Nintendo is adding a steady flow of classic games to its Switch Online platform, from the most obvious to the most obscure, but perhaps never something as significant as the NES version of Tetris. Why ...

The NES Tetris scene has been booming over the years thanks to the likes of competitions like the Classic Tetris World Championships. As more players discover NES Tetris along with new tricks and ...

The NES Tetris arms race finally seems to be over— while Tetris (NES) was finally "beaten" at level 157 in December 2023, culminating in the first human-reached "Kill screen" crash, it has always been ...

Blue Scuti's achievement of reaching level 157 in NES Tetris is a historic milestone, proving that it is possible to surpass the game's previous limits. The glitching of block colors in NES Tetris ...

The NES version of Tetris has been around for over 34 years, but a human has just completed it for the first time. Tetris on NES does not have a traditional ending; beating this game means reaching a ...

It looks like Switch Online just became a Guinness World Records battleground. Nintendo has added a new title for Switch Online, that may seem mundane, but is actually monumental, particularly because ...

In the fall of 2018, tucked away in a side hall at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo, seven-time Classic Tetris World Champion (CTWC), Jonas Neubauer, found himself against the ropes. 37-year-old ...

The NES version of Tetris will be available to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers from December 12. Previously announced for a winter release, Nintendo confirmed the date via X (formerly Twitter) and ...

Perhaps the most significant Nintendo game that’s never previously been rereleased is finally coming to the Switch. The 1989 NES version of Tetris has been added to Nintendo Switch Online’s NES ...

Back in 1989, Nintendo released Tetris for the NES. This detailed article first explains the mechanics of how Tetris works, then builds an AI to play the game. To understand the mechanics of the game, ...

Game Rant writer for over 3 years! Trevor is a lifelong gamer who loves all types of games, but especially RPGs, platformers, and Fortnite. Ever since popping in the cartridge for The Legend of Zelda: ...