Editing Tetris Attack

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|image=[[File:TAT.jpg|250px]]<br>SNES box art<br>[[File:TA GameBoyCover.jpg|250px]]<br>Game Boy box art
|developer=[[Intelligent Systems]]<br>[[Nintendo R&D1]] ([[Game Boy]] version)
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|released='''SNES/Game Boy:'''<br>{{released|USA|August 1996|Japan|October 26, 1996 (Game Boy only)|Europe|November 28, 1996|Australia|1996<ref>[http://www.themushroomkingdom.net/games/ta-snes Date info of Tetris Attack (SNES) from TMK], retrieved 4/1/2008</ref>{{better source}}}} '''Satellaview:'''<br>{{released|Japan|November 3, 1996}} '''Virtual Console (3DS):'''<br>{{released|Japan|December 11, 2013}}
|genre=Puzzle
|modes=Single player, multiplayer
|ratings={{ratings|esrb=K-A}}{{ratings|esrb=E}}
|platforms=[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]], [[Game Boy]], [[Satellaview]], [[Virtual Console]] ([[Nintendo 3DS]])
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'''''Tetris Attack''''' is a [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] and [[Game Boy]] puzzle game featuring the [[Yoshi (franchise)|''Yoshi'' franchise]] as a theme by altering graphics and audio of the Japanese game ''[[#Panel de Pon|Panel de Pon]]''. Despite its name, ''Tetris Attack'' has no relation to the ''[[harddrop:Tetris|Tetris]]'' series, and follow-ups were named ''Puzzle League'' in the west starting with ''[[bulbapedia:Pokémon Puzzle League|Pokémon Puzzle League]]''.

==Gameplay==
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The title of the game is very misleading in that the gameplay has little to do with ''Tetris''. Instead, square [[panel]]s rise from the bottom (called the "stack") and the job of the player is to line up three or more matching panels either horizontally or vertically as the stack rises. 

The player controls the panels using a rectangular cursor on the screen which the player uses to switch the selected panels back and forth. Extra points are given for combinations of more than three. If the stack touches the top of the playing field while rising, the game is over.
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==Single player mode==
===Endless===
[[File:TA LittleYoshi.png|thumb|left|[[Yoshi]] and [[Baby Yoshi]] in ''Tetris Attack''.]]
In Endless mode, players play to try to achieve the best possible score before they get a game over. Players can choose the difficulty level (Easy, Normal, Hard) and the speed level (lv. 1-99) to start out. However, the longer they manage to stay alive, the faster the stack will start to rise. If the player manages to reach a score of 99,999, the credits sequence will play.
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===Time Trial===
The Time Trial mode is also similar to the Endless mode, except players are given a time limit of two minutes, and the objective is to score as many points as possible before time is up. 

===Stage Clear===
[[File:TA3.PNG|thumb|left|Yoshi vs. Bowser]]
This mode is just like the Endless mode (see above), except players must clear all the panels above the "clear line" that is drawn in the stack. The line is not visible at the beginning of the game, and is only visible when players have cleared enough panels for the stack to rise enough. If the stack touches the top before all the panels above the "clear line" are removed, the players will lose. There is no time limit in this game mode.

There is a total of 30 rounds (not counting the "special stage" and "last stage"), with five rounds per level.

The "special stage" and "last stage" involve defeating [[Bowser]] with combos and chains before the stack reaches the very top. While the "special stage" is only a bonus stage to test the players' skills, the "last stage" can be repeated if they lose.
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===Puzzle===
In the puzzle mode, players are given a number of panels on the screen, and they must clear all of them with only a limited number of switches by the cursor. Players play ten rounds with up to six different characters. Also, at the end of each round, players are given a password, which they can use to come back to their game at a later time. There is no time limit for this game mode.

On a side note, there are some even more difficult puzzles that players can play with if they have the proper password.

