Tetris 64

Tetris 64
Developer(s) Amtex
Publisher(s) SETA Corporation
Platform(s) Nintendo 64
Release date(s)
  • JP: November 13, 1998
Genre(s) Puzzle
Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer

Tetris 64 (テトリス64) is a puzzle game for the Nintendo 64. It was released only in Japan in 1998 despite the whole game being in English. It is the only Nintendo 64 game that can make use of the Nintendo 64's bio sensor which was included with the game.

Tetris 64 offers a few variations on the original Tetris:

Bio Sensor

The Nintendo 64 bio sensor

The bio sensor is a Nintendo 64 accessory produced by SETA and only available in Japan. It was sold on its own or packaged with Tetris 64. The bio sensor looks like a Nintendo 64 controller pak with a wire coming out of it with a clip on the end. One end of the sensor plugs into the extension port on the Nintendo 64 controller, and the other end clips onto the player's ear. The device measures the user's heart rate.

Critical reception

Nintendo 64 Bio Sensor and Tetris 64

The game was praised for its multiplayer mode, which at the time was the only Nintendo 64 Tetris game which allowed 4 player mode, while most puzzle games still had not made the step into the four-player arena,

The game was also recommended for import to English speaking territories because all in-game text is in English. The game was criticized however for its poor graphics and simple backgrounds which could not compare to other Tetris games out on the system at the same time, such as Magical Tetris Challenge or The New Tetris.

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