Status thebigmack Jan 3, 2024
His father passed away a few weeks prior. Hearbreaking.
The kids are alright.
Tetris (1989)
Remake of Tetris
4.10 from 4570 ratings
7699 members have it in their collection · 104 playing now · 183 backlogged · 101 wish listed
How long? Main story 20h · with extras 14h · 100% 53h (from 9 logged playthroughs)
Tetris is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in the mid-1980s. Players arrange falling pieces made of four connected blocks, called tetrominoes, into complete horizontal lines within a rectangular playfield. Completed lines disappear and award points, while the speed of the falling pieces increases over time. The game ends when stacked pieces reach the top …
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Tetris is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in the mid-1980s. Players arrange falling pieces made of four connected blocks, called tetrominoes, into complete horizontal lines within a rectangular playfield. Completed lines disappear and award points, while the speed of the falling pieces increases over time. The game ends when stacked pieces reach the top of the field. With over 520 million sales across approximately 220 versions and at least 70 platforms, it is the second-best-selling video game series.
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Details
- Developers
- Nintendo
- Publishers
- Nintendo, Playtronic
- Genres
- Arcade, Puzzle
- Themes
- Action
- Franchises
- Tetris
- Series
- Tetris
- Events
- Nintendo Direct [JP]: Partner Showcase + Indie World Showcase - 8.27.2024, Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase + Indie World Showcase - 8.27.2024
Release dates
- Nov 1989 (Full Release) (North_America) Nintendo Entertainment System
- Feb 23, 1990 (Full Release) (Europe) Nintendo Entertainment System
- Sep 1994 (Full Release) (Brazil) Nintendo Entertainment System
Related
Bundled in
- Super Mario Bros. / Tetris / Nintendo World Cup (Nov 1988) · NES
- Nintendo World Championships 1990 (Dec 1990) · NES
Featured in lists
Rating distribution
5 stars
1976
4 stars
1348
3 stars
1015
2 stars
182
1 star
49
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status Reset_Tears Feb 17, 2023
Unironically stoked for this. I've long felt that the story behind Tetris would make a great movie, so it's nice to finally see it happening.
I think someone brought up the topic of "the perfect game" here recently? Tetris is what comes to mind for me first. Easy to play, easy to get addicted to. Just as welcoming for a …
Unironically stoked for this. I've long felt that the story behind Tetris would make a great movie, so it's nice to finally see it happening.
I think someone brought up the topic of "the perfect game" here recently? Tetris is what comes to mind for me first. Easy to play, easy to get addicted to. Just as welcoming for a casual five minutes, as it is for a competitive five hours. The perfect number of block types, and the perfect shapes for each of those block types. Oh, and the perfect background music, for a cherry on top. There have been many iterations to the formula over the years, but you know what? The Game Boy version still rules in its own right. Some things really do stand the test of time.
Status SIGINT Jan 21, 2022
There’s a surprisingly vibrant community of young people playing old-school Tetris these days on Twitch/YouTube and in regular high-score-based tournaments. The best among them have cracked the code for playing at the highest speeds, up to the insane level 40 and beyond, with a very odd-looking technique using both hands to mash the D-pad as fast as possible, but with …
There’s a surprisingly vibrant community of young people playing old-school Tetris these days on Twitch/YouTube and in regular high-score-based tournaments. The best among them have cracked the code for playing at the highest speeds, up to the insane level 40 and beyond, with a very odd-looking technique using both hands to mash the D-pad as fast as possible, but with exact precision. (edit: to explain "rolling", they're using the off-hand to push the controller rapidly into their thumb - pretty wild). They’re consistently getting scores waaay past the game’s intended 999,999 maximum. Not only is the physical skill really impressive, but the reaction time and quick thinking needed to do this effectively is just mind-boggling.
This is the current back-to-back champion of the biggest annual NES Tetris tournament. Those matches are super fun to watch, by the way—look up CTWC 2021 Finals if interested. Always pretty cool to see a new generation keeping an old game alive and appreciating its limitations even with much more “enhanced” Tetris games out there. I’ll stick to the easier new ones though…
Status internpepper Aug 16, 2021
I mean, it's Tetris. It's my favorite puzzle game of all time and it's the most accessible, pick-up-and-play type of game out there. I played the NES and Game Boy versions the most growing up.
Status SIGINT Jan 7, 2021
Been trying to improve my Tetris game all week to compete in Tetris 99. Got the great tip to practice the 40-line sprint mode available in many Tetris games to work on the fundamentals—I’ve lowered my best time from around 3:30 to 1:53 so far this week and it makes a huge difference. Getting consistent Top 10-20 finishes and …
Been trying to improve my Tetris game all week to compete in Tetris 99. Got the great tip to practice the 40-line sprint mode available in many Tetris games to work on the fundamentals—I’ve lowered my best time from around 3:30 to 1:53 so far this week and it makes a huge difference. Getting consistent Top 10-20 finishes and many heart-pounding Top 2-5s, but unfortunately... no #1 yet...
Anyway, my YouTube feed is filled with Tetris videos now, and I ended up on this:
I watched the world championships from 2018, 19, and 20 and what a story, watching NES Tetris evolve as an eSport in front of my eyes and seeing some absolutely amazing gameplay. The 2019 one was particularly great, with a really fun lighthearted vibe that reflects extremely well on the community. Very much worth a watch!
Status killerstar Feb 26, 2020
I've just realised that Tetris is a game with with randomised levels with no real progression aside from the player's ability and understanding of the game.... Tetris is a rogue-like!
Status akzak22 Oct 22, 2017
2017 Classic Tetris World Championship!
