Panel De Pon - When Tetris Attacks

Today, Jonii's talking about the Super Famicom game Panel De Pon, a puzzle game similar to Puyo Puyo. Nintendo decided that Lip and her cast of anime fairy girls weren't going to be marketable in the West though, so Yoshi broke his way into their world on an army of Tetris blocks. What will become of our loveable fairies?
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Written by Jonii Vee and Ethan Thomas
Edited by Jonii Vee and Ninjastar Compass
Yoshi and Lip voices by Jon Cartwright and Mace'o'Mochi
Voiced by Jonii Vee
Special thanks to Evan Sakamoto
0:00 Intro
0:30 Panel De Pon (SFC) - Background
1:27 Panel De Pon (SFC)
11:00 Why Didn't Panel De Pon Sell?
12:17 Tetris Attack (SNES)
19:44 Did Tetris Attack Sell?
21:02 Tetris Attack (Game Boy)
23:18 Satellaview Versions
28:22 Outro
29:00 End Card
Ninjastar Compass: / ninjastarcompass
Jon Cartwright (Good Vibes Gaming): / gvgofficial
Mace'o'Mochi: / @mageomochiva

[@MageOMochiVA]

Thanks so much for having me!! I looooved voicing Lip! I hope I can work with you again in the future (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*.✧

[@joniivee]

It was an absolute pleasure to have you on, you're very welcome! Thanks again for the excellent work. :D

[@NotArmani30]

You definitely did a good job :D

[@MageOMochiVA]

@@NotArmani30 Thank you so much!! :D

[@Agent_Ness]

you should do a gameplay of Panel De Pon with your voice

[@shupasopni]

You did a great job as Lip! Now you ought to go check out Nintendooo POWER!

[@RetroRulzMyTown]

Honestly, seeing Panel de Pon getting all this love lately is incredible. Sure Nintendo hasn’t treated it the best, but the fanbase has been super strong, and this video being put together is a sign of that in my eyes. So as a fan, thank you and everyone who’s worked on this video.

[@SN64YT]

yeah i wish this series still gets supported for nintendo switch if the people who made it sees these videos also nintendo should bring puzzle league/ panel de pon back.

[@Canalbiruta]

Yeah! I want more cute fairys fighting with puzzles and making cute attack noises

[@CrumbySoulsol]

Fun Fact: I had nightmares about the game boy box art of Tetris Attack. It was about me avoiding the Blocks with faces on them, trying to crush me. And I honestly still do not know why.

[@PipeGuy64Bit]

The whole history of Panel De Pon's treatment frustrates me. From Tetris Attack to the N64 Panel De Pon game being reskinned into Pokemon Puzzle League worldwide including Japan and the Panel De Pon skin being hidden from the localization of Planet Puzzle League.... It's ridiculous the only way this series had any sort of justice was the Tetris Company not wanting anything to do with Tetris Attack ever again thus leaving Nintendo's only option to put SNES Panel De Pon on Nintendo Switch Online for every region.

[@JeiHeirumaru]

And there’s a Animal Crossing one for the 3DS, when you get the in-game 3DS in New Leaf

[@miimiiandco]

@@JeiHeirumaru That was my first exposure to Puzzle League/Pannel De Pon. Was fun.

[@Canalbiruta]

It's even funnier to me considering that i've been aways into feminine stuff since childhood, watching numerous cartoons for girls, playing with friends dolls and even the adults thought i would be gay (i'm not, but i'm still into girly shit), so a puzzle game (love puyo puyo and tetris) about cute fairies fighting eachother through puzzles would probably be a birthday present for me lol.

[@OhSayWhatIsTruth]

Seeing as we just got the Game Boy version of Tetris on NSO, it leads to the possibility of Yoshi striking once again.

[@Armm8991]

I swear Tetris is like a virus infecting other puzzle games

[@Canalbiruta]

And ppl aswell, i find fascinating how tetris can dominate anyone i meat within 5 minutes of play time

[@lonelytac0]

It's a shame the game is just "the origin of that one smash item", because I love the character designs of the game, the sprite work and general aesthetic, shame yoshi took all the money to pay his taxes, right?

