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{{sub-stub}}'''''Columns''''' (コラムス) is a puzzle game.
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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (コラムス) is a puzzle game created by Jay Geertsen in 1989. The rights were sold to [[Sega]] in 1990, who brought the game to the [[sega:Sega System C|Sega System C]] arcade board, with its subsequent success seeing the game released on a wide variety of platforms.
  
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[[Telenet Japan]] produced a licensed port to the [[PC Engine]] in 1991, with subsequent ports to the [[PC-8801]] and [[PC-9801 UV]] handled by [[SystemSoft]].
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===PC Engine version===
 
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==Technical information==
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Revision as of 16:14, 11 July 2023

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  • PC Engine
  • PC-9801 UV
  • PC-8801

Columns PCE title.png

Columns PC98 Title.png

Columns PC88 JP SSTitle.png

Columns
System(s): PC Engine, PC-8801, PC-9801 UV
Publisher:
PC Engine
Laser Soft
PC-8801
PC-9801 UV
SystemSoft
Developer:
Licensor: Sega
Developer(s) of original games: Sega
Original system(s): Arcade (Sega System C)
Peripherals supported:



COM Cable
Genre: Puzzle































Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
PC Engine
JP 		¥6,4006,400 TJ03002
PC-9801 UV
JP
PC-8801
JP



Non-NEC versions
Arcade
Arcade
Amstrad CPC
Amstrad CPC
FM Towns/FM Towns Marty
FM Towns
Sega Game Gear
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Sega Master System
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Mega Drive
MSX
MSX
Super NES
Super NES
X68000
X68000

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Columns (コラムス) is a puzzle game created by Jay Geertsen in 1989. The rights were sold to Sega in 1990, who brought the game to the Sega System C arcade board, with its subsequent success seeing the game released on a wide variety of platforms.

Telenet Japan produced a licensed port to the PC Engine in 1991, with subsequent ports to the PC-8801 and PC-9801 UV handled by SystemSoft.

Magazine articles

Main article: Columns/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

PC Engine version

PC Engine, JP
Columns PCE HuCard JP back.jpgColumns PCE HuCard JP Spine.jpgColumns PCE JP Box Front.jpg
Cover

PC-9801 UV version

PC-9801 UV, JP
Columns PC9801UV JP Box.jpg
Cover

PC-8801 version

PC-8801, JP

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
PC Engine
 ?
CRC32 99f7a572
MD5 a3a1be9fc3baef5e7bc6554962aea55b
SHA-1 238f9ee6cc80b31c5c93a4f43281e690200bdea3
128kB Card (JP)

References

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