Tetris Giant

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Tetris Giant
System(s): Sega System SP
Publisher: Sega Corporation
Developer:
Licensor: The Tetris Company
Genre: Puzzle

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Arcade (System SP)
JP
¥? ?
Arcade (System SP)
US
$? ?
Arcade (System SP)
UK
£? ?



















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Tetris Giant, called Tetris Dekaris (テトリス・デカリス) in Japan, is a Tetris arcade game developed and published by Sega Corporation. It runs on Sega System SP hardware. Sega Logistics Service announced it would end service on the machines on March 31, 2017.[2][3]

Gameplay

Tetris Giant is a standard, no-frills version of Tetris implementing the standardised ruleset created by The Tetris Company. Its unique selling point, however, is that the pieces are "giant" and are controlled by two oversized controllers which experience force feedback when lines are cleared or games are lost. Sega claim the joysticks in Tetris Giant are the largest ever seen in a commercial video game.

In reality, it is not the pieces that are big, but the play area which is small. Unlike normal Tetris games, Tetris Giant is played in a 6x7 grid (versus the traditional 10x20), meaning games have the potential to end much faster. In Score Attack mode, the game also constantly compares you to a 1,000-name leaderboard.

Tetris Giant can be configured as a redemption game, with tickets awarded after scoring highly.

Production credits

Source:
Interviews[4], Official soundtracks


Promotional material

TetrisGiant Arcade US Flyer.jpg
US flyer
TetrisGiant Arcade US Flyer.jpg
TetrisGiant Arcade EU Flyer.jpg
US flyer 2
TetrisGiant Arcade EU Flyer.jpg

TetrisGiant SystemSP InfoSheet 2017-04-03.pdf

PDF
Info sheet
TetrisGiant SystemSP InfoSheet 2017-04-03.pdf

Artwork

Photo gallery

Physical scans

External links

References



Tetris and Tetris-like games for Sega systems/developed by Sega
Sega: Tetris (1989) | Flash Point (Mega Drive) (1989) | Bloxeed (1989) | Sega Tetris (1999) | Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 28: Tetris Collection (2006) | Tetris Giant (2010) | Puyo Puyo Tetris (2014) | Tetris (2019) | Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (2020)
Third-Party: Blockout (1991) | Tetris Plus (1996) | Tetris S (1996) | Tetris 4D (1998) | The Next Tetris: On-Line Edition (2000) | Tetris Kiwamemichi (2004) | Tetris The Grand Master 4: The Masters of Round (unreleased)
Unlicensed: FA Tetris (1990) | Super Columns (1990) | Super Tetris (19xx) | Flashpoint (19xx)
Tetris related media
Music
Tetremix (1989) | Flash Point/Bloxeed (1990) | New Century (2006) | Puyo Puyo Tetris 1 & 2 Original Soundtrack (2020)