VS Puyo Puyo Sun

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VS Puyo Puyo Sun
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Original system(s): Sega Titan Video
Genre: Puzzle[1]

















Number of players: 2[1]
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		PACK-INpack
Sega Mega Drive
US 		PACK-INpack
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		PACK-INpack

VS Puyo Puyo Sun, known as Futari de Puyo Puyo Sun (ふたりでぷよぷよSUN) in Japan, is a stripped-down port of Puyo Puyo Sun for the Sega Mega Drive, released as a bonus game in the Mega Drive Mini 2. This version of the game only features the versus mode for two players.

Gameplay

Versus, the only selectable mode in this version, has two players compete against each other in one-on-one matches. The rules are the same as in other versions of Puyo Puyo Sun in that Sun Puyo will periodically appear to amplify the amount of Garbage Puyo that are sent to the opponent when cleared alongside chains. Various settings such as margin time and minimum chains can be configured in the Options menu. All 18 characters from the original game are available to both players, including the two hidden characters Satan/Dark Prince and Carbuncle, and both players can freely select the same character.

When starting matches, players have their choice of three different styles of Sun Puyo:

  • Vanilla Sun: Sun Puyo have normal behaviour as seen in other versions of the game.
  • Fusion Sun: Sun Puyo will be fused with regular Puyo colours and will have their effects when popped as part of chains.
  • Fading Sun: Sun Puyo will appear atop the playing field, then fade away without falling. They will still delay incoming Garbage Puyo, making it easier to offset.

As the Mega Drive is less powerful than most of the systems it was originally released on, there are noticeable presentation cutbacks to comply with system limitations. There are fewer colours to work with, so as a result character backgrounds shown in the playing fields use only single-colour shading. Character cut-ins still display when chains are made and players are attacked (and can be disabled in Options), however they only have one animation frame and are therefore more static.

Though designated as a 2-player-only game, a single-player Practice Mode is also available where a player can practice building chains without the interruption of an opponent. This can be accessed by entering Versus Mode with only one controller plugged in, or if either player holds Down on the character select screen to designate themselves as "Absent". When Practice Mode has started, an opponent can press  START  at any time to cancel Practice Mode and return to the character select.

History

During development of the Mega Drive Mini 2, Naoki Horii had joked on how games from the Sega Saturn could be ported to the Sega Mega Drive while M2 were experiencing difficulties with getting Sega Mega-CD games to run. While indeed the Saturn uses more advanced hardware than the Mega Drive, it was thought that M2 had the expertise to port a Saturn game to the Mega Drive. Reflecting on how Puyo Puyo Sun wasn't as well-received by consumers as Puyo Puyo Tsuu was at the time of its release, Mega Drive Mini 2 director Takeshi Matsuoka chose Puyo Puyo Sun to receive a port to the Mega Drive.

The port was intended to be a full port of the game, however M2 had only one month of development time left, and programming the single-player modes would require three more months of development time, though they had the manzai demos and CPU character routines ready. The core gameplay was completed by this point and M2 did not want to shelve what they had done, and so settled on only focusing on the 2-player versus mode for this port, believing that the core of Puyo Puyo has always been competitive play. M2 were able to work on the port in cooperation with former Compile staff who had worked on the original game, and Ichi was brought back to draw new cover art for the game[2].

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English VS Puyo Puyo Sun VS Puyo Puyo Sun
Japanese ふたりでぷよぷよSUN Futari de Puyo Puyo Sun

Production credits

  • Director & Planners: Guts Nakamatsu, Yuuta Yamanaka, Yujiro Yamamoto
  • Programmers: Shimpei Yamada, Hiroaki Okabe
  • Graphic Designers: Romyu, Goh Takahashi
  • Sound: Tatsuhiko Kasuga, Sakuoki Kudo
  • English Localization: Ken Senda, Jaelyn Nisperos
  • Supervisors: Jemini Hirono, Hiroyuki Sawai
Source:
In-game credits


Digital manuals

  • Mega Drive Mini 2 US/EU manual

  • Mega Drive Mini 2 JP manual

Technical information

Main article: VS Puyo Puyo Sun/Technical information.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://sega.jp/mdmini2/soft/vs-puyo-puyo-sun.html (Wayback Machine: 2022-08-19 13:44)
  2. ↑ https://www.4gamer.net/games/635/G063531/20220812124/ (Wayback Machine: 2022-08-19 15:06)


