Tetris Attack (1996) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Tetris Attack

The Game Boy version of the Super Nintendo game with the same name, which in turn is a version of the exclusive japanese game Panel de Pon.

1 August 1996

What Tetris Attack is

Tetris Attack is a puzzle game developed by Intelligent Systems and released in 1996. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Game Boy only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The story mode takes place in the world of Yoshi's Island, where Bowser and his minions have cursed all of Yoshi's friends. Playing as Yoshi, the player must defeat each of his friends in order to remove the curse. Once all friends have been freed, the game proceeds to a series of Bowser's minions, and then to Bowser himself. During these final matches, the player can select Yoshi or any of his friends to play out the stage.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are fantasy and kids. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Yoshi series

Tetris Attack is the ninth of 61 entries we hold in the Yoshi series. It arrived 12 months after Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. The next entry was Tetris Attack in 1996.

See all 61 Yoshi games in release order →