Play Super Nazo Puyo Tsuu - Lulu no Tetsuwan Hanjouki (Japan) Online

Game Overview

Ever played Puyo Puyo and thought, "This needs more weapon shops and weird little girls"? Well, Japan answered that question in the '90s with Super Nazo Puyo Tsuu. You play as Lulu, who's basically running a family arms dealership—except instead of haggling, she settles business disputes by crushing opponents in color-matching puzzle battles. Classic Japan.

The first ten minutes go like this: You’re immediately thrown into a match against some goofy-looking customer, the controls feel instantly familiar if you’ve ever played a falling-block game, and then suddenly the AI drops a 5-chain combo on you while a cartoon frog laughs in the background. The story mode’s dialogue is pure nonsense (unless you read Japanese), but the character portraits are so expressive you’ll get the gist—something about selling more swords by being good at puzzles?

It’s still Puyo Puyo at heart, just wrapped in this bizarre little shopkeeping premise. The music’s peppy, the colors pop off the screen, and losing to a chain reaction still makes you want to flip the table. If you’ve burned through Tetris and Dr. Mario, this weirdo SNES exclusive is worth digging up.