Pochi and Nyaa

Pochi and Nyaa (ポチッとにゃ〜) is a puzzle game developed by developed by Aiky and released by Taito in 2003 for the Neo Geo. It is one of the final video game titles developed for the platform, as well as the last Neo Geo title developed by a third-party company.

Overview
According to the game's story, the dog God Pochi and the cat God Nyaa realize a festival every thousand years to decide which of the two will be pampered for the next thousand years, while the winner of the competition is granted any wish he or she desires, thus prompting various competitors to gather for the festival.

Gameplay
The game has a pair of 7x12 grids, where the pieces (called Pochis or Nyaas) fall in pairs (similar to Puyo Puyo). It is operated with an 8-way lever and 3 buttons (left rotation, right rotation and "trigger"). Unlike Puyo Puyo, the player can accumulate as many pieces of the same color as they want and make them disappear when he wants, by changing a falling piece into a "trigger", in order to clear the accumulated pieces of the same color and forming chain reaction. and send nuisance pieces to the opponent.