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{{Short description|1998 video game}} | |||
{{Infobox video game | {{Infobox video game | ||
|title | |title = Puzzle Uo Poko | ||
|image | |image = Uo Poko Arcade Flyer.jpg | ||
|developer | |developer = [[Company:Cave|Cave]] | ||
|publisher | |publisher = [[Company:Jaleco|Jaleco]] | ||
|designer | |designer = Toshiaki Tomizawa | ||
|platforms | |platforms = [[Software:Arcade game|Arcade]], [[Engineering:Mobile phone|Mobile phone]] | ||
|released | |released = {{vgrelease|JP|February 1998}} | ||
|genre | |genre = Puzzle | ||
|modes | |modes = [[Software:Shoot 'em up#Types|Vertical-scrolling shooter]] | ||
|arcade system = CAVE 68000 | |arcade system = CAVE 68000 | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{nihongo foot|'''''Puzzle Uo Poko'''''|{{ruby| | {{nihongo foot|'''''Puzzle Uo Poko'''''|パズル {{ruby|魚ポコ|うおぽこ}}|''Pazuru Uo Poko''||lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a 1998 [[Software:Arcade game|arcade]] puzzle game developed by [[Company:Cave|Cave]] and published by [[Company:Jaleco|Jaleco]].<ref name="ATVGL:JaO1971-2005">{{cite book|last=Akagi|first=Masumi|url=https://archive.org/stream/ArcadeGameList1971-2005#page/n27/mode/1up|title=ケイブ Cave; ジャレコ（ジャパンレジャー） Jaleco|work=アーケードTVゲームリスト 国内•海外編 (1971-2005)|edition=1st|publisher=Amusement News Agency|date=13 October 2006|pages=26, 33|isbn=978-4990251215|language=ja}}</ref> Unlike several other releases by Cave, ''Uo Poko'' remained exclusive to arcades and did not see a contemporary port for a home console.<ref name="RG203">{{cite magazine|title=The Unconverted: Puzzle Uo Poko|magazine=Retro Gamer|issue=203|publisher=Future Publishing|date=January 23, 2020}}</ref> The title has since been re-released on the Antstream service in 2019.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Mason|first=Graeme|url=https://www.antstream.com/post/retro-games-from-cave-on-antstream-arcade|title=The Best Games From Cave - Now on Antstream Arcade|publisher=Antstream Arcade|date=December 10, 2019|access-date=2021-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213031747/https://www.antstream.com/post/retro-games-from-cave-on-antstream-arcade|archive-date=2021-02-13|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
== Gameplay == | == Gameplay == | ||
[[File:ARC Puzzle Uo Poko (Uo Poko).png|thumb|left|Gameplay screenshot | [[File:ARC Puzzle Uo Poko (Uo Poko).png|thumb|left|Gameplay screenshot]] | ||
''Puzzle Uo Poko'' is a visual matching game in which one player or two co-operative players (represented by cats) try to clear the screen of coloured bubbles in order to progress to the next level.<ref name="G219">{{cite magazine|last=Ishii|first=Zenji|title=紹介 - 魚ポコ|magazine=Gamest|issue=219|publisher=Shinseisha|date=15 April 1998|page=185|lang=ja}}</ref><ref name="G221">{{cite magazine|last=Ishii|first=Zenji|title=紹介 - 魚ポコ|magazine=Gamest|issue=221|publisher=Shinseisha|date=30 April 1998|page=198|lang=ja}}</ref> All the action takes place underwater across 30 stages and with each completed level the cats travel deeper in their submarine.<ref name="G222">{{cite magazine|last=Ishii|first=Zenji|title=攻略 - 魚ポコ (10 ～ 19 話)|magazine=Gamest|issue=222|publisher=Shinseisha|date=15 May 1998|pages=176–183|lang=ja}}</ref><ref name="G224">{{cite magazine|last=Ishii|first=Zenji|title=攻略 - 魚ポコ (20 ～ 30 話)|magazine=Gamest|issue=224|publisher=Shinseisha|date=May–June 1998|pages=206–207|lang=ja}}</ref> | ''Puzzle Uo Poko'' is a visual matching game in which one player or two co-operative players (represented by cats) try to clear the screen of coloured bubbles in order to progress to the next level.