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Popils: The Blockbusting Challenge
This block-punching puzzle game was originally intended to come to a variety
of platforms, including PC Engine and Famicom, but Tengen only ever released
it for Sega’s handheld platform, making it one of the few great Game Gear
exclusives. The game is the brainchild
of Bubble Bobble designer Fukio
Mitsuji, and contains 100 levels in which
your goal is to rescue the princess.
Unfortunately walls, portals, spikes, bats
and slime monsters stand in your way,
making for a brain-busting challenge. And
if you somehow finish all of those, there’s
an edit mode which allows you to make
your own levels.
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