Editing Tetris (section)

== Reception and legacy==
=== Sales ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders mw-collapsible floatright"
|+ Sales of selected versions of ''Tetris''
|-
! scope="col"|Year
! scope="col"|Game
! scope="col"|Platform(s)
! scope="col"|Sales
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1988
! scope="row" | [[Tetris (Spectrum HoloByte)|''Tetris'' (Spectrum HoloByte)]]
| PC
| 1 million<ref>{{cite book |last1=McGowan |first1=Chris |last2=McCullaugh |first2=Jim |title=Entertainment in the Cyber Zone |date=1995 |location=New York |publisher=[[Random House]] |isbn=978-0-679-75804-4 |url=https://archive.org/details/bwb_P5-BRC-671/page/84/mode/2up |page=84 |via=[[Internet Archive]] |url-access=registration}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''Tetris'' (Famicom)
| Famicom
| 2 million{{sfn|Sheff|Eddy|1999|p=312}}
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1989
! scope="row" | [[Tetris (Game Boy video game)|''Tetris'' (Game Boy)]]
| Game Boy
| 35 million<ref name=tetris-numbers>{{cite web |url=https://tetris.com/by-the-numbers |title=''Tetris'' By The Numbers |website=[[The Tetris Company]] |access-date=December 5, 2024 |archive-date=December 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241206233755/https://tetris.com/by-the-numbers |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[Tetris (NES video game)|''Tetris'' (NES)]]
| NES
| 8 million{{sfn|Temple|2004|loc=51:23}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 1996
! scope="row" | ''[[Tetris Plus]]''
| PlayStation
| 1.53 million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml |title=US Platinum Game Chart |website=The Magic Box |access-date=December 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421003854/http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml |archive-date=April 21, 2007 }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 1997
! scope="row" | ''[[Tetrisphere]]''
| Nintendo 64
| 430,000<ref>{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000304054215/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_05/14_sphere/index.html | url=http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_05/14_sphere/index.html | title=H2O Announces ''Tetrisphere'' Sales | work=[[GameSpot]] | date=May 14, 1998 | archive-date=March 4, 2000 | url-status=dead |access-date=February 7, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2001
! scope="row" | ''[[Tetris Worlds]]''
| Multi-platform
| 1.81 million{{efn|''Tetris Worlds'' sold 960,000 copies for Game Boy Advance<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.next-gen.biz/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3557&Itemid=2&pop=1&page=0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010052300/http://www.next-gen.biz/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3557&Itemid=2&pop=1&page=0 |last=Keiser |first=Joe |title=The Century's Top 50 Handheld Games |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]] |date=August 2, 2006 |archive-date=October 10, 2007 |access-date=December 5, 2024}}</ref> and 850,000 for PlayStation 2.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.next-gen.biz/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3537&Itemid=2&pop=1&page=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028115051/http://www.next-gen.biz/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3537&Itemid=2&pop=1&page=1 |last1=Campbell |first1=Colin |last2=Keiser |first2=Joe |title=The Top 100 Games of the 21st Century |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]] |date=July 29, 2006 |archive-date=October 28, 2007 |access-date=December 5, 2024}}</ref>}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2006
! scope="row" | ''[[Tetris DS]]''
| Nintendo DS
| 2.05 million<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/07/25/nintendo-sales-update |last=Casamassina |first=Matt |title=Nintendo Sales Update |website=[[IGN]] |date=July 25, 2007 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |archive-date=September 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922174058/https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/07/25/nintendo-sales-update |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2014
! scope="row" | ''[[Puyo Puyo Tetris]]''
| Multi-platform
| 1.4 million<ref name=siliconera-interview>{{cite interview |url=https://www.siliconera.com/puyo-puyo-tetris-2-interview-producer-mizuki-hosoyamada-on-sequels-manzai-demos-and-more/ |last=Hosoyamada |first=Mizuki |interviewer=Graham Russel |title=''Puyo Puyo Tetris 2'' Interview: Producer Mizuki Hosoyamada on Sequels, 'Manzai Demos' and More |website=[[Siliconera]] |date=November 19, 2020 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |archive-date=May 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504052024/http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2014/02/12/japanese-sales-charts-ps-vita-terraria-debuts-on-vita/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2020
! scope="row" | ''[[Puyo Puyo Tetris 2]]''
| Multi-platform
| 293,000{{efn|''Puyo Puyo Tetris 2'' sold 93,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2021/02/famitsu-sales-2-15-21-2-21-21 |last=Romano |first=Sal |title=Famitsu Sales: 10/14/24 – 10/20/24 [Update] |website=Gematsu |date=February 25, 2021 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |archive-date=February 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225174134/https://www.gematsu.com/2021/02/famitsu-sales-2-15-21-2-21-21 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Puyo Puyo Tetris 2: Special Price'' sold 200,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2024/10/famitsu-sales-10-14-24-10-20-24 |last=Romano |first=Sal |title=Famitsu Sales: 10/14/24 – 10/20/24 [Update] |website=Gematsu |date=October 24, 2024 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |archive-date=November 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241110111203/https://www.gematsu.com/2024/10/famitsu-sales-10-14-24-10-20-24 |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