===VS===
[[File:TA5.PNG|thumb|left|A screenshot of VS mode.]]
[[File:TA Shock Panel.png|thumb|right]]
Single player VS is a game where players can battle the computer in a fight to free the players' allies from a spell cast by [[Kamek]]. One by one, the players and [[Yoshi]] must break the spell over each of their allies by battling and defeating them. The key to doing that is to dump [[garbage block]]s, which resemble the ceiling from ''[[Wario's Woods]]'', on their stack. There are special panels called [[Shock Panel]]s. When three or more of these align, this creates a [[Shock Block]], a special garbage block, which makes clearing garbage blocks more difficult. Each battle gets successively more difficult, and as the players progress and free their allies, they can use them in battle as well.

Inside Mt. Wickedness, the players will face off against [[Hookbill the Koopa]] and [[Naval Piranha]] on all the skill levels. On the "Normal" and "Hard" skill levels, Kamek will be the next opponent. And on the "Hard" skill level, the players will face Bowser as the final opponent.

There is also a "Super Hard" skill level, which will heavily test the players' skills. All opponents fought on the "Hard" skill level will be in this skill level.
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==Characters==
While [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach]], and [[Toad]] do not make a direct appearance in this game, [[Yoshi]] fights against Bowser and rescues his friends in the game's single-player versus mode, and he explains the gameplay to the player in the tutorials. A multitude of other characters from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' appear in the game as well, some as allies and some as enemies. The following characters are:

===Pals===
*[[Yoshi]]
*[[Lakitu]]
*[[Poochy]]
*[[Froggy]]
*[[Gargantua Blargg]]
*[[Raphael the Raven|Raphael The Raven]]

The following characters can only be used in the VS game modes. There is an exception in the Game Boy version of the Puzzle game mode.
*[[Bumpty]] (SNES version only)
*[[Flutter|Flying Wiggler]]
*[[Lunge Fish]]

===Rivals===
*[[Hookbill the Koopa|Hookbill The Koopa]]
*[[Naval Piranha]]
*[[Kamek]]
*[[Bowser]]

Note: All rival characters can only be used in the 2P Mode. There is an exception in the Game Boy version of the Puzzle game mode, however.

==Secrets==
Below are a list of secrets that can be found. None of them stay unlocked, however.

===SNES===
#Upon turning on the SNES, the player has to press the following buttons; {{button|snes|B}}, {{button|snes|A}}, {{button|L}}, {{button|L}}. If done correctly, the player will hear a chime. When the player does a one-player game mode, the stack will not stop, regardless of if the player does a combo or chain.
#In the 1P VS mode, the player can play the "Super Hard" skill level by pressing D-Pad Up, {{button|L}}, and {{button|snes|A}} at the same time while the "Hard" skill level is selected. If done correctly, the lower background will turn dark red. The dark red background is a sign that the player is playing on the "Super Hard" skill level.
#Players can use the rival characters in the 2P game modes by doing the following; both players must hold the {{button|L}} and {{button|R}} buttons at the same time while on the character select screen. If done right, the "? panels" will change into the rival characters.

===Super Game Boy===
[[File:TASGB.PNG|thumb|right|Default border.]]
When the Game Boy version is played on a [[Super Game Boy]], certain button codes, if "1P" is selected at the title screen, trigger six secret borders, which are based on the background designs used for Yoshi's and his pals' stages in the SNES version. The borders and their corresponding codes are as follows:

{| class="wikitable"
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!{{button|Paddown}}
!{{button|Padleft}}
!{{button|Padup}}
|-
!{{button|snes|A}}
|[[File:TetrisAttack-Border1.png|256px]]<br>Yoshi stage border
|[[File:TetrisAttack-Border2.png|256px]]<br>Gargantua Blargg stage border
|[[File:TetrisAttack-Border3.png|256px]]<br>Poochy stage border
|-
!{{button|snes|start}}
|[[File:TetrisAttack-Border4.png|256px]]<br>Froggy stage border
|[[File:TetrisAttack-Border5.png|256px]]<br>Lakitu stage border
|[[File:TetrisAttack-Border6.png|256px]]<br>Raphael The Raven stage border
|}

The player can return to the title screen at any time to choose another border. Pressing just {{button|snes|start}} on the title screen will make the border the default star border again, while pressing the {{button|snes|A}} button will keep the current border.

