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Puzznic (PlayStation)

A halloween-themed remake of Taito's same-titled arcade game.

Unused Graphics#

In the Japanese version only, there are several files that are not loaded by the game's executable:

DATA\PZFONT.BIN
An unused font, with much bigger characters compared to the one the game uses.
puzznicPS-PZFONT1.pngpuzznicPS-PZFONT2.png

DATA\PZPP04_2.BIN
An earlier version of the Area Mode spritesheet.
puzznicPS-PZPP04_2.png

DATA\PZPP06.BIN
Earlier versions of the Continue/Game Over/Ranking screen sprites.
puzznicPS-PZPP06.png

DATA\PZPP07_1.BMP
An earlier version of the area intermission spritesheet.
puzznicPS-PZPP07_1.png

(Source: tikal.)

Dummy Track#

In the localizations only, there is a file in the root of the disc titled DUMMY.BIN, dated February 8, 2000. When played as Redbook audio, it is revealed to be the title screen theme from Colorful Logic, which was also developed by Altron. While there is a dummy file in the Japanese version, it is a duplicate of one of the used audio containers.

(Source: tikal.)

Regional Differences#

  • The scrolling tiled background is smaller in the localizations.

Japan

US

Gameplay#

  • The gameplay backgrounds are much more vibrant in the European release.

Japan/US

Europe

References#


  1. GDR プレイステーション ソフト一覧 2001年 - PlayStation Software List 2001↩︎
  2. Puzznic - PSX NATION (archived)↩︎
  3. MiDAS Interactive Entertainment - Release Schedule December 2002 - April 2003 (archived)↩︎