[@DetournementArc]

At first blush, Water & Sea having separate fairies feels a little redundant, but tbh I love the idea of freshwater and saltwater being Different Domains. Gives each their own cool vibe.

[@BinglesP]

Yeah that’s what I think they meant too

[@spencergage95]

At first Panel de Pon seemed to be too similar to Puyo Puyo to interest me, but then you mentioned Yoshi and Blockbuster and I was sold. Would be nice if this Yoshi Tetris attack game got some kind of official emulation on the Switch, it looks like a good portable game.

[@joniivee]

OG Panel De Pon is on Switch but sadly Yoshi de Pon is locked to original hardware. Thanks for the nice comment!

[@RoysGamingGarret]

It could also be because of the way that the "Tetris" name was used, by todays standards this would make it illegal for any part of Nintendo to even use Tetris Attack in any capacity because of trademark laws.

[@SN64YT]

@@RoysGamingGarret they could just replace the name with something more yoshi puzzle game title like

[@RoysGamingGarret]

@@SN64YT the damage had already been done at this point.

[@SN64YT]

@@RoysGamingGarret oh, well that sucks :(

[@frogmin2439]

Thank you for not showing footage of the Yoshi’s island US commercial as I have wiped that abhorrent thing from my memory years ago and I intend to keep it that way.

[@joniivee]

I thought about showing footage of it but it's so horrific that I didn't even wanna see it lol. You're very welcome!

[@NotArmani30]

That Timely Howard site deserves an award for how great that name is. Also MAN these puzzle game reviews are really interesting!

[@inkonant7847]

Loved the video! I did not expect that Jon Cartwright cameo, that caught me so off guard

[@nicktheslayer95]

Oh yeah, completely out of nowhere, caught me off guard.

[@That_Lady_Charlie]

I would have been surprised if he DIDN'T appear. he's a hardcore Panel de Pon fan. Panel de Jon.

[@Antonio-is2cn]

This was a great video! I first got exposed to Panel De Pon thanks to Brawl's remix of Lip's Theme which is a BANGER! Actually Lip and Arle were some of my requested characters for Smash Ultimate to represent puzzle games and I got to play Panel De Pon on Switch Online and I loved it!

[@SegaGirlNB]

After a really tough week, I definitely needed something like this. Thanks, Jonii! Excellent work as always 🥰

[@That_Lady_Charlie]

it breaks my heart how Nintendo let this series languish after the DS release of Planet Puzzle League. I'll put it miles ahead of Puyo Puyo in terms of the falling block puzzle genre.

[@SN64YT]

and then the series vanished all together... 😔

[@OhSayWhatIsTruth]

@@SN64YT Not quite. Puzzle League was a minigame in Animal Crossing: New Leaf.

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

That Killer instinct fact was a real eye-opener! Can you imagine if that actually happened? Another great video, Jonii! Super informative, entertaining, and several laugh-out-loud moments - also Jon Cartwright, holy crap! Can't wait to hear about Pokemon Puzzle League when you get to it!

[@joniivee]

The Killer Instinct fact blew my mind! I think I learned about it on Twitter and then frantically cross-checked the magazine. It would have been a spectacle for sure! I was elated to get to work with Jon on this, he's lovely

[@MrShteev]

One of my favorite games, legit can't wait for this.

[@grinbrothers]

12:50 - Fantastic mention of the obscure female-targeted Casio Loopy console. In general the jokes were funny and yet never deterred from the delivery of information. Despite being a Panel De Pon fan, I managed to learn a few new things from this video such as the game releasing the same day as Puyo Puyo 2 and Lip's extra dialogue if you wait around on the Easy clear screen. I may suck at puzzle games but I do love the Puzzle League series and really do hope for more entries in the future, particularly ones starring Lip and her fairy friends!

