Bloxeed, the Video Game by Sega Enterprises, Ltd. [Tokyo, Japan]

Type of the machine : Video Game
Bloxeed © 1989 Sega.

A puzzle game. Gameplay is quite similar to "Tetris" but with some added twists.

Sega System C hardware

Main CPU : 68000 (@ 8.948862 Mhz)
Sound Chips : YM3438 (@ 7.670453 Mhz), SN76496 (@ 3.579545 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 320 x 224 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 2048

Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 1

Another version runs on the Sega System 18 hardware.

Even if the titlescreen says '1989', the game was released in January 1990 in Japan.

Mark Speath holds the official record for this game with 104,370 points on June 2, 2002.

The US version is slightly different, it has the "Winners Don't Use Drugs" screen.

The Sega System 18 version (released in 1990) has :
* Special effects on the title screen.
* An extra button to rotate counter-clockwise.
* Bug fixes (Level 2's background).

Consoles :

Sony PlayStation 2 (2006, "Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol.28 : Tetris Collection")

Game's rom.
Machine's picture.