Tane o Maku Tori

The raven has made a friend. But sorrow be to this raven, for this fellow
avian migrates, and will not return for seasons. Filled with sadness and
regret the raven takes wing. As he soars through his lonely world his tears
begin to fall… and water dying flowers. At last he knows what he must do
until his friend returns, he will make new friends in the flowers. He will
help them grow and spread their seeds.

Each level in _Tane o Maku Tori_ contains four pillars bridged by a series of
horizontal or vertical rows. These rows are different for each of the three
spaces formed by the pillar. The rows may be moved up and down, one set at a
time. At the foot of a column, up to three in harder areas, will be a nascent
flower. Water drops will fall along the path of the pillars, which will have a
different theme for each level, and eventually either fall onto the ground or
a flower. Water drops will always move along a bridge if it intersects their
path, drops can’t go up diagonals. Drops an combine to create larger faster
moving drops. Any more than three drops and it will simply fall off the
pillar, or bridge, and be of no use.

When a flower gets enough rain drops, or tear drops, it will bloom, when all
the flowers on the stage bloom it will be cleared.

Enemies also roam the stage, gobbling up hydrogen based solution and plants.
They follow the same laws as the drops and will move along beams when
encountered, however they can go up vertical beams. Should one reach a flower
it will nibble at it until dead. This ends the game; however, enemies can be
destroyed by three drops combined.

A time mode is available where the player picks a difficulty level and then
plays on the level until a flower is eaten or they run out of time, each
completed flower will add to the time.

A two player mode is available through the Communication Cable

This game is played vertically.