Tetris (DOS, Spectrum HoloByte)
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Developer: Nexa This game has revisional differences. |
This version of Tetris was the first to be sold commercially. Despite the copyright screen having a date of 1987, the game was actually released in January 1988.
Revisional Differences
When info about this version made its way to the Russians they demanded a few changes to the game.
Title Screen
In the original version of the game, a plane flies across the title screen before the opening scroll, a reference to Mathias Rust and his flight over Red Square. The incident was considered a national embarrassment to the Russians, and Elorg demanded that the plane be removed as a result. The copyright text was also made slightly thicker and takes up a bit more screen estate in the revised version.
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After the opening scroll is the Play Tetris screen. In the original version the plane returns with a banner reading "Play Tetris!", and the player must press a key to move on to the programmer credits. In the revised version the Play Tetris screen disappears almost instantly, presumably just before the plane would appear.
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Level Select Screen
The level select screen has different colours. Why this was changed is unclear.
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Stage Backgrounds
Backgrounds depicting submarines and fighter planes were replaced because Pajitnov wanted Tetris to be "a peaceful game heralding a new era in the relationship between superpowers and their attitude toward world peace."
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Level 3, containing submarines, was changed to a man riding a horse.
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Level 8, containing fighter planes, was changed to a theatre performance.
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