Amazing Tater
Is a video game for the Game Boy developed and published by Atlus. Released in Japan for the Game Boy on August 2, 1991 and is the sequel to Kwirk (1989) which was released as Pazuru Bōi. The English-language release of the game does not present any connection to the earlier game.
Also recorded as Puzzle Boy II
Amazing Tater
- Date
- 1991
- Genre
- puzzle video game
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Is a video game for the Game Boy developed and published by Atlus. Released in Japan for the Game Boy on August 2, 1991 and is the sequel to Kwirk (1989) which was released as Pazuru Bōi. The English-language release of the game does not present any connection to the earlier game.
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Key facts
• Title — Amazing Tater • Developer — Atlus • Publisher — Atlus • Composer — Hidehito Aoki • Genre — Puzzle • Modes — Single-player • Platforms — Game Boy
Gameplay
Gameplay
• Illustration — Title screen The player must guide a potato to the exit of each level, which consists of several obstacles. By pushing crates, the player fills up holes that can then be crossed. Different shaped crates and holes create puzzle like situations. The player must also manipulate rotation devices to reach the goal. There are four different modes in the game. These include a practice mode, a "normal" puzzle mode, a mode specially designed for beginning players and an "action" mode containing two stories: Mega Picnic and Puzzle Forest.
Production and release
Production and release
Amazing Tater was developed and published by Atlus. It was released in Japan for the Game Boy on August 2, 1991. In Japan, it was promoted as a sequel to Kwirk (1989) which was released as Pazuru Bōi while the English-language release of the game does not present any connection to the earlier game. It was released in the United States in February 1992.
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Amazing Tater published.
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Amazing Tater is recorded as published in 1991.
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Reception
Contemporaneous reviews of Amazing Tater were generally positive. Most reviewers were complimentary of its charming presentation and moderate difficulty. Paul Rand writing for the magazine Go! said, "A-Mazing Tater has the same addictive qualities and, with a two-player option, a whole new challenge once you've completed the game on your own." Play Time (magazine) called it "a hot tip for fans of brain teasers and puzzle games!" The quality of the graphics were generally criticized but German publication Power Play called out the music as a highlight.
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- 1.VGMPF
- 2.Scullion, Chris. The Game Boy Encyclopedia. White Owl. 19. 2024. 978-1-39909-677-5.
- 3.Game Boy (original) Games. Nintendo.
- 4.Famibo, Tofuya. New Games Cross Review. Famicom Tsūshin. ASCII Corporation. 139. 38. August 16, 1991.
- 5.Europress. A Mazing Tater. Games-X. 45. 23. March 5–11, 1992. 0957-9303.
- 6.Rand, Paul. A-Mazing Tater. Go!. May 1992.
- 7.Amazing Tater. October 1992.
- 8.Amazing Tater. Power Play. 159. May 1992.
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