> [!game] *Tetris* > ![[Tetris Box Art - Front.jpg]] > > [!art]- Back of Box > > ![[Tetris Box Art - Back.jpg]] > > Developer: Nintendo R&D1 > Publisher: Nintendo > Platform: Game Boy > Release: July 31, 1989 [User Manual](https://www.digitpress.com/library/manuals/gameboy/tetris%20(uk).pdf) # Summary Tetrominoes fall from above as the player slides and rotates them to complete rows. The Game Boy version helped launch Tetris into the stratosphere (while also helping the Game Boy do the same, since it was a pack-in title). Arguably, the most popular incarnation of the drop puzzle sensation. # Acquisition This was my grandmother's copy of the game. I inherited her collection when she passed. # Memories Who doesn't remember playing *Tetris* on the Game Boy? As I type that, unfortunately, I think many people these days do not...🫠 ## Related Posts - [[RetroN Jr. Announced at CES 2020]] # Versions - [[Tetris (NES)]] - [[Tetris Effect]] # Miscellaneous I've love this photo of Hillary Clinton playing on an airplane. Dated April 6, 1993, this apparently came from a [scan of the negatives](https://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/show/32362). I guess the Clintons/presidents do that sort of thing. Super neat. It's on page 107 of the document. Photo taken by [Ralph Alswang](https://www.ralphphoto.com/about).