game plays out much like the Puyo Puyo series by Sega. Connect 3 balloons of the same color to make them disappear. Get combos to have black pieces fall on the opponent's side that are harder to get rid of.
The player manages a rock band and must secure funds to producing music videos and become successful by managing the budget efficiently. This is achieved by completing objectives like keeping on schedule and ensuring the van does not run out of fuel.
An adventure puzzle game similar to Puyo Puyo. The player must combine falling blocks. Longer combinations create additional blocks in opponents screen.
This game is a spin-off of Sakura Taisen and Columns. This was developed by Sega and was released in 1997 for the ST-V arcade board and the Sega Saturn in Japan. The game follows the Sakura Taisen story line and uses Columns gameplay.
Kyodai Mahjongg is a tile-matching game developed by one person since 1997, with many features and options. It offers 2D and 3D modes, online multiplayer, various tilesets and layouts, and relaxing oriental music.
The 2006 version was released on September 25, 2006, and it is currently the latest version nowadays (ver. 21.42).
An evil Bomber named Emperor Terrorin who has the power of Time itself has freed various criminal Bombers from their prison cells in orbit around Planet Bomber. Setting them up in a warped time and space, Shirobon, Kurobon, and their Louie (Rui) companions must travel through stages and defeat them before going up against Emperor Terrorin himself. Super Bomberman 5, released by Hudson Soft in early 1997, was the final Bomberman game released on the Super Family Computer - the Japanese version of the SNES. The game was released in two variations: a standard cartridge and a gold cartridge, which was sold exclusively through CoroCoro Comic. The gold cartridge included extra maps in battle mode.
Control a clown to pull in and throw back balloons hurled from the top of the screen. If you line up three or more balloons of the same color in a vertical row, they will burst. If you're not quick enough, the balloons will squash the clown and the game is over. Once you've got the hang of bursting balloons, you'll need to master combos and chains.
The third Magical Drop game, first released in 1997, was also developed for the Neo Geo. This games adds representatives for the remaining Tarot Major Arcana, as well as introducing a "daughter" Strength character that more closely resembles the traditional depiction of Strength. The game adds a third button, which allows players to add rows to their field at any time. Additionally, attacks now sends lines to the opponent in non-even rows that vary by character. Hirameki mode is replaced by Adventure Mode, which is a board game that challenges players to reach Empress before CPU-controlled rivals. The English versions of Magical Drop III remove the hardest difficulty se