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==Official Tetris Games==
==Official Tetris games==
Early [[legal disputes]] make some titles' officialty ambiguous. To clarify, this list includes games which either the publisher authentically developed or the publisher believed he authentically developed under a license.
{{main|List of official Tetris games}}
*[[Tetris (Apple II)]], 1988
*[[Tetris (Commodore C64 Games System)]], 1988
*[[Tetris (Arcade (Atari))]], 1988
*[[Tetris (Arcade (Sega))]], 1988
*[[Tetris (Game Boy)]], 1989
*[[Tetris (Nintendo Entertainment System)]], 1989
*[[Welltris]], [[amiga|AMI]], [[commodore C64 Games System|C64]], [[personal Computer|PC]], 1989
*[[Hatris]], ARC/GB/[[Mobile]]/NES/[[turboGrafx 16|TG16]], 1990
*[[Wordtris]], GB/PC/[[SNES]]/[[amstrad CPC|CPC]], 1991
*[[Tetris (CD-i)]], CD-i, 1992
*[[Ultimate Tetris]], CPC, 1994
*[[Sega Tetris]], [[Dreamcast]], 2000
*[[Vs. Tetris]], ARC
*[[Tetris S]], [[Saturn]]
*[[Super Tetris 3]], SNES
*[[Tetris S]], Saturn
*[[Tetris 4D]], Dreamcast
*[[The Next Tetris]], PC
*[[Tetris Worlds]], [[GameCube]]/[[game Boy Advanced|GBA]]/PC/[[Playstation 2]]/[[Xbox]]


==Other '-tris' Games==
==Games by platform==
Many games with hugely different gameplay chose to use the Tetris name or the '-tris' suffix in their titles because of its association with puzzle games. Below follows a list of all games that authentically used the licensed name or suffix.
===Nintendo===
* {{PAGESINCAT:Game Boy games|pages}} [[:Category:Game Boy games|Game Boy games]]
* {{PAGESINCAT:Game Boy Color games|pages}} [[:Category:Game Boy Color games|Game Boy Color games]]
* {{PAGESINCAT:Game Boy Advance games|pages}} [[:Category:Game Boy Advance games|Game Boy Advance games]]
* {{PAGESINCAT:Nintendo DS games|pages}} [[:Category:Nintendo DS games|Nintendo DS games]]
* {{PAGESINCAT:Nintendo 3DS games|pages}} [[:Category:Nintendo 3DS games|Nintendo 3DS games]]
* {{PAGESINCAT:Nintendo Entertainment System games|pages}} [[:Category:Nintendo Entertainment System games|Nintendo Entertainment System games]]
* {{PAGESINCAT:Family Computer games|pages}} [[:Category:Family Computer games|Family Computer games]]
* {{PAGESINCAT:Super Famicom games|pages}} [[:Category:Super Famicom games|Super Famicom games]]
* {{PAGESINCAT:Super Nintendo Entertainment System games|pages}} [[:Category:Super Nintendo Entertainment System games|Super Nintendo Entertainment System games]]
* {{PAGESINCAT:Nintendo 64 games|pages}} [[:Category:Nintendo 64 games|Nintendo 64 games]]
* {{PAGESINCAT:GameCube games|pages}} [[:Category:GameCube games|GameCube games]]
* {{PAGESINCAT:Wii games|pages}} [[:Category:Wii games|Wii games]]
* {{PAGESINCAT:Wii U games|pages}} [[:Category:Wii U games|Wii U games]]
* {{PAGESINCAT:Nintendo Switch games|pages}} [[:Category:Nintendo Switch games|Nintendo Switch games]]
===Sony===
* {{PAGESINCAT:PlayStation Portable games|pages}} [[:Category:PlayStation Portable games|PlayStation Portable games]]
* {{PAGESINCAT:PlayStation Vita games|pages}} [[:Category:PlayStation Vita games|PlayStation Vita games]]
* {{PAGESINCAT:PlayStation games|pages}} [[:Category:PlayStation games|PlayStation games]]
* {{PAGESINCAT:PlayStation 2 games|pages}} [[:Category:PlayStation 2 games|PlayStation 2 games]]
* {{PAGESINCAT:PlayStation 3 games|pages}} [[:Category:PlayStation 3 games|PlayStation 3 games]]
* {{PAGESINCAT:PlayStation 4 games|pages}} [[:Category:PlayStation 4 games|PlayStation 4 games]]
* {{PAGESINCAT:PlayStation 5 games|pages}} [[:Category:PlayStation 5 games|PlayStation 5 games]]
===Sega===
* {{PAGESINCAT:Mega Drive games|pages}} [[:Category:Mega Drive games|Mega Drive games]]
* {{PAGESINCAT:Sega Saturn games|pages}} [[:Category:Sega Saturn games|Sega Saturn games]]
* {{PAGESINCAT:Dreamcast games|pages}} [[:Category:Dreamcast games|Dreamcast games]]
===Microsoft===
* {{PAGESINCAT:Xbox games|pages}} [[:Category:Xbox games|Xbox games]]
* {{PAGESINCAT:Xbox 360 games|pages}} [[:Category:Xbox 360 games|Xbox 360 games]]
* {{PAGESINCAT:Xbox One games|pages}} [[:Category:Xbox One games|Xbox One games]]
* {{PAGESINCAT:Xbox Series X/S games|pages}} [[:Category:Xbox Series X/S games|Xbox Series X/S games]]


