Tetris (Game Boy)

Tetris
Developer: Bullet Proof Software Publisher: Nintendo Platform: Game Boy Released in JP: June 14, 1989 Released in US: August 1989 Released in EU: September 28, 1990 This game has unused sounds. This game has revisional differences.

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.

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

1.0	1.1

Hyphens were added between "Bullet" and "Proof". Also, Version 1.0's copyright screen is displayed for just two seconds; this was extended for 1.1 to eight seconds, although pressing Start after four seconds will take you to the title screen.

Music and Sounds

The A-TYPE song of 1.0, known as Minuet.

The A-TYPE song of 1.1, known as Korobeiniki.

Version 1.0's "level-up" sound.

Version 1.1's "level-up" jingle.

An unused level-up jingle present in Version 1.0, which can be activated (replacing the normal sound) by using 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.