Columns for HP-UX (found HP-UX port of Match-3 puzzle game; 1989)

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Screenshot taken after the game started. The first time it ran after 35 years.

Columns is a match-three puzzle video game first developed in 1989 by Jay Geertsen. The first version was made for the HP-UX, and later ported to Atari ST, Macintosh, Windows 3.x and DOS. In 1990, Sega bought the rights and created a series of games that ported to several consoles. Columns was the answer for a puzzle game exclusive to Sega after they lost the rights to publish Tetris. [1]

The HP-UX version of Columns, under version 9.x, is a port from a closed-source operating system (you have to pay for a license). Due to the lack of publicity, this game was not well known and cited a few times.[1] [2] [3][4]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://segaretro.org/Columns#Development
  2. ↑ https://www.pressreader.com/uk/retro-gamer/20190711/281599537055264
  3. ↑ https://moegamer.net/all-games/columns/
  4. ↑ https://www.giantbomb.com/columns/3030-5487/
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