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==Official Tetris games pre-TTC==
== Official Tetris games ==
[[Legal disputes]] make the term ''official'' unclear for some early titles. To clarify, this list includes both licensed games and those developed under the pretense of having a license.
{{main|List of official Tetris games}}


<B>1985</B>
Official Tetris games, developed or licensed by [[The Tetris Company]]. These games adhere to the guidelines set by the rights holders, including the use of specific gameplay mechanics, branding, and design elements. Official Tetris games are developed by authorized studios. Only traditional Tetris games are included here, focusing on the classic block-stacking gameplay. Variants such as Bombliss or Tetris Attack are included.
*[[Tetris (Electronica 60)]]
<B>1986</B>
*[[Tetris (IBM PC)]]
*[[Tetris (ZX Spectrum)]]
<B>1987</B>
*[[Tetris (Amstrad CPC)]]
*[[Tetris (Atari ST)]]
*[[Tetris (Macintosh)]]
<B>1988</B>
*[[Tetris (Amiga)]]
*[[Tetris (Apple II)]]
*[[Tetris (Atari)]]
*[[Tetris (BBC Electron)]]
*[[Tetris (Commodore 64)]]
*[[Tetris (Famicom)]]
*[[Tetris (J3100)]]
*[[Tetris (MSX2)]]
*[[Tetris (PC, Spectrum HoloByte)]]
*[[Tetris (PC-8801)]]
*[[Tetris (PC-9801)]]
*[[Tetris (Sega)]]
*[[Tetris (Sinclair Spectrum)]]
*[[Tetris (Tandy)]]
*[[Tetris (X68000)]]
*[[Vs. Tetris]]
<B>1989</B>
*[[Bloxeed]]
*[[Flash Point]]
*[[Tetris (FM Towns)]] <!-- FM Towns launched in early 1989, so this was probably released then-->
*[[Tetris (Game Boy)]]
*[[Tetris (Game and Watch)]]
*[[Tetris (Megadrive)]]
*[[Tetris (Milton Bradley)]]
*[[Tetris (NES, Nintendo)]]
*[[Tetris (NES, Tengen)]]
*[[Tetris (Sharp Wizard)]]
<B>1990</B>
*[[Tetris (Microsoft Entertainment Pack for Windows)]]
<B>1991</B>
*[[Super Tetris]] <!-- Spectrum Holobyte, Inc. -->
*[[Tetris (Tomy)]]
*[[Tetris 2 and Bombliss]] <!-- NES version of the Super Tetris 2 game -->
<B>1992</B>
*[[Tetris (CD-i)]]
*[[Tetris Classic]]
*[[Super Tetris 2 and Bombliss]]
<B>1993</B>
*[[Tetris Battle Gaiden]]
<B>1994</B>
*[[Tetris and Dr Mario|Tetris & Dr. Mario]]
*[[Super Tetris 3]]
*[[Super Tetris 2 and Bombliss Limited Edition]]
<B>1995</B>
*[[Super Bombliss]]
*[[Tetris Plus]]
*[[V-Tetris]]
<B>1996</B>
*[[Tetris Blast]] <!-- USA Game Boy version of Bombliss from Super Tetris 2 -->
*[[Tetris S]]
*[[Tetris X]]
*[[Tetris Jr.]]


==Official games licensed by The Tetris Company ==
== Official Tetris variants ==
By 1997, [[The Tetris Company]] was up and running, and the [[Tetris Guideline]] started to take shape.
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.


