Nintendo tumbler puzzle Nintendo tumbler puzzle The Nintendo tumbler puzzle, also known as the "Ten Billion Barrel" in English and originally in Japanese, is a mathematical puzzle in the style of Rubik's Cube. It was invented by Gunpei Yokoi of Nintendo in 1980 and was covered by (until the patent expired in March 1995 due to non-payment of a maintenance fee). It consists of a "cylinder" of transparent plastic divided into six levels, together with a black plastic "frame". The frame consists of upper and lower discs that are joined together through the middle of the cylinder. The top and bottom levels of
Professor Layton and the Curious Village DS Game of 2008 on Giant Bomb, and fifteenth game of 2008 overall by Eurogamer. It also won the "Best Puzzle Game Of The Year" award in the "Nintendo Power" magazine. In February 2009, "Professor Layton and the Curious Village" was awarded the Aggie for Best Console/Handheld Adventure in the first award presentation by Adventure Gamers. It was also nominated for Best Handheld Game on G4's G-phoria in 2008. In 2011, Adventure Gamers named "Professor Layton" the 47th-best adventure game ever released. Professor Layton and the Curious Village Professor Layton and the Curious Village is a puzzle adventure video game