Puchi Carat - Gemstone Ohkoku no Sekai (c) 1997 Taito.
Hit the ball with your paddle to destroy jewels in this simple but addictive puzzle game.

>>> TECHNICAL DETAILS
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Taito F3 System hardware
Prom Stickers : E46
Main CPU : 68EC020 (@ 16 Mhz)
Sound CPU : 68000 (@ 16 Mhz)
Sound Chips : ES5505 (@ 15.23805 Mhz)
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 320 x 232 pixels
Screen refresh : 58.97 Hz
Palette colors : 8192
Players : 4
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 4

>>> TRIVIA
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Released in October 1997.
The title of this game translates from Japanese as 'Small Karat - Gemstone Kingdom World'.
The game forbids the initials 'SEX' on the high score table. If you try, it gets changed to 'AAA'.

>>> TRICKS AND TIPS
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* Choose 3rd Costume : Press A button and Start at the same time when selecting your character.
* Play As Patoraco : After inserting a coin, when C-Mond is teaching how to play, press A(x3) and Start. She will be available between Garnet and Shyst.

>>> DESIGNERS / PROGRAMMERS / STAFF
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Producer : Atsuchi Taniguchi
Director : Takahiro Fujito
Game designers : Atsuchi Taniguchi, Takahiro Fujito, Chiho Maeda, Ken Ninomiya, Mari Fukusaki, Yoko Kaneko, Kazuhiro Fujimoto, Nabuhiro Hosomi, Yasuhisa Watanabe (Zuntata)
Character graphics : Chino Maeda, Ken Ninomiya, Mari Fukusaki, Yoko Kaneko, Kazuhiro Fujimoto, Nobuhiro Hosomi
Sound : Yasuhisa Watanabe (Zuntata)
Programmers : Nichiaki Kaneko (I.T.L), Tomoaki Kasuyagi (I.T.L), Yasuhito Nagumo (I.T.L)
Character designer : Yasunobu Kousokabe

>>> GAME PORTS TO OTHER SYSTEMS
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* Consoles :
Sony PlayStation (1998)
Nintendo Game Boy Color (1999)
Sony PlayStation 2 (2005, 'Taito Memories Vol. 1')
Microsoft XBOX (2006, 'Taito Legends 2')
Sony PlayStation 2 (2006, 'Taito Legends 2')
* Computers :
PC [CD-ROM] (2006, 'Taito Legends 2')

>>> OTHER GAME RESOURCES
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Game's rom.