When did Tetris 64 come out?

Tetris 64 was released on 13 November 1998 for Nintendo 64.

Tetris 64 (1998) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Tetris 64

Tetris 64 is a puzzle game for the Nintendo 64. It was released only in Japan in 1998 despite the whole game being in English. It is the only Nintendo 64 game that can make use of the Nintendo 64's bio-sensor…

13 November 1998

What Tetris 64 is

Tetris 64 is a puzzle game developed by Amtex and released in 1998. It was published by SETA. It is available on Nintendo 64 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Tetris 64 is a puzzle game for the Nintendo 64. It was released only in Japan in 1998 despite the whole game being in English. It is the only Nintendo 64 game that can make use of the Nintendo 64's bio-sensor which was included with the game.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are party. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the Tetris series

Tetris 64 is the 57th of 145 entries we hold in the Tetris series. The next entry was Magical Tetris Challenge in 1998.

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What it launched against

Tetris 64 launched on 13 November 1998, within three weeks of Half-Life, Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus and Thief: The Dark Project.

Released around the same time: Half-Life, Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus, Thief: The Dark Project.

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