'Tetris Forever' Compiles More Than 15 Titles In A New Interactive Documentary

I loves me some Tetris, so I was immediately interested. But seeing Digital Eclipse in charge of this makes it a definite must-buy.

Super excited for this collection!

I admit I was cheekily hoping for Tetris DS to be in there but that's probably never going to be rereleased ever outside of maybe DS emulation lol. Anyway, might pick this up down the line.

I love anything by Digital Eclipse so I'll definitely be picking this up

Another fantastic collection to add to the Switch library.

I'm surprise they didn't include the arcade version, for those who don't know the arcade version of Tetris plays similar to Tengen's version of Tetris and had multiplayer.

I'd be more interested if this had the Tetris Plus games

So you're saying there a chance for Cardcaptor Sakura Tetris?

It's just not a great collection, but more importantly, the switch controllers are awful for tetris.

@Fizza Can you do me a favour and emulate Speedball 2 so that it comes to NSO too?

Battle Gaiden?!

@Poodlestargenerica I don't use Joy-con but I did find the direction buttons very good for Tetris. The D-pad on my original Pro however, was terrible for it. My new one is much better.

No Tetris Attack,
time to riot.

@G_and_Thomas Tetris Battle Gaiden was a Japan only release. Some people love it, but I thought the strategy was too much based on the power ups and less on your Tetris skills.

Granted, I only tried it a little bit and it was several years ago.

@Uncle_Franklin This! I’ll buy the collection, but throw us the Yoshi themed Tetris Attacks! on NSO as a freebie, please. 😊

And the Tetris & Dr. Mario SNES combo cart too. 😊🙏🤞

Honestly, the recreation of the first game on the Electronika 60 computer interests me the most (as well as Tetris Time Warp!).

Yeesh...I was kinda hoping for Tetris Plus...

I have Tetris Effect Connected, but it's over-the-top with all the fancy effects. So definitely interested in these retro versions. Hopefully this collection also has Super Tetris from 1991. Always loved that version.

Time for Pokemon Tetris to make a comeback!!

Tetris 3 is one of my favorites, glad to see it on here!

Any word on a physical version?

Must have for me. I just wish NES Tetris was included because I would like to own a handheld version of it.

Atari has confirmed this is Golden Master Vol 3. Why the branding wasn't used in the direct has not been explained yet.

@TryToBeHopeful Weird, I wonder what the missing games are?! Anyone found a complete list of all 15?

@JohnnyMind Yeah, Tetris DS was amazing. I still have my copy if I ever do want to boot it up again, but honestly I would love a proper follow-up on that one. It was so good and full of charm!

Considering we're getting Tetris NES on NSO this winter though, I guess it's not too farfetched to imagine Tetris DS coming to an NSO-like service if DS games ever do come to it. Though that's probably some years off for now. You never know, the Switch successor might have DS games in its lineup, and that could pave the way for Tetris DS. For all we know we'll be watching a Partner Showcase in exactly a year and rejoice over Tetris DS being announced.

Pretty cool, but I've never played one of these "interactive documentary" collections before. That's fine though, cause I like the story behind the creation of Tetris.

Hope Tetris Plus is included. That one is one of my favorite versions of Tetris.

I was wondering why they hadn't announced any new games to celebrate the 40 years ... Now here we are! I am such a sucker for Tetris, you'd think I'd have enough with 99 and Effect, definitely getting this one, but the question is digital or physical ... love this kind of luxury problems 😁

Now, time to announce the Bayonetta celebration game before the year is over, come on Platinum!!

Edit: looking at the trailer, the NES and the Famicom versions are not the same?

@RushDawg Haven't seen anything yet but they might do it down the line like they did with Tetris 99. Here's hoping for one

Twintris from Amiga should have been included as it have a fantastic and legendary soundtrack and is one of the best Tetris clones ever.

Still a great release of course.

No Tetris CD-i? Hard pass! 😂😂😂

This is pretty cool. That multiplayer game seems pretty fun. I can't remember if it is online or not. But nice of them to include Tetris for the NES on the online service.

If it includes N64's New Tetris, I'm there.

Needs more Wordtris.

I have Hatris for GameBoy, but was never able to really figure out what to do. Hopefully this will include a demonstration of some kind.

Wish Tetris DS would come to console.

@Yalloo the NES version was made by Nintendo, while the Famicom version was made by Bullet-Proof Software, commonly known as BPS, and yes its the same BPS who made Yoshi's Cookie.

the og terminal tetris is a nice touch. if they added cdi tetris Id buy day one as Ive never played it bc cdi emulation is a pain.

@DwaynesGames Well Tetris Attack was only related to Tetris in name. It was a localization of Panel de Pon

@HammerGalladeBro Cool, thanks! Curious to see the differences between the two.

@trcsf @BASEDSAKRI Was there a Tetris CD-i?? So I really couldn't remember that one and had to check it out...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bBmwU5xkzaE

Cons: From a gameplay perspective, the CD-i version isn't anything to write home about. You can only turn your pieces in one direction, there's no way to speed up the fall of a piece unless you want to do a hard drop, and the controls are terrible. The gameplay was clearly designed around the limitations of the CD-i's remote control, and it works, but it's far from ideal. There's a nasty bit of lag in the controls, and the game is prone to dropping inputs at the worst possible times.

Pros: This is a game you play for its aesthetic. Every level has its own unique FMV backdrop of a nature scene backed by a relaxing new age music track, and the vibes are incredible. People often refer to it as a prime example of the genre we now know as vaporwave, and I can't argue there. Jim Andron's superstar soundtrack nails it.

