Digital Eclipse released its biggest-ever update to Tetris Forever! The patch includes major updates for Tetris Time Warp and introduces two new classic MS-DOS games, including the 1991 cult classic Super Tetris. After this update, Tetris Forever now includes 21 playable games!
The competitive community’s strong positive reaction towards Tetris Time Warp inspired several upgrades to controls and control mapping to meet competitive standards, and several bug fixes and quality improvements based on player feedback. Single-player Tetris Time Warp previously topped out at level 15, but now, players looking for a heightened challenge can meet their match with the addition of levels 16 through 30. Meanwhile, Time Warp’s multiplayer mode has a new Shield Tetrimino power-up that can prevent players from Time Warping each other!
Key Features of the Tetris Time Warp Update Include:
- Blast Off To Level 30:The single-player modes in Tetris Time Warp, which previously topped out at Level 15, now go all the way to Level 30! Can you handle even higher speeds of play? Starting at Level 20, the Time Warp Tetrimino piece will no longer feature the golden-colored Tetrimino, so you won’t be able to create Matrix-clearing cascades. And starting on Level 28, the lockdown speed of Tetriminos will greatly increase.
- Time Warp Shield: In Tetris Time Warp‘s multiplayer mode, the Time Warp Tetriminos now have a new power – Shield! Clear a line including a Time Warp Tetrimino while the Shield design is showing, and you’ll earn a Shield that will stop other players from sending you into a Time Warp. It disappears after being used once.
- 1989 Mode Upgrades: Enjoy playing Tetris with black-and-white graphics and chiptune sounds? 1989 Mode, a single-player mode found within Tetris Time Warp, now has a variety of fixes and new options. You can choose to turn off “Modern Gameplay” and experience more historically accurate gameplay. You can also optionally choose to play the game with 18 rows in the Matrix, as opposed to the modern-day setting of 20 rows.
- Take the 40-Line Challenge: Celebrate Tetris‘ 40th anniversary by trying to clear 40 lines as quickly as you can. Playable in both Modern and 1989 modes.
- Options, Options, Options: A vastly expanded Options menu lets you customize the visuals, sounds, and gameplay in Tetris Time Warp to your liking. Turn individual graphic effects on or off, and tweak your gameplay with new options like the Initial Hold and Initial Rotation systems, Diagonals, and more.
- Many other bug fixes, tweaks, and minor changes to all modes to improve the Tetris Time Warp experience.
New MS-DOS Games Added to Tetris Forever:
- Super Tetris: Released by Spectrum Holobyte in 1991, this was an early attempt at creating a “sequel” to Tetris. The gameplay is quite different — the Matrix is half-full of garbage when a game begins, and players can earn and use Bombs to clear out the spaces and find power-ups buried in the garbage. It includes Cooperative and Competitive multiplayer modes, in which two players play in the same Matrix!
- Tetris (AcademySoft) v. 3.12: A historically important inclusion, this is the final version of Tetris created within the Soviet Union in the Academy of Sciences, ported from Alexey Pajitnov’s original Pascal code by Vadim Gerasimov. Dating to 1988, it is notable for its inclusion of Phantom mode, in which all O-Tetriminos (square-shaped pieces) are invisible!
Additional Updates:
- The gameplay behaviors in the recreation of the Electronika 60 version of Tetris have been updated to be even more historically accurate to the original version.
- Now includes language support for Korean and Traditional Chinese.
- Many other minor tweaks, bug fixes, and enhancements have been made to improve the gameplay experience.
About Tetris Forever
In a world where games come and go… Tetris is forever! TetrisForever, the third in Digital Eclipse’s acclaimed Gold Master Series, showcases the game’s rich 40-year history through five interactive timelines. Journey through the decades with playable versions of the classic title, video featurettes, and digital artifacts, tracing the puzzle game’s evolution from its humble beginnings as a solo project behind the Iron Curtain to its rise as a globally beloved gaming franchise.
Tetris Forever is available on PC via Steam and GOG, and on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4|5, and Xbox One and Series X|S for $34.99 USD.
Standard physical editions of Tetris Forever for PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch will be available at retail on March 31. The deluxe and collectors editions will ship later this year. Preorders for all physical editions of Tetris Forever open Tuesday, February 25 at atari.com and limitedrungames.com in the United States, and amazon.com and select retailers internationally.
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