History Trivia / PanelDePon

* IKnewIt: The moment ''[[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo2 Super Puyo Puyo 2]]'' (a game exclusive to the Super Famicom beforehand) was included on the Nintendo Switch's Online Service for Super Nintendo games (despite being untranslated) instead of something like Kirby's Avalanche (which ended up being released later), fans speculated that ''Panel de Pon'' would face a similar treatment internationally.

** The Nintendo 64 version of ''Pokémon Puzzle League'' was never released in Japan, inverting this trope. As a result, 4Kids provided the entirety of the voice acting and music.

* IKnewIt: The moment ''[[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Super Puyo Puyo 2]]'' (a game exclusive to the Super Famicom beforehand) was included on the Nintendo Switch's Online Service for Super Nintendo games (despite being untranslated) instead of something like Kirby's Avalanche (which ended up being released later), fans speculated that ''Panel de Pon'' would face a similar treatment internationally.
* LateExportForYou: In May 2020, the original ''Panel de Pon'' got an international release for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch Online, after almost 25 years. However, it is untranslated, similar to ''[[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Super Puyo Puyo 2]]'' (which got an international release on the first bundle of games as opposed to DolledUpInstallment Kirby's Avalanche, which would see a release later on).

* TheWikiRule: [[https://panepon.fandom.com/wiki/Panel_De_Pon_Wiki It has one]] that covers both canon content and, to a lesser extent, fan content.

* NoDubForYou: The Japanese version was released completely unaltered on Nintendo Switch Online. Thankfully the basic gameplay and menus don’t have too much on a language barrier, but good luck trying to understand the story.

* NoDubForYou: The Japanese version was released completely unaltered on Nintendo Switch Online.

* CreatorBacklash: Henk Rogers, founder of The VideoGame/{{Tetris}} Company, regrets allowing Nintendo to use the ''Tetris'' trademark to market the original ''Panel de Pon'' [[DolledUpInstallment as]] ''Tetris Attack'', since ''Panel de Pon'' and ''Tetris'' have very little in common besides being falling block games. Rogers, however, [[http://www.destructoid.com/e3-09-tetris-ceo-regrets-tetris-attack--134733.phtml noted]] that he liked ''Panel de Pon'', and part of the reason he regrets letting it use the ''Tetris'' name is because that decision didn't allow the game to have its own identity.

* OldShame: Henk Rogers, founder of The VideoGame/{{Tetris}} Company, regrets allowing Nintendo to use the ''Tetris'' trademark to market the original ''Panel de Pon'' [[DolledUpInstallment as]] ''Tetris Attack'', since ''Panel de Pon'' and ''Tetris'' have very little in common besides being falling block games. Rogers, however, [[http://www.destructoid.com/e3-09-tetris-ceo-regrets-tetris-attack--134733.phtml noted]] that he liked ''Panel de Pon'', and part of the reason he regrets letting it use the ''Tetris'' name is because that decision didn't allow the game to have its own identity.

* ScrewedByTheLawyers: Due to the OldShame with the Tetris Company as mentioned above, Nintendo cannot re-release the ''Yoshi''-themed SNES installment anywhere in the world. The original SFC version with the fairies is apparently safe nowadays, having been released on UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch Online (though with no translation), but several earlier rereleases remained exclusive to Japan, with the rest of the world getting ''Pokémon Puzzle League'' for the [=N64=].

* LateExportForYou: In May 2020, the original ''Panel de Pon'' got an international release for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch Online, after almost 25 years. However, it is untranslated, similar to ''[[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Super Puyo Puyo 2]]'' (which got an international release on the first bundle of games as opposed to DolledUpInstallment Kirby's Avalanche).

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Neither version of ''Tetris Attack'' has ever been re-released due to their use of the Tetris branding (as noted in Screwed By the Lawyers below). This does not affect their respective Japanese releases, ''Panel de Pon'' and ''Yoshi no Panepon'', respectively, both of which have been re-released (though the latter has [[NoExportForYou never been released outside Japan]]).