|}

In January 2010, EA Mobile and Blue Planet Software announced that mobile versions of ''Tetris'' since 2005 had reached 100 million paid downloads, making it most-downloaded mobile game at the time.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.pocketgamer.biz/tetris-is-the-most-popular-mobile-game-ever-100-million-paid-downloads-since-2005/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250121002046/https://www.pocketgamer.biz/tetris-is-the-most-popular-mobile-game-ever-100-million-paid-downloads-since-2005/ |last=Spencer |first=Spanner |title=Tetris is the Most Popular Mobile Game Ever: 100 million Paid Downloads since 2005 |work=[[PocketGamer.biz]] |date=January 21, 2010 |archive-date=January 21, 2025 |access-date=December 14, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=wired-ea>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/2010/01/tetris-100-million-sold/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250121003903/https://www.wired.com/2010/01/tetris-100-million-sold/ |last=Meyer |first=John |title=With 100M Downloads, Tetris is World's Hottest Mobile Game |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |date=January 22, 2010 |archive-date=January 21, 2025 |access-date=December 14, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2014, Rogers announced in an interview with ''[[VentureBeat]]'' that ''Tetris'' totaled 425 million paid mobile downloads and 70 million physical copies.<ref>{{cite interview |url=https://venturebeat.com/games/mr-tetris-explains-why-the-puzzle-game-is-still-popular-after-three-decades-interview/ |last=Rogers |first=Henk |author-link=Henk Rogers |title='Mr. Tetris' Explains Why the Puzzle Game is Still Popular after Three Decades |interviewer=Dean Takahashi |website=[[VentureBeat]] |date=April 7, 2014 |access-date=August 25, 2024 |archive-date=October 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026020856/https://venturebeat.com/games/mr-tetris-explains-why-the-puzzle-game-is-still-popular-after-three-decades-interview/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=polygon-sales/> To date, the ''Tetris'' franchise is the [[List of best-selling video game franchises|second-best-selling video game franchise of all time]], totaling 520 million sales according to the Tetris Company.<ref name=bbc-sales>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67105983 |last=Gerken |first=Tom |title=''Minecraft'' Becomes First Video Game to Hit 300m Sales |work=[[BBC]] |date=October 16, 2023 |access-date=August 25, 2024 |archive-date=August 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823203213/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67105983 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=forbes-sales>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/britneynguyen/2023/10/16/minecraft-just-surpassed-300-million-sales-heres-the-only-video-game-still-beating-it/ |last=Nguyen |first=Britney |title=''Minecraft'' Just Surpassed 300 Million Sales—Here's the Only Video Game Still Beating it |magazine=[[Forbes]] |date=October 16, 2023 |access-date=August 25, 2024 |archive-date=August 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240826003655/https://www.forbes.com/sites/britneynguyen/2023/10/16/minecraft-just-surpassed-300-million-sales-heres-the-only-video-game-still-beating-it/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The majority originate from paid mobile downloads, based on Rogers' figure from the 2014 interview.<ref name=polygon-sales>{{cite news |url=https://www.polygon.com/2014/4/8/5594314/tetris-has-passed-425-million-downloads-on-mobile-not-including-free |last=Corriea |first=Alexa Ray |title=''Tetris'' has Passed 425 Million Downloads on Mobile, Not Including Free-to-Play |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |date=April 8, 2014 |access-date=August 25, 2024 |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308145726/https://www.polygon.com/2014/4/8/5594314/tetris-has-passed-425-million-downloads-on-mobile-not-including-free |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://gizmodo.com/minecraft-highest-selling-game-all-time-behind-tetris-1850929214 |last=Barr |first=Kyle |title=''Minecraft'' is the Highest-Selling Game of All Time, Behind ''Tetris'' |website=[[Gizmondo]] |date=October 16, 2023 |access-date=August 25, 2024 |archive-date=October 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007222403/https://gizmodo.com/minecraft-highest-selling-game-all-time-behind-tetris-1850929214 |url-status=live }}</ref> As a result, some publications consider ''Tetris'' the [[best-selling video game of all time]], despite variations among the different versions.<ref name=bbc-sales/><ref name=forbes-sales/> The most successful version is the Game Boy version,{{sfn|Linneman|2018|loc=11:10–11:13}} which at 35 million copies is one of the best-selling video games of all time.<ref name=tetris-numbers/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/06/anniversary-the-most-famous-version-of-tetris-is-35-today |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241218204612/https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/06/anniversary-the-most-famous-version-of-tetris-is-35-today |last=McFerran |first=Damien |title=The Most Famous Version of ''Tetris'' Is 35 Today |website=TimeExtension |date=June 14, 2024 |archive-date=December 18, 2024 |access-date=December 5, 2024}}</ref>

=== Accolades ===
