We, MSX people witnessed the birth of this brillant game (concept)!
I loved to play the MSX game. The missions were nice, never got further than mission 17 "at the time"...
What I liked even more, was playing versus a human player, and back then, we thought our level was pretty advanced.
Then I saw some Japanese guys battling against each other on some console-fair...
Made my stomach churn!
However, nowadays, through the "wonder of emulation"
I got acquainted to later versions of this game.
It's a game you'll learn to understand even better than you thought you did! 
Without meaning to brag (muhahaha) I can say, that I finished without cheating:
SNES - Super Puyo Puyo
SNES - Super Puyo Puyo 2
Arcade - Puyo Puyo
SMS - Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
Sega Genesis - Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
Yes, I actually got beter at the game, subsequently dared to pick up the MSX version again, and got quite a bit missions further!
I almost became an expert like those freaked-out Japs! 
My goal is to eventually beat every *real* Puyo Puyo game ever made.
Is there someone here who has ever beaten all missions of the MSX 2 version?
And, generally, wanna play against me, bee-otch?

) is good at Puyo Puyo. Afterwards I have a little Gradius challenge for you...