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Junction (video game)
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Junction is a video puzzle game developed by Micronet
and published by Konami
in 1990
that saw a western release. Using a variety of sliding puzzle
s, the player is challenged to roll a ball (possibly containing a small armadillo character as implied by the game's introduction) along tracks set on the tiles. Players must align the tracks together and have the ball roll over bridged tracks that have been set on the border of the puzzle in order to complete each level. Junction had a total of 50 levels and the player could select them as they wished, but a certain number of points had to be reached by level 50 in order for the player to beat the game and see the ending.
The Sega Game Gear version had a reference to Curse
, a previous Micronet game, in its opening.
Micronet co., Ltd.
Micronet co. Ltd. is a software development company with its head office set in Hokkaido Sapporo, Japan. Previously specializing in 2D and 3D video games, the company has since focused on graphical website production as well as founding the 3D CG Soft System, 3D Atelier.-History:First established...
and published by Konami
Konami
is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...
in 1990
1990 in video gaming
-Notable releases:*Bonk's Adventure is released for NEC's TurboGrafx-16 and is the first US appearance of Bonk, the mascot of the TurboGrafx-16.*February 12 — Nintendo releases the NES game Super Mario Bros. 3 in North America...
that saw a western release. Using a variety of sliding puzzle
Sliding puzzle
A sliding puzzle, sliding block puzzle, or sliding tile puzzle is a puzzle that challenges a player to slide usually flat pieces along certain routes to establish a certain end-configuration....
s, the player is challenged to roll a ball (possibly containing a small armadillo character as implied by the game's introduction) along tracks set on the tiles. Players must align the tracks together and have the ball roll over bridged tracks that have been set on the border of the puzzle in order to complete each level. Junction had a total of 50 levels and the player could select them as they wished, but a certain number of points had to be reached by level 50 in order for the player to beat the game and see the ending.
The Sega Game Gear version had a reference to Curse
Curse (video game)
Curse is a 1989 Japanese shoot 'em up Sega Mega Drive game developed by Micronet. It was a sideways scrolling shoot 'em up spread across five levels...
, a previous Micronet game, in its opening.