''Tetris'' quickly began winning awards once it was released in the West. The Spectrum HoloByte version won three [[Software Publishers Association]] Excellence in Software Awards in 1989, including Best Entertainment Program and the Critic's Choice Award for consumers.<ref name="scisco198908">{{cite news | url=https://archive.org/stream/1989-08-compute-magazine/Compute_Issue_111_1989_Aug#page/n7/mode/2up | title=the Envelope, Please | work=Compute! | date=August 1989 | access-date=November 11, 2013 | author=Scisco, Peter | page=6 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316211940/https://archive.org/stream/1989-08-compute-magazine/Compute_Issue_111_1989_Aug#page/n7/mode/2up | archive-date=March 16, 2014 | url-status=live }}</ref> ''Macworld'' inducted ''Tetris'' into the 1988 [[Macworld#Game Hall of Fame|''Macworld'' Game Hall of Fame]] in the Best Strategy Game category. ''Macworld'' praised "the addictive quality" and said its "simplicity is bewitching."<ref>{{cite magazine| last = Levy| first = Steven | date = December 1988 | title = The Game Hall of Fame | url = https://archive.org/details/MacWorld_8812_December_1988/page/n127/mode/2up | magazine = Macworld| location = San Francisco, CA | volume = 5 | number = 12 | page = 124 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> and ''[[Computer Gaming World]]'' gave ''Tetris'' the 1989 Compute! Choice Award for Arcade Game, describing it as "by far, the most addictive game ever".<ref name="compute198901">{{cite news | url=https://archive.org/stream/1989-01-compute-magazine/Compute_Issue_104_1989_Jan#page/n25/mode/2up | title=The 189 Compute! Choice Awards | work=Compute! | date=January 1989 | access-date=November 10, 2013 | page=24 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316200847/https://archive.org/stream/1989-01-compute-magazine/Compute_Issue_104_1989_Jan#page/n25/mode/2up | archive-date=March 16, 2014 | url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' named it the eighth-greatest game available in 1991, saying: "Thanks to Nintendo's endless promotion, ''Tetris'' has become one of the most popular video games."<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=https://ew.com/article/1991/11/22/video-games-guide/ | title=Video Games Guide | magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] | access-date=September 9, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219184932/http://ew.com/article/1991/11/22/video-games-guide/ | archive-date=February 19, 2017 | url-status=live }}</ref>

''Tetris'' has been widely ranked as among the [[greatest video games of all time]] by ''[[Flux (magazine)|Flux]]'' (1995),<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=April 1995 |title=Top 100 Video Games |url=https://archive.org/details/flux-issue-4/page/n27/mode/2up |magazine=Flux |issue=4 |pages=28 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'' (1996 and 1999),<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Top 100 Games of All Time |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=21 |publisher=[[Imagine Media]] |date=September 1996|page=71}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Top 50 Games of All Time |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=50 |publisher=[[Imagine Media]] |date=February 1999|page=81}}</ref> ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' (1997),<ref>{{cite magazine |title=100 Best Games of All Time |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=100 |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=November 1997|page=160}} Note: Contrary to the title, the intro to the article (on page 100) explicitly states that the list covers console video games only, meaning PC games and arcade games were not eligible.</ref> ''[[GameSpot]]'' (2000),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.co.uk/pc.gamespot/features/gotm_uk/39.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000612005703/http://www.gamespot.co.uk/pc.gamespot/features/gotm_uk/39.html |title=The 100 Games of the Millennium - 39. ''Tetris'' |website=[[GameSpot]] |date=January 2, 2000 |archive-date=June 12, 2000 |access-date=November 12, 2024}}</ref> ''[[Game Informer]]'' (2001 and 2009),<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Game Informer's Top 100 Games of All Time (Circa Issue 100) |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2009/11/16/game-informer-s-top-100-games-of-all-time-circa-issue-100.aspx |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |last=Cork |first=Jeff |date=November 16, 2009 |access-date=December 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100408113757/http://gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2009/11/16/game-informer-s-top-100-games-of-all-time-circa-issue-100.aspx |archive-date=April 8, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="gi_best">{{cite magazine|author=The ''Game Informer'' staff|title=The Top 200 Games of All Time|pages=44–79|issue= 200|date=December 2009|magazine=Game Informer|issn=1067-6392|oclc=27315596}}</ref> ''[[IGN]]'' (2007 and 2021),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_2.html |title=IGN Top 100 Games of All Time – 2007 |publisher=Top100.ign.com |access-date=November 22, 2012|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131107133844/http://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_2.html|archive-date=November 7, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/the-best-100-video-games-of-all-time |last=Sullivan |first=Meghan |title=The Top 100 Video Games of All Time - 28. ''Tetris'' |website=[[IGN]] |date=December 31, 2021 |access-date=November 12, 2024 |archive-date=December 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231162533/https://www.ign.com/articles/the-best-100-video-games-of-all-time |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' (2012 and 2016),<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://techland.time.com/2012/11/15/all-time-100-video-games/slide/tetris-1984/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313221840/http://techland.time.com/2012/11/15/all-time-100-video-games/slide/tetris-1984/ |title=All-TIME 100 Video Games - ''Tetris'' |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=November 15, 2012 |archive-date=March 13, 2016 |access-date=November 12, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://time.com/4458554/best-video-games-all-time/ |title=The 50 Best Video Games of All Time |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=August 23, 2016 |access-date=November 12, 2024 |archive-date=September 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924045255/http://time.com/4458554/best-video-games-all-time/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[GamesRadar+]]'' (2015 and 2021),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/best-games-ever/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319223433/http://www.gamesradar.com/best-games-ever/ |title=The 100 best games ever |website=[[GamesRadar+]] |date=February 25, 2015 |archive-date=March 19, 2015 |access-date=November 12, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/best-games-of-all-time/ |title=The 50 best games of all time |website=[[GamesRadar+]] |date=November 23, 2021 |access-date=November 12, 2024 |archive-date=November 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124001852/https://www.gamesradar.com/best-games-of-all-time/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]'' (2017),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/features/2017/12/1/16707720/the-500-best-games-of-all-time-100-1 |title=The 500 best games of all time: 100-1 |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |date=December 1, 2017 |access-date=November 12, 2024 |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201191206/https://www.polygon.com/features/2017/12/1/16707720/the-500-best-games-of-all-time-100-1 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[USA Today]]'' (2022 and 2024),<ref>{{cite news |url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/best-video-games |title=The 100 best video games of all time, ranked |work=[[USA Today]] |date=September 10, 2022 |access-date=November 12, 2024 |archive-date=September 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910130936/https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/best-video-games |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/best-video-games-all-time-list-zelda-mario |title=A definitive ranking of the top 30 video games of all time |work=[[USA Today]] |date=January 26, 2024 |access-date=November 12, 2024 |archive-date=January 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128103906/https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/best-video-games-all-time-list-zelda-mario |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[The Times]]'' (2023),<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/20-best-video-games-of-all-time-ranked-by-an-expert-jury-l5zgrxmw8 |last=Pebble |first=Lucy |title=20 best video games of all time — 4. ''Tetris'' |work=[[The Times]] |date=February 26, 2023 |access-date=November 12, 2024 |archive-date=October 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009184503/https://www.thetimes.com/article/20-best-video-games-of-all-time-ranked-by-an-expert-jury-l5zgrxmw8 |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''[[GQ]]'' (2023).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-10 |title=The 100 greatest video games of all time, ranked by experts |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/best-video-games-all-time |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=British GQ |language=en-GB |archive-date=May 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510142624/https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/best-video-games-all-time |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Tetris'' has also been ranked as among the best computer games by ''[[PC Format]]'' (1991)<ref name=pcformat50>{{cite journal | author=Staff | journal=[[PC Format]] | title=The 50 best games EVER! |date=October 1991 | issue=1 | pages=109–111 }}</ref> and ''Computer Gaming World'' (1996),<ref name="cgw199611mostinnovative">{{cite magazine | url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1996&pub=2&id=148 | title=The 15 Most Innovative Computer Games | magazine=Computer Gaming World | date=November 1996 | access-date=March 25, 2016 | pages=102 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408023915/http://cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1996&pub=2&id=148 | archive-date=April 8, 2016 | url-status=live }}</ref> among the best video game franchises by ''IGN'' (2006)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/12/05/the-top-25-videogame-franchises |title=The Top 25 Videogame Franchises |website=[[IGN]] |date=December 4, 2006 |access-date=January 2, 2024 |archive-date=February 26, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226223358/http://ps3.ign.com/articles/749/749069p4.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''[[Den of Geek]]'' (2024),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/games/35-best-video-game-franchises-ever/ |last=Jasper |first=Gavin |title=35 Best Video Game Franchises Ever: 22. ''Tetris'' |website=[[Den of Geek]] |date=May 27, 2024 |access-date=January 2, 2024}}</ref> and among the most influential games of all time by ''[[GamePro]]'' (2007),<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/110068/the-52-most-important-video-games-of-all-time-page-4-of-8/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913085022/http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/110068/the-52-most-important-video-games-of-all-time-page-4-of-8/ |last=Fatt |first=Boba |title=The 52 Most Important Video Games of All Time (page 4 of 8) |magazine=[[GamePro]] |date=April 25, 2007 |archive-date=September 13, 2008 |access-date=December 