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PROGRAMED BY [[Naoki Okabe|NAOKI OKABE]]
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'''''Tetris''''' is a 1988 [[Sega System 16]] game developed and published by [[Sega]]. It was licensed from [[Atari Games]] (credited as [[Tengen]]) and [[Mirrorsoft]], who held the rights to produce ''Tetris'' arcade games at the time. A less powerful version was also released for [[Sega System E]] hardware. Both versions are unrelated to Atari's arcade version, released in the same year under the same name.
 
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Sega bizarrely also released versions on [[Taito]]'s B-System and H-System arcade boards in Japan. The B-System versions were released as upgrade kits for Taito's ''[[Rastan Saga 2|Nastar]]'' and ''[[Master of Weapon]]''; the H-System version appears to have been sold on modified boards that previously held Taito's ''Go for the Gold'' (released overseas as ''Recordbreaker'') rather than as an upgrade kit.
 
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Sega attempted to port the game to the [[Sega Mega Drive]], however sales were blocked by Nintendo who owned the home console rights to the franchise (they had taken Atari's home console division, [[Tengen]] to court over a similar incident on the NES). As such, only about 10 cartridges were produced, all of which were only released in Japan. This version is now a rare collector's item, being sold in auctions for up to US$16000. Because Nintendo had no authority over the arcade versions, the Sega Mega Drive port was brought to [[Mega-Tech]] hardware in 1989.
 
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The System 16 version of ''Tetris'' does not add anything to the original formula, but at the time was the best looking version of the game available. If the player gets a tetris (i.e. he/she clears four lines at once), the background will change.
 
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The ''Tetris'' license has passed through numerous publishers, but Sega did have another attempt with 1999's ''[[Sega Tetris]]''. Several games share the same theme tune (and monkey helper) as the System 16 version of ''Tetris'', including the [[Sega Saturn]] game, ''[[Tetris S]]''.
 
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This version of Tetris was the most popular arcade version of Tetris in Japan, and many future Tetris games were based off how this one operated. For more technical details, see [[Sega Rotation (Tetris)|Sega Rotation]].
 
  
 
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Revision as of 14:28, 30 November 2013

Production Credits

Mega Drive Version

PROGRAMED BY NAOKI OKABE

Physical Scans

System 16 Version

Template:Scanflyer

Mega-Tech version

Mega-Tech,
Tetris MT cover.jpg
Cover

Mega Drive Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
89 №35, p59
100 №23, p54
Sega Mega Drive
 95
Based on
2 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[1]
ACE (UK) NTSC-J
89
[2]
Cool Gamer (RU)
60
[3]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-J
100
[4]
Sega Opisaniy i sekretov (RU)
79
[5]
Sega Mega Drive
 74
Based on
5 reviews

Tetris

Mega Drive, JP
Tetris MD JP Box.jpg
Cover
Tetris MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart

System E Version



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: 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)
  1. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 310
  2. ↑ ACE, "August 1990" (UK; 1990-07-xx), page 59
  3. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 223
  4. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54
  5. ↑ Sega Opisaniy i sekretov, "14000 Opisaniy i sekretov" (RU; 2003-03-11), page 200
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