"When flowers bloom, the power of fairies works..." ― Nintendo Screen
Panel de Pon (パネルでポン, Panel de Pon), also referred to in Japan as Panepon (パネポン) is the first mainline Panel de Pon game developed and released (not counting the first Satellaview Event version). It has been rereleased on a variety of platforms in Japan-only (barring Korea on the Wii VC). On May 14th, 2020, it was announced that the game would be released for the Super NES - Nintendo Switch Online Service on May 20th, 2020, which marks the first time that the game was finally available to people outside Japan (barring Korea).
There exists an unofficial English patch for the game, with the first patch being released on June 8, 2007 (v0.9b), with a few fixes and an English title screen coming later on December 31, 2007 (v1.0).[4]
Game Modes[]
Like with all games in the series, there are several game modes to play to learn the game's fundamentals. The parentheses represent the text as shown in-game.
1PLAYER GAME[]
- Endless (エンドレス)
- Score Attack (スコアアタック)
- Called "Time Trial" on NSO description.
- Stage Clear (ステージクリア)
- Puzzle (パズル)
- VS
- Called "VS mode" on NSO description.
2PLAYER GAME[]
- Score Attack (スコアアタック)
- Called "Time Trial" on NSO description.
- VS
Story[]
This is the world where the fairies live. Nature is rich, and all kinds of animals live peacefully together with the fairies. The fairies live with various things found in nature. Nothing in nature can survive without a fairy. [so basically, the fairy world is reliant on fairy magic to run properly.] They dwell together with all kinds of things, from water to the green of forests to fire to wind. Every fairy possesses magic as well. It's not intended to hurt anyone; instead, this magic is used to maintain the peace of the fairies' and animals' world. One of the fairies, the flower fairy Lip, is a cheerful and spirited young girl. Unfortunately, she isn't very good at using peacekeeping magic yet, so she has to use the help of her magic wand to cast spells. One day, out of nowhere, monsters appeared in this peaceful land and started wreaking havoc. They bullied the fairies, laid waste to the world, and did whatever they pleased! As if that weren't enough, they cast an evil spell on the fairies who were best friends with each other, causing them to fight with each other! "At this rate, those monsters will take over the entire fairy world!" One fairy alone--Lip, who managed to escape from the monsters' magic--went to rescue her fellow fairies.
Characters[]
| Icon | Character | Stage 1P | Stage 2P/Vs. | Song Name (Soundtest ID) [Panepon Harmony Link] |
Location | Website Link | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairies | |||||||
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Flower Fairy Lip |   |
Lip's Theme (09) [1] | Fairy World | [13] | ||
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Wind Fairy Windy |   |
Windy's Theme (0A) [2] | Wind World | [14] | ||
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Ice Fairy Sherbet | N/A | Sherbet's Theme (0E) [3] | Ice World | [15] | ||
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Nature Fairy Thiana |   |
Thiana's Theme (0D) [4] | Nature World | [16] | ||
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Jewel Fairy Ruby | N/A | Ruby's Theme (0C) [5] | Jewel World | [17] | ||
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Water Fairy Elias |   |
Elias' Theme (0B) [6] | Water World | [18] | ||
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Fire Fairy Flare |   |
Flare's Theme (11) [7] | Fire World | [19] | ||
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Sea Fairy Neris | N/A | Neris' Theme (10) [8] | Sea World | [20] | ||
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Moon Fairy Seren |   |
Seren's Theme (0F) [9] | Moon World | [21] | ||
| Enemies | |||||||
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Big Bird Phoenix | N/A | Phoenix & Dragon's Theme (13) [10] | Death Mountain
(Unknown in Stage Clear Thanatos Stage) |
[22] | ||
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Monster Dragon | [23] | |||||
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Demon King Thanatos | Stage Clear Only | Demon King Thanatos' Theme (12) [11] | [24] | |||
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Goddess Cordelia | N/A | Goddess Cordelia's Theme (14) [12] | [25] | |||
Cheats[]
Play Cordelia & Thanatos[]
On the 2 player stage select screen, have both players press the L and R buttons at the exact same simultaneously. This will allow you to play as Cordelia & Thanatos. This message is shown upon completion of Stage Clear.
