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{{Infobox video game
|title= Nintendo Puzzle Collection
|image= [[Image:Nintendo Puzzle Collection Boxart.jpg|256px]]
|caption= Japanese GameCube cover art
|developer= [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]<br>[[Nintendo Software Technology]]<br />[[Intelligent Systems]]
|publisher= [[Nintendo]]
|released= {{vgrelease|JP=February 7, 2003}}
|genre= [[Puzzle video game|Puzzle]]
|modes= [[Single-player video game|Single-player]]<br>[[Multiplayer game|multi-player]]
|platforms= [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]]
}}
{{nihongo|'''''Nintendo Puzzle Collection'''''|ニンテンドーパズルコレクション|Nintendō Pazuru Korekushon}} is a 2003 [[puzzle video game]] compilation published by [[Nintendo]] for the [[Nintendo GameCube]]. The game contains [[video game remake|remake]]s or [[porting|port]]s of three Nintendo-published puzzle games: ''[[Dr. Mario 64|Dr. Mario]]'', ''[[Yoshi's Cookie]]'', and ''[[Panel de Pon]]''. The game was released in [[Japan]] on February 7, 2003, and releases in [[North America]] and [[Europe]] were planned but eventually cancelled.

All copies of ''Nintendo Puzzle Collection'' were bundled with a [[Nintendo GameCube–Game Boy Advance cable|GCN-GBA cable]] to take advantage of the game's ability to download simplified versions of its games to a [[Game Boy Advance]] console.

==Gameplay==
''Nintendo Puzzle Collection'' is a compilation of three Nintendo-published [[puzzle game]]s that were originally released on earlier Nintendo consoles. All the games support both [[single-player]] gameplay and competitive local [[multiplayer]] for up to four players simultaneously. In addition, ''Nintendo Puzzle Collection'' supports [[Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Advance Cable|GameCube-Game Boy Advance]] connectivity, allowing the player to use a [[Game Boy Advance]] as a game controller. Downgraded versions of each game can also be downloaded and played independently on the Game Boy Advance. Each game is stored in the Game Boy Advance [[Random-access memory|memory]] and will remain until the handheld is shut down.<ref name="gamespot preview"/>

===''Dr. Mario''===
{{Main|Dr. Mario|Dr. Mario 64}}
{{nihongo|''Dr. Mario''|Dr.マリオ}} is a [[porting|port]] of ''[[Dr. Mario 64]]'', originally released in 2001 for the [[Nintendo 64]]. Like all ''Dr. Mario'' games, the gameplay focuses on eliminating colored [[virus]]es from the playing field by matching them with colored [[Capsule (pharmacy)|capsule]]s.

''Dr. Mario'' was directed by Hitoshi Yamagami and Yoshiyuki Kato and the music was composed by Manabu Fujiki and Seiichi Tokunaga.<ref name="credits1">{{cite web |url=http://themushroomkingdom.net/credits/npc/Japan |title=Nintendo Puzzle Collection Credits |publisher=The Mushroom Kingdom |accessdate=2012-08-19}}</ref> The downloadable Game Boy Advance version is an [[Video game console emulator|emulation]] of the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] version of ''Dr. Mario''.

===''Yoshi's Cookie''===
{{Main|Yoshi's Cookie}}
{{nihongo|''Yoshi's Cookie''|ヨッシーのクッキー|Yosshī no Kukkī}} was originally released on the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]], [[Super Famicom]], and [[Game Boy]] consoles in 1992.

''Yoshi's Cookie'' was directed by Yasuhiro Minamimoto and Azusa Tajima, and the music was composed by Ai Yamashita.<ref name="credits1"/> The downloadable Game Boy Advance version is an [[Video game console emulator|emulation]] of the NES version of ''Yoshi's Cookie''.

