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Quarth (Game Boy)

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Konami GB Collection differences.

A hybrid puzzle game/shoot 'em up originally seen in arcades, published by Konami in 1989.

Hidden Credit#

In the US ROM, this small string is in the ROM at 0x27A6:

********Programmed By Y.Nakanishi       <YOSHI>0********

They are credited normally, but their nickname doesn't show up in-game.

Regional & Version Differences#

Title Screen#

The original release in all territories featured the same name, with the only difference on the title screen (besides copyright) being the logo used. While the rerelease as part of Konami GB Collection Vol. 4 in Japan still kept this name, for whatever reason the name was changed to Block Game when it was released in Europe on Game Boy Color as part of Konami GB Collection Vol. 2. The arcade version was originally known outside of Japan as Block Hole, for comparison.

Japan (Original)

US/Europe (Original)

Japan (Collection)

Europe (Collection)

2P Match Play#

The ability to play multiplayer with 2 people was removed from the Collection rerelease in both Japan and Europe.

References#


  1. Game Boy Database↩︎
  2. https://archive.org/details/dmg-qr-usa-manual_RAW↩︎