<ref name="G219">{{cite magazine|last=Ishii|first=Zenji|title=紹介 - 魚ポコ|magazine=Gamest|issue=219|publisher=Shinseisha|date=15 April 1998|page=185|lang=ja}}</ref><ref name="G221">{{cite magazine|last=Ishii|first=Zenji|title=紹介 - 魚ポコ|magazine=Gamest|issue=221|publisher=Shinseisha|date=30 April 1998|page=198|lang=ja}}</ref> All the action takes place underwater across 30 stages and with each completed level the cats travel deeper in their submarine.<ref name="G222">{{cite magazine|last=Ishii|first=Zenji|title=攻略 - 魚ポコ (10 ～ 19 話)|magazine=Gamest|issue=222|publisher=Shinseisha|date=15 May 1998|pages=176–183|lang=ja}}</ref><ref name="G224">{{cite magazine|last=Ishii|first=Zenji|title=攻略 - 魚ポコ (20 ～ 30 話)|magazine=Gamest|issue=224|publisher=Shinseisha|date=May–June 1998|pages=206–207|lang=ja}}</ref> | ||
== Development and release == | == Development and release == | ||
[[Image:uopokopcb.jpg|thumb|right|''Puzzle Uo Poko'' arcade [[ | [[Image:uopokopcb.jpg|thumb|right|''Puzzle Uo Poko'' arcade [[Printed circuit board|PCB]]]] | ||
''Puzzle Uo Poko'' was solely designed by Toshiaki Tomizawa, | ''Puzzle Uo Poko'' was solely designed by Toshiaki Tomizawa, co-founder of Cave whose previous works include the ''[[Software:DonPachi|DonPachi]]'' series.<ref name="GHv22">{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/game-hihyou-vol.-22-game-magazine-scan-jp/page/92/mode/1up|title=魚ポコ - 富沢敏明氏|magazine=Game Hihyō|volume=22|publisher=Micro Magazine|date=September 1998|page=92|lang=ja}} ([http://shmuplations.com/puzzlegamecreators/ Translation] by Shmuplations. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210161017/http://shmuplations.com/puzzlegamecreators/|date=2020-12-10}}).</ref><ref name="MA118">{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/stream/arcadia-118-march-2010#page/n47/mode/2up|title=CAVE 15th Anniversary ~Shoot'em All!!~|magazine=Monthly Arcadia|issue=118|publisher=Enterbrain|date=March 2010|pages=46–55|lang=ja}} ([http://shmuplations.com/cave15th/ Translation] by Shmuplations. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914174849/http://shmuplations.com/cave15th/|date=2019-09-14}}).</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Dossier Shoot 'em up|magazine=IG Magazine|issue=8|publisher=Ankama Presse|date=May–June 2010|lang=fr}} ([http://gaming.moe/?p=757 Translation] by Gaming.moe. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213003903/http://gaming.moe/?p=757|date=2019-02-13}}).</ref> | ||
''Puzzle | In 2005, Cave released ''Puzzle! Mushihime-tama'', a spiritual sequel to ''Uo Poko'' presented as a spin-off of the ''[[Software:Mushihimesama|Mushihimesama]]'' series of manic shooters.<ref name="hg101mst">{{cite web|url=http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/puzzle-mushihime-tama/|title=Puzzle! Mushihime-tama|last=Johnson|first=Spencer|date=August 16, 2014|publisher=Hardcore Gaming 101|access-date=April 12, 2024}}</ref> | ||
== Reception == | == Reception == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* {{Official website|http://www.cave.co.jp/gameonline/uopoko/index.html}} {{in lang|ja}} | |||
{{CAVE games}} | {{CAVE games}} | ||
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[[Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games]] | [[Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games]] | ||
[[Category:Puzzle video games]] | [[Category:Puzzle video games]] | ||
{{Sourceattribution|Puzzle Uo Poko}} | {{Sourceattribution|Puzzle Uo Poko}} | ||
Latest revision as of 23:57, 10 May 2025
Short description: 1998 video game
| Puzzle Uo Poko | |
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| Developer(s) | Cave |
