Tetris (Game Boy)

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Tetris

Gameboytetrisbox.jpg
Developer(s) Bullet Proof Software
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Release Date(s) 14 Jun 1989 (Japan)[1]
31 Jul 1989 (USA)
28 Sep 1990 (Europe)
Platform(s) Game Boy

Gameplay Info

Next pieces 1
Playfield dimensions 10x18
Hold piece No
Hard drop No
Rotation system Nintendo Rotation System, left-handed
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Adjustable tuning {{{tuning}}}
Garbage attack type {{{garbage}}}
Garbage blocking type {{{blocking}}}
Website {{{website}}}
Tetris GB title.png Tetris GB play.png
Japanese box art

Tetris, for Game Boy, is among the most played of its namesake. Nintendo, through the help of Henk Rogers, purchased the license from Elorg to package it with every new Game Boy system. (An exception was Japan, where the system did not come bundled with any games.) Because of this, many players of the Game Boy generation remain familar to this title, as it probably sold more than any other Tetris title so far. Having Tetris packaged with Game Boy may likewise have had something to do with Game Boy's success. It also made "Korobeniki" become the "Tetris song".

This was the first widely distributed Tetris game to feature 2-player battles with garbage using the link cable.