EDITOR'S NOTE:
By Crom, we've tried our best here. Consider this page on a permanent work-in-progress state as we add new scans, probably fix some of the old ones, and generally whip it into shape. Also, these scans are huge so if you're on a limited internet service or a crank-powered computer then run run quite fast run as fast as you can keep running keep running go away. For the rest of you it's quite nice, though. Hopefully, there should be one new game a month added to this archive (HA HA HA, BLIMEY, YOU CAN TELL THAT LAST SENTENCE WAS WRITTEN A WHILE AGO, CAN'T YOU? SUCH OPTIMISM! SUCH NAIVETY!) and as we get more of them we'll streamline or add to the list. Please enjoy this scanned artwork pertaining to a 90s puzzle series only lunatics care about.

Also, Alice Margatroid is the best female magician in the video game world. End of. Arle Nadja wouldn't stand a chance. I'm just sayin'.

I really like the art of the Puyo Puyo series.

Somehow, the character art for Compile's legendary puzzle series manages to get past the blackened and gnarled parts of my brain and lodge straight into the HELL YEAH THIS IS AWESOME sector. It's a nice feeling. I first really noticed this after picking up the Game Gear port of the first game and the Saturn port of Tsu at a gaming convention, and that's why I padded out my Puzlow Kids article with the scans of the instruction manual. From there, I decided to gather as many games in the series (mostly the classic series- I'm sorry but I ain't buyin' seven versions of Fever) as possible. An insane endeavour, perhaps, but the art used in each manual is different (for instance, the N64 port of Sun has some cracking character art thrown in), and these games curiously paint a picture of Compile's history- early ports have by-the-book manuals (ho ho ho), then you get to their hey-day in the late 90s with added trinkets (which I usuaully find out about only later, much to my annoyance), adverts for Puyo concerts, fan clubs and even Puyo merchandise stores, before finally you get the comparatively titchy manuals for Puyo Puyo~n. Then, later on, Compile would disappear, replaced by Compile Heart and { this section omitted so I don't cry }

Also, Arle and company try to teach you how to look after your cartridges and CDs, which is always funny.

Since then, I've decided to share this obsession with the rest of the internet, and scan every last Puyo Puyo morsel- manuals, box covers, stickers, posters, anything I can get my filthy mitts on, really. Admittedly, you're not really going to gain much knowledge from these scans (except for that one bit that Twitter pal Kimimi kindly translated for us) but you are going to see some incredibly nice-looking character art and, where I can, some awesome stickers and posters and things like that. Additionally, any miscellaneous Puyo Puyo tat that winds up in my grubby little hands will be covered too, in its own little table.

Just a few notes before we begin...

#1 - This is not an exhaustive list of every Puyo Puyo game ever made. Games that probably didn't have manuals, such as the Famicom Disk Version, have not been included, for instance. Most importantly, our cut-off point is 2001, as the Game Boy Advance game was the last real game with the old art-style (ssssssuck it, N-Gage wait the n-gage manual is in colour i guess i need a copy of it help) with the exception of Sega Ages Vol. 12: Puyo Puyo Tsu Perfect Set, released in 2004. So that means no Fever games. Sorry.
#2 - The entire Madou Monogatari series has been excluded because I'm not that dedicated. Sorry. Read about it here instead and let's move on.
#3 - We're using Japanese names for everything (games and consoles alike), for consistency. Also, the actual Japanese spelling of each title is presented beneath in case you want to Google for some of the more obscure ones. I know the rest of the site tends to default to European names, but the fact that very few of these games made it outside Japan makes it obvious to go for JP terms. Speaking of, the only localised games on this list are Puyo Pop (Neo-Geo Pocket Color) and, er, Puyo Pop (Game Boy Advance) so take note.
#4 - Games with their title in red are ones I don't own, just so you can gauge which ones are more imminent than others.
#5 - Some items have footnotes. Click any white numbers you see to be zipped to the appropriate footnote (or close enough, anyway).
#6 - These rules are subject to change at the drop of a hat because I'm a dick. But they probably won't.

Let's see how long I can keep this up before it goes horribly wrong like everything else I do!

