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Tetris

NES · Released May 1, 1989 · Developed by Tengen · Published by Tengen

73Total 73Single playerMultiplayer
Puzzle

Summary

Tengen, an Atari label, released an unlicensed version of Tetris for the Nintendo Entertainment System. After they lost a lawsuit to Nintendo, which acquired the rights from Russia to port the game to home consoles (they already had the handheld consoles rights), Tengen had to destroy every spare cartridge unsold at the time. The Tengen game featured a two-player simultaneous mode not available in Nintendo's version

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Details

IGDB Rating
72.81 / 100
9 ratings
Total Rating
72.81 / 100
9 (user + critic)
Game Modes
Single player · Multiplayer
Perspective
Side view
Developer
Tengen

Also known as

AliasTETЯISStylized title
AliasThe Soviet Mind Game: TetrisAlternative title

Release history (1 entries)

DatePlatformRegion
May 1, 1989Nintendo Entertainment System

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