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Tetris (Game Boy)
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Developer:
Bullet Proof Software
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The Game Boy version of Tetris is a very famous rendition and the system's pack-in game for American consumers. The game was so popular, it led to the Game Boy being a major success for Nintendo.
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Version Differences
Version 1.0 was only released in Japan as part of a Special Link Bundle, and is estimated to have sold around 25,000 copies. Version 1.1, used for the rest of the print run and released internationally, contains the more widely-recognized A-TYPE music and is overall a slightly more polished game.
Copyright Screen
Version 1.0's copyright screen is displayed for just three seconds. This was extended for 1.1 to ten seconds, although pressing Start after six seconds will go to the title screen.
Music and Sounds
Interestingly, the famous "A-TYPE" music wasn't actually present in 1.0.
Version 1.0's A-TYPE song, known as Minuet.
Version 1.1's A-TYPE song, known as Korobeiniki.
Version 1.0's level-up sound.
Version 1.1's level-up jingle.
An unused level-up jingle found in Version 1.0, which you can activate (replacing the normal sound) by using the Game Genie code 084-F5D-E62 when leveling-up.
Level 9
Version 1.0 requires you to score 20 lines on Level 9 to proceed to Level 10. Bizarrely, this was changed for 1.1 to 100 lines.
Block Rotation Glitch
Version 1.0 lets you rotate a block while clearing a line, multiple lines, or a Tetris if there is room in the playing field.
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