The upcoming collection is a welcome history lesson
There are A LOT of versions of Tetris available today. I’m still addicted to Tetris 99, which I still play weekly because it’s just that dang good. But we don’t have too much access to the older versions of the game outside of a few iterations. Tetris Forever, the upcoming project from Digital Eclipse, is going to include a lot of those classic versions and the developer has finally revealed some of what we can expect.
The fourteen main games have been announced, many of which never made it out of Japan. They are:
- Tetris – Originally released in 1984 on the Electronika 60
- Tetris – Originally released by Spectrum Holobyte in 1988 on the Apple II
- Tetris – Originally released by Bullet-Proof Software in 1988 on the Famicom
- Hatris – Originally released by Bullet-Proof Software in 1990 on the Famicom
- Tetris 2 + Bombliss – Originally released by Bullet-Proof Software in 1990 on the Famicom
- Hatris – Originally released by Bullet-Proof Software in 1991 on the Game Boy
- Hatris – Originally released by Bullet-Proof Software in 1992 on the Nintendo Entertainment System
- Super Tetris 2 + Bombliss – Originally released by Bullet-Proof Software in 1992 on the Super Famicom
- Tetris Battle Gaiden – Originally released by Bullet-Proof Software in 1993 on the Super Famicom
- Super Tetris 2 + Bombliss Genteiban – Originally released by Bullet-Proof Software in 1993 on the Super Famicom
- Super Tetris 3 – Originally released by Bullet-Proof Software in 1994 on the Super Famicom
- Super Bombliss – Originally released by Bullet-Proof Software in 1995 on the Game Boy
- Super Bombliss – Originally released by Bullet-Proof Software in 1995 on the Super Famicom
- Super Bombliss DX – Originally released by Bullet-Proof Software in 1998 on the Game Boy
Pajitnov’s original Tetris game has been authentically recreated to play, which is something that many a fan and historian has wanted. The game is Tetris in its most basic form, but definitely something that may be a bit more of a shake-up for what we’re used to.
Also included in the collection is a BRAND NEW game, Tetris Time Warp. This game pulls four players together and sends them through different versions of the game as they play each other.
DOPE.
There will be more than 15 games total, so plug in for some good puzzle magic. Tetris Forever is launching sometime this year on all major platforms and PC.
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