Tetris

Tetris

Available on:

DOS
Mac
Amiga
Apple][

Genres

Puzzle

Developer

Spectrum HoloByte, Inc.

Release Date

January 26, 1988 (38 years ago)

Publisher

Spectrum HoloByte, Inc.

Content Rating

N/A

Franchises

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Summary

Tetris is the first Tetris game developed and released by Spectrum HoloByte, and the first version to be released commercially.

There are two versions of the game; the revised version has the plane on the title screen removed (at the request of Elorg) and the military-themed backgrounds replaced (at the request of Pajitnov). The revised version was also featured on Tetris Gold.

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