Tetris Classic
Geometric shapes fall from the top of a playfield to rest on the bottom; fit the pieces together, and the line they form disappears. If the pieces don't form lines and eventually stack up to the top of the…
Tetris Classic is a puzzle developed by Sphere, released 31 December 1992 on DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Tetris Classic is
Tetris Classic is a puzzle game developed by Sphere and released in 1992. It was published by Spectrum HoloByte, Inc.. It is available on DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Geometric shapes fall from the top of a playfield to rest on the bottom; fit the pieces together, and the line they form disappears. If the pieces don't form lines and eventually stack up to the top of the playfield, the game is over. Difficulty increases by dropping the pieces faster and faster over time.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players.
Where it sits in the Tetris series
Tetris Classic is the 30th of 145 entries we hold in the Tetris series. The next entry was Tetris 2 in 1993.
What it launched against
Tetris Classic launched on 31 December 1992, within three weeks of Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting and Moto Roader MC.
Released around the same time: Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting, Moto Roader MC.
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