Panel de Pon (universe)
| Panel de Pon (universe) | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Nintendo Intelligent Systems |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Genre(s) | Puzzle |
| Console/platform of origin | Super Famicom |
| First installment | Panel de Pon (1995) |
| Latest installment | Puzzle League Express (2009) |
ThePanel de Pon universe (パネルでポン,Panel de Pon) refers to theSuper Smash Bros. series' collection of properties that hail from thePanel de Pon series of puzzle games developed and published byNintendo. Since the series' debut in Japan, it has been re-branded internationally under several names, such asTetris Attack andPuzzle League.
Franchise description[edit]
Panel de Pon is atile-matching puzzle game series developed byIntelligent Systems, where gameplay involves matching three or more tiles of the same color at once to remove them from play. The first game in the series was released on the Super Famicom in Japan in 1995, and starred a series of fairies as its main characters. Its storyline involved the Flower Fairy,Lip, setting out to free her friends from the control of the demon king Thanatos and save the world of the fairies.
In bringing the game outside of Japan,Panel de Pon's original characters were completely replaced by the cast ofSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (with characters fromRare'sKiller Instinct being planned earlier in the localization process[1]), and it was renamedTetris Attack (referencing the name of unrelated puzzle seriesTetris), setting the precedent of keeping thePanel de Pon gameplay but replacing its characters. This was followed up by a port ofTetris Attack for theGame Boy, which retained theYoshi series theming; the twoTetris Attack games were also re-released in Japan asYoshi no Panepon (ヨッシーのパネポン,Yoshi's Panepon).
Another pair of rebrandedPanel de Pon games,Pokémon Puzzle Challenge andPokémon Puzzle League, used the cast of thePokémon series. Both of these games were originally unreleasedPanel de Pon titles, as indicated by unusedPanel de Pon GB content found inPuzzle Challenge[2] and a prototype ofPanel de Pon 64 using the same engine asPuzzle League.[3] All English installments of the series moving forward continue to use thePuzzle League name.
The last game in the series to use the fairy-based theme of the original game was the version ofPanel de Pon included in the Japan-onlyNintendo Puzzle Collection forNintendo GameCube. This version of the game, based on the unreleasedPanel de Pon 64, starred a new generation of fairies similar to those of the Super Famicom game;Nintendo Puzzle Collection was planned for release outside of Japan and was shown at E3 2003,[4] but was canceled for unknown reasons, despite receiving anESRB rating.[5] The next two games in the series,Dr. Mario & Puzzle League andPlanet Puzzle League, featured no characters at all (barring Pupuri fromPuzzle Collection appearing in the former, and Lip's stage being an unlockable theme in the Japanese version of the latter). These installments instead solely featured the gameplay without any story or theming from other series.
After nearly a decade of absence, the series made a reappearance as a minigame inAnimal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo under the nameAnimal Crossing: Puzzle League, featuring theAnimal Crossing cast. Reaching certain milestones in the minigame allows the player to unlock Lip's outfit for theirVillager to wear. In 2020, 25 years after the series' debut, the original fairy-basedPanel de Pon was released internationally for the first time, via the Nintendo Switch Online service.
InSuper Smash Bros. Melee[edit]
The signature item ofLip, the fairy protagonist of the series, appears as the Lip's Stickitem beginning in this game.
Items[edit]
- Lip's Stick: Inflicts aflower effect on an opponent upon contact.
Trophy[edit]
- Lip's Stick
- This magical stick was used by the character Lip in the Japanese game Panel De Pon, which was later released asTetris Attack in the United States. Lip's Stick causes a flower to sprout from an enemy's head, inflicting damage as it grows. Quickly tap the Control Stick back and forth to get a flower off of your head.
- Panel De Pon (Japan Only)
Misc.[edit]
- Beginning inMelee,Kirby'sStone move uses Lip's garbage block as one of its possible designs.
- The flower effect is representative of the flowers seen in thePanel de Pon title screen. Other causes for the flower effect other than Lip's Stick includes some ofCrazy Hand's attacks or the whenTogepi's Metronome uses flower attack.
InSuper Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
The Lip's Stick returns as an item in this game. Additionally,Lip's Theme (Panel de Pon), a remix originating from the first game of the series, appears as a track inMy Music forPictoChat. There are also severalstickers of characters from the series: specifically, Furil, Pure, Sala, and Cecil fromNintendo Puzzle Collection, along with one of the titular Panels. However, in localized versions of the game, these fairies are incorrectly named as Lip, Ruby, Elias, and Seren; these are the names of their respective counterparts from the Super Famicom version ofPanel de Pon. Equipping the Furil/Lip sticker inAdventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary will grant the player a Lip's Stick when spawning into a level.
Items[edit]
- Lip's Stick: Returns as an item in this game.
Music[edit]
- Lip's Theme (Panel de Pon): An unlockable arrangement of Lip's theme fromPanel de Pon is used in thePictoChat stage.
Trophy[edit]
- Lip's Stick
- An item that causes a damage-dealing flower to bloom on people's heads. If you find yourself with a flower on your noggin, start rattling the Control Stick back and forth to shake it off. Some characters can pull off having flower-covered heads in style, while others clearly cannot.
