Balloon Brothers
| Balloon Brothers | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | East Technology |
| Publisher(s) | East Technology |
| Platform(s) | Taito X System |
| Release | 1992 |
| Gameplay info | |
| Playfield size | 10x20 |
| Hold piece | No |
Balloon Brothers is a Upside down Tetris-like game, created in 1992 by East Technology.
Gameplay
Color Changes when piece rotates. Red => Blue => Green => Red
There's a Hard variant of balloons, which happens on certain level up: Red => Orange, Green => Yellow-Green, Blue => Purple
Clearing 1 line with same color will clear above rows that are same color.
Start |
Cleared line |
Causes Chain |
Final State |
Also happens this:
Start |
Cleared line |
Does Nothing |
Causes Chain |
Does Nothing |
Clearing 2 lines with same color will clear that are same color.
Start |
Cleared 2 lines |
Causes Chain |
Final State |
Clearing 3 lines with same color will clear that are same color and color that are next to rotation.
Start |
Cleared 3 lines |
Causes Chain |
Final State |
Clearing 4 lines with same color will wipe the board, thus Perfect Clear.
Start |
Cleared 4 lines |
Causes Chain |
Final State |
Unlike Tetris The Grand Master and Tetris The Absolute The Grand Master 2 and Tetris The Grand Master 3 Terror-Instinct, Clearing Hard Balloons will turn to normal balloons, but it will pull up blocks below when normal balloons disappear.
Start |
Causes Chain |
2nd Chain |
Final State |
Rotation system
Due to upload concerns, Rotation state can't be explained fully.
It can be only rotated counterclockwise. unlike Tetris (Sega), there's only 1 button to rotate, which is a great disadvantage as you can't rotate clockwise quickly.
It did not implement wall kicks or hard drop.