Hatris (NES) Playthrough

A playthrough of Bullet Proof Software's 1992 puzzle game for the NES, Hatris.
Hatris is a Tetris-like puzzler that places its creators, Alexey Pajitnov and Vladimir Pokhilko, in starring roles. The game takes place in a hat factory, and the goal of each stage is to clear the factory floor by sorting the hats coming off the conveyor belt.
There are six types of hats - top hats, bowlers, wizard hats, cowboy hats, baseball caps, and crowns - that fall in pairs, and when five hats of the same type are stacked on top of one another, they'll be cleared from the playfield. Once five sets of a given hat type have been cleared, you can call upon Alexey or Vladimir to lend a helping hand: Alexey removes hats from the bottom of the stacks, and Vladimir swaps the placement of two columns. The hats have different stacking heights, and much of your time is spent trying to distribute them as efficiently as possible without cuting off your access to the stacks at the edge of the screen.
The gameplay actually reminds me of Game Freak's Yoshi ( • Yoshi (NES) Playthroug... ), except that Hatris gives you control of the falling pieces instead of the stacks themselves.
It's not as addictive as Tetris, but for anyone who loves falling block puzzle games, this is sure to provide a good time.
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No cheats were used during the recording of this video.
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[@NintendoComplete]

What if Tetris, but with hats?

[@jprogman]

"Are you playing Pipe Dream?" was the question after seeing a familiar checkered backdrop.

[@tedpilledtonysoprano5512]

Titris. What if Tetris, but with boobs?

[@jprogman]

The "call for help" feature is actually exclusive to the American version of Hatris -- which made it easier than the Famicom "hat shop" version. The puzzler is rather heavy on the thinking -- mainly on anticipating on the upcoming hats and pre-plan accordingly. It's just an okay puzzler to play now and then.

[@VahanNisanian]

Was originally an Arcade game, and had TWO NES versions, Japanese and American, strangely enough.

[@spoonshiro]

Alexei tried a bunch of times to replicate Tetris's success but never quite got there.

[@christianboyce2070]

Hatris, a combination of Tetris and Yoshi.

[@larrylaffer3246]

TF2 Hat Stacking Simulator.

[@mnemonichotpocket]

4....hours....of...hat stacks....

[@biggsweaty]

The baseball cap looks like an old McDonalds hat the employees used to wear

[@paramoutarcanelegend]

Break dance practice, KZbin

[@كرار_نجم]

انا احب العاب ان اي اس كثيراً

[@Pumpking1984]

What!?.........yes.

[@góticoesoterico666]

Este es un juego peligroso 😱

[@NintendoComplete]

🤣 It should come with a warning for pregnant women.

[@AndrewSouzaGames555]

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[@Veryspecialat]

Silly hhgreg fan