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Puyo Puyo games (and spin-offs) for Sega systems/developed by Sega
Puyo Puyo (1992) | Tsu (1994) | Sun (1996) | Yon (1999) | Fever (2003) | Fever 2 (2005) | 7 (2009) | Puyo Puyo! (15th Anniversary — 2006) | Puyo Puyo!! (20th Anniversary — 2011) | Puyo Puyo Tetris (2014) | Chronicle (25th Anniversary — 2016) | Champions (2018) | Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (2020) | Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop (2024)
Sega Mega Drive
 VS Puyo Puyo Sun (2022)
Sega Game Gear
 Nazo Puyo (1993) | Nazo Puyo 2 (1993) | Arle no Roux (1994)
Sega Saturn
 Waku Waku Puyo Puyo Dungeon (1997) | Puyo Korogashi (unreleased)
PlayStation
 Waku Puyo Dungeon Ketteiban (1999) | Puyo Puyo~n: Car-kun to Issho (1999) | Puyo Puyo Box (2000)
Nintendo 64
 Puyo Puyo~n Party (1999)
Game Boy Color
 Puyo Puyo Gaiden: Puyo Wars (1999) | Pocket Puyo Puyo Sun (1999) | Arle no Bouken: Mahou no Jewel (2000) | Pocket Puyo Puyo~n (2000)
Arcade
 Puyo Puyo Da! (1999) | Pachislot Puyo Puyo! (2011) | Puyo Puyo!! Quest Arcade (2013) | Pachinko CR Puyo Puyo (2017)
Game Boy Advance
 Minna de Puyo Puyo/Puyo Pop (2001) | Kidou Gekidan Haro Ichiza: Haro no Puyo Puyo (2005)
Sony PlayStation 2
 Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 12: Puyo Puyo Tsuu Perfect Set (2004)
i-mode 503i
 Puyo Puyo (2001) | Hitori de Puyo Puyo (2001) | Futari de Puyo Puyo (2001) | Puyo Puyo Task Mode (2001) | Tokoton Puyo Puyo (2002) | Puyo Puyo DX (2002) | Futari de Puyo Puyo (2002) | Puyo Puyo Task Mode (2002) | Puyo Puyo DX Christmas Ver. | Puyo Puyo Fever (2004) | Saka Puyo DX (2004) | Puyo Puyo Fever N (2005) | Nazo Puyo (2006) | Puyo Puyo Fever DX (2006) | Puyo Puyo Tsuu (2006) | Puyo Puyo Zurashi (2006) | Puyo Puyo Sun {2006) | Nazo Puyo 2 (2006) | Puyo Puyo Fever Habanero (2007) | Taisen Puyo Puyo Fever (2007) | Puyo Puyo~n & Columns (2007) | Taisen Puyo Puyo Tsuu DX | Puyo Puyo Solitaire {2008} | Taisen Puyo Puyo Fever DX (2008) | Puyo Puyo! (2009) | Puyo Puyo Tsuu DX Ketteiban (2011)
J-Sky (50KB)
 Puyo Puyo (2001) | Hitori de Puyo Puyo (2001) | Nazo Puyo (2003) | Futari de Puyo Puyo (2003) | Puyo Puyo Tsuu (2003) | Puyo Puyo Fever (2004)
Vodafone Live! (256KB)
 Puyo Puyo (2001) | Puyo Puyo Tsuu (2003) | Puyo Puyo Fever (2004) | Puyo Puyo Fever Xmas Ver. (2005) | Puyo Puyo Fever DX (2006) | Puyo Puyo Sun {2006) | Nazo Puyo 2 (2006) | Puyo Puyo Zurashi (2006) | Puyo Puyo Fever Habanero (2007) | Puyo Puyo~n & Columns (2007) | Puyo Puyo Solitaire (2008) | Taisen Puyo Puyo Tsuu DX (2008) | Puyo Puyo 7 Gakkou Mode (20XX) | Puyo Puyo! (2009) | Puyo Puyo Tsuu DX Ketteiban (2011)
EZweb (Java Phase 2/2.5)
