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Tetris hits different when it boots instantly in your browser. Released on the Game Boy, this retro classic from its publisher is ready the second you press start — no downloads, no setup.
It is a portable version of Alexey Pajitnov's original Tetris and it was bundled with the North American and European releases of the Game Boy itself. Tetris is a 1989 puzzle video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy.
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| Action | Keyboard | Controller |
|---|---|---|
| D-Pad Up | ↑ | D-Pad up |
| D-Pad Down | ↓ | D-Pad down |
| D-Pad Left | ← | D-Pad left |
| D-Pad Right | → | D-Pad right |
| A | Z | Right face |
| B | X | Left face |
| Start | Enter | Start |
| Select | V | Select |
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The Story Behind Tetris
An updated version of the game for Game Boy Color, titled Tetris DX, was developed by Nintendo and released in Japan on October 21, 1998, in North America on November 18, 1998, and in Europe and Australia in 1999. The Game Boy version was released worldwide on the Nintendo Classics service on February 8, 2023. Tetris DX features battery-saved high scores and three player profiles.
The result was randomness being corrected. In "40 Lines", players are timed on how quickly they can clear 40 lines of play. Tetris for the Game Boy was developed by Nintendo R&D1 after Henk Rogers of Bullet-Proof Software secured the handheld rights and licensed them to Nintendo.
How Tetris Plays
The level increases each time the player clears ten lines, as does the speed of falling tetrominoes. When one or more such lines are created, they disappear, and the blocks above (if any) move down by the number of lines cleared. A pseudorandom sequence of tetromino shapes, composed of four square blocks each, fall down the playing field, which is 10 blocks wide by 18 blocks high.
As the game progresses, the tetrominoes fall faster. When a player scores a Double, Triple, or Tetris, incomplete rows of blocks are added to the bottom of the opponent's stack, causing it to rise. After completing a particular height, the player is treated to a cutscene of a rocket of various types being launched, eventually capping off with Russians dancing and the Buran shuttle being launched.
Why Players Still Load It Up
As of June 2009, more than copies had been sold worldwide. Tetris has been credited as the Game Boy's killer app. Game Informers Ben Reeves called it the best Game Boy game and a "legendary puzzle game".
In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 26 out of 40. In August 2008, Nintendo Power listed Tetris DX as the best Game Boy/Game Boy Color video game, stating that it meant more to handheld gaming than any other video game. The players said the game's two-player mode was the highlight and felt like a fresh and exciting way to play Tetris, with one reviewer saying that the ability to send blocks to your opponent was "truly ground-breaking." On the other hand, one reviewer said that they wished there was more of a way to see how the opponent was doing, as just having details on how many lines they had completed was dull.
Tetris — Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I buy the original Tetris?
Scroll to "Other Places You Can Get This Game" beneath the write-up — it lists trusted stores selling official copies.
What console was Tetris released on?
Tetris was released for the Game Boy in .
Can I save my progress in Tetris?
It does — with a free account you can snapshot the game at any point using save states, then pick it up later from exactly that spot.
How many players does Tetris support?
Tetris supports 1 player(s) in this browser version.