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Ranma 1/2 Kakuren Bo Indesu Match is a block pushing puzzle game.

Uh, many people will describe it to be, uh, similar to Adventures of Lolo because that's what the Wikipedia description says, and to most people, that description is the only thing they know about the game.

Uh, they won't look further and learn that, uh, this, this game was made by Banpresto, and th- they even used the engine to make a similar Lupin the Third block pushing mini game for the Game Boy.

This is a whole thing.

Lolo did not invent block pushing games.

It is a genre.

This is, this is a maze-like, hence, hence me getting trapped in a corner and killed in this, in this screen that I have paused on.

Hold on, let me, let me try to play some more.

So it's a block pushing game where you have two types of blocks, uh, that you can punch.

Uh, one of them breaks, uh, if, if you punch it and then move it and it has nowhere to move, that there's not enough room.

And then the other one will s- will, will disappear if you, if you have- Up to three in a row.

Okay, I can't play this.

This is...

Uh, I can't do this while recording.

Not the, the, the...

This isn't an actual stream or let's play.

It's a lot harder when you, when you can't commentate on the game.

I don't know why I thought playing this while trying to read my notes at the same time and have a podcast educating you on stuff was a good idea.

But, uh, I just wanted to play this.

The cute thing is the different blocks, uh, as simple as they are, 'cause again, there are only two types, they do change visually to match the stage.

Like this, this screen that I have stopped on, uh, that it is, it...

There are little snowmen that will break or little ice cubes that will melt if you get three in a row.

And that's 'cause this is the stage for the figure skaters.

Remember those guys? They get a stage here.

There- there's all kinds of different pairings.