Nintendo Switch Online adds new NES and Game Boy titles

On December 11, Nintendo released Tetris and Tetris DX for NES and Game Boy Nintendo Switch Online apps for subscribers. Liberation Tetris and Tetris DX on the Nintendo Switch Online (NSO) service was marked by a video message from the creator of the series, Alexey Pazhitnov, who thanked fans for their continued support Tetris franchise.

Originally released on IBM computers in the Soviet Union in 1985, Tetris later found its way to an international audience in 1988 on PC and arcade machines. A year after the lawsuit with Atari Games, Nintendo published its versions of Tetris on the NES and Game Boy in North America and Europe. Although different iterations Tetris Since then launched on multiple platforms, the 1989 NES version remains a cult classic due to its fast-paced gameplay. At the end of 2023 13 years old Tetris player Blue Scuti was the first to reach level 157 and trigger the in-game “kill screen”, marking a historic moment in Tetris franchise history.

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Nintendo Switch Online subscribers will now have the opportunity to play two games from one of the best-selling franchises of all time. The 1989 NES version Tetris and the 1998 Game Boy Color game Tetris DX are now available on the NES and Game Boy Nintendo Switch Online apps. The announcement was made in a video released by Nintendo and Pajitnov. Pazhitnov stated that in 2024 he turned 40 years old Tetris was first developed, and said reprint Tetris it was the first time since 1989 in an NSO NES application Tetris DXit's an expanded port of the famous Game Boy version Tetriswhich was released on the NSO Game Boy in February 2023. Tetris DX it's also been confirmed that there's a two-player-vs mode, although each player will need their own NSO subscription to play.

Nintendo Switch Online adds two classic Tetris games

• Nintendo Switch Online subscribers can now play the 1989 version of the NES Tetrisand the Game Boy Color game Tetris DX.
• Reprint Tetris in the NES supplement – the game has been officially rebooted for the first time in 35 years.
• Tetris DX There will also be a two player versus player mode.
• Tetris creator Alyaksei Pazhitnov thanked the fans for their constant support Tetris franchise.

To play, NSO subscribers will need to connect to the Internet and update their NES and Game Boy software Tetris and Tetris DX. Release of both Tetris the titles came amid a series of releases of the Game Boy NSO app. Throughout November Land of Donkey Kong trilogy was launched on the Game Boy app for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers.

With the addition of two iconic Tetris games, the Nintendo Switch Online service remains one of the best ways to play retro games. Only time will tell if the Switch's successor will maintain that momentum.

Tetris® is the addictive puzzle game that started it all, embracing our universal desire to create order out of chaos. Tetris was created by Alexey Pazhitnov in 1984, a product of Alexey's experience in programming and his love of puzzles. In the following decades, Tetris became one of the most successful and recognizable video games, appearing on almost every gaming platform available.

The goal of Tetris is to score as many points as possible by clearing horizontal lines of blocks. The player must turn, move and drop falling Tetrimins into the Matrix (the playing field). Lines are cleared if they are filled with blocks and have no blank spaces. As the lines are cleared, the level increases and the tetriminos fall faster, making the game more and more difficult. If the blocks land above the top of the playing field, the game is over.

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Released

June 6, 1984

Developer(s)

Aleksey Pazhitnov

Publisher

Alyaksei Pazhitnov, Nintendo, Mirrorsoft, Spectrum HoloByte, PLAYSTUDIOS, EA Mobile, Tandy Corporation

Multiplayer

Local cooperative

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