3, 2024}}</ref> ''IGN'' (2007),<ref name=ign-importance>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/12/11/igns-top-10-most-influential-games |last1=Geddes |first1=Ryan |last2=Hatfield |first2=Daemon |title=IGN's Top 10 Most Influential Games |website=[[IGN]] |date=December 10, 2007 |access-date=December 3, 2024}}</ref> ''[[1Up.com]]'' (2010),<ref name=1up-importance>{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/features/essential-50-tetris |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104160239/http://www.1up.com/features/essential-50-tetris  |last=Parish |first=Jeremy |title=Essential 50: ''Tetris'' |website=[[1Up.com]] |date=2010 |archive-date=November 4, 2012 |access-date=December 3, 2024}}</ref> ''GamesRadar+'' (2013),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/50-most-important-games-all-time/3/ |last=Loveridge |first=Sam |title=The 50 most important games of all time |website=[[GamesRadar+]] |date=April 12, 2013 |access-date=December 3, 2024 |archive-date=December 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204102214/https://www.gamesradar.com/50-most-important-games-all-time/3/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''[[The Guardian]]'' (2017).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gallery/2017/may/16/the-10-most-influential-video-games-of-all-time |last=Stuart |first=Keith |title=The 10 most influential video games of all time – in pictures |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=May 16, 2017 |access-date=December 3, 2024}}</ref>

''Tetris'' has been inducted into the "Hall of Fame" of the following publications: ''Computer Gaming World'' (1999),<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_177/ |title=Hall of Fame — New Inductees - ''Tetris'' (Spectrum Holobyte 1988) |magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]] |date=April 1999 |issue=177 |page=237 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> ''[[GameSpy]]'' (2000),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.gamespy.com/legacy/halloffame/tetris_a.shtm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040706010318/http://archive.gamespy.com/legacy/halloffame/tetris_a.shtm |title=The ''Gamespy'' Hall of Fame - ''Tetris'' |website=[[Gamespy]] |date=July 2000 |archive-date=July 6, 2004 |access-date=November 12, 2024}}</ref> ''GameSpot'' (2003),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/greatestgames/p-8.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209081517/http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/greatestgames/p-8.html |title=They'll Keep Playing It Long After All of Us Are Dead |website=[[GameSpot]] |date=July 2, 2003 |archive-date=December 9, 2008 |access-date=November 12, 2024}}</ref> and ''IGN'' (2007).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://games.ign.com/halloffame/tetris.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506042038/http://games.ign.com/halloffame/tetris.html |title=''IGN'' Hall of Fame - ''Tetris'' |date=2007 |archive-date=May 6, 2011 |access-date=November 12, 2024}}</ref> ''Tetris'' was listed as part of the [[game canon]], announced at the 2007 [[Game Developers Conference]] by Henry Lowood of [[Stanford University]] as a list of ten games to be considered for preservation by the [[Library of Congress]], modeled after the [[National Film Preservation Board]] .<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/12/arts/design/12vide.html?ex=1331352000&en=380fc9bb18694da5&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink|title=Is That Just Some Game? No, It's a Cultural Artifact|newspaper=[[nytimes.com]]|first=HEATHER|last=CHAPLIN|date=March 12, 2007|access-date=November 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151204212137/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/12/arts/design/12vide.html?ex=1331352000&en=380fc9bb18694da5&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink|archive-date=December 4, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Joystiq">{{cite web|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/12/10-most-important-video-games-of-all-time-as-judged-by-2-design/ |title=10 most important video games of all time, as judged by 2 designers, 2 academics, and 1 lowly blogger |last=Ransom-Wiley |first=James |publisher=Joystiq |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422035847/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/12/10-most-important-video-games-of-all-time-as-judged-by-2-design/ |archive-date=April 22, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.loc.gov/digitalpreservation/2012/09/yes-the-library-of-congress-has-video-games-an-interview-with-david-gibson/ |title=Yes, The Library of Congress Has Video Games: An Interview with David Gibson |date=September 26, 2012 |access-date=January 18, 2013 |publisher=blogs.loc.gov |first=Trevor |last=Owens |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205100245/http://blogs.loc.gov/digitalpreservation/2012/09/yes-the-library-of-congress-has-video-games-an-interview-with-david-gibson/ |archive-date=December 5, 2013 }}</ref> In November 2012, the [[Museum of Modern Art]] acquired ''Tetris'', along with thirteen other video games, to display.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/2013/05/moma-video-games/ |last=Moore |first=Bo |title='All Hell Broke Loose': Why MoMA Is Exhibiting Tetris and Pac-Man |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |date=May 30, 2013 |access-date=December 3, 2024 |archive-date=September 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908160501/http://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2013/mar/01/video-games-art-moma-exhibition |url-status=live }}</ref> As part of the 2015 inaugural class, [[The Strong National Museum of Play]] inducted ''Tetris'' into the [[World Video Game Hall of Fame]] for its iconic nature.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33005297 |title=Pong and Doom enter first video game Hall of Fame |work=[[BBC]] |date=June 4, 2015 |access-date=December 2, 2024 |archive-date=July 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703135721/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33005297 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Industry impact===
