Editing Tetris (section)

=== 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>