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DETAILED DESCRIPTION:
Initially, this 1994 puzzle game was dismissed as having been the early beta
and working title for 1995 Puzzle De Pon. Howevever, this was based on the
limited information that we had available at the time, which was only one
title screen shot with a copyright of 1994. Many years later, we came across
additional screenshots in articles which documented it at 2 different shows;
from time periods BEFORE and AFTER Puzzle De Pon's official MVS release.
We now believe this game may have been an original puzzle game that Visco was
working on which was immediately put on hold and postponed when they obtained
the licence to do Puzzle De Pon. And then years later, after having success
with Puzzle De Pon, they revisited it, but yet again, decided to release a
sequel (Puzzle de Pon R) instead.
INFORMATION TIMELINE:
-- September 1994 -- Puzzle Club is presented at the 1994 Japan AM show.
-- October 1994 -- a picture of Puzzle Club is taken at the show.
-- November 1994 -- Game Machine Magazine reports on the show and provides a screen shot .
-- November 1995 -- VISCO releases Puzzle De Pon for the NEOGEO.
-- February 1997 -- Puzzle Club is presented at the 1997 AOU show.
-- April 1997 -- Game Machine Magazine reports on the show and provides a screen shot .
-- October 1997 -- VISCO releases Puzzle De Pon R for the NEOGEO.
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