Nontan to Issho: KuruKuru Puzzle
| Nontan to Issho: KuruKuru Puzzle | |
|---|---|
Game Boy box art | |
| Developer | Game Freak |
| Publisher | Victor Entertainment |
| Series | Nontan |
| Platforms | Game Boy Super Famicom |
| Release | Game Boy
|
| Genre | Puzzle |
Nontan to Issho: KuruKuru Puzzle[a] is a 1994 puzzle video game. It is based on an anime series Nontan to Issho. The game was developed by Game Freak. The developer said he was satisfied with the game, as he felt it superior to the companies earlier similar title Yoshi (1991).
The game was released on April 28, 1994 for the Game Boy and on November 25, 1994 for the Super Famicom in Japan. Both versions received generally low scores in Famicom Tsūshin.
Gameplay
The main objective of the game is for players to flip falling tiles over and try to match two of them, which removes them from the board.[1] There game has two modes of play: one where players aim for a high score, and another where players aim to clear all 25 levels.[1]
Development
Nontan to Issho: KuruKuru Puzzle was developed by Game Freak and based on the characters appearing in the anime series Nontan to Issho.[2][3]
Satoshi Tajiri of Game Freak previously had a connection with Nintendo with their falling block puzzle game called Yoshi (1991).[4] The developers explained in their own fanzine titled Video Game Freak that they were pleased with Nontan to Issho: KuruKuru Puzzle as it let them overcome what they perceived as design problems with Yoshi.[5]
Release and reception
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Famitsu | 5/10, 5/10, 6/10, 4/10 (GB)[2]
6/10, 6/10, 6/10, 5/10 (SFC)[6] |
Nontan to Issho: KuruKuru Puzzle was released in Japan for the Game Boy on April 28 and for the Super Famicom on November 25, 1994.[2][6] It was published by Victor Entertainment.[3]
Notes
References
Footnotes
- ^ a b "Works". Game Freak. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
- ^ a b c Tsūshin et al. 1994, p. 39.
- ^ a b Game Freak 2000.
- ^ Hilliard 2017.
- ^ Tomisawa 1999, p. 19.
- ^ a b Noda et al. 1994, p. 39.
Sources
- "くるくるまわしてけしちゃおう！" [Nontan to Issho: KuruKuru Puzzle]. Game Freak (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 18, 2003. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
- Hilliard, Kyle (August 9, 2017). "Game Freak's Origins and Its Pre-Pokémon Games". Game Informer. Archived from the original on August 13, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
- Noda, Suwadi; Uchisawa, Goro; Nagano, Isabella; Taco X (December 2, 1994). "New Game Cross Review". Famicom Tsūshin (in Japanese). No. 311. ASCII Corporation. p. 39.
- Tomisawa, Akihito, ed. (April 26, 1999). "ノンタンといっしょ くるくるパズル" [Nontan to Issho: KuruKuru Puzzle]. Game Freak: Special Magazine of Video Game Freak. No. 24. p. 19.
- Tsūshin, Hamamura; Doitsu, Suzuki; Watanabe, Miki; Chuji, Giorgio (May 6, 1994). "New Games Cross Review". Famicom Tsūshin (in Japanese). ASCII Corporation.