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Alternative Names

テトリス

Developer

Bullet Proof Software

Genre

Puzzle

Other Versions

NES, PSN, Series, WS

Release Dates

07/31/89 Nintendo
06/14/89 Nintendo
10/01/90 Nintendo

Community Stats

Owners: 336
Favorite: 15
Tracked: 4
Wishlist: 2
Now Playing: 3
 
8.5

Avg Community Rating:

 

I am pop

13th Apr 2009 | 1,825 views 


salaminizer

User Score
9.5
                         

Presentation - 9.0
Gameplay - 9.5
Value - 9.5
Supposedly the most popular version of Tetris, the Game Boy version owes nothing to newer versions.

This version of Tetris was bundled with the Original Game Boy and ended up selling more than 30 million copies. Yes, it features only two modes and a single multiplayer mode. But do you need more than that? One of the modes is score-based while the other one is simply a matter of surviving, which is the same in the multiplayer mode.

There are 3 different songs (excluding or including the main menu song, depending on the version of the game) to choose, each one catchier than the other.

While the game doesn't offer any sort of arbitrary goal, getting to a million is usually a good challenge. There is also one aspect that, although not unique to this version, is a little less "traditional": unlike Panel de Pon in which the pieces fill the empty spaces, remaining pieces from "tetriminoes" are unnaffected by gravity. The result is that there are no elements such as chains and combos, good planning is essential - when the game allows, of course.

The "original" Tetris is still a great game even in its 20th anniversary. If you never got addicted to it, or worse, don't see what's special in Tetris, I'm terribly sorry, it must be awful!


Shipping Total

35,000,000 Units

Opinion (23)

Hibern81 posted 22/12/2018, 03:31
Pretty damn close to gaming perfection! Astronomical replay value!
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EJBass83 posted 07/12/2018, 04:12
This game actually sold 35.26 million and the NA numbers should be 28.20 million instead.
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Flilix posted 04/03/2018, 01:33
Best puzzle game evah!
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thewastedyouth posted 17/05/2012, 05:51
TENGEN TETRIS WAS BETTER

FU NINTENDOGS!!!
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Kai Master posted 04/03/2010, 10:22
did you know that you can see the full 611 weeks of Tetris' sales by changing the last number un the adress (the menue stops at week 400) !
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FreeTalkLive posted 17/01/2010, 08:47
The best game ever? Maybe so...
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