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Game entry

Tetris

1989 · Puzzle, Arcade · NES · Nintendo

Tetris is ranked no. 70 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,858 and 77% of duels won.

World rank

no. 70

ELO score

1,858

Wins

77%

Duels played

304

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About Tetris

Tetris is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in the mid-1980s. Players arrange falling pieces made of four connected blocks, called tetrominoes, into complete horizontal lines within a rectangular playfield. Completed lines disappear and award points, while the speed of the falling pieces increases over time. The game ends when stacked pieces reach the top of the field. With over 520 million sales across approximately 220 versions and at least 70 platforms, it is the second-best-selling video game series.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,858 ELO points over the last 123 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Tetris sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 67 Deus Ex 1,859
  2. 68 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker 1,859
  3. 69 Dark Souls: Remastered 1,859
  4. 70 Tetris 1,858
  5. 71 Limbo 1,857
  6. 72 Sid Meier's Civilization V 1,857
  7. 73 Hollow Knight 1,853

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  1. frida_sawayn

    Y mi abuelo todavía intenta ganarme, cada domingo sin falta.

    Pixel_Espinosa

    ¿Y tu abuelo alguna vez te dejó ganar, o de verdad compite en serio?

  2. thompson_raleigh

    My kids think Zelda and Ori look prettier, but they still fight over whose turn it is on this one after dinner.

    roob_joe

    Same fight over the controller happens here, except mine's over the last continue.

  3. LootAce

    Me parece que sí, aunque igual me equivoco: un juego que sigue funcionando después de tantos años debería contar tanto como uno con mundo abierto y todo lo demás. No hace falta un mapa enorme para que algo importe, simplemente creo que el criterio no debería ser el tamaño de la experiencia sino cuánto dura las ganas de volver.

  4. CoopPhoenix2010

    Frente a Ori, gana en partidas cortas, pierde en todo lo demás.

  5. SilentRunner

    ¿De verdad tiene sentido que un puzzle de bloques compita en el mismo cuadro que Breath of the Wild? ¿Estamos midiendo la misma cosa?

    NeonPilot26

    Comparing them never sat right with me...

    GhostSamurai

    Sure, let's keep ranking a falling block puzzle against an open world epic, makes total sense.

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