Tetris
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| Tetris | |
| Developer | Nintendo, Bullet-Proof Software, various others |
| Publisher | Nintendo, Bullet-Proof Software, various others |
| System | NES, Game Boy, 3DS Virtual Console |
| Release Date | NES JP December 22, 1988 US 1989 EU January 23, 1990 Game Boy EU 1989 US June 1989 JP June 14, 1989 3DS Virtual Console US December 22, 2011 EU/AU December 22, 2011 |
| Genre | Puzzle |
| Rating | ESRB: E |
Tetris is a puzzle game that was originally created by Russian mathematician Alexy Pajitnov. It has become the most popular and well-known puzzle game.
Gameplay
In Tetris, players are given tetrominoes of several different varieties. The player must arrange them to make a solid line. Each time a line is completed, that row disappears. The player can keep playing as long as the tetominoes keep falling.
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
Tetris 2 was released for the Gameboy and NES in 1993.
Ports and Remakes
- In 1986, Spectrum Holobyte published Tetris on the PC.
- 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 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.
- In 1989, Tengen published an unlicensed version of Tetris for the NES.
- In 1992, Phillips published Tetris for the Phillips CD-i.
- In 1994, Tetris was part of the game Tetris & Dr. Mario.
- In 2002, Vanguard published Tetris for the WonderSwan Color.
- In 2011, the original 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.