Tetris Forever

This game is the third entry of Digital Eclipse's Gold Master Series of interactive documentaries after The Making of Karateka (2023) and Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story (2024), which are presented as a historical timeline and feature interviews with key people in the development of Tetris such as Alexey Pajitnov and Henk Rogers, alongside several playable games.

• Title — Tetris Forever • Developer — Digital Eclipse • Publisher — Digital Eclipse • Series — Tetris • Genre — Puzzle • Platforms — * Nintendo Switch • PlayStation 4 • PlayStation 5 • Windows • Xbox One • Xbox Series X/S • Released — November 12, 2024 • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer

Tetris Forever is the third entry in Digital Eclipse's Gold Master Series of documentary video game hybrid releases, following The Making of Karateka (2023) and Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story (2024). As with other releases, the games are presented in a digital museum format, divided into five distinct timelines. These feature photographs, interviews, scans of original advertisements. 90 minutes of documentary footage about the history of Tetris is included, which predominantly contains interviews and perspective of Tetris from the point of view from people who had created and sold Tetris games. It includes interviews with game developers Alexey Pajitnov and Henk Rogers, former Spectrum Holobyte president and chairmain Phil Adam and Gilman Louie, Broderbund Software founder Doug Carlston, Tetris Effect producer Tetsuya Mizuguchi, and The Tetris Company president Maya Rogers. Tetris Forever includes several different Tetris games. These include a recreation of Pajitnov's version of Tetris for the Electronika 60, the 1988 Apple II version developed by Spectrum Holobyte, and several other Tetris titles developed by Bullet-Proof Software between 1988 and 1998, some of which have never been released outside of Japan. A new game included in the compilation is Tetris Time Warp, which supports up to four players. During the game, special pieces will drop that changes the gameplay style to an earlier Tetris version, and the player must clear a challenge to return the game to normal.

The following games are included in Tetris Forever: Games in the collection • Title — Electronika 60 — MS-DOS — Apple II — Famicom — NES — Game Boy — Super Famicom — Game Boy Color — Other — Note • * Recreation • * AcademySoft version • * AcademySoft version v. 3.12 * Post-launch addition • Igo: Kyuu Roban Taikyoku • * Spectrum Holobyte versions • Super Tetris — Post-launch addition • Tetris • Welltris — Post-launch addition • Hatris • Tetris 2 + BomBliss • Super Tetris 2 + BomBliss • Super Tetris 2 + BomBliss Genteiban • Tetris Battle Gaiden • Super Tetris 3 • Super Bombliss • Super Bombliss • Super Bombliss DX • Tetris Time Warp — Original game created for Tetris Forever

Tetris Forever was developed by Digital Eclipse, who had developed similar interactive documentaries in the past. It was first announced during a Nintendo Direct stream on August 27, 2024; while the collection excludes games developed by Nintendo, their NES version was revealed to be heading to Nintendo Switch Online in the same announcement. In October, Digital Eclipse revealed that the MS-DOS versions of Tetris by AcademySoft and Spectrum HoloByte would be included in the release. Chris Kohler, the game's editorial director, said these additions involved "a lot of work went into being able to make this simple announcement." Additional games are planned for inclusion via free updates, beginning with the MS-DOS version of Welltris in December 2024.