If you're a Tetris fan, it's impossible not to be excited for Digital Eclipse's third Gold Master Series title, Tetris Forever. And the retro specialists are continuing to sweeten the deal on this fantastic interactive digital museum, which launches on 12th November.
Two more games have been confirmed to be included in Tetris Forever, and they're both extremely early releases of the classic block puzzle. Both the AcademySoft and the Spectrum HoloByte versions of Tetris, released for MS-DOS, will be a part of the package.
Digital Eclipse's editorial director Chris Kohler shared on Twitter (now known as X) that "a lot of work went into being able to make this simple announcement". As some fans have noted, many previous Digital Eclipse collections haven't included MS-DOS games, so this is a big deal. And it's been a "dream" of the studio for a while, too.
For context, the AcademySoft version is the one programmed by the creators of Tetris, Alexey Pajitnov and Vadim Gerasimov, and it's the one with the 1986 copyright screen — not the 1988 one with the full menu and multiple modes. The Spectrum Holobyte version is the first commercial version of Tetris.
Two hugely important versions of Tetris, then, and a dream for any collector. We've already had multiple games confirmed for the collection along with an exclusive new mode, Tetris Time Warp.
Have you ever played the MS-DOS versions of Tetris? Let us know your thoughts on these additions in the comments.
[source x.com]
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What about Tetris 2 for the SNES?
now I'm just waiting for them to include a physical version.
Still waitin' for that Tengen announcement
So, that's the actual original version of Tetris? That is very cool indeed!
A lot of Microsoft content on a Nintendo console. Could this mean?
@N8tiveT3ch Yes.
Clippy is coming to Smash Bros.
MS-DOS was my first Tetris platform. Until I got a GameBoy when I was 11.
@Not_Soos Give the people what they want, Sakurai !
I swear, this game is one of the coolest things I've seen.
Surprised this game is $35, but there's a 15% preorder discount, which does cushion the blow. It took a bit for me to warm up to the game, but it's hard for me to imagine the Gold Master series tackling any other IP I'm as familiar with as Tetris. Happy to pick this one up
Holding out hope for the TI-83 version!
I just want Tetrisphere.
Oh man, it will feel like forever having to wait for the physical edition ..... Luckily, there's enough Tetris on Switch to keep me waiting ...
The New Tetris plz
How many ways can you play Tetris?
We may never know... 😵💫
Just like the Tootsie Roll commercial!
I love retro collections. I just wish I loved Tetris more so I could desire this 😆
@NintendoLife WAKE UP new Nintendo Music just dropped! Make an article already I'm dying 😭
I want this version of Tetris!
As someone whose increasingly way more into historically...I guess...interesting games and releases over CURRENT HYPED THING (sometimes even when current hyped thing is obviously better), this is actually really cool to me.
@NeonPizza : One of the most derivative and unnecessary sequels ever made.
And yet if Puyo Puyo Tetris 3 ever rears its head... I would still buy it.
Why am I like this? 😅
Too bad this awesome Tetris from 1990 wasn't included which also had 9 legendary tunes in it's soundtrack.
https://youtu.be/VaRyWcd6me4
Tetrisphere please.
I have indeed played DOS Tetris, and I am absolutely over the moon about this announcement! What a nostalgia rush.
@GrailUK Neither of these are the original version, though Tetris Forever does include the original Electronika 60 version
@Folkloner Is that the first version of Tetris then?
Oh, fun, the first version of Tetris I ever played was the Spectrum HoloByte game, which came on both 5.25" and 3.5" floppy. That said, I still wish among ALL these games they had managed to include the Tengen NES Tetris release with coop mode.
@ralphdibny He's playing the version that was included in the Microsoft Entertainment Pack:
https://archive.org/details/wep_20200803
@BoFiS oh that's brilliant! Thank you for the link!
@BoFiS I had that version of Tetris as a kid. I'm sure like most of us in the west in the era, the Game Boy and Nintendo NES versions defined to us how Tetris "should" play, so that Windows version felt off.
@GrailUK Yes, it is!
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