Hatris (NES) Playthrough
96A playthrough of Bullet Proof Software's 1992 puzzle game for the NES, Hatris.
Hatris is a Tetris-like puzzler that places its creators, Alexey Pajitnov and Vladimir Pokhilko, in starring roles. The game takes place in a hat factory, and the goal of each stage is to clear the factory floor by sorting the hats coming off the conveyor belt.
There are six types of hats - top hats, bowlers, wizard hats, cowboy hats, baseball caps, and crowns - that fall in pairs, and when five hats of the same type are stacked on top of one another, they'll be cleared from the playfield. Once five sets of a given hat type have been cleared, you can call upon Alexey or Vladimir to lend a helping hand: Alexey removes hats from the bottom of the stacks, and Vladimir swaps the placement of two columns. The hats have different stacking heights, and much of your time is spent trying to distribute them as efficiently as possible without cuting off your access to the stacks at the edge of the screen.
The gameplay actually reminds me of Game Freak's Yoshi (https://youtu.be/jJOesRDdzZs), except that Hatris gives you control of the falling pieces instead of the stacks themselves.
It's not as addictive as Tetris, but for anyone who loves falling block puzzle games, this is sure to provide a good time.
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