Surprise! Hamster Is Bringing The Hardest Tetris Series To Switch eShop Next Week

...I think I'll be fine sticking with Effect. lol

There was technically a console release before this called Tetris: The Grand Master Ace on the Xbox 360
It's just regular Tetris
Yeah

So, how many Tetris games there are on Switch?

Tetris 99
Tetris Effect: Connected
Puyo Puyo Tetris
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2
Tetris Diamond (that Japan-only one that was originally released on cellphones)
And the upcoming Arcade Archives Tetris: The Grand Master.

Am I forgetting any?

I wasn't intending to get anything for my Switch for the rest of the year after the recent Sonic Origins sale, but I'll get this one if it's released in the west next week as well.

Could've sworn that was announced months ago. Maybe I'm just thinking of that leak of it a year ago.

If what can be lead to believe from hamster, they’ve been good about bringing anything announced in their AA line westward, so I think we’re good in terms of a western release

@Lizuka I believe arika themselves announced a “home version” a few months ago, what most likely expected was either a compilation, or a remaster of something in the TGM series. A port, while unexpected, definitely counts in this case

Hard you say. I could beat this blindfolded.

@Kermit1Pineapple God gamer

Tetris is nice but we do need some well known arcade addition to the Switch soon. C'mon HAMSTER give us the good stuff like more NeoGeo hits or anything from Taito, Sega, Capcom, Konami, Namco, and Sunsoft's arcade lineup. Something like AVP, Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder, Golden Axe: The Duel, Soul Edge, Monster Maulers, Kabuki Klash, and Rage of the Dragons.

Ugh. Even more Tetris?

As happy as I was to finally get my mitts on Puyo Puyo Tetris (given that the Wii U and 3DS versions weren't released internationally), the sequel was almost indistinguishable to the first game (with some new modes that render the first game redundant). The story modes were completely nonsensical though (and nobody had any memories of the first game's events anyway, not that I even remembered any of it).

I'm looking forward to receiving my physical copy of Tetris Effect: Connected from LRG (which likely won't arrive until around April 2023), and given that I currently already own three physical Tetris games on the Switch alone, I'll pass on this one.

But if a Pokémon crossover similar to Pokémon Puzzle Challenge/League were to surface (complete with physical release, of course), then I will quietly submit.

For your money, I'm pretty sure Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 is currently on sale with a substantial discount and offers the best overall value for money. Tetris 99's offline DLC would be what I would recommend next (or rather, its physical release).

Tetris Effect is all I need. It is dang near perfect.

The only version I would tempted by (that I know of) would be the original NES version again.

Nope, I'm okay at Tetris games, but I can never beat it on higher levels. And certainly not on such a bitty screen.

And still no Tetris Attack.

Wake me when Hamster announces "Arcade Archives: SINISTAR."

Sounds like it would be fun to see how far I can get.

Why shouldn't it arrive to the West? Except from a couple remaining titles that came to the PS4 Arcade Archives before the Switch even existed all of them have been coming regularly.

I for one salute this release, which the article fails to say, although Hamster did it on Twitter, that marks the 300th Arcade Archives release.

@Kermit1Pineapple
"Your opponent snapped!"

@Serpenterror The other companies are publishing their own collections. Plus they seem to be unable to do 3D games.

I wouldn't mind trying this, although Tetris 99 is pretty much the only Tetris game I need.

Between Tetris 99, Tetris Effect and Puyo Tetris 2 I've amassed 440 hours of (online) gameplay so will definitely be adding this to my Tetris collection!

Puyo Tetris 2 online Tetris League is tough enough (especially against the high ranking Japanese players) so god knows how hard this one is!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! We're finally getting games released after the year 1993 for systems other than the Neo-Geo! We might finally get Tekken or Ridge Racer or Gradius IV! God, this makes me so happy.

@Tempestryke Panel de Pon is available on the SNES Online app.

@Moroboshi876 Actually, I don't think Metro Cross came out in Europe. Which makes it a weird exception, but I suppose that means it could happen again.

@HammerGalladeBro Yet the best Tetris ever hasn’t landed (at least not yet) : Tetris Battle Gaiden. I’ve got it translated on my emulation boxes, but I’ve had the SNES cartridge since 1994.

@Bucket it hasn’t, no, which is a bugger because I’ve been waiting for that one.

The addition of Galaxian deserves far more than a throwaway sentence in a story about yet another Tetris version. Along with Pong, Space Invaders and Asteroids, one of the early success stories of the pioneer era.

