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In the "Game Report Card" reader poll run by Family Computer Magazine,it scored 18.07 out of 30, as shown below.
This score also placed it 395th among all PC Engine titles (485 titles in total, as of 1993).
In the "Cross Review" feature of the magazine Famitsu,the game scored a total of 20 out of 40. In the "Game Report Card" reader poll run by Family Computer Magazine,it scored 18.5 out of 30, as shown below.
The staff credits in the ending were also removed, and a short skit by "Pajitnov" and "Vladimir" plays out instead.
Hatris was originally developed with different ideas, such as using utensils and other kitchen objects before eventually settling on hats.
Additionally, two versions of the game exist on the Sharp Wizard, the first of which released in December 1990, and the second, called Organizer Hatris, releasing in 1991.
An unofficial port of Hatris exists on the Acorn Archimedes, being developed by Joeri De Winter and first releasing on 18 September 1997.
Pajitnov later said in a 2018 interview with Retro Gamer that "sales didn't match our expectations, I still can't explain what was wrong with it and why it was not as addictive as we wanted it to be.
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