Due to Rogers and Nintendo's belief in its potential for mass appeal, ''Tetris'' was the pack-in game and the primary game promoted for the Game Boy in the United States. The resulting public anticipation led ''Tetris'' to become the Game Boy's main draw,<ref name=polygon_gameboy>{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2019/4/19/18295061/game-boy-history-timeline-tetris-pokemon-nintendo |last=Moss |first=Richard |title=How Nintendo introduced the Game Boy, Tetris, and Pokémon to the West |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |date=April 19, 2019 |access-date=December 3, 2024 |archive-date=April 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419200933/https://www.polygon.com/2019/4/19/18295061/game-boy-history-timeline-tetris-pokemon-nintendo |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/thirty-years-ago-game-boy-changed-way-america-played-video-games-180972743/ |last=Kindy |first=David |title=Thirty Years Ago, Game Boy Changed the Way America Played Video Games |website=[[Smithsonian Magazine]] |date=July 29, 2019 |access-date=December 3, 2024 |archive-date=December 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203235816/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/thirty-years-ago-game-boy-changed-way-america-played-video-games-180972743/ |url-status=live }}</ref> with many, including non-gamers, buying the Game Boy specifically to play ''Tetris''. This release simultaneously contributed to both the popularity of ''Tetris'' and the Game Boy,{{sfn|Ackerman|2016|pp=226–228}}{{sfn|Linneman|2018|loc=10:58–11:06}} with the bundle selling out in its initial run of a million copies shortly after release.<ref name=polygon_gameboy/> This success established Nintendo's dominant position in the [[handheld gaming]] market, setting a standard that competitors struggled to replicate.<ref name=1up-importance/><ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/goldenageofvideo0000dill/ |last=Dillon |first=Roberto |title=The Golden Age of Video Games: The Birth of a Multi-Billion Dollar Industry |publisher=[[CRC Press]] |date=2011 |pages=164–165|isbn=978-1-4398-7323-6 |via=[[Internet Archive]] |url-access=registration}}</ref><ref name=venturebeat-125>{{cite web |url=https://venturebeat.com/entrepreneur/after-25-years-tetris-has-sold-125-million-copies/ |last=Takahashi |first=Dean |author-link=Dean Takahashi |title=After 25 years, Tetris has sold 125 million copies |website=[[Venture Beat]] |date=June 1, 2009 |access-date=December 3, 2024 |archive-date=June 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621144138/https://venturebeat.com/entrepreneur/after-25-years-tetris-has-sold-125-million-copies/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

''Tetris'' is influential in the genre of [[puzzle video games]].<ref name=ign-importance/><ref name=retrogamer-2013>{{cite magazine |last=Crookes |first=David |title=Brain Strain: A Bluffler's Guide to Puzzle Games |magazine=[[Retro Gamer]] |issue=119 |date=September 2013 |pages=38–45}}</ref> Commentators have considered ''Tetris'' an early example of a [[casual game]].{{efn|Attributed to multiple sources:<ref name=ign-importance/><ref name=financialtimes>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ft.com/content/3c6d8cae-d22b-465d-982d-981c6477582f |last=Faber |first=Tom |title=Tetris — how a game of logic took over our minds |magazine=[[Financial Times]] |date=September 7, 2021 |access-date=December 4, 2024}}</ref><ref name=wired-addictive>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/2009/06/tetris/ |last=Kohler |first=Chris |title=<cite>Tetris</cite> Turns 25, and It's Still an Addictive Pleasure |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |date=June 4, 2009 |access-date=December 4, 2024 |archive-date=April 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240430061158/https://www.wired.com/2009/06/tetris/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/casualrevolution0000juul/ |last=Juul |first=Jesper |title=A Casual Revolution: Reinventing Video Games and Their Players |publisher=[[MIT Press]] |date=2010 |isbn=9780262013376 |pages=27 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>{{sfn|Loguidice|Barton|2009|p=291}}}} ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'' deemed ''Tetris'' unique for its time given its appeal to players regardless of gender and age,<ref name=wired-addictive/> and ''1Up.com'' credits ''Tetris'' for establishing a market for puzzle video games with universal appeal.<ref name=1up-importance/> Various common elements of puzzle games, such as managing pieces over a fixed screen, originated from ''Tetris'',<ref name=ign-importance/> and multiple clones have been created to replicate ''Tetris''{{'s}} popularity.{{sfn|Loguidice|Barton|2009|p=296}} Video games influenced by ''Tetris'' include Nintendo's ''[[Dr. Mario]]'' (1990), Sega's ''[[Columns (video game)|Columns]]'' (1990), [[Compile (company)|Compile]]'s ''[[Puyo Puyo (video game)|Puyo Puyo]]'' (1991), [[Taito]]'s ''[[Puzzle Bobble]]'' (1994), and [[Capcom]]'s ''[[Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo]]'' (1996).{{efn|Attributed to multiple sources:<ref name=ign-importance/><ref name=1up-importance/><ref name=retrogamer-2013/>{{sfn|Loguidice|Barton|2009|p=296–297}}}}

===Cultural impact===
[[File:Jonas Neubauer crop 1.jpg|thumb|upright|Jonas Neubauer (pictured in 2010) won the inaugural Classic Tetris World Championship.]]
