Columns (video game)

Columns
Columns
	European Mega Drive box art
Developer	Jay Geertsen
Publishers	Sega (arcade and Sega consoles)
Designer	Jay Geertsen
Composer	Tokuhiko Uwabo (Genesis)
Series	Columns
Platform	List HP-UX, Mac OS, MS-DOS, arcade, Genesis/Mega Drive, Master System, Sega CD, Game Gear, Atari ST, PC Engine, FM Towns, PC-8801, PC-9801, X68000, MSX2, Super Famicom, Game Boy Color, iOS, ZX Spectrum;
Release	1989 HP-UX, Mac OS, MS-DOS 1989; Arcade JP: March 1990; NA: June 1990; EU: August 1990; Genesis/Mega Drive JP: June 30, 1990; NA: September 1990; EU: 1990; Game Gear JP: October 6, 1990; NA: April 26, 1991; EU: June 1991; MSX2 JP: December 25, 1990; PC Engine JP: March 29, 1991; X68000 JP: October 16, 1991; Super Famicom JP: August 1, 1999; ;
Genre	Puzzle
Modes	Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade system	Sega System C

Columns (Japanese: コラムス, Hepburn: Koramusu) is a match-three puzzle video game designed and developed by Jay Geertsen and shared in 1989. 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.