<B>1997</B>
This list is not complete.
*[[Tetris Plus 2]]
<B>1998</B>
*[[Magical Tetris Challenge]]
*[[Tetris 4D]]
*[[Tetris 64]]
*[[Tetris DX]]
*[[Tetris The Grand Master]]
<B>1999</B>
*[[Kids Tetris]]
*[[Sega Tetris]]
*[[Super Bombliss Deluxe]]
*[[The New Tetris]]
*[[The Next Tetris]]
*[[The Next Tetris DLX]]
<B>2000</B>
*[[In-Flight Tetris]]
*[[Pocket Tetris]]
*[[Nintendo Mini Classics Tetris]]
*[[Shockwave Tetris]]<!-- http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache:jwlM82mhD0MJ:www.playlater.com/cls/Classics/+%22Shockwave+Tetris%22&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=6&client=firefox-a -->
*[[SuperLite 1500 Series: The Tetris]]
*[[The Next Tetris - Online Edition]]
*[[Tetris (Cassiopeia E-10)]]
*[[Tetris Challenge]]
*[[Tetris The Absolute The Grand Master 2]]
*[[Tetris The Absolute The Grand Master 2 PLUS]]
*[[Tetris with Cardcaptor Sakura Eternal Heart]]
*[[Tetris (Radica)]]
<B>2001</B>
*[[Groovin' Tetris]]
*[[Mini Tetris]]
*[[Mini Tetris 2]]
*[[Tetris Worlds]]
*[[Tetris Outdoor]]
<B>2002</B>
*[[Bombliss]]
*[[Tetris (yoomedia)]]
*[[Tetris (Pokémon Mini)]]
*[[Tetris Battle]]
*[[Tetris Blue]]
*[[Tetris Blue ~DX Version~]]
*[[Tetris (Wonderswan Color)]]
*[[Tetris Red]]
*[[Tetris VS]]
*[[Tetris VS (Dragon)]]
*[[Tetris VS (Saru Banana)]]
<B>2003</B>
*[[Tetris (Free2Play)]]
*[[Tetris (GoPlayTV)]]
*[[Minna no Soft Series: Tetris Advance]]
*[[Tetris (Blue Lava Wireless)]]
*[[Tetris Cascade]]
*[[Tetris Deluxe]]
*[[Tetris Kiwamemichi]]
<B>2004</B>
*[[Lighted Tetris]]
*[[PlayTV Arcade Legends Tetris]]
*[[Tetris Elements]]
*[[Tetris Tournament for Prizes]]
*[[Tetris Tower 3D]]
*[[Tetris Classic]]
<B>2005</B>
*[[Big Screen Tetris]]
*[[Tetris The Grand Master 3 Terror-Instinct]]
*[[Tetris The Grand Master Ace]]
<B>2006</B>
*[[iPod Tetris]]
*[[Mission Bombliss]]
*[[PlayTV Legends Family Tetris]]
*[[Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol.28 Tetris Collection]]
*[[Tetris Black]]
*[[Tetris (Blackberry)]]
*[[Tetris DS]]
*[[Tetris Gold]]
*[[Tetris Mania]]
<B>2007</B>
*[[Tetris Evolution]]
*[[Tetris Multiplayer]]
*[[Tetris Zone]]
*[[Tetris Green]]
*[[Tetris Online (Japan)]]
*[[Tetris Crystal]]
*[[Tetris TV]] [http://techdigest.tv/2007/08/tetris_tv_tetri.html]
*[[Tetris Splash]]
*[[Tetris Missions 2008]][http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Mobile/Tetris+Missions+2008/news.asp?c=4389]
'''2008'''
*[[Tetris Friends]]
*[[Tetris Pop]] [http://gamersnewsbits.com/2008/07/18/tetris-pop-fact-sheet/] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SiuufQWOxU]
<B>Uncertain</B>
*[[Tetris (Oasys)]]
*[[Tetris Payout]]
*[[Tetris (Casio)]] <!-- "Casio Word Processor Application Soft" -->
*[[Tetris Jr. 2]]
*[[Tetris Jr. III]]
*[[Tetris 3 Minutes]] <!-- Japanese handheld -->
*[[Tetris (Sharp X1-Turbo)]]
*[[Tetris (NEC PC-VA)]]
*[[TETRIS.com]] <!-- Some sort of official Japanese handheld -->


