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[[File:Tetris Title Screen.png|thumb|left|160px|The game's title screen]] | [[File:Tetris Title Screen.png|thumb|left|160px|The game's title screen]] | ||
'''''Tetris''''' is a puzzle game for the [[Game Boy]] released in 1989 in Japan and North America and 1990 in Europe. It was developed and published by [[Nintendo]] (with the rights to a Game Boy version sub-licensed from [[Bullet-Proof Software]]<ref>Boot-up screen: "Tetris licensed to Bullet-Proof Software and Sub-licensed to Nintendo."</ref>) and is directly based on {{wp|Alexey Pajitnov}}'s original rendition of {{wp|Tetris}}. The basic gameplay involves stacking a series of blocks to create full rows with increasingly fast speeds. This simple gameplay, combined with its basic visuals, gave ''Tetris'' a universal appeal that made it immensely popular. It massively helped sell the Game Boy by virtue of being bundled with it upon release. | '''''Tetris''''' is a puzzle game for the [[Game Boy]] released in 1989 in Japan and North America and 1990 in Europe. It was developed and published by [[Nintendo]] (with the rights to a Game Boy version sub-licensed from [[Bullet-Proof Software]]<ref>Boot-up screen: "Tetris licensed to Bullet-Proof Software and Sub-licensed to Nintendo."</ref>) and is directly based on {{wp|Alexey Pajitnov}}'s original rendition of {{wp|Tetris}}. The basic gameplay involves stacking a series of blocks to create full rows with increasingly fast speeds. This simple gameplay, combined with its basic visuals, gave ''Tetris'' a universal appeal that made it immensely popular. It massively helped sell the Game Boy by virtue of being bundled with it upon release. | ||
The Game Boy ''Tetris'' title was made available for the [[Nintendo 3DS]]'s [[Virtual Console#Nintendo 3DS|Virtual Console]] in December 2011, although the title was later pulled from all regions. | The Game Boy ''Tetris'' title was made available for the [[Nintendo 3DS]]'s [[Virtual Console#Nintendo 3DS|Virtual Console]] in December 2011, although the title was later pulled from all regions. It was later released on the [[Nintendo Switch]]'s [[Game Boy - Nintendo Switch Online]] service as one of its launch titles on February 8, 2023. | ||
The [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] version of the game also has ''Mario'' characters [[List of Mario references in Nintendo video games#Tetris (NES)|cameo on the end screen]]. This version was never released in Japan as Bullet-Proof Software held the rights to produce Tetris for the [[Family Computer]]. | The [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] version of the game also has ''Mario'' characters [[List of Mario references in Nintendo video games#Tetris (NES)|cameo on the end screen]]. This version was never released in Japan as Bullet-Proof Software held the rights to produce Tetris for the [[Family Computer]]. | ||
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==Development== | ==Development== | ||
Henk Rogers of Bullet-Proof Software convinced Minoru Arakawa to use ''Tetris'' as the Game Boy's pack-in game for North America and Europe by saying that it would appeal to everyone, whereas ''[[Super Mario Land]]'' would only appeal to kids. As he put it, "[i]f you want little boys to buy your machine include 'Mario,' but if you want everyone to buy your machine, include 'Tetris'".<ref>Levy, Karyne. "The Complicated History Of 'Tetris,' Which Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary Today." ''Business Insider'', 6 June 2014, 10:59 AM, www.businessinsider.com/tetris-history-2014-6.</ref> While there were four launch titles during the Japanese release, none of them were bundled with the console. | Henk Rogers of Bullet-Proof Software convinced Minoru Arakawa to use ''Tetris'' as the Game Boy's pack-in game for North America and Europe by saying that it would appeal to everyone, whereas ''[[Super Mario Land]]'' would only appeal to kids. As he put it, "[i]f you want little boys to buy your machine include 'Mario,' but if you want everyone to buy your machine, include 'Tetris'".<ref>Levy, Karyne. "The Complicated History Of 'Tetris,' Which Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary Today." ''Business Insider'', 6 June 2014, 10:59 AM, www.businessinsider.com/tetris-history-2014-6.</ref> While there were four launch titles during the Japanese release, none of them were bundled with the console. | ||
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==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||