The lost version of Tetris that appeared unexpectedly after 30 years

You might be thinking, “How on earth can there be a new version of Tetris?” Alexey Pajitnov became world-famous for creating this puzzle in the Soviet Union, and then making the Game Boy a resounding success. Eight years later, an even better version has been released in Japan: the incredible Tetris Battle Gaiden.

Tetris DOWNLOAD

Tetris is back in retro form!

On December 24, 1993, the studio Bullet-Proof Software, responsible for porting Tetris to NES (and five other computers) and creating Tetris Plus, Wordtris, and Super Tetris 2, released Tetris Battle Gaiden in the Japanese market. The game that not only included a competitive mode, but also allowed the players to choose different characters, each with their own abilities to defeat the opponent.

The characters have four different magic powers—two aimed at breaking the opponent’s strategy and starting our offensive; and two to clear the screen of pieces or give us playable advantages. Just for this novelty alone, it is worth trying: to recharge the magic, you have to make lines with Tetris pieces that have spheres instead of cubes. For each line, a magic level is gained (up to a maximum of four).

In addition, one of the great innovations is that both players share the same “pile” of pieces. If you miss one, you can always go slower than usual to let your opponent catch it. As if this were not enough, it has very fun animations and a certain strategy.

And where can you get this game forgotten by history? Well, in the Tetris Forever collection that being prepared by Digital Eclipse to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the saga. It includes a 90-minute documentary, new exclusive variants, and as many games as you want until you only see falling pieces before going to sleep. It will be available in 2024 on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC, so you have no excuse not to discover this marvel.

Tetris DOWNLOAD