Game	System	Year	Box	Manual	Other
Puyo Puyo (ぷよぷよ)	MSX2	1991
Puyo Puyo (ぷよぷよ)	Mega Drive	1992
Puyo Puyo (ぷよぷよ)	Famicom	1993
Puyo Puyo (ぷよぷよ)	PC-9801	1993
Puyo Puyo (ぷよぷよ)	Sharp X68000	1994
Puyo Puyo (ぷよぷよ)	FM Towns Marty	1994
Super Puyo Puyo (す～ぱ～ぷよぷよ)	Super Famicom	1993
Puyo Puyo CD (ぷよぷよCD)	PC Engine-CD	1994
Puyo Puyo (ぷよぷよ)	Game Gear	1993	Front Back	Front 2&3 4&5 6&7 8&9 10&11 12&13 14&15 16&17 18&19 20&21 22&23 24&25 26&27 28&29 30&31 Back	Poster 1 Poster 2
Puyo Puyo (ぷよぷよ)	Game Boy	1994	Front 1 Back 1	Front 0&1 2&3 4&5 6&7 8&9 10&11 12&13 14&15 16&17 Back
Puyo Puyo Tsu (ぷよぷよ通)	Mega Drive	1994
Puyo Puyo Tsu (ぷよぷよ通)	Sega Saturn	1995	Front Back	2&3 4&5 6&7 8&9 10&11 12&13 14&15 16&17 18&19 20&21 22&23 24&25 26&27 28&29 30&31 32&33 34&35 Back	Spine Card Reg Card Front Reg Card Back
Puyo Puyo Tsu (ぷよぷよ通)	NEC PC-9821	1995
Puyo Puyo Tsu for Windows (ぷよぷよ通for Windows)	Windows	1995
Puyo Puyo CD Tsu (ぷよぷよCD通)	PC Engine-CD	1996
Puyo Puyo Tsu Ketteiban (ぷよぷよ通決定盤)	Playstation	1996
Sega Ages Vol. 12: Puyo Puyo Tsu Perfect Set (ぷよぷよ通 パーフェクトセット)	Playstation 2	2004	Cover	Front 0&1 2&3 4&5 6&7 8&9 Back	Filofax Card Front 2 Filofax Card Back 2 Filofax Translation 2
Super Puyo Puyo Tsu (す〜ぱ〜ぷよぷよ通)	Super Famicom	1995	Front Back	Front 2&3 4&5 6&7 8&9 10&11 12&13 14&15 16&17 18&19 20&21 22&23 24&25 26&27 28&29 30&31 32&33 34&35 36&37 38&39 Back	Reg Card
Super Puyo Puyo Tsu REMIX (す〜ぱ〜ぷよぷよ通リミックス)	Super Famicom	1996
Puyo Puyo Tsu (ぷよぷよ通)	Game Gear	1994
Pocket Puyo Puyo Tsu (ぽけっと ぷよぷよ通)	Game Boy	1996	Front Back	Front 2&3 4&5 6&7 8&9 10&11 12&13 14&15 16&17 18&19 Back
Puyo Puyo Tsu (ぷよぷよ通)	WonderSwan	1999
Puyo Puyo Tsu (ぷよぷよ通)	Neo-Geo Pocket Color	1999
Puyo Pop	Neo-Geo Pocket Color	1999	Cover	Front 2&3 4&5 6&7 8&9 10&11 12&13 14&15 16&17 18&19 Back	Promo Flyer 3
Puyo Puyo Sun (ぷよぷよSUN)	Sega Saturn	1997	Front Back	2&3 4&5 6&7 8&9 10&11 12&13 14&15 16&17 18&19 20&21 22&23 24&25 26&27 28&29 30&31 32&33 34&35 36&37 38&39 40&41 42&43 44&45 46&47 48&49 50&51 52&53 54&55 Back	Spine Card Sticker Sheet 4 PP Underground Flyer Front 5 PP Underground Flyer Back 5 Reg Card Front Reg Card Back
Puyo Puyo Sun (ぷよぷよSUN)	Windows	1997
