can be used for both generating large bonuses, since generally several blocks of the other color will be formed once these are removed, as well as to help the player recover if the field becomes too cluttered. 20 original Power Ups are featured in the game. Combos Instead of being confined to a "time line" a combo bar appears in the game instead, the bigger the combo the faster the bar fills up and this positively correlates with the score as well. Development In 2005, Florian Zitzelsberger (founder of Mad Peet) made a homebrew Lumines clone for Dreamcast called BlockSmash. In 2006, at the Midwest Gaming Classic GOAT Store Publishing announced 12 games for Dreamcast, as part of there 06/07 line up. One of the announced games was a commercial sequel to BlockSmash titled Blocks2 (2 is read as an exponent; pronounced Blocks Squared). The same year the original BlockSmash was released on Sandman Demo Disk Volume 1 On June 27, 2009 Blocks2 was released for the iPhone It was revealed on 9 September 2009 on the American Dreamcast's 10th anniversary, that the game would be making its way on the Dreamcast, under the new name Irides: Master of blocks. The name was changed in order to make it sound more attractive to the buyers on Apple's App store. The new name is intended to be a short form of Iridescence, a 'play of lustrous, changing colors', resembling the importance of differently colored squares Irides didn't make the projected 06/07 release date, however it is the only project GSP announced at MGC that was completed. When asked why it took four years to complete the development of the game Loosen said: IRiDES was released in December 2009 by GOAT Store Publishing for Dreamcast. It was their first game in 3 years. The game's release date was revealed alongside Rush Rush Rally Racing by RedSpotGames, a game that was once scheduled to be published by Goat Store. Features Single-player Campaign mode with four difficulty levels Co-Op Campaign mode to play with a friend Multi-player versus modes to face off against up to four players "Endless" mode: allowing players to challenge your friends and compete for the highest score More than 30 levels including unlockable bonus levels Over 15 music tracks Region free title, supports NTSC, PAL and VGA displays Supports all licensed Dreamcast controllers Supports rumble pack accessories Worldwide online high