| Publisher(s) | Jaleco |
| Designer(s) | Toshiaki Tomizawa |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Mobile phone |
| Release |
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| Genre(s) | Puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Vertical-scrolling shooter |
| Arcade system | CAVE 68000 |
Lua error in Module:Lang/utilities at line 332: attempt to call field '_transl' (a nil value). is a 1998 arcade puzzle game developed by Cave and published by Jaleco.[1] Unlike several other releases by Cave, Uo Poko remained exclusive to arcades and did not see a contemporary port for a home console.[2] The title has since been re-released on the Antstream service in 2019.[3]
Gameplay
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Puzzle Uo Poko is a visual matching game in which one player or two co-operative players (represented by cats) try to clear the screen of coloured bubbles in order to progress to the next level.[4][5] All the action takes place underwater across 30 stages and with each completed level the cats travel deeper in their submarine.[6][7]
Development and release
Puzzle Uo Poko arcade PCB
Puzzle Uo Poko was solely designed by Toshiaki Tomizawa, co-founder of Cave whose previous works include the DonPachi series.[8][9][10]
In 2005, Cave released Puzzle! Mushihime-tama, a spiritual sequel to Uo Poko presented as a spin-off of the Mushihimesama series of manic shooters.[11]
Reception
In Japan, Game Machine listed Puzzle Uo Poko on their April 15, 1998 issue as being the twenty-first most-popular arcade game at the time.[12] Game Hihyō also reviewed the game.[13]
Notes
References
- ↑ Akagi, Masumi (13 October 2006) (in ja). ケイブ Cave; ジャレコ（ジャパンレジャー） Jaleco (1st ed.). Amusement News Agency. pp. 26, 33. ISBN 978-4990251215. https://archive.org/stream/ArcadeGameList1971-2005#page/n27/mode/1up.
- ↑ "The Unconverted: Puzzle Uo Poko". Retro Gamer (Future Publishing) (203). January 23, 2020.
- ↑ Mason, Graeme (December 10, 2019). The Best Games From Cave - Now on Antstream Arcade. Antstream Arcade. https://www.antstream.com/post/retro-games-from-cave-on-antstream-arcade. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ↑ Ishii, Zenji (15 April 1998). "紹介 - 魚ポコ". Gamest (Shinseisha) (219): 185.
- ↑ Ishii, Zenji (30 April 1998). "紹介 - 魚ポコ". Gamest (Shinseisha) (221): 198.
- ↑ Ishii, Zenji (15 May 1998). "攻略 - 魚ポコ (10 ～ 19 話)". Gamest (Shinseisha) (222): 176–183.
- ↑ Ishii, Zenji (May–June 1998). "攻略 - 魚ポコ (20 ～ 30 話)". Gamest (Shinseisha) (224): 206–207.
- ↑ "魚ポコ - 富沢敏明氏". Game Hihyō (Micro Magazine) 22: 92. September 1998. https://archive.org/details/game-hihyou-vol.-22-game-magazine-scan-jp/page/92/mode/1up. (Translation by Shmuplations. ).
- ↑ "CAVE 15th Anniversary ~Shoot'em All!!~". Monthly Arcadia (Enterbrain) (118): 46–55. March 2010. https://archive.org/stream/arcadia-118-march-2010#page/n47/mode/2up. (Translation by Shmuplations. ).
- ↑ "Dossier Shoot 'em up". IG Magazine (Ankama Presse) (8). May–June 2010. (Translation by Gaming.moe. ).
- ↑ Johnson, Spencer (August 16, 2014). "Puzzle! Mushihime-tama". Hardcore Gaming 101. http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/puzzle-mushihime-tama/.
- ↑ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - TVゲーム機ーソフトウェア (Video Game Software)". Game Machine (Amusement Press) (562): 21. 15 April 1998.
- ↑ "Arcade Game Pickup - 魚ポコ". Game Hihyō (Micro Magazine) 21: 56. July 1998. https://archive.org/stream/gamecriticismvol21july1998600DPIScans/Game%20Criticism%20Vol.%2021%20July%201998%20%28Searchable%29#page/n55/mode/1up.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
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