3D Tetris

a.k.a. 3-D Tetris

published by Nintendo in 1996-03-22, developed by T&E Soft, running on Virtual Boy

type: puzzle
genre: Falling blocks
series: Tetris
perspective: 1st person
player options: single player

Official description

The original TETRIS, invented by a Russian engineer in the 1980s, took the world by storm when it finally found a mainstream audience. While you may consider yourself a master of the original, you’re in for a completely new and challenging experience with 3D TETRIS for the Nintendo Virtual Boy. Instead of just rotating and moving blocks in a 2D field, it’s now expanded to full 3D, and you’ve got to line the pieces up as they fall into a well. Just like in the original, you score points by eliminating horizontal planes, and as you progress the pieces fall faster and faster. There are three difficulty settings and three gameplay modes: Regular, Center-Fill, and Puzzle. If you’re looking for a fresh challenge, but you love the simplicity and appeal of the original, then 3D TETRIS is the game for you.