Columns is a series of falling block puzzle games.
Games in series[]
- Columns - 1990, Arcade, Master System, Mega Drive, Game Gear. Later ported to MSX2, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Steam, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.
- Columns II: The Voyage Through Time - 1990, Arcade. Later ported to Sega Saturn and later Nintendo Switch as part of the Sega Ages collection with updated features and guest characters.
- Columns III: Revenge of Columns - 1993, Mega Drive. Later added to the Wii via Virtual Console.
- Stack Columns - 1994, Arcade.
- Super Columns - 1995, Game Gear.
- Columns '97 - 1996, Arcade.
- Columns Arcade Collection - 1997, Saturn.
- Columns Crown - 2001, GameBoy Advance
- Columns Jewel - 2005, distributed via Sonic Cafe
- Columns Deluxe - 2008, iOS.
Spinoffs[]
- Hanagumi Taisen Columns - 1997, Arcade, Sega Saturn. Sakura Wars themed Columns spinoff.
- Columns GB: Tezuka Osamu Characters - 1999, Game Boy Color. Columns game featuring Astroboy, Kimba and other characters created by Tezuka Osamu.
- Hanagumi Taisen Columns 2 - 2000, Dreamcast. The second Sakura Wars themed Columns spinoff.
- Jewelpet: The Glittering Magical Jewel Box - 2009, Arcade. Jewelpet themed Columns spinoff.
Cameos[]
- Hi sCoool! SeHa Girls - Music from the Game Gear version of the game is heard while Game Gear (the character) is shown in episode 8.
- 404 Game Re:Set - 2023, Android, IOS, Windows. Both an Anode and Cathode personafied version of the game appeared as characters.