<s>
is	O
a	O
match-three	B-Application
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
subsequently	O
ported	O
to	O
home	O
computer	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Columns	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
many	O
tile-matching	B-Application
puzzle	I-Application
games	I-Application
to	O
appear	O
after	O
the	O
great	O
success	O
of	O
Tetris	B-Device
in	O
the	O
late	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
ported	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
to	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
nearly	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
slightly	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
its	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
transposed	O
and	O
rearranged	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
handheld	O
's	O
sound	O
chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
columns	O
themselves	O
were	O
updated	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
the	O
overall	O
decoration	O
was	O
less	O
like	O
a	O
cartoon	O
in	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
version	O
and	O
instead	O
more	O
artistically	O
designed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1990	O
,	O
Compile	O
and	O
Telenet	O
Japan	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
an	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
7	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Columns	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Collection	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
later	O
on	O
another	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
above	O
compilation	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2006	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
800	O
Wii	B-Application
Points	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
included	O
on	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
2018	O
releases	O
of	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Classics	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
recently	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
by	O
Sega	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
port	O
was	O
subsequently	O
withdrawn	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
songs	O
"	O
Clotho	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Atropos	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Lathesis	O
"	O
(	O
sic	O
)	O
are	O
named	O
after	O
the	O
Moirai	B-Application
from	O
Greek	O
mythology	O
,	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
Greek	O
flavor	O
of	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Columns	O
on	O
their	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
1990	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
eighth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
Japan	O
's	O
fourth	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1990	I-Application
(	O
below	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
and	O
Sega	O
's	O
Tetris	B-Device
and	O
Super	B-Application
Monaco	I-Application
GP	I-Application
)	O
and	O
third	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
conversion	B-Application
kit	I-Application
of	I-Application
1991	I-Application
(	O
below	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Sega	O
's	O
Tetris	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
appearance	O
in	O
Sega	O
Arcade	B-Application
Classics	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
Glenn	O
Rubenstein	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
B+	O
rating	O
in	O
Wizard	O
magazine	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
like	O
Tetris	B-Device
but	O
a	O
bit	O
better.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
number	O
34	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Gamesradar	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
40th	O
on	O
its	O
"	O
Best	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis/Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
games	O
of	O
all	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
sequels	B-Language
and	O
spin-offs	O
were	O
produced	O
:	O
Columns	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Voyage	I-Application
Through	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
Columns	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
of	I-Application
Columns	I-Application
,	O
Columns	O
'	O
97	O
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Taisen	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hanagumi	I-Application
Taisen	I-Application
Columns	I-Application
1	O
&	O
2	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
compilations	O
and	O
re-releases	O
(	O
Columns	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
Columns	O
was	O
made	O
by	O
Sega	O
,	O
versions	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
,	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
PC-Engine	B-General_Concept
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
was	O
specifically	O
called	O
Columns	O
GB	O
:	O
Osamu	O
Tezuka	O
Characters	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
featured	O
many	O
of	O
his	O
characters	O
such	O
as	O
Kimba	O
and	O
Astroboy	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
featured	O
slightly	O
less	O
known	O
characters	O
such	O
as	O
Unico	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Title	O
Platform	O
Release	O
date	O
Developer	O
Publisher	O
Notes	O
Coloris	B-Application
Amiga	B-Device
1990	O
Signum	O
Victoriae	O
Avesoft	O
Magic	O
Jewelry	O
NES	O
Hwang	O
Shinwei	O
RCM	O
Group	O
The	O
title	O
is	O
the	O
best	O
known	O
of	O
all	O
its	O
clones	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
unlicensed	O
Famicom	O
multicarts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Columns	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
1991	O
Piter	O
Ltd	O
.	O
Piter	O
Ltd	O
.	O
Magic	O
Jewelry	O
II	O
NES	O
Hwang	O
Shinwei	O
RCM	O
Group	O
With	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
Magic	O
Jewelry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jewelbox	B-Application
Macintosh	B-Device
1992	O
Rodney	O
and	O
Brenda	O
Jacks	O
Varcon	O
Systems	O
Xixit	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
1995	O
John	O
Hood	O
,	O
Tomasz	O
Pytel	O
;	O
music	O
by	O
Andrew	O
Sega	O
Optik	O
Software	O
Yahoo	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Towers	O
Java	B-Language
1999/2000	O
Yahoo	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
BREF	O
Columns	O
IOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
2013	O
Mumblecore	O
Mumblecore	O
Magic	O
Jewelry	O
3	O
2015	O
Guolin	O
Ou	O
Guolin	O
Ou	O
A	O
magic	O
column	O
appears	O
when	O
a	O
level	O
is	O
cleared	O
,	O
with	O
which	O
a	O
player	O
can	O
clear	O
all	O
the	O
jewels	O
in	O
same	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