[@Part_Time_Fox]

Great video Jonii! I remember checking out this game once and thinking it was some generic puzzle game but after checking it out again I can honestly say it deserves the praise it gets. *Yoshi's sass is hilarious but I gotta hand it to Kirby for being a true savage.*

[@duuudewazzup8296]

BABE WAKE UP NOW !!! WAKE UUUUP JONII UPLOADED !!

[@InvaderIceStrike]

Thank you for teaching us all that Clint (Stardew Valley) is a gamer

[@Nathan-rb3qp]

In that picture of a Sonic plush hung on a noose you can see Kid Kirby mentioned in the background. It was being made by Rockstar before they ever made GTA but it was cancelled due to requiring the SNES mouse even though that peripheral was selling poorly.

[@Osakarmakun]

The first time I discovered this game was as panel de pon, i knew about tetris attack a few years later.

[@omegafreddy12]

As an avid fan of tetris attack and panel de pon absolutely SPLENDID video! Just found out about you because I've come back to it and I gotta say- SUPER entertaining! I very much prefer and have been inspired by panel de pon's art it's nice to see it getting some attention!

[@the9thinning1]

Another Jonii banger

[@TeeGee3]

Panel De Pon is one of my favorite puzzle games of all time and the SNES version is one of my favorite games on the system. Seeing it being talked about in such length and how much we need more from this series. Great video

[@LuigiBlood]

Yoshi no Panepon is among the last few reruns done in the final week before the service shut down alongside Dr. Mario (standalone version based on Tetris & Dr. Mario on SNES), Special Tee Shot (Kirby's Dream Course base game... which released after Dream Course), Wario's Woods, and Sutte Hakkun BS Version 2. See here, on the video recorded on the final day of the service: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWqzYnyJm7WVqaM

[@joniivee]

YO, I didn't know we had this! I'm definitely combing through when I get the chance. I appreciate the insight :D

[@albertocamacho2261]

LETS GOOO ANOTHER BANGER!!! great video buddy :)

[@austinmitchell2652]

A wise man once said: my body is ready

[@SECONDQUEST]

Great video, always look forward to your uploads.

[@simongamer987]

You always manage to cover games that I have had huge phases with before, this was a sick throwback thank you brother!

[@simongamer987]

Watching again, the quality of your videos is 10/10

[@jadeaaron2003]

"But you do not heed Yoshi's words" is my favorite sentence now

[@shosoul1705]

Amazing video! I love Tetris Attack, which is why I help develop Panel Attack.

[@Tolkerism]

This is amazing well done!

[@RexBlanchimont]

Watching this was a nice experience; it's always nice seeing videos on obscure games - especially by obscure KZbinrs. Finding a great video on a channel with not that many subs (relatively speaking) on top of the low view count really makes me feel like I've stumbled upon a buried treasure. Thanks for the coverage, love your videos. Keep up the good work ❤

[@hvgo1]

I love your style of commentary and humor :) thanks for the vid Jonii!

[@JetWolfEX]

It's great that Panel De Pon is officially playable, always nice to see that, it seems like Puzzle league in general was forgotten about until recently. Thanks for introducing good channels like Ninjastar and Stuff we play, I don't think I would've heard of them otherwise.

[@mistersonic93]

New to the channel. This video is really informative! Love the editing and the humor! Also love that you take time to talk about music in games. I'm excited to see more of your content!!

[@MagillanicaLouM]

Pon's Panels

[@wakikicove7993]

Excited for this!

[@BestBean]

This channel is extremely underrated

[@evan3405]

Great video! Learned so much and makes me like this game even more!

