BlockOut

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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Game details · IGDB

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

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

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

video game

Genre

puzzle video game

Country of origin

Poland

Publisher

Rainbow Arts

Platform

NEC PC-9800 series

Game mode

single-player video game

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