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De-Block (Japan)

NES / Famicom
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Reviewed in
2001
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De-Block is a Japanese Athena Famicom puzzle inspired by Tetris with its colorful block arrangement to stack strategically. The representation offers simple and competitive modes with chained scoring in a classic Japanese puzzle formula. Without western release, curiosity for Famicom puzzle fans in the 8 bit Athena production vein.

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Category
Puzzle 1 player 3+
Description
Colourful stacking puzzle in the vein of Tetris classics, fitting blocks under mounting pressure. Published by Idea-Tek, released in Japan. Rising pace and combos through alignment. Japanese Famicom edition.

De-Block review

3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
2/5
Music
★★★★★
"Decent"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Decent"
Fun
"Mild"
Addictiveness
"Light"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,03 MB 📅14/09/2001
Published by Idea-Tek

De-Block (NES) price, value & rarity

Sought-after
Q1 loose
 $17 Q6 complete
 $150 Q10 new
 $480 !
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Collector interest

De-Block exemplifies the scarcity typical of Taiwanese publishers on the Famicom, Idea-Tek being among the system's poorly documented unlicensed puzzle studios. With no officially recorded release date and on a format-specific cartridge, this Tetris clone draws completists of grey-market Asian output rather than players. The high complete value reflects how hard the original packaging is to recover for these obscure runs.

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