Blockout

Blockout is a puzzle video game published in 1989 by California Dreams. It was developed in Poland by Aleksander Ustaszewski and Mirosław Zabłocki. American Technos published an arcade version. Blockout is a 3D version of the Tetris concept.

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Released: 1991-11-01
User rating: 0.00 / 5
Genres: Puzzle
Platforms: PC, NES, Classic Macintosh, Apple II, Commodore / Amiga, Atari ST, Genesis

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Blockout is a puzzle videogame, created in 1989 by Polish developer - California Dreams, designed by Aleksander Ustaszewski and Mirosław Zabłocki. The game is the logical extension of Tetris into the third dimension. In Tetris, the player manipulates a set of tetrominoes which fall into a two-dimensional pit (seen from the side). The aim is to solve a real-time packing problem by forming complete rows, which then disappear and score points. Poor play leads to incomplete rows, caused by inefficient arrangements of tiles; these rows do not disappear, giving the player progressively less space…

Released: 1989
Genres: Puzzle, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Apple IIGS, Web browser, PC-8800 Series, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Atari Lynx, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Atari ST/STE, Mac, DOS, Amiga, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Developer: Logical Design Works
Publisher: Tec Toy, Technos Japan, Rainbow Arts, California Dreams, American Technos

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Key facts

Video game.title: Blockout
Video game.image: Blockout Cover.jpg
Video game.platforms: Amiga, Apple IIGS, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Sega Genesis, Atari Lynx, Mac OS, PC-98
Video game.developer: P.Z.Karen Co. Development Group, Logical Design Works
Video game.publisher: California DreamsAmerican Technos (arcade)Rainbow ArtsElectronic ArtsSegaAtari CorporationJelly Beans (PC-98)
Video game.released: Arcade Mega Drive/Genesis
Video game.designer: Aleksander Ustaszewski
Video game.programmer: Mirosław Zabłocki
Video game.genre: Puzzle