==Notable Fan Games==
===Computer===
There are many fan made derivatives of Tetris. Sometimes these games infringed on copyright and/or trademark, though nevertheless a number of them have fostered a large user base and have achieved some cultural importance.
* {{PAGESINCAT:Windows games|pages}} [[:Category:Windows games|Windows games]]
* {{PAGESINCAT:macOS games|pages}} [[:Category:macOS games|macOS games]]
* {{PAGESINCAT:Classic computer games|pages}} [[:Category:Classic computer games|Classic computer games]]
===Other===
* {{PAGESINCAT:Arcade games|pages}} [[:Category:Arcade games|Arcade games]]
* {{PAGESINCAT:Web (Plug-in) games|pages}} [[:Category:Web (Plug-in) games|Web (Plug-in) games]]
* {{PAGESINCAT:Web (Native) games|pages}} [[:Category:Web (Native) games|Web (Native) games]]
* {{PAGESINCAT:Dedicated device games|pages}} [[:Category:Dedicated device games|Dedicated device games]]
* {{PAGESINCAT:Mobile phone games|pages}} [[:Category:Mobile phone games|Mobile phone games]]


==See Also:==
==Other "-tris" games==
A more comprehensive list of [[fan games]].
Some games used the ''[[Tetris]]'' name or its '[[-tris]]' suffix in their titles, despite their distinctively different gameplay. The list below includes both licensed uses and uses by developers who have also made an official ''Tetris'' game.
*[[Welltris]], 1989
*[[Hatris]], 1990
*[[Faces...Tris III]], 1991
*[[Wordtris]], 1991
*[[Tetris 2]], 1993
*[[Tetris Attack]], 1996
*[[3D Tetris]], 1996
*[[Tetrisphere]], 1997
*[[Hatris (G-mode)]], 2006
*[[Tetris Blockout]], 2008
*[[Tetris Super Jackpots]], 2017
 
==Notable unlicensed and similar commercial games==
These are games with similar gameplay to ''Tetris'' that were sold commercially. In some cases a licence was not necessary due to the changes in gameplay (as in Blockout and Hexion).
 
*[[Blockout]], 1989
*[[Atomic Point]], 1990? <!-- https://archive.org/details/arcade_atomicp -->
*[[Mosaic]], 1990 <!-- https://archive.org/details/arcade_mosaic -->
*[[Puzzled]] (Joy Joy Kid), 1990
*[[Hexion]], 1992
*[[Final Tetris]], 1993
*[[Geom Cube]], 1994
*[[Tetrin 55]] (aka Picorin), 1996
*[[Tricky Towers]]
 
==Fan games and other unlicensed games==
{{main|List of fan games}}
There are many fan made derivatives of ''Tetris''. Sometimes these games infringed on copyright and/or trademark, though nevertheless a number of them have fostered a large user base and have achieved some cultural importance. Other notables use of Tetris include: art medium (see [[Tetris Building]]), algorithmic exercises (see [[Tetris AI]]), and even testing equipment.
 
