

Competitive purists love these types of games for their minimalist qualities that emphasize gameplay skill over random luck. The original Nintendo-produced version for the NES only had one mode, placing it among hallmark high score challenge games. If a threshold score is reached by completing layers and gaining points, the player moves on to the next level.With each new level, the rate at which the shapes fall increases, and the classic NES music also speeds up. If the layers build up all the way to the top, the game is over and the player starts over. As the lines build up towards the top, there is less time to rotate and place the Tetris shapes well. This is the first challenge, as gaps that get covered by other segments prevent that entire line from being completed. With a blinking flash, that layer disappears and the remaining segments collapse downward to replace the line of removed segments.The Tetris shapes are rotated by the player so that they can fit in gaps left in between previous shapes. The objective is to arrange the Tetrominos so they form a solid line of segments across the play area's width. One by one, Tetrominos fall from the top of the screen, and the player only sees one piece in advance. Four squares are arranged into seven shapes called Tetrominos, from the Greek prefix tetra, which means made of four segments. Tetris stands out from other retro games in that this timeless game is so ubiquitous that it never got old.The general mechanics of this geometric shape-stacking game are simple and yet incredibly challenging as the speed builds up. And now, the first game played in space can be relived by devoted gaming hobbyists that maintain original NES machines. It has since had variations built into many games and for most consoles, but the Nintendo version still reigns supreme and brings a heavy dose of nostalgia. Tetris on the NES brought a simple but challenging puzzle game with chiptune Russian music to living rooms across America. Experience an original on all fronts with the classic arcade game for Nintendo.