I do not need five physical Tetris games on Switch...
I do not need five physical Tetris games on Switch...

@SillyG Think again! 😁

You can even do one more line with physical in bold 😅

Tetris. Battle. FREAKING Gaiden! YEEEEEEESSS!!

Hope they translate its story and dialogue. I have the cartridge and an English-hacked ROM which does a really good job of it, but it would be brilliant to see it get an official(-ish) one.

This one should be released physically. Come on, Digital Eclipse!

@Yalloo Yeah, the backgrounds are cheesy as hell, but awesome as well. And isn't there a re-release of that CD-i controller? Yup, there is: https://limitedrungames.com/products/retro-inspired-switch-pc-controller?srsltid=AfmBOopveKnv9VJLpurd_NJnn4Z8BELsS9kWgT_bJOXbv4cxBuhZy8Tk

Would be great if they added the game and compatibility for that controller just for the hell of it!

@Yalloo : Just bold the whole damn comment! 😅

Five freaking physical Tetris games on Switch!

And back in the day, I thought it was ridiculous that the DS got two of them! 😅

Another gaming compilation, another bunch of people listing the games they think should/wish could be on it instead.

The cosmic ballet goes on...

@Poodlestargenerica Looks like Tetris Forever is coming to all modern consoles and there is a Steam page for it too. 😊

Digital Eclipse never misses. A Tetris collection is a fantastic idea.

Nice. What, no Wordtris? 😂

I’d have bought it if it contained New Tetris from the N64

I'm grabbing this on day one and am thrilled to see NES Tetris coming to NSO. Agreed that the addition of The New Tetris from the N64 would have been great. Hopefully it comes to NSO too.

@JJtheTexan We might even have more versions of Tetris on Switch than Super Mario Bros. 😉

@Serpenterror There's more than one arcade version. I'm guessing you'd be thinking of the Atari Games version (what the Tengen NES version was based on).
But Sega made a different arcade version which was more popular and influential in Asian countries. It was also ported to the Mega Drive (in 1989) in a version that was pulled EXTREMELY quickly, if it even got officially released, later confirmed that Sega had to pull it when they found out they didn't have proper licensing either to release a home version (not until their 2006 PS2 version).

@HammerGalladeBro BPS didn't really make Yoshi's Cookie. It was a rebranded version of a game made by Home Data, originally designed as a game called "Hermetica". Which I now realize may or may not have been intended as an eroge, judging by the name (as Home Data designed various console games, but also multiple arcade mahjong games, and we know the common theme of those ).
That is likely the reason Nintendo has trouble re-releasing the game. Someone else got Home Data's IP, and so Nintendo has to re-license it when.
As far I know, the most extent BPS had was porting it, Nintendo bought the programming to the NES version only. As explained by Nintendo Power.

@demacho Completely agree. New Tetris (from the Nintendo 64) is to this day my favorite Tetris game with the most fascinating strategies from melding the silver and gold blocks. I hope it is part of this collection!

A shame that my two favourite Tetris games of all time, The New Tetris on N64 and Tetris DS, are not included. TNT was especially novel because you could create gold blocks (4 of the same pieces together) and silver blocks (any 4 pieces) for epic scores and extra exhilaration! Tetris DS featured a Push mode for 2-player versus, which was like a tug of war battle. I played that online so much, along with the regular multiplayer online and with friends locally.

If anyone remembers the "64 in 1" cartridges you could import from Asia, there was an outstanding version of Tetris on it. Notably it featured a co-op mode, and it was hilarious if both players were trying to jam a piece into the same space. That game and other dodgy ones should be part of Tetris history even they weren't official version.

I'm interested in Tetris Forever and will wait for reviews and a price to determine if it's an immediate purchase. I do worry that some of the 15 variants are trash, and I simply don't need to play the original NES Tetris ever again.

@Uncle_Franklin That's not Tetris, that's Panel de Pon. False marketing.

I don't think the Direct made it clear that this was one of those Digital Eclipse interactive museum collections. At least I didn't catch it at the time. Great to learn that now. I'm in for all of them!

@OorWullie The Joycon buttons are THE way to play Tetris if you ask me. I've been so happy playing Tetris on that setup. No misinputs due to control pad shenanigans, and mashable unlike a control stick.

@Bret

thank you! so far Tetris is the only game for which i find the joycon d buttons to be the "correct" input method. the only thing as good or better than that is a keyboard, but i dont like gaming on a pc generally.

I do wish someone made a big comfy "procon" style controller with buttons as primary input on both sides. 👍

as an aside, i want to design a tetris "arcade stick" controller in the style of those "stickless" arcade sticks with buttons on the left and right 😎

@Deev Having Tetris in the title of Tetris Attacks! just complicates getting that version put on NSO. It would be nice if Nintendo and the Tetris Company could work together to make that happen.

Same for the Tetris & Dr. Mario combo cart. Before Puyo Puyo Tetris, it had a mode where two players could compete, playing both games back to back. But it would take both companies working out a deal to get it on NSO.

Is there more to be said after the recrnt Gaming Historian documentary and the recent theater-released movie? 👀

Pre order for me if physical. Preorder physical copy of worms Armageddon for switch didnt get why physical copy only ps5 switch but digital PS4 Xbox one if read right. Physical forever well for me anyway

Can get puo puo Tetris on switch physically 1 and 2 for similar game and other platforms. If somebody looking for something similar. They're good got 2nd one and ienjoyed puo puo. Even that I didn't know what is was bit of a story on game too.