It’s been claimed in the past that ‘Tetris Attack’ almost became a Killer Instinct title.
Back in the ’90s, it wasn’t uncommon for Japanese video games to be released overseas, sporting an entirely different title and brand-new graphics, in an attempt to make them more appealing to Western audiences, for better or worse.
One interesting example of this is the 1995 Super Famicom puzzle game Panel De Pon, which ended up being released in the West, under the name Tetris Attack, and that also famously swapped out the fairy-like characters of the original Panel De Pon for new artwork featuring characters and elements taken from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
It’s been claimed in the past that ‘Tetris Attack’ almost became a Killer Instinct title.
Back in the ’90s, it wasn’t uncommon for Japanese video games to be released overseas, sporting an entirely different title and brand-new graphics, in an attempt to make them more appealing to Western audiences, for better or worse.
One interesting example of this is the 1995 Super Famicom puzzle game Panel De Pon, which ended up being released in the West, under the name Tetris Attack, and that also famously swapped out the fairy-like characters of the original Panel De Pon for new artwork featuring characters and elements taken from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
