video game ‘ throughout its 38-year historyTetris‘ It has appeared in many forms and platforms, but none have been ‘as demanding’.Tetris: ‘Grandmaster’. Originally released for Japanese arcade machines, the game 999 levels with increasing difficulty level, to the point where the blocks automatically appear at the bottom of the screen. At the time the game was released, it attracted attention because it was developed as 32-bit hardware according to the features of the first game. play station.
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a success in japan
Limited to a few enthusiasts so far, it will soon make its commercial debut. PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch. The person responsible for the adaptation will be Hamster, a company that specializes in rescuing classic games. Although the name of the company is not very well known, it is responsible for many successful launches. Arcade Archives and Neo Geo series.
The game received two sequels for Japanese arcades in 2000 and 2005. and the spin-off ‘Tetris: The Grand Master Ace’ was even released for the Xbox 360 and eventually became an exclusive for the Japanese market, but it only sold out, given the console’s low popularity in the region. More than 4 million copies in stores.
Awaiting approval for the West
The console version of the hardest game in the ‘Tetris’ series is already being introduced on Japanese channels. Arika, its original developer, but so far it’s unclear whether ‘The Grand Master’ will reach the West. Hamster’s past performance supports this possibility. Of the more than 340 titles from Arcade Archives and ACA Neo Geo series released to date, only “Wonder Boy” and “Ark Area” don’t have a Western version yet. In addition to ‘Tetris: The Grand Master’, lThe company also plans to release ‘Galaxian’, a classic among the shooter classics. Arcade made its debut in 1979.