https://kos.gd/enMon, 16 Feb 2026 19:54:00 GMTNikola (getnikola.com)http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttps://kos.gd/posts/fun-facts-about-tetris/Tomasz Wesołowski<div><p>The original release of Tetris was pretty comprehensive already, even though the graphics used text mode.</p> <p>At least three versions of Tetris have been released on NES:</p> <ul> <li>BPS</li> <li>Nintendo</li> <li>Tengen (Atari)</li> </ul> <p>The BPS version was the first to be released, but it was tough to play due to very awkward controls. Nintendo's version plays much better. Tengen's own version (dubbed TETЯIS) has a long story to it since it was subject of a copyright dispute. It ended up being quickly pulled off the shelves after Atari's loss in court. This is a pity, because it had a two-player mode and a lot of polish. Here in Poland it was often available on bootleg "9999 in 1" cartridges. (Note that in the 90s in Poland there was no official distribution of Nintendo products, but every flea market sold <a href="http://bootleggames.wikia.com/wiki/Pegasus">Famicom clones</a> and bootleg carts.)</p> <p><a href="https://kos.gd/posts/fun-facts-about-tetris/">Read more…</a> (3 min remaining to read)</p></div>nespuyotetrishttps://kos.gd/posts/fun-facts-about-tetris/Mon, 14 Jan 2019 12:40:00 GMT