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Moai Kun came out on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990, developed and published by Konami. It was part of that era on the NES where you'd find a lot of quirky, experimental puzzle games, often based on simple ideas that got surprisingly complex. This one definitely fits that description, a game that feels both straightforward and strangely involved.

You control a walking Moai head, moving screen by screen through a series of single-screen puzzles. Your main goal is to reach the exit door on each stage, but you have to clear a path first by pushing large rocks into pits. The key mechanics involve picking up smaller, crying Moai heads that follow you; you can throw them to trigger switches or use their weight to hold down platforms. The pacing is methodical, and the difficulty ramps up quickly as the stages introduce more obstacles and precise timing. It feels like a very deliberate, almost tactile process of arranging the level just right to make your escape.