[@dimensindanny1559]

glad to see this game getting some recognition!!! played it all the time during online school last year lol, great video! :)

[@Fi___]

16:48 holy crap it's Jon vibes gaming 😳

[@MetalSocks]

If I had a nickle for every time a Japanese color matching puzzle game got localized differently in the states, I'd have two nickles ect. ect. Boyo though despite it all, Pokemon Puzzle Challenge for GBC was one hell of a localization. Looking back on it I'm surprised it kept a lot of things from the original like the isometric story transitions and such. Sure you couldn't see the opponent to try and strategize, but I guess you're just gonna be focusing on your puzzle screen like 90% of the time anyhow. Plus the GBC Pokemon remixes were all legitimate bangers. Kinda strange they're not like revamping Panel De Pon though aside slapping the JPN release on SNES Online, even Puyo is embracing it's roots so always thought it was weird this one didn't give another shot on it's own. gotta be honest though the Killer Instinct localization change would have been hilarious, not only out of all franchises they picked that, but I'd love to see how that would be translated story wise. Nother good video tho. Love this.

[@bluemooncinco]

The greatest Panel de Pon video ever made. That's the stuff!

[@TheMGMfan]

18:23 My guess is that that voice line really is three seperate sound effects spliced together; that way, they would only need one "-cus", which would save a little bit of memory over having the full line as one sound effect.

[@cinnamondan4984]

My wife and I are super into this game. We discovered it through this awesome 2007 translation. Baku Baku for Saturn is also really good and easy to emulate…as are all Saturn games despite what you may have heard.

[@Monhamd1000]

She's needs to get back.

[@TectonicImprov]

Personally I don't think localizing the game by adding Yoshi was all that bad of an idea, for the reasons you stated in the video. Personally, however, I take umbrage with the name "Tetris Attack" which would give players no clue whatsoever that the game Nintendo so painstakingly localized had Yoshi in it. At the very least, the original Panel De Pon got officially released over here via the switch online service but I wouldn't mind it making a return. It's a very cute game.

[@Sonictheoofhog4]

"I sure hope he pays his ta-" HE DOESN'T NEED TO PAY TAXES, HE IS A DINOSAUR

[@angelthingjenny]

Not gonna lie, I would _kill_ for the version of panel de pon with killer instinct characters. It's too stupid to not want.

[@DaemonCorps]

New subscriber, just sending my appreciation. Always a pleasure to hear another Panel de Pon fan wax poetic about the game. Playing versus mode with a buddy over the Switch's SNES Online has been a godsend during These Trying Times.

[@stanthorizon3222]

So funny thing. There is a fan game version that is a lot faster and has its own small community. It gives you online play with role back methods also.

[@KasumiKenshirou]

26:55 You are correct about what that Japanese text says. As you've seen, all of the translation apps do a pretty poor job with Japanese. In my experience, DeepL is the one that works the best. I don't think it has OCR capability built in (which you would've needed in this case), but someone made a program that links DeepL with a free OCR program. (I haven't had a chance to try this linking program out yet, as I just learned about it.)

[@catholiccontriversy]

I played this on N64 when it was called pokemon puzzle league. Fun game.

[@NigelMelanisticSmith]

That is a perfect Lakitu tbh

[@yoshifan3611]

H E Y !

[@PatchworkRose567]

I played Panel De Pon on the Switch when they released it while I was on vacation with a couple days of no wifi and I would gladly play it again. It’s such a fun puzzle game with a fun aesthetic that you could play for hours on end.

[@ed_ward6869]

Why didn't Nintendo just release the Yoshi Panel De Pon satellaview game on Nintendo Switch Online? It has the Yoshi characters that are probably more appealing to western players and is closer to the version that western players have nostalgia for. Plus, it has an English mode and doesn't mention Tetris.

[@PipimiOden]

doubt they'd have the satellaview version on hand

[@SweetMarshmallow-wf7uc]

I wish I found your channel years ago. Your videos are great!

[@Scrumblo]

there was also another updated version of panel de pon released on the gamecube along side dr.mario and yoshi's cookie as a japanese exclusive collection conveniently named "nintendo puzzle collection"

[@Pigpen_YT]

TimelyHoward the real MVPs -edit- you can't hide that School Rumble reference from me. Respect.