(Makes you wonder how people will talk about a game like the original Super Mario Bros. or The Legend of Zelda in 15 years time.)

@Drmarioland it wasn't a proper port due to The Tetris Company forcing them to change the rules to be more like a generic Tetris game

The Grand Master series are unique, different rules to the stand Tetris rules laid down by TTC. The fact it's finally getting a proper console release is amazing.

I always wanted to try it, so I hope it's released outside of Japan too.

@Sinton Absolutely, I nearly fell off my chair when I saw that Galaxian is this week’s release, buried in the text. Bona fide classic and a major milestone in the early development of video games.

That´s cool for Tetris fans ... I guess ?

Lots of Tetris games on the Switch. The Tetris Effect is awesome, but no game has more value for your money than both Puyo Puyo Tetris games

I love a bit of tetris. I do just one one mode though: full portrait screen. Uncoil the joy comes to play it. I dislike the tiny tetris play area that’s given in most (all?) tetris games….

Does anyone know if it features Korobeiniki? ("Tetris Theme A")

@Serpenterror
They releasesd the vast majority of the Neo Geo library, and the only remaining stuff is for games they don't have the rights to such as Visco's games. Also, they've been regularly releasing Taito and Namco games if you've been keeping up with their releases, and they have a good chunk of Konami's and Sunsoft's games on the service. Capcom probably won't happen because they're releasing their old arcade games via Arcade Stadium, and Sega has M2 as their go to company for porting old games.

Also don't know why the author is saying TGM isn't confirmed for the West when most games in the ACA lineup nowadays are released globally on the same day, plus the announcement Tweet that the game was licensed to Hamster was in both Japanese and English

https://mobile.twitter.com/tgm_series

@Coffeemonster same. I used to play a lot of Ninja Scooter Simulator back on my Spectrum, and really wanted to try the game that inspired it.

@Drmarioland This isn't regular Tetris.
It's Tetris FOR CRAZY PEOPLE!

And it's not "Tetris: The Absolute: The Grand Master 2". Not quite as much nonsense going on with the title here.

@LillianC14 that's what I ment when I called Ace regular Tetris

OK, now it's time for a port of Terror-Instinct so we get Invisible 20G Mode during the Credits.

Admittedly, though, I'm slightly shocked this is happening because the creator said he'd never allow this to happen until every clone that simulated the TGM ruleset was permanently removed from the internet.

@KoopaTheGamer I know. But its not tetris attack.

NES Tetris is still the best. I'm not sure why people try to reinvent the wheel. It's already good.

@TenEighty NES Tetris doesn't use 7-bag system but instead picks pieces randomly, which means that sometimes it can take ages for an 'I' piece to come. I don't think it's a bad version, but not my favourite either.

I suppose all of the changes to movement are a bit more subjective. Modern Tetris allows you to juggle the pieces before them locking in, making it nice and fast, but NES version feels more strategic. I don't think either style is any better than the other, they're just different.

@KoopaTheGamer I like the random. It made it challenging.

@TenEighty I think it makes the game more frustrating. But hey, glad you enjoy it!

@Serpenterror Hamster’s in tight with Namco, but Sega (Ages), Capcom (Arcade Stadiums) & Konami (their collections) all seem to like doing their own thing. Meanwhile, Data East is down with Johnny Turbo, or they at least used to be.

Taito & Sunsoft you might have more of a chance with, given Waku Waku 7 made it in on the Neo•Geo archives, and there’s quite a bit of Taito gear been done too. Surprisingly, Rainbow Islands and the subsequent Bubble Bobbles haven’t had a crack yet, but if any from them, I’d say those three have to be at least being looked at.

@HammerGalladeBro

id say every single game on your list is a Tetris spinoff, so this fairly vanilla one is a good addition 👍 I too will wait for a sale.

btw I have 99, effect, and TxPP1 on switch. great games, but they aren't straight up Tetris like this is. people complaining "ugh more Tetris?!" ...this isn't for you, you can relax.

personally I'd love to see a port of tetrisDX for Gameboy color, with online leaderboards. ✌️

As a kid I was used to playing Galaga. When I later played Galaxian I was initially frustrated that you could only fire one shot at a time instead of Galaga's more button-mashing friendly 2 shots on screen at once. But I got used to having to be more careful and accurate and it was a lot of fun.

I already have it on the Namco Archives NES-port collection, but having the arcade version is an easy purchase for me!