Blockout is a Tetris variant with an added twist: it's in 3D. The player can rotate the blocks in 3D in order to fit them into the pit they are being guided into. Advanced users can play this game with odd three-dimensional pieces, or change the size of the pit, for depth of between 6 and 18 piles, and width and length of between 3 and 7.

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Alternate Titles

"ブロックアウト" -- Japanese spelling

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Part of the Following Group

Genre: Falling block puzzle

Merchant	Title	Platform
	Blockout	Genesis
	Alien Storm	Commodore 64
	Blockout
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User Reviews

The Tetris innovation to beat.

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The Press Says

Entertainment Weekly	Genesis	Aug 27, 2008	A	100
Consoles Plus	Genesis	Sep, 1991	91 out of 100	91
Mean Machines	Genesis	Jun, 1991	91 out of 100	91
Video Games	Lynx	Jun, 1991	74 out of 100	74
Amiga Joker	Amiga	Dec, 1989	74 out of 100	74
Power Play	Atari ST	Sep, 1990	74 out of 100	74
Power Play	Genesis	Aug, 1991	74 out of 100	74
Pixel-Heroes.de	Genesis	Apr, 2010	6 out of 10	60
Sega-16.com	Genesis	Jan 05, 2009	2 out of 10	20
Defunct Games	Lynx	Jun 26, 2004	3 out of 100	3

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Trivia

Graphics

The graphics from the game are stored directly in .LBM files (a format supported by Deluxe Paint), thus can be modified directly.

Tetris variant

Unlike Welltris (which billed itself as Tetris in three dimensions), Blockout was the first true 3D Tetris variant.

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