[@BinglesP]

Honestly the characters look like they were designed for an 80’s girl-targeted toy line that would have a Saturday Morning Cartoon tie-in

[@jarodtank2611]

I know nothing about Rainbow Brite but it’s giving me Rainbow Brite vibes

[@Luie_Claudio]

Hell yeah! Love Tetris Attack!!

[@beastmonsterthing3]

great video ^^

[@TheMack625]

Tetris Attack is quite the game, no? This is my second favorite Yoshi game, despite his name not being in the title. It's fun to have the option to play as various characters from Yoshi's Island. My "main" is Raphael the Raven. Panel de Pon is certainly an ambitious puzzler. The sprites are well done, the colors are pretty, the music is a banger, and the gameplay loop is satisfying. That being said? I think that it's for the best that I stick to Tetris Attack; it allows me to stay grounded as a lifelong Mario fanboy. I will say that the original fairies are easy on the eyes though. You touched on how the artwork for the Yoshi characters are a bit of a downgrade. Fair enough. I think that in the mid-90s, Mario artwork was mostly restricted to instruction manuals, so seeing in-game art was kinda neat. I also love the biographies of each character. This is a nice look into the history of this game!

[@stormcooper]

Years late but I could only imagine what it would have been like if yoshi had more lines after he said he wasn’t kidding ( 17:28 if anyone was curious ) He’d probably just have a full on meltdown lol.

[@ExcelsiorLi-ion]

"HEY THIS ISNT TETRIS!" -Now "NEW TETRIS GAME OMG!" -people then/people seeing it for the first time.

[@nocredits8066]

I really enjoy this game, I meet it with Yoshi so when I found all those Japanese characters in the exact same game got me really confused. It was the first time I learn about game patches (like SMB 2)

[@SpongeyBubby]

I only first knew about Panel De Pon through the Animal Crossing Puzzle League 3DS minigame on New Leaf

[@quagstar]

It seems that panel de pon is one of the many puzzle games that has an extremely convoluted history with releases and localisations. The series has had at least 3 different names over the years as far as I know? It's interesting to research and gain an unhealthy amount of knowledge about, but it probably isn't the best for sales and brand recognition. Great video though, I might try to check this game out again and try to improve at getting combos.

[@catriamflockentanz]

16:54 Of course Jon Cartright is here somehow. He had to be.

[@heroicgangster9981]

Huh, while I was watching this video I just realized that Knockout City ad exclusive girl character was pretty much a Panel De Pon reference

[@GregCubed]

I’m glad I’m not the only one that noticed Flea going off in this game 💀

[@joniivee]

Even through SNES soundfont, that's unmistakably his playing. What a legend.

[@Justin-Hill-1987]

Tetris Attack wound up being the Super NES's equivalent of StarTropics. It was basically the Super Famicom game Panel de Pon with a new Super NES-exclusive theme. Out with the Japanese-style magical fairy girl anime theme and in with the more internationally-recognized Yoshi's Island theme...

[@DrunkMoblin]

Dude. It’s a fresh water fairy and a salt water fairy. Pretty easy to understand. /s Great video. Panel De Pon is my favorite puzzle game.

[@christiandevey3898]

In the 1980s, Ottawa (the capital of Canada) had a system that, to my understanding, was similar to satellaview, it was called NABU, but it used cable instead of satellite.

[@Nic_2751]

Yoshi is a block and foe destroying force to be reckoned with even without having to eat you.

[@boomerangfishcb]

A buddy of mine played this game obsessively as a child. He also learned as a young child to play with his SNES controller upside down at first. Sometimes if Matt just wants to flex on me a little, he’ll play upside down and bury me under a pile of blocks.

[@M43STR0_dnb]

If you thought Neris had some baller ass slap bass music then you gotta check out Flare’s and Ruby’s

[@hecatia666]

I remember that Tetris Attack was my first exposure to Panel de Pon and my curiosity made me read somewhere that this was actually a game about fairies fighting each other and i loved that better than the yoshi themed game and since i love Sailor Moon and more girly things it just got my heart, curse that 90s american edgyness And then knowing that this series never EVER did anything to revive or localize the game as intended made me super sad... I still hope someday that we'll get a new switch version...