==Other "-tris" games==
Some games used the ''[[Tetris]]'' name or its '[[-tris]]' suffix in their titles, despite their distinctively different gameplay. Legal disputes make it unclear which early games used the name or suffix legally. The list below includes both licensed uses and uses by developers who have also made an official ''Tetris'' game.
*[[Welltris]], 1989
*[[Welltris]], 1989
*[[Hatris]], 1990
*[[Hatris]], 1990
*[[Faces...Tris III]], 1991
*[[Faces...Tris III]], 1991
*[[Wordtris]], 1991
*[[Wordtris]], 1991
*[[Bombliss]], 1993
*[[Tetris 2]], 1993
*[[Tetris 2]], 1993
*[[Tetris Flash]], 1993
*[[Tetris Attack]], 1996
*[[Tetris Attack]], 1996
*[[3D Tetris]], 1996
*[[3D Tetris]], 1996
*[[Tetrisphere]], 1997
*[[Tetrisphere]], 1997
*[[Hatris (G-mode)]], 2006
*[[Tetris Blockout]], 2008
*[[Tetris Super Jackpots]], 2017


==Notable fan games and unlicensed games==
== Notable unlicensed and similar commercial 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 (as the game originally was made to do).
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).


*[[&#1058;&#1045;&#1058;&#1056;&#1048;&#1057; SEMIPRO-68k]] (aka Shimizu Tetris), 1989
*[[Blockout]], 1989
*[[NYET III]], 1993
*[[Atomic Point]], 1990? <!-- https://archive.org/details/arcade_atomicp -->
*[[ACiD Tetris]], 1997
*[[Mosaic]], 1990 <!-- https://archive.org/details/arcade_mosaic -->
*[[Super ACiD Block Attack]], 2002
*[[Puzzled]] (Joy Joy Kid), 1990
*[[DuelTris]], 1992
*[[Hexion]], 1992
*[[Final Tetris]], 1993
*[[Geom Cube]], 1994
*[[Tetrin 55]] (aka Picorin), 1996
*[[Tetrin 55]] (aka Picorin), 1996
*[[Tetrinet]], 1997
*[[Tricky Towers]]
*[[Quadra]], 1999?
 
*[[Heboris]], 2001
==Fan games and other unlicensed games==
*[[Heboris Unofficial Expansion]], 2003?
{{main|List of fan games}}
*[[DTET]], 2003?
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.
*[[GTET]], 1999?
*[[Tetrinet2]], 2001
*[[Tetris Building]], 1995, 2000, 2002
*[[Lockjaw]], 2006
*[[Cultris]], 2006
*[[Crystal Cubes]][http://nzlab.dk/][http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=374441], 2006
* [http://vertris.googlepages.com Vertris], 2006
*[[Texmaster]], 2007
*[[UNO Free Fall]][http://gameboy.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r31435.htm][http://www.concretesoftware.com/product/unofreefall.shtml], 2007
*Tetris the Grand Master 3: Terror Instinct (DS version) [http://meraman.dip.jp/index.php], 2008


== Tetris as easter eggs ==
== Tetris as easter eggs ==
Due to its relative easiness to program, Tetris is often used as an easter egg.
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.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/43501.html Mac OS X] (part of emacs)
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* [http://www.buraks.com/mxegg/ Flash MX]
* [http://www.buraks.com/mxegg/ Flash MX]
* [http://www.eeggs.com/items/28801.html Hewlett-Packard oscilloscopes]
* [http://www.eeggs.com/items/28801.html Hewlett-Packard oscilloscopes]
* Lunaris ([http://lunatic-rave.com/ Lunatic Rave 2] secret game mode)
* 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==
==See also==
*[[Main Page]]
*[[Tetris.wiki]]
*[[Fan games]]
*[[Category:Games_by_platform|Games by platform]]
*[[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 22:11, 23 November 2024

Official Tetris games

Main article: List of official Tetris games

Official Tetris games, developed or licensed by The Tetris Company. These games adhere to the guidelines set by the rights holders, including the use of specific gameplay mechanics, branding, and design elements. Official Tetris games are developed by authorized studios. Only traditional Tetris games are included here, focusing on the classic block-stacking gameplay. Variants such as Bombliss or Tetris Attack are included.

Official Tetris variants

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.

This list is not complete.

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

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