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Klax NES is Tengen’s 1990 home version of the Atari Games arcade puzzler. Catch colored tiles from a conveyor belt and stack three in a row to clear them across 100 waves. Unlicensed US Tengen release. You get the loose cartridge only, no box or manual. Ships within 2 business days.
| Platform | NES |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Midway |
| Condition | Loose Cartridge |
| Availability | In stock |
Klax NES is a tile-stacking puzzle game that Tengen released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in North America in July 1990. It is a home version of the Atari Games arcade hit from the same year. This listing is the loose cartridge only.
Colored tiles roll toward you on a conveyor belt. You catch them with a paddle and drop them into a well. Line up three tiles of the same color horizontally, vertically or diagonally to clear them, which is called a Klax. The well holds up to 25 tiles, and the game has 100 waves grouped into 20 sets of five.
Atari Games released the arcade original in February 1990. Mark Stephen Pierce designed and animated it, and Dave Akers handled the programming. Akers wrote the first version in AmigaBASIC in a few weeks before porting it to C. The name comes from the sound the tiles make as they roll.
Akers also created the NES edition. The US release removes the staff roll that the Japanese Famicom version kept.
The US Klax NES cartridge is an unlicensed Tengen release. It was made for the Nintendo Entertainment System without a license from Nintendo. In Japan, Hudson Soft published a Nintendo-licensed Famicom version. Check the listing photos to see the exact cartridge you will receive.
Shop all NES games. For more Tengen puzzle action, see Tengen Tetris: The Soviet Mind Game, or try Dr. Mario. Read more about Klax on Wikipedia.
When did Klax come out on the NES?
Tengen released it in North America in July 1990.
Is the Klax Tengen cartridge licensed by Nintendo?
No. The US version is an unlicensed Tengen release.
How do you score in Klax?
Stack three tiles of one color in a row, column or diagonal to clear them.
Is a box or manual included?
No. You get the loose cartridge only. It is an NES cartridge for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
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Phillip Walker –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
Love this game
Awesome game and been looking for it forever
Teresa –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
Five Stars
As advertised
MJ Nezzy –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this game
The sound of the tiles flipping – the screams as they fall the funky background music. This really takes me back to the 80’s playing on my old Nintendo for hours at a time. My favorite game ever! The game is basically colored tiles flipping down a conveyor belt of sorts. You catch them with your paddle & flip them off into a space below. There are various challenges throughout but basically you want to earn as many points as possible without filling up your deck. For every 3+ tile of the same color you get in a row, they will vanish. Its so simple yet so challenging.
Thaddeus Centers –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
Four Stars
I like playing Klax. The game plays good and I am happy.
Casey Jones –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
Four Stars
Love these types of games