Puyo Puyo Sun Ketteiban (ぷよぷよSUN決定盤)	Playstation	1997
Puyo Puyo Sun 64 (ぷよぷよSUN 64) 6	Nintendo 64	1997	Front Back	Front 2&3 4&5 6&7 8&9 10&11 12&13 14&15 16&17 18&19 20&21 22&23 24&25 26&27 28&29 30&31 32&33 34&35 36&37 38&39 40&41 42&43 44&45 46&47 48&49 50&51 52&53 54&55 Back
Pocket Puyo Puyo Sun (ぽけっと ぷよぷよSUN)	Game Boy Color	1998
Puyo Puyo~n (ぷよぷよ〜ん)	Dreamcast	1999	Front Back	0&1 2&3 4&5 6&7 8&9 10&11 12&13 14&15 16&17 18&19 20&21 22&23 24&25 Back
Puyo Puyo~n: Carkun to Issho (ぷよぷよ〜ん カーくんといっしょ)	Playstation	1999
Puyo Puyo~n Party (ぷよぷよ〜んパーティー) 7	Nintendo 64	1999	Front Back	Front 0&1 2&3 4&5 6&7 8&9 10&11 12&13 14&15 16&17 18&19 20&21 22&23 24&25 26&27 28&29 Back
Pocket Puyo Puyo~n (ぽけっとぷよぷよ〜ん)	Game Boy Color	2000
Minna de Puyo Puyo (みんなでぷよぷよ)	Game Boy Advance	2001
Puyo Pop	Game Boy Advance	2001
Nazo Puyo (なぞぷよ)	Game Gear	1993
Nazo Puyo 2 (なぞぷよ2)	Game Gear	1993	Front Back	Front 2&3 4&5 6&7 8&9 10&11 12&13 14&15 16&17 18&19 20&21 22&23 Back	Poster 1 Poster 2
Nazo Puyo: Arle no Roux (なぞぷよ アルルのルー)	Game Gear	1994
Nazo Puyo (なぞぷよ)	PC-9801	1994	Front Back	Handling Book: Cover 2&3 4&5 6&7 8&9 10&11 12&13 14&15 16&17 18&19 20&21 22&23 24&25 26&27 Back Troubleshooting Book: Cover 2&3 4&5 6&7 8&9 10&11 12&13 14&15 Cover	Advert Front Advert Back Reg Card Front Reg Card Back Moo Niitani Cloth (Full) Moo Niitani Cloth (Zoom)
Super Nazo Puyo: Rulue no Roux (す〜ぱ〜なぞぷよ ルルーのルー)	Super Famicom	1995
Super Nazo Puyo Tsu: Ruruu no Tetsuwan Hanjyouki (す〜ぱ〜なぞぷよ通 ルルーの鉄腕繁盛記)	Super Famicom	1996
Waku Waku Puyo Puyo Dungeon (わくわくぷよぷよダンジョン)	Sega Saturn	1998
WakuPuyo Dungeon Ketteiban (わくぷよダンジョン決定盤)	Playstation	1999
Arle no Bouken: Mahou no Jewel (アルルの冒険 まほうのジュエル)	Game Boy Color	2000
Puyo Puyo DA! -featuring ELLENA System- (ぷよぷよDA! -featuring ELLENA System-)	Dreamcast	1999	Front Back	2&3 4&5 6&7 8&9 10&11 12&13 14&15 16&17 18&19 20&21 22&23 24&25 26&27 Back	Spine Card
Type da Puyo Puyo (たいぷdaぷよぷよ)	Windows	2001
Puyo Puyo Box (ぷよぷよBOX)	Playstation	2000	Front Back	1&2 3&4 5&6 7&8 9&10 11&12 13&14 15&16 17&18 19&20 21&22 23&24 25&26 27&28 29&30 31&32 33&34 35&36 37&38 39&40 41&42 43&44 45&46 47&48 49&50 51&52 53&54 Back