''Tetris''{{'s}} cultural impact and recognition is widespread with representation in a vast array of media such as architecture, art, and merchandise.{{sfn|Ackerman|2016|p=242–243}}<ref name="guardian020609"/><ref name=retrogamer/> ''Tetris'' has earned other Guinness records, such as the record for "largest architectural video game display", granted to a version hosted on the side of the 29-story [[Cira Center]] in April 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://venturebeat.com/games/tetris-back-in-the-record-books-for-29-story-game/ |last=Minotti |first=Mike |title=Tetris back in the record books for 29-story game |website=[[VentureBeat]] |date=June 24, 2014 |access-date=December 2, 2024}}</ref> "Korobeiniki", a Russian folk song, has become widely associated with ''Tetris'' following its inclusion in the Game Boy version.<ref name=soundtrack/> A 1992 [[Tetris (Doctor Spin song)|Eurodance cover of "Korobeiniki"]] by Doctor Spin peaked at number six in the UK single charts.<ref name="guardian020609"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/revisiting-nintendos-novelty-pop-hit |last=Diver |first=Mike |title=Revisiting Nintendo's novelty pop hit |website=[[Eurogamer]] |date=November 12, 2017 |access-date=December 2, 2024 |archive-date=November 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111224706/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-11-12-revisiting-nintendos-novelty-pop-hit |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Tetris'' is widely seen as a " simple but addictive" game,<ref name="MarkWolf2012"/> and has been the subject of academic research in psychology and mathematics.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2023-03-31/tetris-apple-tv-movie-game-perfect-addictive |last=Brown |first=Tracy |title=What makes Tetris 'the perfect game'? Experts break down an addictive classic |work=[[The Los Angeles Times]] |date=March 31, 2023 |access-date=November 12, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://theconversation.com/tetris-movie-why-the-story-of-the-games-origins-is-legendary-203082 |last=Scarle |first=Simon |title=Tetris movie: why the story of the game's origins is legendary |website=[[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation]] |date=April 12, 2023 |access-date=November 12, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://theconversation.com/anyone-can-play-tetris-but-architects-engineers-and-animators-alike-use-the-math-concepts-underlying-the-game-220915 |last=McCoy |first=Leah |title=Anyone can play Tetris, but architects, engineers and animators alike use the math concepts underlying the game |website=[[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation]] |date=February 28, 2024 |access-date=November 12, 2024 |archive-date=November 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113014633/https://theconversation.com/anyone-can-play-tetris-but-architects-engineers-and-animators-alike-use-the-math-concepts-underlying-the-game-220915 |url-status=live }}</ref> Writers such as [[Dan Ackerman]] have attributed the enduring success of ''Tetris'' to its appeal to casual gamers.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230329-why-tetris-is-the-perfect-video-game |last=Hobbs |first=Thomas |title=Why Tetris is the 'perfect' video game |work=[[BBC News]] |date=March 29, 2023 |access-date=November 12, 2024 |archive-date=November 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241109030051/https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230329-why-tetris-is-the-perfect-video-game |url-status=live }}</ref>

''Tetris'' has a competitive scene, especially around the [[Tetris (NES video game)|NES version]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/news/489871/nes-tetris-nintendo-switch-online-announcement |last=Welsh |first=Oli |title=A missing piece of NES history is finally coming to Switch |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |date=December 3, 2024 |access-date=December 4, 2024}}</ref> Competitor [[Jonas Neubauer]] and his victory in the inaugural [[Classic Tetris World Championship]] (CTWC) in 2010 were the subject of the 2011 documentary ''[[Ecstasy of Order: The Tetris Masters]]'',<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/28/sports/tetris-game.html |last=Schonbrun |first=Zach |title=A New Generation Stacks Up Championships in an Old Game: Tetris |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=December 28, 2021 |access-date=November 12, 2024 |archive-date=January 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117023131/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/28/sports/tetris-game.html |url-status=live }}</ref> which helped popularized competitive gameplay of ''Tetris''.