''Tetris Battle Gaiden'' () is a

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developed and published in 1993 by

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for the

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. Released only in Japan, the game is a variant of the ''

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'' series involving

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battles comparable to those of the ''

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'' and ''

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'' series of video games. The game received its first international release via the ''

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Development

According to

Alexey Pajitnov Alexey Leonidovich Pajitnov (born April 16, 1955) is a Russian-American computer engineer and video game designer. He is best known for creating, designing, and developing ''Tetris'' in 1985 while working at the Dorodnitsyn Computing Centre un ...

, the creator of the original ''Tetris'', ''Tetris Battle Gaiden'' was "a rushed production". He expanded on this saying that "That kind of game needs three or four years just to balance it accurately and make it fun. The balancing of a game is part of the testing process and it's usually done on a very tight schedule." Pajitnov continued that he felt that ''Tetris Battle Gaiden'' was one the best of the early ''Tetris'' games.

Release

''Tetris Battle Gaiden'' was released for the Super Famicom on December 24, 1993. It received its first international release on November 12, 2024 as part of the ''

References

{{Tetris 1993 video games Blue Planet Software games Multiplayer and single-player video games Super Nintendo Entertainment System games Battle Gaiden Video games developed in Japan