[@amphituber382]

I vibe with how you sneak School Rumble into these videos occasionally.

[@joniivee]

Harima is my king

[@SeelkadoomandJokic00]

Was wondering if you were gonna cover Pokémon Puzzle League.... But that outro was super ominous.

[@pierce7993]

They actually did bring Panel de Pon back on 3DS. It was a mini game included in Animal Crossing New Leaf's Welcome Amiibo Update.

[@eggguy20]

I was wondering if you could do a video on the history of Tower of Druaga and what happened to the franchise because the game was very memorable to me when I played it as a kid and that game was a big reason on how I got interested in fantasy games and some horror because the setting was implied to be a dark dungeon despite the fact that it didn't look evil considering how you could see where you're going.

[@DrBagPhD]

To be fair to The Tetris Company even Tetris 2 is nothing like Tetris

[@StuffWePlay]

More like Panel de Pog amirite

[@Leikjarinn]

My favourite video of yours

[@ashbelero7726]

late to the party but I'm an avid Panepon player. I grew up playing Tetris Attack, but now that I have the original on NSO, I can't ever go back to it. They don't even have unique garbage blocks for everyone. Travesty.

[@dabluepittoo-aqua4213]

Panel De Pon's an interesting game regardless of the system. Certainly has a lot of *pride* in both meanings. ALSO THOMAS DVD APPEARS OUT OF NOWHERE WHAT YOSHI'S ALREADY HOGGING THE SPOTLIGHT YOU SHOO

[@joseaguilar3323]

Panel De Pon is an awesome name, Should've at least kept that

[@abonne3154]

18:36 I like to imagine NoA using the same voice actress they had for Kirby from Avalanche and Toad from Wario's Woods. Apparently, she provided voice samples for this game as well (Robin Krause), but I'm not sure who? Maybe Flying Wiggler?

[@shiethegal]

I have Animal Crossing New Leaf: Welcome Amiibo to to thank for my Panel de Pon addiction.

[@dissonanceparadiddle]

Just think. If Nintendo localized these games and gave them love outside of Japan, lip might have been in smash. There could have been a lot more games from All the attention they would have gotten

[@Arcad3n]

Hey so I've tried to get into this game several times and I just can't really grasp the combo system. Can anyone explain to me what I should be doing?

[@memejohn86]

it's good that panel de pon got a worldwide rerelease on switch online but god i wish tetris attack got on there as well. the game has so much charm to me as a big fan of yoshi's island. and i can't connect a cartridge to the internet to play online, haha plus it seems that the SNES version has never rereleased once. the game boy version got released on 3ds VC for some reason, but the SNES is left in the dust.

[@BlinksAwakening]

It's like Puyo Puyo being turned into Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine and Kirby's Avalanche.

[@themadxd1274]

14:05 did they actually propose that omg

[@mickael486]

My favorite puzzle game! As good as Lumines but officially better when playing VS.

[@UnluckySuperstition]

I will say that for every game except planet Puzzle league (for the DS) they have two music tracks for each stage the normal song and the panicked version when the blocks get to high up. It'd be nice to have a remaster or a new game for the switch- as panel de pon got a GC remaster in the Japanese only release of nintendo puzzle collection, and up to four people could play at once alongside all the new remixed songs and character designs- whether it be Panel de Pon, Pokemon Puzzle league remastered, or something else. It'd be fun to be able to play with 4 or more people in a garbage battle.

[@EpicGamer_SansheeFreddy]

2:23 2:47 2:54 4:41 4:53 5:03 5:59 6:10 6:49 7:18 7:52 13:20 14:33 15:21 16:01 16:15 *challenge the next level* 16:36 16:46 17:26 *h e y* 17:43 18:07 25:33