Minna no Soft Series: Zooo

Zooo is a falling-block puzzle game released by SunSoft in 2002 as part of the Minna no Soft budget line for the GBA. Colorful animal blocks drop from the top of the screen, and players slide and rotate them to connect three or more identical animals horizontally or vertically, clearing them for points—chain reactions earn high scores. The game offers an endless mode, stage challenges, and two-player versus play, all at a brisk pace with easy-to-grasp rules. Its cute cartoon animal designs and cheerful background music suit the casual tone perfectly, making Zooo one of the more fondly remembered compact puzzle titles on the Japanese GBA market in the system's later years.