* MarthDebutedInSmashBros: ''Pokémon Puzzle League'' was the western video game debut of Togepi and Marill.
** As for ''Panel De Pon'' itself, Lip's Stick has been an item in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' since ''Melee''.

* NoExportForYou: The ''Panel de Pon'' sequel in ''Nintendo Puzzle Collection'' never saw release outside of Japan.
** Hell, the ''original game'' was never exported, only repackaged. The only hint of the fairies making it outside of Japan is Lip's Stick being an item in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Melee'' and onward.
** To balance it out, the Nintendo 64 version of ''Pokémon Puzzle League'' was never released in Japan, inverting this trope. As a result, 4Kids provided the entirety of the voice acting and music.

** Averted as of the May 2020 update for the Nintendo Switch online. The original ''Panel de Pon'' got an international release after almost 25 years. However, it is untranslated, similar to ''[[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Super Puyo Puyo 2]]'' (which got an international release on the first bundle of games as opposed to DolledUpInstallment Kirby's Avalanche).

* IKnewIt: The moment ''[[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Super Puyo Puyo 2]]'' (a game exclusive to the Super Famicom beforehand) was included on the Nintendo Switch's Online Service for Super Nintendo games (despite being untranslated) instead of something like Kirby's Avalanche, fans speculated that ''Panel de Pon'' would face a similar treatment internationally.

** As for ''Panel De Pon'' itself, Lip's Stick has been an item in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' since ''Brawl''.

* As for ''Panel De Pon'' itself, Lip's Stick has been an item in ''Series/SuperSmashBros'' since ''Brawl''.

* TheAnimeOfTheGame: Inverted with ''Pokémon Puzzle League'', which is one of the only games in the entire ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' franchise to take most of its cues from the anime. While ''''Pokémon'' Yellow'' focused on the series' ThirdOptionAdaptation of having Pikachu as your starter and the appearance of Team Rocket's TerribleTrio, ''Puzzle League'' goes all the way and features the anime characterizations of the cast.

** In ''Panel De Pon'', but not ''Tetris Attack'', the ''options menu''. Within the options menu is an, uh, option, to read the character bios -- since the bios for the two last bosses don't appear in the AttractMode, they are dummied out as well. This version of the menu contains a submenu allowing players to change the game level of story mode matches; it was removed during localization, making it unavailable anywhere.

* ScrewedByTheLawyers: Due to the OldShame with the Tetris Company as mentioned above, Nintendo cannot re-release the ''Yoshi''-themed SNES installment anywhere in the world. The original SFC version with the fairies is safe only in Japan, while the rest of the world gets ''Pokémon Puzzle League'' for the [=N64=].
** Nintendo still cannot release ''Tetris Attack'', even for the Nintendo Switch Online. However, similar to ''[[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Super Puyo Puyo 2]]'', ''Panel de Pon'' finally got an international release, although untranslated.

* Colbert Bump: The release of the Original version of panel de Pon on the Nintendo Switch Online showed a notable rise of interest for the game.

** Nintendo still cannot release ''Tetris Attack'', even for the Nintendo Switch Online. However, similar to ''[[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Super Puyo Puyo 2]]'', ''Panel de Pon'' will finally get an international release, although untranslated.

** Averted as of the May 2020 update for the Nintendo Switch online. The original ''Panel de Pon'' will finally get an international release after almost 25 years. However, it is untranslated, similar to ''[[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Super Puyo Puyo 2]]'' (which got an international release on the first bundle of games as opposed to DolledUpInstallment Kirby's Avalanche).

** Averted as of the May update for the Nintendo Switch online. The original ''Panel de Pon'' will finally get an international release after almost 25 years. However, it is untranslated, similar to ''[[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Super Puyo Puyo 2]]'' (which got an international release on the first bundle of games as opposed to DolledUpInstallment Kirby's Avalanche).