Tetris
Tetris is an arcade game published by Sega in 1988. It took Japanese arcades by storm, and is one of the most commonly known versions of the game. Due to its popularity, it became the base of rules for many…
Tetris is a puzzle developed by Sega Enterprises, Ltd., released 1 December 1988 on Arcade.
What Tetris is
Tetris is a puzzle game developed by Sega Enterprises, Ltd. and released in 1988. It is available on Arcade only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Tetris is an arcade game published by Sega in 1988. It took Japanese arcades by storm, and is one of the most commonly known versions of the game. Due to its popularity, it became the base of rules for many other Japanese games created later on, both licensed and unlicensed. Such games include the TGM series, Tetris Plus series, Tetris S and Shimizu Tetris. It was one of the first games to have lock delay, greatly improving maneuverability at high speeds.
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 eighth of 145 entries we hold in the Tetris series. The next entry was Tetris in 1988.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Parents
Quick answers
Tetris — frequently asked questions
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