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Nintendo Puzzle Collection

puzzle collection title screen		 Includes an interesting version of Panel De Pon that was originally developed for the N64, as well as a new version of Yoshi’s Cookie with a story mode. (and Dr. Mario 64 again)
Release Date: February 7, 2003
Developer: Intelligent Systems, Nintendo Software Technology
Platforms: GameCube
Push aliens backwards to match them, or just punch them out of space. I saw this and immediately knew it had to go on here.
Release Date: February 20, 2003
Developer: Media Entertainment
Platforms: PSX

Toko Toko Trouble

spaceship with a hand pushing aliens around gameplay

Hexic

image pending featuring King Pluto from Trioncube		 Another variant on hexagon puzzling that had involvement from Alexey Pajitnov.
Release Date: July 2003
Developer: Carbonated Games
Platforms: Windows, Xbox 360
Animal match three. Unlike Bejeweled, you can keep chaining during matches.
Release Date: October 31, 2003
Developer: Robot Communications, Success
Platforms: Browser, GBA, Arcade, PS2, DS, Mobile

Zoo Keeper / Zooo

zoo gameplay with animal icons and a stunned lion

Puyo Puyo Fever

puyo fever win screen		 Sonic Team’s new take on Puyo, with a brand new setting and mostly new cast.
Release Date: November 2003
Developer: Sonic Team
Platforms: Arcade, PS2, Dreamcast, GameCube, Xbox, Windows, GBA, DS, PSP, Sony Walkman...
Puzz Loop clone that found much more success. I can forgive that easily, but i can't forgive this making every puzzle game afterwards be Ancient Ruin Indiana Jone themed
Release Date: December 12, 2003
Developer: PopCap Games
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Mobile, Xbox, PS2, PSP, PS3, Xbox 360

Zuma

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Pochi and Nyaa

cartoon dog and cat with people in the background. And in these heavens, the dog god Pochi and the cat god Nyaa are the idols.		 A new game from the remnants of Compile. Expands on Puyo mechanics by letting switch to detonator pieces. You're also incentivized to build long branching groups of pieces.
Release Date: December 23, 2003
Developer: Aiky
Platforms: Arcade, PS2
Puzzler with a cute comic style.
Release Date: 2003
Developer: MagicPot
Platforms: Arcade, PSP

Kollon / Koloomn / Ultimate Block Party

gameplay with comic book panels and blocks with colon three faces

Sushi Bar / Toretore! Sushi

sushi bar gameplay with the two chefs doing their thing The full characters screen from sushi bar. K. Stroganoff is a scary blue guy with a glowing egg		 Select which pieces you want off of a rotating conveyor belt. Never got released and it’s so good and that drives me crazy ahhh!!!
Release Date: Unreleased
Developer: Sammy
Platforms: Arcade

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plate of red nigiri sushi
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Lip from Panel De Pon running gif