Nyan Pi brings Compile's MSX2 cat puzzles to Switch tomorrow

The MSX2 puzzle game Nyan Pi is coming to the Nintendo Switch on October 1, and D4Enterprise just released a final gameplay trailer showing the 1990 title in action.

Originally developed by Compile, the game is the latest addition to the EGGCONSOLE lineup. The new footage focuses on the character selection screen and the mid-game puzzle mechanics, providing a clearer look at how the game handles its platforming elements.

Eight cats and a trash can

The premise is simple. You pick one of eight cat breeds and navigate single-screen stages to pop every balloon. Once the balloons are gone, you head to the goal, which is a metal trash can.

Compile is widely known for Puyo Puyo and the Aleste shooters, but the studio also produced dozens of smaller games for its Disc Station magazine series. Nyan Pi originally shipped on Disc Station DX #3, a disk-based publication distributed for the MSX2 computer in Japan. These disks were packed with demos, small titles, and editorial content. Pulling a single disk magazine pack-in out of 1990 and selling it as a standalone Switch game in 2026 is exactly the kind of granular catalog work D4Enterprise does with its Project EGG label.

The platforming puzzle

The trailer shows off later stages, including Round 17's pinball-style layouts and Round 36's pipe mazes. The game is a puzzle title first and an action game second. If you misjudge a jump, you will get stuck and have to restart the stage.

The physics and stage hazards require planning. Sometimes balloons need to be kept intact to serve as temporary platforms rather than popped immediately. Bouncing balls and other moving obstacles force you to time your drops carefully.

There is no time limit, and the game allows endless retries across its 40 rounds. Nyan Pi hits the Nintendo eShop on October 1. Like other EGGCONSOLE releases, it runs in an emulation wrapper provided by D4Enterprise, and it does not include a scene select feature.