<ref name=financialtimes/> Competitors at the CTWC, typically adolescents, have used the CTWC to demonstrate advancements in the gameplay of the NES version. For example, gameplay techniques such as [[Tetris (NES video game)#Speed techniques|"hypertapping" and "rolling"]] have been used to help competitors to maximize their scores beyond level 29, which was previously deemed impossible to complete due to its speed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/23269073/competitive-classic-tetris-ctwc-jonas-neubauer-andy-michael-artiaga |last=Karnadi |first=Chris |title=Teens are rewriting what is possible in the world of competitive Tetris |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |date=June 21, 2022 |access-date=November 12, 2024 |archive-date=January 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115233118/https://www.polygon.com/23269073/competitive-classic-tetris-ctwc-jonas-neubauer-andy-michael-artiaga |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=nytimes-2023>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/31/movies/tetris-game-boy-nintendo.html |last=Shaver |first=Morgan |title=Why Tetris Consumed Your Brain |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=March 31, 2023 |access-date=November 12, 2024 |archive-date=April 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409075702/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/31/movies/tetris-game-boy-nintendo.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Willis Gibson]] "beat" Tetris by playing NES ''Tetris'' [[Tetris (NES video game)#Technical problems at very high levels|until it crashed]] in a 40-minute livestream in January 2024, receiving significant media coverage for his achievement.<ref name="cnn-2024">{{cite news |last=Korn |first=Jennifer |date=January 3, 2024 |title=Oklahoma teenager finally defeats the unbeatable game: Tetris |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/03/tech/oklahoma-teenager-defeats-tetris/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709011234/https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/03/tech/oklahoma-teenager-defeats-tetris/index.html |archive-date=July 9, 2024 |access-date=November 12, 2024 |work=[[CNN]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/story/why-everyone-is-obsessed-with-the-kid-who-beat-tetris/ |last=Water cutter |first=Angela |title=Why Everyone Is Obsessed With the Kid Who Beat Tetris |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |date=January 5, 2024 |access-date=November 12, 2024 |archive-date=January 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111042426/https://www.wired.com/story/why-everyone-is-obsessed-with-the-kid-who-beat-tetris/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[DIC Entertainment]] animated series ''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]'' incorporated elements of ''Tetris'', depicting "planet Tetris" in two different episodes as a distant, square-shaped world composed of angular humanoids.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/09/feature_10_strangest_moments_in_captain_n_the_game_master |last=Scullion |first=Chris |title=Feature: 10 Strangest Moments in ''Captain N: The Game Master'' |website=[[Nintendo Life]] |date=September 21, 2019 |access-date=January 25, 2024 |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108170220/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/09/feature_10_strangest_moments_in_captain_n_the_game_master |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2014, it was announced that [[Threshold Entertainment]] had worked with the Tetris Company to develop a film adaptation. Threshold Entertainment CEO [[Larry Kasanoff]] called it an epic sci-fi adventure and the first part of a trilogy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.movieweb.com/tetris-movie-story|title='Tetris' Movie Planned as an Epic Sci-Fi Adventure|work=Movieweb|date=September 30, 2014|access-date=September 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001011505/http://www.movieweb.com/tetris-movie-story|archive-date=October 1, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tetris-movie-be-80m-us-894779|title='Tetris' Movie to Be $80M U.S.-China Co-Production|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Brzeski|first=Patrick|date=May 17, 2016|access-date=May 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518095550/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tetris-movie-be-80m-us-894779|archive-date=May 18, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> A different film, ''[[Tetris (film)|Tetris]]'', about the ''Tetris'' legal battles in the late 1980s, starring [[Taron Egerton]] as Henk Rogers, premiered on [[Apple TV+]] on March 31, 2023,<ref name=time-movie/> to positive reviews according to [[Metacritic]] and a viewership of 88,000 people according to [[Samba TV]].<ref>{{Cite Metacritic |id=tetris |type=movie |title=Tetris |access-date=December 5, 2024 |publisher_hide=y}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/chris-evans-ana-de-armas-ghosted-viewership-apple-tv-record-1235338734/ |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |title=Chris Evans & Ana de Armas Skydance Spy Action Pic 'Ghosted' Earns Record Movie Debut For Apple TV+ |magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=April 26, 2023 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |archive-date=September 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921103522/https://deadline.com/2023/04/chris-evans-ana-de-armas-ghosted-viewership-apple-tv-record-1235338734/ |url-status=live }}</ref>