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Blockout (1989)

Logical Design Works

Amiga, Apple IIGS, Arcade, Atari Lynx, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, Mac, Nintendo Entertainment System, PC-8800 Series, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Web browser

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Blockout is a puzzle videogame, created in 1989 by Polish developer - California Dreams, designed by Aleksander Ustaszewski and Mirosław Zabłocki. The game is the logical extension of Tetris into the third dimension. In Tetris, the player manipulates a set of tetrominoes which fall into a two-dimensional pit (seen from the side). The aim is to solve a real-time packing … Blockout is a puzzle videogame, created in 1989 by Polish developer - California Dreams, designed by Aleksander Ustaszewski and Mirosław Zabłocki. The game is the logical extension of Tetris into the third dimension. In Tetris, the player manipulates a set of tetrominoes which fall into a two-dimensional pit (seen from the side). The aim is to solve a real-time packing problem by forming complete rows, which then disappear and score points. Poor play leads to incomplete rows, caused by inefficient arrangements of tiles; these rows do not disappear, giving the player progressively less space and less time to play subsequent pieces.

Similarly, in Blockout, the player manipulates a set of polycubes which fall into a three-dimensional pit (seen from above; the pieces appear in the foreground and fall away). The pieces can be rotated around all three axes, and moved horizontally and vertically. The aim is to form complete layers. Read more

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Developers
Logical Design Works
Publishers
Acclaim Japan, American Technos, Atari, California Dreams, Electronic Arts, Rainbow Arts, Sega Entertainment, Tec Toy, Technos Japan
Genres
Arcade, Puzzle
Themes
Action

Release dates

  • Oct 1989 (North America) Amiga, Arcade, Mac
  • 1989 (North America) Apple IIGS, DOS, Commodore C64/128/MAX
  • 1989 (Europe) Arcade
  • Feb 1990 (Japan) Arcade
  • Dec 1990 (Brazil) DOS
  • 1990 (Europe) Amiga, DOS
  • 1990 (Cancelled) (North America) Nintendo Entertainment System
  • Jan 18, 1991 (Japan) PC-8800 Series
  • Jul 1991 (North America) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
  • Sep 11, 1991 (Brazil) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
  • Nov 01, 1991 (Japan) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
  • 1991 (North America) Atari Lynx
  • Jan 15, 2021 Web browser

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