Pieces (SNES) (~Jigsaw Party) [Longplay] - Prism Kikaku, Before Nippon Ichi Software (NIS)
4The first in a couple of puzzle games from Prism Kikaku (later to become Nippon Ichi Software).
I would say that this game is a hidden gem. YES, that's right! It's a good game that's overshadowed by so many others. The game's length is short, and the party mode, or multiplayer can be quite hectic and fun. Up to 5 players, that's crazy!
Ways I'd improve this game:
- More genre's, more images, 12 of each for 144 images total instead of 64 If that's possible (bigger game size).
- Random Images in 1 Player Mode, making it possible for randomly chosen images appear (in it's respective genre), instead of the "same three" per genre.
- An in-game algorythm that prevents a genre from recurring during a main game campaign for at least 3 matches. Or an option that can be toggled to never do the same genre during a main game campaign.
- Multiplayer Mode, player picture selection order, or randomized order options.
This is the North American release of Jigsaw Party, renamed Pieces. There are regional differences in this game, like an entire genre being swapped out due to slight suggestiveness. Girls genre was replaced with Animation genre in USA version.
Check it all out at TCRF (The Cutting Room Floor): https://tcrf.net/Pieces
SNES Longplay Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqGYD3Tcr3AWoxGt2-YCKVES_e7WXMTWs
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Pieces (known in Japan as Jigsaw Party (ジグソーパ〜ティ〜) is a 1994 puzzle game for the Super NES. It was developed by Prism Kikaku and published by Hori Electric in Japan and by Atlus Software in North America. In the game, the player has to solve jigsaw puzzles. In 2002, the spiritual successor developed by the same company, Jigsaw Madness, was released for the PlayStation .
Developer: Prism Kikaku
Publisher:
JP: Hori Electric
NA: Atlus USA
Director: Kōichi Kitazumi
Producer: Sadao Hashiguchi
Composer: Nobuyuki
Platform: Super NES
Release:
JP: July 22, 1994
NA: December 1994
Genre: Puzzle
Mode: Single-player
Multiplayer (up to 5)
Gameplay
The player can face either a computer or up to five human players. The computer players come at three difficulty levels (easy, normal, or hard) and feature a wide array of opponents, such as a crab made out of a rice bowl and a beautiful laughing mermaid. A few puzzles must be solved before the opponent's puzzle is solved. If the player is quick enough, items will appear. These can do anything from guiding the puzzle pieces to freezing the opponent.
Reception
GamePro's Earth Angel judged the game as "an interesting variation on the standard puzzler theme." He praised the solid challenge, easy controls (particularly with the use of the Super NES Mouse), and the variety of puzzles. Mike Weigand of Electronic Gaming Monthly similarly described Pieces as "unique" with solid challenge, but singled out the two-player "Versus Mode" as the game's strongest feature. The magazine's team of five reviewers scored it an 8.2 out of 10 and later ranked it number 14 on their top 50 games from the past year. A reviewer for Next Generation commented positively on the large number of puzzles and the intensity of the two-player "Versus Mode", and gave the game three out of five stars, concluding, "Although it doesn't touch, say, Super Bomberman in the party game category, this title is still its own sort of blast."
Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. (株式会社日本一ソフトウェア, Nippon Ichi Sofutowea, known as Prism Kikaku Ltd. from July 1993 to July 1995) is a Japanese video game developer and publisher. The company was founded in 1991 and has developed several role-playing video games, most notably the Disgaea and Marl Kingdom series. Its mascot is the penguin-like Disgaea character Prinny.
NIS America, a localization and global publishing branch of the company, was founded in 2003. It originally focused solely on the North American market until being expanded to include Europe and other regions in 2007 and has also published anime.
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Pieces (SNES) (~Jigsaw Party) [Longplay] - Prism Kikaku, Before Nippon Ichi Software (NIS)
Pieces (SNES) (~Jigsaw Party) [Longplay] - Prism Kikaku, Before Nippon Ichi Software (NIS)