Polyominoes
| Filename | polyominoes-60.hqx |
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| Size | 281.0 KB (287731 bytes) |
| Architecture | PowerPC |
| Downloads | 5 |
Polyominoes is a 1989 top-down puzzle game for the Classic Macintosh by Kevin Gong, a Tetris-lineage falling-piece game generalised to polyomino shapes. Built as a 68k application, it runs across the System 6 through Mac OS 9 era and remains playable today under Mini vMac, Basilisk II, and SheepShaver.
Gameplay
The game presents a top-down playfield where polyomino pieces descend and must be arranged to clear lines, a familiar Tetris-style loop expanded to cover the broader family of polyomino shapes rather than just tetrominoes.
Author and Year
Macintosh Garden credits the game to Kevin Gong with a release year of 1989, placing it among the early wave of Mac falling-block puzzlers that followed Tetris's mainstream breakthrough.
System Compatibility
Architecture is 68k, with listed compatibility spanning System 6.x through Mac OS 9. The Garden notes emulator support via SheepShaver, Basilisk II, Mini vMac, and Mini vMac II.
Reception
The Garden community rates Polyominoes 4 out of 5 based on five votes, a small but consistently positive showing.
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