Tetris
Tetris is a puzzle game developed originally released for arcades. Players must stack differently shaped falling blocks to form and eliminate horizontal lines from the playing field. The game features several…
Tetris is an arcade developed by Atari Games, released 31 December 1988 on Arcade.
What Tetris is
Tetris is an arcade game developed by Atari Games and released in 1988. It is available on Arcade only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Tetris is a puzzle game developed originally released for arcades. Players must stack differently shaped falling blocks to form and eliminate horizontal lines from the playing field. The game features several difficulty levels and two-player simultaneous play.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It supports multiplayer for up to 2 players online. Available modes: Co-operative, Single player and Split screen.
Where it sits in the Tetris series
Tetris is the 11th of 145 entries we hold in the Tetris series. The next entry was Tetris in 1988.
What it launched against
Tetris launched on 31 December 1988, within three weeks of Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad and Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.
Released around the same time: Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad, Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.
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