==Options==
The SNES version of the game does feature an "Options" menu, which enables the player to change the language settings, listen to sound effects and background music, and even view data about the characters.

There is also a "CPU Switch" feature, in which player 1 and/or player 2 will be controlled by a CPU player. However, this feature cannot be used to view game endings in the single player game modes; if attempted, the player will get a message stating that the CPU Switch must be turned off to view the ending.

==''Panel de Pon''==
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|title=Panel de Pon
|image=[[File:PaneldePon SuperFamicomBox.jpg|200px]]
|developer=[[Intelligent Systems]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|platforms=[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]], [[Virtual Console]] ([[Wii]], [[Wii U]], [[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 3DS/New Nintendo 3DS XL|New Nintendo 3DS]]), [[Classics#Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Famicom|Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Famicom]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online]]
|released='''Super Famicom:'''<br>{{released|Japan|October 27, 1995}} '''Virtual Console (Wii):'''<br>{{released|Japan|November 27, 2007|South Korea|September 30, 2008<ref>http://www.nintendo.co.kr/Wii/wii/vconsol/penullopong/penullopong_01.php</ref>}} '''Virtual Console (Wii U):'''<br>{{released|Japan|May 29, 2013}} '''Virtual Console (New Nintendo 3DS):'''<br>{{released|Japan|August 9, 2016}} '''Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Famicom:'''<br>{{released|Japan|October 5, 2017}} '''Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online:'''<br>{{released|Japan|May 20, 2020<ref>Nintendo 公式チャンネル (May 14, 2020). [https://youtu.be/ndsH1j5wuAI ファミリーコンピュータ & スーパーファミコン Nintendo Switch Online 追加タイトル <nowiki>[2020年5月]</nowiki>]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 14, 2020.</ref>|USA|May 20, 2020<ref>Nintendo (May 14, 2020). [https://youtu.be/Fq7D2Rpc9jg NES & Super NES - May Game Updates - Nintendo Switch Online]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 14, 2020.</ref>|Europe|May 20, 2020<ref>@NintendoEurope (May 15, 2020). [https://twitter.com/NintendoEurope/status/1261219840892833792?s=20 ''"More #NES and #SuperNES games will arrive on 20/05 for #NintendoSwitchOnline members!"''] ''Twitter''. Retrieved May 15, 2020.</ref>|Australia|May 20, 2020<ref>@NintendoAUNZ (May 20, 2020). [https://twitter.com/NintendoAUNZ/status/1263016678251810822?s=20 ''"More #NES and #SuperNES games have arrived for #NintendoSwitchOnline members!"''] ''Twitter''. Retrieved May 20, 2020.</ref>|HK|May 20, 2020|South Korea|May 20, 2020}}
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Originally, ''Tetris Attack'' was '''''Panel de Pon''''', released for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]] on October 27, 1995, starring a young fairy known as Lip. However, the game did not initially release in other countries as-is. For the international releases, [[Nintendo]] changed all the characters to ''[[Yoshi (franchise)|Yoshi]]'' [[List of characters|characters]] and [[List of enemies|enemies]] and renamed it.

Aside from the ''Yoshi'' motif, there were other gameplay changes, such as a password system for the story mode and [[garbage block]]s were not customized for each character, unlike ''Panel de Pon''.<ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/ta_pdp.shtml Panel de Pon and Tetris Attack Comparison] at The Mushroom Kingdom</ref>
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===References in other Nintendo games===
In the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], [[Lip's Stick]], an item used by Lip, is an item throughout the series. [[Kirby]]'s [[Kirby#Stone|Stone]] move can turn him into many objects, including a garbage block from ''Panel de Pon''. ''Panel de Pon'' music also appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. The fairy Lip herself appears as an important character in ''[[Captain Rainbow]]''. She also appears as a spirit and [[Mii Swordfighter]] costume in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.

