The History of Puzzle Games


Pre-Tetris (1976-1987)
Tetris (1988)
Post-Tetris (1989-1995)
Beyond Tetris (1996-Present)
The Ten Best Puzzle Games
Table of Contents
Table of Contents

Pre-Tetris (1976-1987)
   
Amazing Maze
   Educational video games
   Qix
   Loco-Motion
   Q*Bert
   Q*Bert's Qubes
   Pickin'
   Atari Video Cube (Rubik's Cube)

Tetris (1988)
   Tetris (Original)

Post-Tetris (1989-1995)
   Block Out
   Boxxle
   Klax
   Kwirk
   Pipe Dream
   Tetris Blast
   Columns
   Dr. Mario
   Flipull
   Ishido: The Way of Stones
   Puzznic
   Hatris
   Lemmings
   Pac-Attack
   Mario & Yoshi/Yoshi
   Wordtris
   Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
   Mario & Wario
   Yoshi's Cookie
   Breakthru
   Bust-A-Move
   Columns III: Revenge of Columns
   Panic Bomber
   Tetris 2
   Tetris & Dr. Mario
   WildSnake
   Wario's Woods

Post-Tetris (1996-Present)
   Edtris 2600/Tetris26
   Kirby's Avalanche
   Mario's Picross
   V-Tetris
   Zoop
   3D Tetris
   Baku Baku
   Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition
   Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
   Tetris Attack
   Tetris Plus
   Kirby's Star Stacker
   Lights Out
   Tetrisphere
   Intelligent Qube
   Bust-A-Move 3
   Devil Dice
   Tetris 64
   Tetris DX
   Wetrix
   Magical Tetris Challenge
   Bust-A-Move 4
   Bust-A-Move '99
   Bust-A-Move Again
   Bust-A-Move Pocket
   Hello Kitty Cube Frenzy
   Hexcite
   Tetris 4D
   The Next Tetris
   The New Tetris
   Puyo Puyo 4

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