Spin Pair

~ SPIN PAIR ~

Media Rings

HuCard

1990

Media Rings developed two incredibly interesting PC Engine sleeper titles in Spiral Wave and Zero4 Champ II, so I'm always eager to give their products a try, even when it comes to a dull-looking well-puzzler like Spin Pair. For the first few minutes of play, I was completely fucking baffled as to what I was supposed to be doing; but once I got things figured out, I found SP to be a pretty enjoyable game, even if it lacks the personality and excitement of the genre's best.

The way to keep your well clean is to drop a particular "block" onto another of the same variety. The catch is that the two icons in question have to be shaded in contrasting fashion. The purple spades on course to connect in the screen above meet the criteria.

The objects actually represent captives of the evil "Black Wizerd." Once a successful connection is made, prisoners regain their freedom. In this case, I saved a bunch of grapes.

Travel from stage to stage restoring color to the Wizerd-besieged kingdom.

After you rescue the fruit folk, you'll aid the birds and animals and robots and aquatic creatures of the land...

...and then knock broomsticks with the diabolical Wizerd.

Once the Wizerd has been thumped, take off and enjoy your victory.