===Re-releases===
The Japanese version of ''Tetris Attack'' was released on the [[Satellaview]] as a ''[[Yoshi (franchise)|Yoshi]]'' title instead of using the ''Tetris'' name license. Like ''Tetris Attack'', there was an option in the menus to play the game with the characters and story dialogue in English, but the menus would stay in Japanese. The [[Game Boy]] version was also released in Japan as a standard cartridge.

''[[bulbapedia:Pokémon Puzzle Challenge|Pokémon Puzzle Challenge]]'', released for [[Game Boy Color]] in 2000, has a secret "''Panel de Pon GB''" mode accessible on a Game Boy or [[Super Game Boy]], and contains many leftovers indicating it was a full game before being rebranded.<ref>TCRF. [https://tcrf.net/Pok%C3%A9mon_Puzzle_Challenge#Panel_de_Pon_GB Pokémon Puzzle Challenge]. ''The Cutting Room Floor''. Retrieved August 28, 2018.</ref> ''Pokémon Puzzle Challenge'' was also tentatively titled ''Pokémon Attack'', based on the name ''Tetris Attack''.<ref>IGN Staff (January 14, 2000). [https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/01/14/the-next-pokamon-game The Next Pokémon Game]. ''IGN''. Retrieved October 8, 2010.</ref><ref>Nintendo (March 3, 2000). [https://web.archive.org/web/20000303142420/http://nintendo.com/gb/gamelist.html Upcoming Games]. ''Nintendo Power Source'' (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine). Retrieved January 18, 2014.</ref>

Nintendo developed a sequel to the original game on [[Nintendo 64]], known as ''Panel de Pon 64'', but it was canceled and believed to have been retooled as ''[[bulbapedia:Pokémon Puzzle League|Pokémon Puzzle League]]'' for the international market in 2000.<ref>Gamers Manuel (July 19, 2020). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kANs1LYAm4c FOUND: PANEL DE PON 64 (N64 PROTOTYPE), UNRELEASED!!!]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved July 21, 2020.</ref> The ''Panel de Pon'' sequel was later ported to [[Nintendo GameCube]] along with ''[[Dr. Mario 64|Dr. Mario]]'' and ''[[Yoshi's Cookie|Yoshi no Cookie]]'' as part of  ''[[Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]'' in 2003, which was planned to have a release outside of Japan.<ref>IGN (May 14, 2003). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NbVv0xHTUQ "Nintendo Puzzle Collection E3 2003 Trailer"]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved August 28, 2018.</ref>

''Puzzle League'' was then the western name for the style of gameplay, and ''[[Dr. Mario & Puzzle League]]'', a two-game cartridge for [[Game Boy Advance]], released internationally in 2005.

''{{wp|Planet Puzzle League}}'' was released for [[Nintendo DS]] in 2007. This iteration has no mascot branding. Lip makes an appearance in an unlockable Super Famicom stage theme in the Japanese version, ''Panel de Pon DS'', which was dummied out of international versions.<ref>TCRF. [https://tcrf.net/Planet_Puzzle_League#Lip's_Stage Planet Puzzle League]. ''The Cutting Room Floor''. Retrieved July 23, 2020.</ref> A simplified [[DSiWare]] edition called ''{{wp|Planet Puzzle League#DSiWare release|Puzzle League Express}}'' was released in 2009.