Super Hard Mode[]
On the select screen in VS. mode choose Hard, press and hold the Up and L buttons, then press A. The opponents will be harder. This message is shown upon clearing Hard mode.
Play as other Fairies during Vs. mode[]
Begin a one-player, VS. mode game. After you finish the first level and when the password appears, press X and Y simultaneously.
Let the stack move regardless of Chain or Combo[]
On the Nintendo Screen, press "BALL" on the first controller. This message comes up upon a high score in Endless mode.
Move the world map in Vs. mode[]
Hold select on the world map in Vs. mode to move the camera. This also works on the Credits screen.
Extra Puzzles[]
Input "NYDJ29JI" on the 1-player game, Puzzle (パズル) Password screen.
Restoration Cheats[]
Options Menu Restoration[]
The Pro Action Replay codes 83C7DC04 + 83C80028 (Game Genie: D0A2-37D2 + 46AD-4DD3) allow you to access the lost options menu by scrolling to the (invisible) fifth menu item and pressing A. You should also apply 83C80104 (Game Genie: D0AD-4D03) in order to allow the game to return to the title screen when pressing B.
Music Test Extra Songs[]
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The Pro Action Replay codes 83D7462A (Game Genie: 4C20-3F62) changes the max Music Test songs from 35 ($23) to 42 ($2a) (Both also including track 00). The seven additional tunes are the three ending themes used for Puzzle, Stage Clear and Vs., the three High Score themes, and the Title Screen theme when you skip the opening animation.
External links[]
- Panel de Pon website
- Panel de Pon on Nintendo's SFC website
- Panel de Pon Wii VC Page
- Panel de Pon Korean Wii VC Page
- Panel de Pon Wii U VC Page
- Panel de Pon 3DS VC Page
- Panel de Pon SFC Mini
- Panel de Pon Wii U VC Manual
- Panel de Pon 3DS VC Manual
- Panel de Pon instructions Manual
- Translated Panel de Pon interview by Timely Howard
- 8/17/2016 - Panel de Pon (SFC): New 3DS Last Week's Download ranking
Other versions[]
BS Yoshi no Panepon[]
Main article: BS Yoshi no Panepon
Yoshi no Panepon, also known as Tetris Attack outside of Japan, is a reskin of the original Panel de Pon. The characters in this game were replaced with characters based on Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island to make the game more marketable to people outside of Japan, similar to the first Puyo Puyo game outside of Japan. This version was also ported to the Game Boy. Some stages were redesigned entirely. The Tetris name in the game's title has caused licensing issues for both versions for a potential Virtual Console release outside of Japan. This game is a start of many rebrandings for the series.
BS Panel de Pon - Event Versions[]
Main article: BS Panel de Pon - Event Versions
There were three different demo event versions of the game released exclusively on the Satellaview service: Panel de Pon - Event Version (released on October 17, 1995, which predates Panel de Pon (SFC) by ten days), Panel de Pon - Event Version 2, and Panel de Pon - Event '98 (which released on January 12, 1996, and December 28, 1998 respectively). As the Satellaview never released outside of Japan, these games have also never seen an official Western release.
Gallery[]
Nintendo Switch Online SNES / SFC description[]
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Videos[]
Panel de Pon Wii U VC Release Trailer
Panel de Pon 3DS VC Release Trailer
SFC Mini overview
Nintendo Switch Online
Nintendo Switch OnlineReferences[]
- ↑ https://nindb.net/snes/np-jp.html Super Famicom Nintendo Power Game List (Japan)
- ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/20010000001545
- ↑ https://topics.nintendo.co.jp/c/article/2ca9d69d-d328-11e7-8cda-063b7ac45a6d.html
- ↑ https://sites.google.com/site/yaworg/pdp-downloads
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| Games in Panel de Pon series | |
|---|---|
| Games | Panel de Pon (Event • Yoshi) • GB (Pokémon) • 64 / Nintendo Puzzle Collection (Pokémon) GBA (Multiboot) • DS/Chotto (DSiWare) |
| Other | Nintendo Puzzle Collection • Super Smash Bros. Series • Captain Rainbow Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome Amiibo |