*[[Tetris (ZX Spectrum, Andic Software)]], 1986
*[[Tetris (ZX Spectrum, V.A. Baliasov)]], 1986
*[[Pentix]], 1986?
*[[Pentis]], 1987
*[[Nyet]], 1988
*[[Aint]], 1989
*[[EGAint]], 1989
*[[&#1058;&#1045;&#1058;&#1056;&#1048;&#1057; SEMIPRO-68k]] (aka Shimizu Tetris), 1989
*[[Wesleyan Tetris]], 1989
*[[Xyonix]], 1989 <!-- https://archive.org/details/arcade_xyonix -->
*[[Face to Face]], 1990
*[[Twintris (Digital Marketing, programmed by Svein Berge)]], 1990
*[[Tetris 2 (Fuxoft)]], 1990
*[[Double Blocks]], 1990
*[[Tetris Max]], 1992
*[[DuelTris]], 1992
*[[Commin 5 in 1]], 1993, a Mega Duck game, includes a Tetris clone/variant called Store Tris 1 and Store Tris 2.
*[[NYET III]], 1993
*[[Tetris Building]], 1995, 2000, 2002 <!-- split -->
*[[Tetrinet]], 1997
*[[ACiD Tetris]], 1997
*[[Quadra]], 1999
*[[GTET]], 1999
*[[Heboris]], 2001
*[[Tetrinet2]], 2001
*[[Super ACiD Block Attack]], 2002
*[[Heboris Unofficial Expansion]], 2003?
*[[DTET]], 2003?
*[[Cultris]], 2005
*[[Lockjaw]], 2006
*[[Crystal Cubes]][http://nzlab.dk/][http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=374441], 2006
*[[Texmaster]], 2007
*[[Full HD Tetris]], 2008
*Tetris the Grand Master 3: Terror Instinct (DS version) [http://meraman.dip.jp/index.php], 2008
*[[Megatris (Uzebox)]] <!-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHKiBjiAg8o Megatris -->, 2008, runs on a Uzebox custom game console
*[http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=2455.0 S.T.A.C.K.E.R.], inspired by both Tetris and S.T.A.L.K.E.R., scored 6th on TIGSource.com demake competition. 2008
*[[NullpoMino]], 2008
*[[Uehara Tetris]], 2010
*[[Not Tetris]], 2010
*[[Not Tetris 2]], 2011
*[[Cultris II]], 2011
*[[Falling Down]], 2012
*[[tetr.js]], 2013
*[[Jstris]], 2014
*[[Blockdrop]], 2016
*[[WorldWide Combos]], 2017
*[[TETRUX: Online]], 2019
*[[Cambridge]], 2019
 
== Tetris as easter eggs ==
Due to its relative easiness to program, Tetris is often used as an easter egg.
* DOS Navigator
* [http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/emacs.html#Amusements emacs]
* [http://www.eeggs.com/items/43501.html Mac OS X] (part of emacs)
* [http://www.eeggs.com/items/47291.html µTorrent] ( since 1.4.2 build 432)
* [http://www.buraks.com/mxegg/ Flash MX]
* [http://www.eeggs.com/items/28801.html Hewlett-Packard oscilloscopes]
* Lunaris (Lunatic Rave 2 secret game mode)<!-- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvuHWb6hR7g -->
* [https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-10-16-theres-a-playable-game-of-tetris-hidden-on-the-dashboard-display-of-some-russian-trucks GAZelle Next trucks]
 
==See also==
*[[Tetris.wiki]]
*[[List of fan games]]
 
== External links ==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tetris_variants List of Tetris variants] on Wikipedia
*[https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/tetris-licensees/ Tetris licensees] on MobyGames
*[https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/tetris-variants/ Tetris variants] on MobyGames
 
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Latest revision as of 02:25, 8 July 2024

Official Tetris games

Main article: List of official Tetris games

Games by platform

Nintendo

Sony

Sega

Microsoft

Computer

Other

Other "-tris" games

Some games used the Tetris name or its '-tris' suffix in their titles, despite their distinctively different gameplay. The list below includes both licensed uses and uses by developers who have also made an official Tetris game.

Notable unlicensed and similar commercial games

These are games with similar gameplay to Tetris that were sold commercially. In some cases a licence was not necessary due to the changes in gameplay (as in Blockout and Hexion).

Fan games and other unlicensed games

Main article: List of fan games

There are many fan made derivatives of Tetris. Sometimes these games infringed on copyright and/or trademark, though nevertheless a number of them have fostered a large user base and have achieved some cultural importance. Other notables use of Tetris include: art medium (see Tetris Building), algorithmic exercises (see Tetris AI), and even testing equipment.

Tetris as easter eggs

Due to its relative easiness to program, Tetris is often used as an easter egg.

See also

External links