Plotting (video game)

Plotting is a tile-matching puzzle video game published by Taito in 1989. It is called Flipull (フリップル, Furippuru) in Japan as well as in versions for the Famicom and Game Boy. As Plotting it was ported to the Atari ST, Amiga, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, GX4000, and ZX Spectrum. The game bears strong graphical and some gameplay similarities to Puzznic.

Flipull/Plotting
Amiga cover art
Developer(s)	Taito
Publisher(s)	Taito
Platform(s)	Arcade, Atari ST, Amiga, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, GX4000, ZX Spectrum, Famicom, Game Boy
Release	Arcade WW: 1989 Famicom JP: December 15th, 1989 Game Boy JP: March 16th, 1990 NA: April 1990 Atari ST, Amiga, C64, Amstrad CPC, GX400, ZX Spectrum EU: 1990
Genre(s)	Puzzle
Mode(s)	Single-player, 2 player competitive
Arcade system	Taito L System hardware

Gameplay

Arcade screenshot

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Plotting on their August 1, 1989 issue as being the eighth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.^[1] The game was ranked the 23rd best game of all time by Amiga Power.^[2]

Legacy

In 2005, Plotting was re-released for Xbox, PlayStation 2, and Microsoft Windows as part of Taito Legends.^[3] The game was re-released for the Nintendo Switch as part of the Arcade Archives series in May 2022.