Tetris (NES) Playthrough, Nintendo version - NintendoComplete
363A playthrough of Nintendo's 1989 puzzle game for the NES, Tetris.
This video shows both the A and B type games. I first play A-type (the classic endless mode) until I get a game over on level 18. At 13:16 I move on to the B-type game, and I play each of the ten levels with the height set to five to show all the different variations on the ending.
And yes, in case you weren't already aware, NES Tetris does have an ending! (For that matter, so does the Game Boy version, which you can find here: https://youtu.be/BQwohHgrk2s )
I don't think I need to regale anyone with the complete history of Tetris, but the NES version is notable for a couple of different reasons. It is one of the few NES games that launched after its handheld counterpart (about five months later in this instance), and it wasn't the first NES Tetris game to be released in America. Tengen had already produced an arguably superior version, but their cart was pulled from shelves about a month after its release. Nintendo had officially acquired the rights that Tengen *thought* were theirs to produce the game for the US console market, and Tengen's rendition of the game was quickly sidelined.
You can find my video of the Tengen version here: https://youtu.be/lUJbiLJrkgo
But while Nintendo's port of the game is, ironically enough, not as good as Atari's, it is still an excellent cart that managed to hook millions of players. The fun music, the simple yet addictive gameplay, and a boatload of cameos by classic Nintendo characters all made it the perfect game to chill with, and its vibe resonated with everybody. This was one of those rare games that was played and loved by everybody, somehow managing to appeal to elementary school boys and technophobic grandmothers alike.
And does anyone else remember those crazy commercials Nintendo ran nonstop during the 1989 holiday season? The ones with the Russian cartoon bears and the opera singer? Hahaha, man, how times have changed.
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No cheats were used during the recording of this video.
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