The original game was released on the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console#Wii|Virtual Console]] on November 27, 2007<ref>http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/vc_pa/</ref>, on the [[Wii U]]'s [[Virtual Console#Wii U|Virtual Console]] on May 29, 2013, and on the [[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 3DS/New Nintendo 3DS XL|New Nintendo 3DS]]'s [[Virtual Console#Nintendo 3DS|Virtual Console]] on August 9, 2016, once again solely in Japan.<ref>http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/software/vc/ja3j/</ref>

''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing: New Leaf|Animal Crossing: New Leaf]]'' for [[Nintendo 3DS]] received a ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing: Puzzle League|Puzzle League]]'' minigame as part of the ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo|Welcome amiibo]]'' update in 2016, four years after the game's launch in 2012.

''Panel de Pon'' is also one of the 21 games included in the [[Classics#Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Famicom|Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Famicom]] exclusive to Japan.<ref>Nintendo. (June 27, 2017). [https://topics.nintendo.co.jp/c/article/74fe7608-5638-11e7-8cda-063b7ac45a6d.html ファミコンに続いて、スーパーファミコンが小さくなって再登場！]. ''Nintendo''. Retrieved July 24, 2017.</ref> It was also released in Japan and for the first time overseas in the Americas, Europe, and Australia for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online]] application on May 20, 2020.

===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jap=パネルでポン
|JapR=Panerudepon
|JapM="Pop" is the equivalent of 「ポン」 ''pon''.
|Kor=패널로 퐁
|KorR=Paeneollo pong
|KorM=Panel Pong
}}

==Development==
After the Japanese release of ''Panel de Pon'', Yasuhiro Minagawa, the head of PR at Nintendo of Japan, announced that [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]] was requested to release it overseas with the original fairies replaced by ''{{wp|Killer Instinct}}'' characters and sound effects.<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) #40, {{media link|NMS UK I40 P88.jpg|page 88}}.</ref> This plan for the western localization was ultimately rejected, but the game was later greenlit with a ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' theme.<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) #42, {{media link|NMS UK I42 P8.jpg|page 8}}.</ref>

==Reception==
The game was placed 17th in the 100th issue of ''[[Nintendo Power]]''{{'}}s "100 best Nintendo games of all time" in 1997.<ref>http://www.gamekult.com/communaute/forum/voirmessage.html?foid=13000909, retrieved 6/4/2009</ref> Its average score on GameRankings was about 90%<ref>http://www.gamerankings.com/snes/588787-tetris-attack/index.html</ref>.

==Staff==
{{main|List of Tetris Attack staff}}

==Gallery==
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Tetris Attack Yoshi Artwork.png|Group artwork
Yoshi TA.png|[[Yoshi]]
TheLittleYoshiEating.PNG|[[Baby Yoshi|Little Yoshi]]
Bowser TA.png|[[Bowser]]
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==Media==
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ヨッシーのパネポン<br>''Yosshī no Panepon''<br>ヨッシーのパネポンBS版<br>''Yosshī no Panepon BS-han''
|JapM=''Yoshi's PanePon''<br>(Game Boy)<br>''Yoshi's PanePon BS Edition''<br>(Satellaview)}}

==Trivia==
*Lip's theme music can be heard during the game tutorials.
*A [[minigame]] from ''[[Mario Party 6]]'' and ''[[Mario Party DS]]'', called [[Block Star (Mario Party series)|Block Star]], resembles the stack of blocks but plays differently.
*In the years following ''Tetris Attack''{{'}}s release, Henk Rodgers of The Tetris Company has stated that he regrets granting Nintendo permission to use the term "Tetris" in the game's title.<ref name="Interview with Alexey Pajitnov and Henk Rogers on Tetris">[https://www.destructoid.com/interview-with-alexey-pajitnov-and-henk-rogers-on-tetris-135296.phtml "Interview with Alexey Pajitnov and Henk Rogers on Tetris"]</ref> As such, the only international releases of this game since its initial release have been in its original ''Panel de Pon'' incarnation, with all Japanese text left untranslated.

==External links==
{{NIWA|HardDrop=1|StrategyWiki=1}}
{{Wikipedia}}
*[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/shvc/p_aylj/index.html Official Website from Nintendo] (''Panel de Pon'')

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