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Platform
Game Boy Color
Genres
Puzzle · Strategy
Player Perspective
Side view
Developers
Nintendo
Publishers
Nintendo · Gradiente
Release date
October 21, 1998

Summary

Tetris DX packs a surprisingly rich set of options into the tiny Game Boy Color cartridge. Alongside the classic marathon mode, the game adds an Ultra Mode where you race against a three‑minute clock to rack up as many points as possible, and a 40 Lines challenge that times how quickly you can clear exactly forty lines. A versus mode pits you against a CPU opponent, turning solo puzzling into a competitive showdown that can keep you playing for hours. What really sets this version apart is its battery‑backed memory: you can store high scores and maintain three separate player profiles, so each friend gets their own leaderboard. The update also spruces up the audio with fresh music themes, and the later Nintendo Classics release on December 11 2024 celebrated the series’ 40th anniversary by bringing the same features to modern platforms.

Edited by Maya Carter

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