Columns III (Mega Play)

Sega Mega Play cart. published 32 years ago:

Columns III - Revenge of Columns (c) 1993 Sega.

Align 3 or more items of the same colour vertically, horizontally or diagonally.

- TECHNICAL -

Runs on the Sega "Mega Play" hardware.

Players: 2
Control: 8-way Joystick
Buttons: 3
=> [A] Rotate, [B] Crush Bar Attack, [C] Rotate

- TRIVIA -

This game is known in Japan as 'Columns III - Taiketsu! Columns World' (translates from Japanese as 'Columns III - Showdown! Columns World').

- UPDATES -

The US version is completely different :
* "Winners Don't Use Drugs" screen added.
* "Recycle It, Don't Trash It!" screen added.
* Sega Logo screen is shown during attract mode.
* More dip-switches.

- SCORING -

Your score will increase every time you clear a set of jewels.

- SERIES -

1. Columns (1990, Arcade)
2. Columns II - The Voyage Through Time (1990, Arcade)
3. Columns III - Revenge of Columns (1993, Arcade)
4. Stack Columns (1994, Arcade)
5. Super Columns [Model G-3226] (1995, Game Gear)
6. Columns '97 [Model 610-0373-20] (1997, Arcade)
7. Hanagumi Taisen Columns - Sakura Taisen (1998, Arcade)
8. Hanagumi Taisen Columns 2 (2000, Dreamcast)
9. Columns Crown (2002, GBA)

- PORTS -

* CONSOLES:
Sega Mega Drive (1994)

- CONTRIBUTE -

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