<s>
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
1991	O
by	O
Compile	O
for	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
creation	O
,	O
it	O
uses	O
characters	O
from	O
Madō	B-Application
Monogatari	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Masamitsu	O
"	O
Moo	O
"	O
Niitani	O
,	O
the	O
founder	O
of	O
Compile	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
certain	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
Tetris	B-Device
and	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Tokuma	O
Shoten	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
of	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
release	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
and	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Famimaga	O
Disk	O
series	O
for	O
the	O
Family	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
and	O
FDS	O
versions	O
,	O
Sega	O
released	O
an	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
heavily	O
expanded	O
the	O
previous	O
versions	O
by	O
including	O
a	O
one-player	O
story	O
mode	O
and	O
a	O
two-player	O
competitive	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
game	O
of	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
is	O
played	O
against	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
opponent	O
,	O
computer	O
or	O
human	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
itself	O
has	O
three	O
modes	O
,	O
Single	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
,	O
Double	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Endless	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
rules	O
of	O
sending	O
so	O
many	O
garbage	O
blocks	O
made	O
games	O
short-lived	O
,	O
no	O
matter	O
how	O
many	O
chains	O
are	O
sent	O
,	O
Compile	O
added	O
the	O
rule	O
of	O
Offsetting	O
in	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
2	O
and	O
onwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
had	O
re-released	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
on	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
1992	O
and	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
on	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
1993	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	O
Gear	O
port	O
of	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
contains	O
an	O
English	O
version	O
named	O
Puzlow	O
Kids	O
;	O
this	O
version	O
appears	O
whenever	O
the	O
game	O
cartridge	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
or	O
European	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PC-9801	B-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Compile	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
port	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tokuma	O
Shoten	O
had	O
re-released	O
their	O
version	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
itself	O
on	O
July	O
23	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
a	O
2-player	O
competitive	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banpresto	O
released	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
under	O
the	O
title	O
on	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
a	O
port	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Winkysoft	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Banpresto	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
31	O
under	O
the	O
original	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NEC	O
Avenue	O
released	O
their	O
version	O
of	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
's	O
CD-ROM²	O
on	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
titled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CRI	O
Middleware	O
released	O
their	O
version	O
of	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
for	O
the	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
in	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Amiga	O
by	O
request	O
of	O
Amiga	O
Power	O
magazine	O
and	O
was	O
featured	O
on	O
a	O
cover	O
disk	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Super	B-Application
Foul	I-Application
Egg	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
then	O
ported	O
to	O
RISC	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
on	O
Acorn	O
by	O
Owain	O
Cole	O
(	O
and	O
featured	O
on	O
an	O
Acorn	O
User	O
cover	O
disk	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
finally	O
ported	O
to	O
Java	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
1995	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
by	O
Bret	O
Victor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
branded	O
as	O
Puyo	O
Pop	O
internationally	O
,	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
saw	O
release	O
outside	O
Japan	O
in	O
1993	O
as	O
Dr.	B-Application
Robotnik	I-Application
's	I-Application
Mean	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
;	O
this	O
version	O
omitted	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
,	O
replacing	O
them	O
with	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Adventures	O
of	O
Sonic	O
the	O
Hedgehog	O
animated	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
as	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Avalanche	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
as	O
'	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Trap	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
utilizing	O
characters	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Kirby	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
a	O
bestseller	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
four	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
12	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
arcade	O
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
under	O
the	O
brand	O
in	O
August	O
2019	O
,	O
with	O
online-playing	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
