Tetris
Tetris is the first Tetris game developed and released by Spectrum HoloByte, and the first version to be released commercially. There are two versions of the game; the revised version has the plane on the…
27 January 1988
Tetris is a puzzle developed by Spectrum HoloByte, Inc., released 27 January 1988 on Amiga, Apple II, DOS and Mac.
What Tetris is
Tetris is a puzzle game developed by Spectrum HoloByte, Inc. and released in 1988. It is available on Amiga, Apple II, DOS and Mac.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Tetris is the first Tetris game developed and released by Spectrum HoloByte, and the first version to be released commercially. There are two versions of the game; the revised version has the plane on the title screen removed (at the request of Elorg) and the military-themed backgrounds replaced (at the request of Pajitnov). The revised version was also featured on Tetris Gold.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Tetris series
Tetris is the fourth of 145 entries we hold in the Tetris series. The next entry was Super Mario Bros. / Tetris / Nintendo World Cup in 1988.
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When did Tetris come out?
Tetris was released on 27 January 1988 for Amiga, Apple II, DOS and Mac.
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