One puzzle game to another! Unlike Ka-Blooey, however, this one was definitely different and even more difficult. It is, by no means, however, a horrible game. Far from it. But...either you're good at this kind of puzzle game, or you'll be hitting GameFAQs at every possible opportunity.
Daedalian Opus is a game that has you placing shapes in a playfield so that they all fit perfectly into it. The game is just you, the playfield, the pieces and trial and error, and while that is also a good thing, it can also be a bad thing, as there is no hint system to help you out and you're left entirely to your own devices, making the premise of the game and the whole appeal of it a double-edged sword. It is, however, a nice fit for the Game Boy, as it is a very good way of staying busy on the go, and while this game could have been on NES, it is on Game Boy entirely for that purpose-driven reason.
The game is named after Daedalus, who is (supposedly) the son of Icarus (and also the guy who told him not to fly too close to the sun with the wings made out of wax, and we all know how that turned out) and the man who made the Labyrinth of Crete, which imprisoned the Minotaur.
The D-Pad moves the cursor, B rotates the pieces, and A selects and places. Select flips pieces vertically, while Start flips pieces horizontally. Pressing A and B at the same time resets all pieces to their default positions.
When you start the game, an old man named Dr. P will tell you that you'll be solving a bunch of puzzles. Press A to go through dialogue. You'll start with three pieces, but you'll get more along the way until you end up with twelve altogether.
Since this game can be super-hard for people who cannot play a game along the lines of "put all the pieces in this thing and hope they fit perfectly" here, solutions for all the puzzles can be found on GameFAQs. Puzzles can have multiple solutions, but you can get through the game with the ones here.
You'll be on a map screen where you will go from one level to another. Left and Right move the little man around, and Up enters the doorway to the next level. On these screens, a U.F.O. will reveal the password for the level you've just reached, and you also have a chance to get a new piece from the fairy at the bridge that materializes between the levels as you move to the right.
Level 1
You start out with three shapes: an L shape (which I call "Big L" or "L Train"), a T shape (which I call "Mr. T") and a line with a square sticking out (which I call "Nightstick" or "Boss Man's Nightstick"). You'll need to flip the L-shaped piece vertically (or the "Nightstick" piece) with Select to win, depending on where you place the T shape.
When you complete a level, you'll get a message saying "Good." Press A to toggle this message so you can see your completed puzzle (and also copy it down on graph paper if you want), and press Start to head to the next level.
Level 2
Password: KING
You'll get a small square with a small notch sticking out (which I call "Utah" after the state of Utah).
Level 3
Password: EASY
You'll get a straight-line shaped piece (which I call "Long Boi") here. You'll have to use
Also, you won't be using all the pieces here, as "Mr. T." won't fit at all in the thin box.
Level 4
Password: NICE
You'll get an L-shaped piece (which I call "Protractor") here.
Level 5
Password: BORN
You'll get a U-shaped piece (which I call "Handle" here.
Level 6
Password: FREE
You'll get a long S-shaped piece (which I call "Lightning Bolt") here.
Level 7
Password: STEP
You'll get a cross-shaped piece (which I call "Cross") here. Ironically, you don't use it in this puzzle.
Level 8
Password: LIVE
You won't get a new piece here, but at this point, you should have an idea of how this game goes.
Level 9
Password: CITY
You'll get a zig-zag shape (which I call "Zig-Zag" and later "Dolph Ziggler") here. Ironically, you won't use this new shape in this level, which has a playfield shaped like something other than a simple rectangle or square here. You also won't be using all the pieces here, either.
Level 10
Password: MEGA
You'll get a piece shaped more like an "S" (which I call "Crankshaft" and later "Sunsoft S") here. You won't be using all of the pieces here.
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