Plotting (video game)

Plotting
Plotting
	North American arcade flyer
Developer	Taito
Publisher	Taito
Platforms	Arcade, Atari ST, Amiga, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, GX4000, ZX Spectrum, Famicom, Game Boy
Release	Arcade; JP: June 1989; NA: August 1989; Famicom; JP: December 15th, 1989; Game Boy; JP: March 16th, 1990; NA: April 1990; Amiga, C64, GX400, ST, Spectrum; EU: 1990;
Genre	Puzzle
Modes	Single-player, multiplayer

Plotting, released as Flipull in Japan, is a 1989 tile-matching puzzle video game developed and published by Taito for arcades. It was released in Japan in June 1989 and North America in August 1989. It was ported to the Famicom and Game Boy. As Plotting it was ported to the Atari ST, Amiga, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, GX4000, and ZX Spectrum. The game bears strong graphical and some gameplay similarities to Puzznic.

Gameplay

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Plotting on their August 1, 1989 issue as being the eighth most-successful table arcade unit of the month. The game was ranked the 23rd best game of all time by Amiga Power.

Legacy

In 2005, Plotting was re-released for Xbox, PlayStation 2, and Microsoft Windows as part of Taito Legends. Hamster Corporation released the game as part of the Arcade Archives series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in May 2022.

Notes

↑ Japanese: フリップル, Hepburn: Furippuru

References

↑ Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. pp. 43, 136. ISBN 978-4990251215.
↑ Harris, Steve; Semrad, Ed; Alessi, Martin; Stockhausen, Jim (1990). "Electronic Gaming Review Crew". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 10. Lombard, Illinois: Sendai Publications. p. 24. ISSN 1058-918X. Retrieved April 24, 2026 – via Video Game History Foundation.
↑ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 361. Amusement Press, Inc. August 1, 1989. p. 21.
↑ Matt Bielby; Stuart Campbell; Mark Ramshaw; Bob Wade; Trenton Webb; Gary Penn; Andy Smith; Maff Evens (May 1991). "This is Amiga Power: Amiga Power's All-time Top 100 Amiga Games". Amiga Power. Future Publishing. p. 7.
↑ Clayman, David (October 7, 2005). "Taito Legends Hands-On". IGN. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on October 13, 2005.

External links

Plotting at MobyGames
Plotting at SpectrumComputing.co.uk

[1] Japanese: フリップル, Hepburn: Furippuru

[:0-2] Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. pp. 43, 136. ISBN 978-4990251215.

[EGM-3] Harris, Steve; Semrad, Ed; Alessi, Martin; Stockhausen, Jim (1990). "Electronic Gaming Review Crew". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 10. Lombard, Illinois: Sendai Publications. p. 24. ISSN 1058-918X. Retrieved April 24, 2026 – via Video Game History Foundation.

[4] "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 361. Amusement Press, Inc. August 1, 1989. p. 21.

[5] Matt Bielby; Stuart Campbell; Mark Ramshaw; Bob Wade; Trenton Webb; Gary Penn; Andy Smith; Maff Evens (May 1991). "This is Amiga Power: Amiga Power's All-time Top 100 Amiga Games". Amiga Power. Future Publishing. p. 7.

[6] Clayman, David (October 7, 2005). "Taito Legends Hands-On". IGN. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on October 13, 2005.