Columns (video game)

Columns
Columns
Developer(s)	Sega
Publisher(s)	Sega
Designer(s)	Jay Geertsen
Composer(s)	Tokuhiko Uwabo
Series	Columns
Platform(s)	HP-UX m68k HP-UX m68k, Classic Mac OS, MS-DOS, Arcade, Mega Drive/Genesis, Master System, Sega CD, Game Gear, Atari ST, PC-Engine, FM Towns, NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-9801, X68000, MSX2, Super NES, Game Boy Color, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Virtual Console, iOS, ZX Spectrum ;
Release	March 1990 Arcade JP: March 1990; NA: June 1990; EU: August 1990; Mega Drive/Genesis JP: June 30, 1990; NA: September 1990; EU: 1990; Game Gear JP: October 6, 1990; EU/NA: April 26, 1991; MSX2 JP: December 25, 1990; PC Engine JP: March 29, 1991; X68000 JP: October 16, 1991; ;
Genre(s)	Puzzle
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade system	Sega System C

Columns (Japanese: コラムス, Hepburn: Koramusu) is a match-three puzzle video game designed by Jay Geertsen and released in 1990. Originally developed for the Motorola 68000-based HP 9000 running HP-UX, it was ported to Mac and MS-DOS before being released commercially by Sega who ported it to arcades and then to several Sega consoles. The game was subsequently ported to other home computers, including the Atari ST.