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{{Game
 
{{Game
 
|name=Tetris
 
|name=Tetris
|image=[[Image:TetrisBox.jpg|200px]]
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|bgcolor=silver
 
|bgcolor=silver
 
|fgcolor=black
 
|fgcolor=black
 
|developer= [[Nintendo]], Bullet-Proof Software, various others
 
|developer= [[Nintendo]], Bullet-Proof Software, various others
 
|publisher=[[Nintendo]], Bullet-Proof Software, various others
 
|publisher=[[Nintendo]], Bullet-Proof Software, various others
|system=[[NES]], [[Game Boy]], [[3DS Virtual Console]]
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|system=''[[NES]]'', ''[[Gameboy]]''
|release='''NES'''<br />JP December 22, 1988<br />US 1989<br />EU January 23, 1990<br />'''Game Boy'''<br />EU 1989<br />US June 1989<br />JP June 14, 1989<br />'''3DS Virtual Console'''<br />US December 22, 2011<br />EU/AU December 22, 2011
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|release=''[[NES]]''<br />JP December 22, 1988<br />US 1989<br />EU January 23, 1990<br />''[[Gameboy]]''<br />EU 1989<br />US June 1989<br />June 14, 1989
 
|gallery=
 
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|genre=[[Puzzle]]
 
 
|rating= ESRB: E
 
|rating= ESRB: E
 
|}}
 
|}}
  
'''Tetris''' is a puzzle game that was first released on the [[NES]] and was originally created by Russian mathematician Alexy Pajitnov. It has become the most popular and well-known puzzle game.
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'''Tetris''' is a puzzle game originally created by Russian mathematician Alexy Pajitnov.  
  
 
=Gameplay=
 
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=Legacy=
 
=Legacy=
  
''Tetris'' has spawned a large legacy of remakes, imitators and reworkings of its style, and it has been released in some form for nearly every system.
 
  
 
==Sequels==
 
==Sequels==
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*In 1987, Andromeda published ''Tetris'' for IBM PC and other home computers. Mirrorsoft published a version for the MSX. Tengen publishes a version for Nintendo's arcade Vs. system.
 
*In 1987, Andromeda published ''Tetris'' for IBM PC and other home computers. Mirrorsoft published a version for the MSX. Tengen publishes a version for Nintendo's arcade Vs. system.
 
*In 1988, Nintendo published ''Tetris'' for the Gameboy and NES.  
 
*In 1988, Nintendo published ''Tetris'' for the Gameboy and NES.  
*In Europe, the NES version of Tetris was later put of a multipack with ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''Nintendo World Cup''.
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*In Europe, the NES version of Tetris was later put of a multipack with [[Super Mario Bros.]] and [[Nintendo World Cup]].
 
*Also, in 1989, Spectrum Holobyte published an Apple II version and Mirrorsoft published ''Tetris'' for the Commodore 64. Atari and SEGA publish arcade versions.
 
*Also, in 1989, Spectrum Holobyte published an Apple II version and Mirrorsoft published ''Tetris'' for the Commodore 64. Atari and SEGA publish arcade versions.
 
*In 1989, Tengen published an unlicensed version of ''Tetris'' for the NES.
 
*In 1989, Tengen published an unlicensed version of ''Tetris'' for the NES.
 
*In 1992, Phillips published ''Tetris'' for the Phillips CD-i.
 
*In 1992, Phillips published ''Tetris'' for the Phillips CD-i.
 
*In 1994, Tetris was part of the game ''[[Tetris & Dr. Mario]]''.
 
*In 1994, Tetris was part of the game ''[[Tetris & Dr. Mario]]''.
*In 2002, Vanguard published ''Tetris'' for the WonderSwan Color.
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*In 2002, _No Company published ''Tetris'' for the WonderSwan Color.
*In 2011, the Game Boy version of ''Tetris'' was released for download as part of the [[3DS Virtual Console]] with a heightened price. It would later be removed from the service in January 2015.
 
*In February 2023, the Game Boy version of ''Tetris'' was among the first wave of games to be added to the [[Nintendo Switch]]'s library of Game Boy games for [[Nintendo Switch Online]] subscribers.
 
  
[[Category: Video Games]] [[Category: Game Boy Games]] [[Category: NES Games]] [[Category: Player's Choice]] [[Category: Puzzle Games]]
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[[Category: Video Games]] [[Category: Gameboy Games]] [[Category: NES Games]] [[Category: Player's Choice]]
[[Category: 3DS Virtual Console Games]]
 

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