:Panel de Pon (Japan Only)
Stickers[edit]
| Name | Game | Effect | Characters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flower Fairy Lip | Nintendo Puzzle Collection | SpecialCarryLipsStickCarry Lip's Stick | All characters |
| Jewel Fairy Ruby | Nintendo Puzzle Collection | AttackBodySpin+012  Attack +12 | All characters |
| Moon Fairy Seren | Nintendo Puzzle Collection | AttackMagic+016 Attack +16 | Peach Zelda  |
| Water Fairy Elias | Nintendo Puzzle Collection | AttackWater+030 Attack +30 | Pokémon Trainer |
| Panel | Nintendo Puzzle Collection | SpecialFoodEffect+002 +2 | All characters |
.png) Flower Fairy Lip (Nintendo Puzzle Collection) |
.png) Jewel Fairy Ruby (Nintendo Puzzle Collection) |
.png) Moon Fairy Seren (Nintendo Puzzle Collection) |
.png) Water Fairy Elias (Nintendo Puzzle Collection) |
.png) Panel (Nintendo Puzzle Collection) |
Misc.[edit]
Kirby's Stone move using Lip's Garbage Block inBrawl.
- The flower effect returns and can now be afflicted through certain moves, such asRest andNegative Zone. The ailment can also be turned on throughout the whole match withinSpecial Brawl.
InSuper Smash Bros. 4[edit]
While there is no new content for thePanel de Pon series, Lip's Stick returns once again as an item in this game, and theLip's Theme (Panel de Pon) remix reappears inSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U on theWrecking Crew stage.
Items[edit]
- Lip's Stick: Returns as an item in this game.
Music[edit]
Lip's Theme (Panel de Pon): The remix returns as a default song for the Wrecking Crew stage, exclusive to the Wii U version.
Trophies[edit]
- Lip's Stick
With this wand in hand, a simple flick of the wrist will sprout a flower from a character's head. If you keep on flicking, the flower grows larger. The bigger the flower, the more nutrients it craves, dealing more and more damage to the host. Shake it off by running around real fast!
:Panel de Pon (Japan)
With a wave of this wand, make a flower bloom on your opponent's head. A lovely big flower. One that gets bigger the more times you hit them. It must be absorbing nutrients from its host, since your rival's damage will slowly go up and up while it's there. If this ever happens to you, try to shake it off by running around!- :Panel de Pon (1995 (JP))
Misc.[edit]
- Lip's garbage block returns in SSB4 as one of its possible designs forKirby'sStone move.
- The flower effect returns as an effect in this game. The ailment can also be turned on throughout the whole match throughSpecial Smash within the Wii U version.
- In the Wii U version, one of Yoshi's tips refers toTetris Attack for the SNES, while in the Japanese release, it refers to the Game Boy version instead.
Kirby using grounded stone inSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U
Kirby with a Flower ailment inSmash 4
InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
In this game, Lip makes her first on-screen appearance in theSmash Bros. series (as well as her first physical appearance in any form of media released in Western territories) as asupport spirit. She is also the basis for a costume for Mii Swordfighters and aFriend Icon for online play. The appearance of the flower effect has been changed, now resembling those seen on the title screen ofPanel de Pon. Lip's Stick also returns as an item.
Items[edit]
- Lip's Stick: Returns as an item in this game.
Mii Costumes[edit]
Costumes[edit]
Hats[edit]
Music[edit]
Returning track[edit]
- "Lip's Theme - Panel de Pon": A remix of Lip's theme fromPanel de Pon, returns fromBrawl.
Spirit[edit]
| No. | Image | Name | Type | Class | Cost | Ability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,153 |  | Lip |  | ★★★ | 1 | Lip's Stick Equipped |
Misc.[edit]
- Lip's garbage block returns inUltimate as one of its possible designs forKirby'sStone move.
- The flower effect returns as an effect in this game, being redesigned to now resemble the flowers seen in thePanel de Pon title screen. The ailment can also be turned on throughout the whole match within theCustom Smash mode.
- One of Yoshi's tips refers toTetris Attack for the SNES, while in the Japanese release, it refers to the Game Boy version instead.
Richter holding Lip's Stick.
All of the references to Lip inUltimate.
Games with elements appearing in theSuper Smash Bros. series[edit]
Panel De Pon[edit]
- Playable characters:
The garbage block is one of several formsKirby can take when usingStone.
Lip appears as a costume for theMii Swordfighter.
- Item:
- Lip's Stick appears as an item.
- Trophies:
- Lip's Stick appears as a trophy.
- Spirit:
- Lip appears as a spirit.
- Music:
- "Lip's Theme - Panel de Pon": An arrangement of Lip's theme from this game.
Nintendo Puzzle Collection[edit]
- Stickers:
- Flower Fairy Lip, Jewel Fairy Ruby, Moon Fairy Seren, Water Fairy Elias, and panel appear as stickers.
Trivia[edit]
- Although there are no fighters from thePanel de Pon universe in theSuper Smash Bros. series, some of the characters that were playable in rebrandedPanel de Pon games are fighters, such asYoshi andBowser fromTetris Attack,Pikachu andPichu fromPokémon Puzzle Challenge,Squirtle andMewtwo fromPokémon Puzzle League, andVillager fromAnimal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome Amiibo'sPuzzle League minigame.
- Jigglypuff andIsabelle also make non-playable appearances in these games.
- In the Italian version ofBrawl, the Lip sticker is named "Fiorella". However, the Lip's Stick item is still called "Bacchetta di Lip".