 Puyo Puyo (2002) | Futari de Puyo Puyo (2002) | Hitori de Puyo Puyo Gouka Ban (2003) | Hitori de Puyo Puyo (2004) | Puyo Puyo Tsuu (2004) | Nazo Puyo (2004) | Puyo Puyo Tsuu Gouka Ban (2004) | Puyo Puyo Fever (2005) | Puyo Puyo Sun {2006) | Puyo Puyo Fever Habanero (2007) | Nazo Puyo 2 (2007) | Puyo Puyo Fever DX (2007) | Puyo Puyo Zurashi (2008) | Taisen Puyo Puyo Tsuu DX (2008) | Puyo Puyo Solitaire {2008} | Puyo Puyo 7 Gakkou Mode (2009) | Puyo Puyo! (2009) Puyo Puyo Tsuu DX Ketteiban (2011)
Club Air-Edge
 Puyo Puyo (2006) | Nazo Puyo (2006) | Puyo Puyo Tsuu (2006) | Nazo Puyo 2 (2006) | Puyo Puyo Fever DX (2007) | Puyo Puyo Fever Habanero (2008) | Puyo Puyo Solitaire (2009) | Puyo Puyo Zurashi (2010) | Puyo Puyo~n & Columns (2010)
Emobile
 Puyo Puyo Fever DX (2008) | Tokoton Puyo Puyo (2009)
Google Android OS
iOS
 Puyo Puyo Fever Touch (2010) | Puyo Puyo Fever Touch Lite (2011) | Puyo Puyo Solitaire (2011) | Puyo Puyo Narabe (2012) | Puyo Puyo Fever: Minna de Nazo Puyo (2013) | Minna de Taisen! Puyo Puyo Fever (2013) | Puyo Puyo!! Quest (2013) | Puyo Puyo Fever Rhythm (2014) | Puyo Puyo Lock App (2014) | Puyo Puyo!! Live Kabegami (201x) | "Puyo Puyo" Manga (201x) | Puyo Puyo!! Touch (2015)
Nintendo Switch
 Sega Ages Puyo Puyo (2019) | Sega Ages Puyo Puyo 2 (2020)
Export: Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (1993) | Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (8-bit) (1994) | Puyo Pop (N-Gage) (2003) | Columns Deluxe (2008)
Puyo Puyo related media
Music
 Puyo Puyo! Original Sound Track (2007) | Puyo Puyo Fever 1 & 2 Sound Track (2007) | Puyo Puyo no Uta (2009) | Puyo Puyo 7 Original Soundtrack (2009) | Puyo Puyo!! Anniversary Sound Collection (2011) | Puyo Puyo!! Original Soundtrack (2012) | Puyo Puyo Vocal Tracks (2012) | Puyo Puyo Vocal Tracks Vol. 2 (2013) | Puyo Puyo Vocal Tracks Vol. 3 (2015) | Puyo Puyo Chronicle 25-shuunen Anniversary CD (2016) | Pachinko CR Puyo Puyo Soundtrack (2017) | Puyo Puyo Tetris 1 & 2 Original Soundtrack (2020)
Audiobook
 Drama CD Puyo Puyo (2012) | Drama CD Puyo Puyo Vol. 2 (2012) | Drama CD Puyo Puyo Vol. 3 (2013) | Drama CD Puyo Puyo Vol. 4 (2013) | Drama CD Puyo Puyo Vol. 5 (2014) | Drama CD Puyo Puyo Vol. 6 (2016) | Drama CD Puyo Puyo Vol. 7 (2016) | Drama CD Puyo Puyo Vol. 8 (2016)
Book
 Mega Drive & Game Gear Koushiki Guide Book Puyo Puyo (1993) | Puyo Puyo Fever 4-koma Kings (2004) | Puyo Puyo!! Quest Character Zukan (2014) | Puyo Puyo!! Quest Arcade Kou Ryaku Guide Book (2014) | Puyo Puyo Amitie to Fushigina Tamago (2014) | Puyo Puyo Minna no Yume, Kanaeru Yo!? (2014) | Puyo Puyo!! Quest Official Fan Book (2014) | Puyo Puyo Shigu no Himitsu (2015) | Puyo Puyo!! Quest Character Zukan Vol. 2 (2015) | Puyo Puyo Satan no Space Yuenchi (2016) | Puyo Puyo 25-shuunen Anniversary Book (2016) | Puyo Puyo!! Quest Character Zukan Vol. 3 (2016) | Puyo Puyo Chronicle Kan Peki Kouryaku Guide (2016)
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