===''Panel de Pon''===
{{Main|Panel de Pon}}
{{nihongo|''Panel de Pon''|パネルでポン|Paneru de Pon}} is an update to the 1995 [[Super Famicom]] game ''Panel de Pon: Puzzle Action Game'', which was rebranded as ''Tetris Attack'' outside Japan. It contains more features, but presents itself as a sequel  following the descendants of the original cast of characters. It is based on the [[Nintendo 64]] version that went unreleased in Japan but was released internationally as ''[[Pokémon Puzzle League]]''.

==Development==
''Nintendo Puzzle Collection'' was co-developed by [[Nintendo]] and [[Intelligent Systems]]. Intelligent Systems had previously developed ''[[Panel de Pon]]'', one of the available games, for the [[Super Famicom]] in 1995. Before its announcement in December 2002, the game was tentatively titled ''Masterpiece Puzzle Collection''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/8014 |publisher=Nintendo World Report |date=November 13, 2002 |author=Gaban, Desmond |title=Gamecube Masterpiece Puzzle Collection revealed}}</ref> ''Nintendo Puzzle Collection'' was playable at [[E3 2003]], where releases in [[North America]] and [[Europe]] were announced.<ref name="gamespot preview">{{cite web|author=Calvert, Justin |url=http://www.gamespot.com/nintendo-puzzle-collection/previews/nintendo-puzzle-collection-e3-2003-preshow-report-6027672/ |title=Nintendo Puzzle Collection E3 2003 Preshow Report |date=May 13, 2003 |publisher=[[GameSpot]]|accessdate=February 27, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://wayback.archive.org/web/20061209155317/http://www.n-europe.com/news.php?nid=4408 |title=E3 2003: Nintendo Puzzle Collection |date= May 13, 2003 |accessdate=February 27, 2003 |publisher=N-Europe}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/91057/e3-2003-nintendo-stuns-with-groundbreaking-puzzle-collection/ |title=E3 2003: Nintendo stuns with groundbreaking puzzle collection |publisher=[[Computer and Video Games]] |accessdate=February 27, 2003 |date=May 14, 2003}}</ref> The plans were eventually cancelled.{{citation needed|date=February 2012}}

==Reception==
Due to the game's Japan-exclusive release, reception of ''Nintendo Puzzle Collection'' is limited. The game holds an aggregate score of 75% on [[GameRankings]] based on two reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/gamecube/589493-nintendo-puzzle-collection/index.html |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |accessdate=February 27, 2012 |title=Nintendo Puzzle Collection reviews}}</ref> Michael Cole of Nintendo World Report, reviewing an imported copy, scored ''Nintendo Puzzle Collection'' 8 out of 10. Cole felt that ''Dr. Mario'' was the weakest selection of the three games available, with "uninspired" graphics and "unforgiving and honestly quite frustrating" gameplay. He remarked that while ''Panel de Pon'' was the best selection in regards to gameplay, ''Yoshi's Cookie'' had the most beautiful graphics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/4051 |publisher=Nintendo World Report |author= Cole, Michael |title=Nintendo Puzzle Collection review |date=February 20, 2003 |accessdate=February 27, 2012}}</ref> NowGamer scored the game 7.5, calling ''Panel de Pon'' the "highlight of the disc", but remarking that it's "hard to shake the feeling that this is little more than a cheap [[shovelware|cashin]]."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nowgamer.com/gamecube/gamecube-reviews/905495/nintendo_puzzle_collection.html |title=Nintendo Puzzle Collection Review |date=February 7, 2003 |accessdate=February 27, 2012 |publisher=NowGamer}}</ref>

Defunct Games placed ''Nintendo Puzzle Collection'' 44th on its list of ''The 50 Compilations That Rocked The World''. While it called the selections "solid" and "just as addictive now as they ever were," it remarked that the title would have ranked higher on the list if more games had been included.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.defunctgames.com/bonuslevels/56/the-50-compilations-that-rocked-the-world |title=The 50 Compilations That Rocked The World - Defunct Games |date=August 18, 2006 |publisher=Defunct Games |accessdate=February 27, 2012}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ngc/gpzj/index.html}}

{{Puzzle League series}}
{{Mario puzzle games}}
{{Yoshi series}}

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