Want to become the ultimate Tetris player, but can't always take your Switch with you wherever you go? Then here's the next best thing - Tetris Mini. It's an officially licensed keychain handheld by Gametech. And yes, it's a bit of a revival.
It's arriving in Japan next week on 8th October and will come in six different colours - clear black, clear pink, clear blue, clear, gray and yellow. It's priced at 1,500 yen (about $14 USD) and will be available at game stores, electronic retailers and online.
The tiny handheld includes a total of three play modes. Marathon Mode - play until you reach 99990, 20 Line Mode - clear 20 lines, and Ultra Mode - a timed mode where you clear as many lines as possible in two minutes.
Here are the dimensions of this device 43mm (w) x 15 mm (d) x 60 mm (h). And the LCD screen on the system is 28 mm (w) x 37 mm (h). To charge it, you'll need a micro USB cable (sold separately) and it takes about an hour to recharge.
There's no mention of this device releasing outside of Japan just yet, but if we hear anything, we'll be sure to let you know.
[source gametech.co.jp, via siliconera.com]
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Tetris for the people who found the controls of other Tetris Games hard to understand.
For example:
Well at least price is little more reasonable than the game gear mini
Ooooooh, I never knew I wanted a teeny Tetris.. until now! Here’s hoping it comes west!
i've had the same thing in the mid 90s lol - seems to be a re-release - even the button layout is the same xD
Block’s look a bit squashed, but looks like a nice product.
Tetris music is an ear worm we all enjoy!
@eRaz0r
Didn't the same line have Game & Watch keychain rereleases? Would be cool if they brought those back too!
How pathetic is the battery life on this thing that it needs a rechargeable battery? I think I'd much rather use regular batteries for something like this.
@Silly_G it's tetris...and you're worried about the battery life.
@eRaz0r I was thinking the same thing.
Anyways, Isn’t there a tetris app on the phone? The ONE thing that we all carry around all the time. (It even has color) I really don’t see the value on this.
@HotGoomba : I am concerned about the long term practicality of a rechargeable battery being wasted in a device like this. If the battery is no longer rechargeable after an extended period of discontinued use then it will be difficult to replace. At least if they ran on LR44s (or similar) then there'd be no problem. Devices such as these can run non-stop for MONTHS on such batteries as they consume so little power.
tetris for smash conformed.
It’s Hiro Tetris Jr from the 90’s. It is a really neat version of Tetris that has some secondary modes that allow you to “fill in” or “destroy” some Tetris blocks.
I wonder how it is getting a rerelease since it doesn’t follow the rules set by The Tetris Company.
Can they put Doom on this bad boy?
I’m in the market for a new keychain. Might have to import one of these...
There is absolutely no reason not to buy this. And I’m going to prove that to you by buying two of them.
This is so cool!
I'm waiting for the mandatory Skyrim port
@AlienigenX I don't know about you, but I don't want to play Tetris with a touch screen.
Official Tetris - with dodgy crushed aspect ratio.
@Toy_Link Ive had one for about 15 years or so along withDonkey Kong Jr, Super Mario Bros and Zelda which had two screens. I also saw some on sale in Lidl a couple of years ago. Very good they were, the Tetris one played a fantastic version and the d-pad and button worked great.
This one sorta looks like those knock offs on eBay
Is it identical to the old Game & watch-like "mini-classics"?
Without a backlit screen this sounds like it would be terrible to use, it's hard to go back to screens like that.
Will it keep highscore for each mode?
I had something like this probably 20-years ago. It used button cells instead of a rechargeable battery, but the form factor was identical.
The tiny Tetris speedruns are gonna be mental
So... what is the hidden sixth color?
And how long does it last on 1 charge?
Not officially licensed but I had a Walkman with Tetris on it back in the day.
Looks good
Comes with Tetris and cramp lol
no sense for 14 bucks, next...
Doesn't look like you can fit enough blocks on the screen at once to enjoy it properly. Tetris 99 and GB Tetris on the 2DS are more than enough for me.
Cool, I really like this 🙂🙂😆😆 reminds me of the old led keychain mini games used to have way back that was similar to this 👌
@JoeDiddley I had a led keychain that had 200 games built in, similar to this, a shame it broke a long time ago tho
@Toy_Link I used to have one of those game and watch keychains back in the day was pretty fun stuff to waste on
I got an almost identical one of those when I purchased tetris for sega saturn eons ago. It was bundled inside the game case. The only difference, aesthetically, was the color. Gray vs yellow. Button layout, shape, key ring, are all the same.
Or you could play it on your phone. Or Game Boy, or Game Boy Color, or GBA, or DS, or PSP, or 3DS, or Vita.
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