Tetris
The second version of Tetris was programmed by Vadim Gerasimov and Dmitry Pavlovsky for the IBM PC, which was more modern the Elektronika 60 computer for which the original version was programmed. The new…
Tetris is an arcade developed by Vadim Gerasimov, released 31 December 1985 on DOS.
What Tetris is
Tetris is an arcade game developed by Vadim Gerasimov and released in 1985. It is available on DOS only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The second version of Tetris was programmed by Vadim Gerasimov and Dmitry Pavlovsky for the IBM PC, which was more modern the Elektronika 60 computer for which the original version was programmed. The new version added a score board and colors for the tetriminoes. Like the first version, this version also wasn't meant for commercial release.
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 second of 145 entries we hold in the Tetris series. It arrived 9 months after Tetris. The next entry was Tetris in 1987.
What it launched against
Tetris launched on 31 December 1985, within three weeks of Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter and Mercenary.
Released around the same time: Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter, Mercenary.
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