Item	Type	Year	Pictures	Errata
All About Puyo Puyo 8	Book	1993	Front Back
Puyo Puyo Mega Drive & Game Gear Kōshiki Guide Book 9	Book	1993	Front Back Book + CD Photo	Puyo Puyo RaveRevenge CD Rip
Arle Nadja + Puyos 10	Plush	1995	Front Back
Draco Centaur 11	Plush	1995	Front Back
Witch - Santa Ver. 11	Plush	????	Front Back	Tag Front Tag Back
Puyo Puyo Pencil Board	Misc. Merchandise	1993 (?)	Front Back
Sega Gals Collection 'Aruru Najya' Gashapon 12	Figure	2003	Front Side Back	Paper Slip
Puyo Puyo Slot (ぷよぷよスロット) 13	Medal/Redemption	199?	Source Image	NicoNico Footage
PachiPuyo (ぱちぷよ) 14	Medal/Redemption	1995	Info Page/Source Image	NicoNico Footage

Footnotes:
1 - Look closely and you can see Satan/Dark Prince staring up Arle's skirt in the background. Keep it classy, Banpresto.

2 - The first 19 games in the PS2 Sega Ages 2500 series had a little filofax-esque card included in the box (the last to have one was Fighting Vipers), designed to be put into a little binder (which looks like this- photo provided by @Zerochan on the Twitters) included with Phantasy Star Generation:1. They're sometimes more interesting than the games themselves! The translation we have here is courtesy of Kimimi from Shinju Forest Thank you, Kimimi!

3 - This photo was kindly given to us by @necrosofty. It's one of a series of flyers promoting Neo-Geo Pocket Color games for the US market.

4 - These stickers glow in the dark! Well, OK, after 15-or-so years they've lost much of their glow, but they still kind-of work.

5 - I seriously have no idea what this is supposed to be- it's an advert for Compile's DiscStation series, maybe, or some sort of Puyo Puyo magazine? Any clues, give us a bell at the usual address.

6 - For UK/US players with non-Japanese N64s, if you've got an N64 Passport Plus III, no codes are required to get Puyo Puyo Sun 64 to run. Just slot it in and play!

7 - For UK/US players with non-Japanese N64s, if you've got an N64 Passport Plus III, you'll have to enter codes to get Puyo Puyo~n Party to work. PAL gamers need to add E93DFF04 00000000, and both region players need to add E93D0054 0000003F (the Turok II code). Put those codes in, start the game with codes selected, and you're away. Codes taken from Cyber Axe Stuff's page on the subject.

8 - This is part of Studio Bent Stuff's 'All About' series of books which primarily focused on fighting games. And two Puyo Puyo games. Here's the official page on this game.

9 - Published by Shogakukan, this book spends more of its time on the arcade game than the Mega Drive and Game Gear versions. It also includes a 4-track mini CD entitled Puyo Puyo RaveRevenge, with remixes of Theme of Puyo Puyo, Baroque of Puyo Puyo, Memories of Puyo Puyo, and a Madou Monogatari song.

10 - These two dolls were very kindly given to us by @Zerochan. Based on the year, they're presumably based on Puyo Puyo Tsu. Additionally, yes, the Puyos seem to be pulling up poor Arle's skirt so they can see underneath. Second time someone's leered at her knickers on this page. Poor girl.

11 - As far as we can tell, this was part of a series of Christmas-related Puyo Puyo dolls available in UFO Catchers (read: crane game) in game centres in Japan. We can't find shots of any others, though- according to completed eBay listings, a Santa version of Satan was in this line as well. Any info on these dolls, you know my email! If not, it's at the bottom of this page.

12 - Their spelling of Arle Nadja, not mine.

13 - This was sent in by reader Jake, and it's one of those medal games- think ticket games but with tokens instead- where you gamble on the slot machine, and if any Puyos are destroyed, you get medals back. You can also do chains, although they seem to be very rare! This was made by Banpresto, but there's no year for this one, and it's hard to find concrete info as Google keeps telling me about the modern Puyo pachislot with the same/similar name, but I'm going to guess around 1994/95 if the next game's anything to go by. Any more info, you know our email!

14 - This was not sent into us by reader Jake, but it turned up while looking for the game he did mention. So, half-credit for that. It's pachinko. With Puyos. By Banpresto again. The information page has a few pictures of the cabinet, and at the very least, we've got a year for this one!

Things I'm Missing:
Due to the fact that I'm a cretin (and cheap, let's not forget that), on ocassion the Puyo games I've collected are less-than-complete. This isn't your basic 'no manual' situation- during the late 90s Compile had this habit of including extra stuff like stickers with their games, and from about 1993 onwards included little registration cards too. Some of these weren't included in the copies I bought- obviously I'm not trying hard enough. So, here's a list of stuff I know I'm missing, complete with pictures- if there's a kind soul out there (possibly from Puyo Nexus?) who has any of these items and is willing to send a scan of it my way, then my email, as ever, is themetalslug at gmail dot com. Don't be shy now, kids.

Puyo Puyo (Game Boy) - Missing registration card
Puyo Puyo Sun 64 (Nintendo 64) - Missing sticker sheet
Puyo Puyo~n (Dreamcast) - Missing spine card, registration card, guide book advert (yikes)

BABA BING~