When did Tetris come out?

Tetris was released on 18 April 2002 for WonderSwan Color.

Tetris (2002) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Tetris

Tetris for Wonderswan Color is the first Tetris Guideline compatible game in Japan. Tetris is one of the great many versions of the famous soviet block-stacking game. Pieces made up of four blocks (dubbed…

18 April 2002

What Tetris is

Tetris is a puzzle game developed by Vanguard Works and released in 2002. It is available on WonderSwan Color only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

This version features three single-player modes: Marathon mode, which continues until the player loses; 40lines mode, which is a race to complete 40 lines; and 3min mode, where the goal is to earn as many points as possible within a 3-minute time limit. There is also a 2-player versus mode which uses the WonderSwan's link cable, much like the Game Boy version.

Description from the publisher · source

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 77th of 145 entries we hold in the Tetris series. The next entry was Tetris Worlds: Online Edition in 2003.

See all 145 Tetris games in release order →

What it launched against

Tetris launched on 18 April 2002, within three weeks of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, World Soccer: Winning Eleven 6 International, Heroes of Might and Magic IV and Spider-Man.

Released around the same time: The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, World Soccer: Winning Eleven 6 International, Heroes of Might and Magic IV, Spider-Man.

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