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Stack-Up

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Also known as
Family Computer Robot: Block Set Robot Block

Control the R.O.B. accessory to stack colored discs in specific patterns against the clock.

Stack-Up was released for the NES in Japan on July 26, 1985, and in North America on October 18, 1985. It is the original version of the game, so the original release year is also 1985.


							Stack-Up cover
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About Stack-Up

Stack-Up is a game that utilizes the R.O.B. accessory, which players physically set up with included colored discs. The on-screen character Professor Hector is controlled to land on blocks, which in turn issue movement commands to the robot in a specific order.

Multiple play modes are available. One primary mode tasks players with stacking the physical discs quickly according to a required pattern, which can be challenging. Another mode involves programming a full sequence of commands for R.O.B. before testing its execution. A separate competitive option allows for one or two players, where the goal is to achieve BINGO by aligning columns and rows to activate robot commands while an opponent does the same.

The overall objective across these modes is to direct R.O.B. to move the colored discs successfully without letting them fall.

Stack-Up Screenshots

8 images
Title screen. Yup, it says
Main menu
Test! Test!
Go, old man!
Measuring your speed.
Jumping, jumping...
The old man is afraid of that star.
The old man is kicked out. Show some respect to old age, people!