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Flip colored blocks to solve puzzles, but every move changes the board—just when you think you've got it, the whole thing shifts under you. That GBA charm makes the frustration weirdly addictive.
Hatena Satena is a puzzle game released for the Game Boy Advance in 2000, developed by Jupiter and published by Nintendo. It arrived during a period when the GBA library was beginning to diversify, offering more than just action and platforming titles. The game presents a clean, simple visual style that feels right at home on the handheld.
You control a small character who moves through grid-based stages, flipping colored blocks to match the pattern required to exit. The core mechanic is that flipping one block often changes the color of adjacent ones, creating a chain reaction that forces you to think several steps ahead. The objective is to clear each screen by creating a path to the goal, and the puzzles gradually introduce new elements like immovable blocks or special tiles. The pacing is deliberate, almost meditative at first, but the difficulty ramps up significantly in later stages, demanding careful observation and planning. It feels like untangling a knot with your mind, where every move matters and a single mistake can unravel your entire solution.
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