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The Next Tetris

7 January 19996.7/ 10 · 14 votesEveryone9

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About

It's Tetris, only... new. The Tetris series returns to its roots, eschewing the Disney characters, 3D pieces, hats, and letters that have been tacked on previous entries.

Contains the standard Tetris game, as well as some variants. Some of the new features are puzzle pieces made of individual parts- after a piece lands, some parts may be able to break off and continue down; "wiggly" pieces that not only provide trippy eye-candy, but may allow you to squeeze a big piece through a tight spot; challenge modes where you must clear a cluttered playfield with limited time/pieces.

Allows for solo or competitive simultaneous play. Also links to a global board via the Internet to compare scores and times.

Ways to play

Modes

Single player

Perspective

Side view

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Drivers/APIs Supported

Direct3D

Media Type

CD-ROM

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Keyboard, Mouse, Other Input Devices

Controller Types Supported

Digital Joystick

Multiplayer Options

Same/Split-Screen

Number of Offline Players

1-2 Players

System requirements

Min. CPU Class Required

Intel Pentium

Min. OS Class Required

Windows 95

Min. RAM Required

16 MB

Min. DirectX Version Required

DirectX 6

Min. CD-ROM Drive Speed Required

4X (600 KB/s)

Min. Video Memory Required

2 MB

Video Resolutions Supported

640×480

Box art

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Facts

Released

7 January 1999

Series

Tetris

Platforms

PCWindowsPlayStationPS1Nuon

Age ratings

ESRBEveryoneELSPA3+

Standing

Top 52% by want to play

Official website

Tags

Side viewFixed / flip-screenFalling block puzzleDirect control