Tetris Forever includes 15 classic versions alongside documentary footage

A combination documentary and classic game compilation called Tetris Forever is headed to PC, Nintendo Switch, and other platforms later this year, according to an announcement.

The game will include 15 Tetris games, from an “accurate” version of the first Tetris for the Electronika 60 to an NES version of the game and more, including Tetris 2 + Bombliss, Super Tetris 3, and Tetris Battle Gaiden, among others.

In addition to that, it will feature a new take called Tetris Time Warp, which will see players jumping “between gameplay styles from across the series” in real time as they complete each board. The game will support up to four players.

The game is developed by Digital Eclipse, which previously made waves with a docu-game called The Making of Karateka that combined the classic game with documentary footage. It also made a remaster of the original Wizardry.

Tetris Forever is the latest in the same docu-game series that included The Making of Karateka. As such, the classic games will be presented in an interactive digital museum-like format and will be accompanied by over an hour of documentary clips “about the history of Tetris and its key players.”

Tetris Forever was announced as part of a Nintendo Direct stream this morning. The reveal focused on the experience of playing the game on the Nintendo Switch and also noted that the original NES version of Tetris is coming to Nintendo Switch Online’s classic game library this winter.

However, the game also appeared on Steam, so there will be a PC release. Releases on other consoles are likely as well. The Steam page says the game is coming sometime before the end of this year but doesn’t get more specific than that. There’s no pricing information yet, either.

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