Tetris (1984) watch online HD
- Original title:Tetris
- Category:Video Game / Action / Family
- Released:1984
- Director:Alexey Pazhitnov
- Writer:Alexey Pazhitnov,Alexey Pazhitnov
- Video type:Video Game
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The NES version of Tetris is the most controversial one. Tengen, a division owned by Atari that made games for third-party consoles (as a way to make money after Atari's unit was sold off by Warner Communications in 1984). Tengen bypassed a lockout chip designed by Nintendo to block unauthorized third-party games (as it was announced that Tengen would make games for the NES behind Nintendo's back) and Tetris was among the games. However, Tengen faced a lawsuit involving distribution of its own Tetris game. It was discovered that Tengen bought the rights from a company called Mirrorsoft, which did not own the rights in the first place. As a result, Tengen lost its case, the Tengen Tetris was recalled from stores, and Nintendo released their own legitimate version for the NES after that.
Tetris was released in a compilation game pack with Dr. Mario (1990) as Tetris & Dr. Mario (1994) for the Super NES in 1994.
When the game first came to America in 1987, the copyrights to the game were being tracked poorly and over a dozen gaming companies claimed to have the rights to the game. Two years later, Nintendo had officially won the rights to Tetris in a legal battle.
Was one of the first six video games to be inducted into the National Museum of Play's Video Game Hall of Fame.
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