Digital Eclipse continues its incredible Gold Master Series (a line of retro game collections that effectively serve as interactive documentaries) with Tetris Forever, arriving just in time for the legendary puzzle game’s 40th anniversary.
Tetris Forever brings together 15 versions of the game in one place, featuring 90 minutes of documentary footage that tells the story of the series. Developer Digital Eclipse has already explored this format with titles like The Making of Karateka, Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story, and Atari 50, all of which do an incredible job of telling the story of how these games were created. That makes them stand out far beyond the typical retro collections, and there are few titles more deserving of that treatment than Tetris.
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We don't have a full list of included games yet, but there will be a recreation of the true original version of Tetris, the one that creator Alexey Pajitnov developed for the Soviet Elektronika 60 computer. Digital Eclipse is also developing an entirely new variant on Tetris Time Warp, which lets up to four players jump between Tetris games from all eras, going through a ton of visual and gameplay styles along the way.
Perhaps the most interesting part of the collection are the games that were previously only sold in Japan, like the explosive Super Tetris 2 + Bombliss. I'm most eager to get my hands on Tetris Battle Gaiden, a Super NES title focused on multiplayer battles. You choose a character to play as, each of whom has their own set of unique abilities, like rearranging your board or reversing an opponent's controls. It's an awesome concept for a party game, and it's a shame it's taken so long for it to see a worldwide release.
Tetris Forever is set to release sometime in 2024 on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, and PC.
There's a reason Tetris ranks so high on our list of the 50 best games in the world. The best games of all time.