<s>
Tetris	B-Application
(	O
or	O
Classic	B-Application
Tetris	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
released	O
in	O
1989	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Tetris	B-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
by	O
Alexey	O
Pajitnov	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
official	O
console	O
release	O
of	O
Tetris	B-Application
to	O
have	O
been	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
preceded	O
by	O
an	O
official	O
Tetris	B-Application
for	O
Family	O
Computer	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
December	O
1988	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
unofficial	O
Tetris	B-Application
by	O
Atari	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
May	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
Tetris	B-Application
has	O
two	O
modes	O
of	O
play	O
:	O
A-Type	O
and	O
B-Type	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
type	O
of	O
clear	O
,	O
being	O
a	O
single	O
,	O
double	O
,	O
triple	O
,	O
or	O
Tetris	B-Application
,	O
has	O
a	O
base	O
value	O
which	O
is	O
multiplied	O
by	O
the	O
number	O
1	O
higher	O
than	O
the	O
current	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
any	O
level	O
,	O
a	O
single	O
will	O
give	O
points	O
,	O
a	O
double	O
will	O
give	O
points	O
,	O
a	O
triple	O
will	O
give	O
points	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Tetris	B-Application
will	O
give	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
level	O
0	O
,	O
a	O
Tetris	B-Application
awards	O
300	O
points	O
per	O
line	O
cleared	O
,	O
a	O
triple	O
awards	O
100	O
points	O
per	O
line	O
cleared	O
,	O
a	O
double	O
awards	O
50	O
points	O
per	O
line	O
cleared	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
single	O
awards	O
40	O
points	O
per	O
line	O
cleared	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
limiting	O
factors	O
in	O
NES	B-Application
Tetris	I-Application
is	O
the	O
speed	O
at	O
which	O
a	O
tetromino	O
can	O
be	O
moved	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
hypertapping	O
,	O
horizontal	O
tetronimo	O
speed	O
is	O
maximized	O
by	O
rapidly	O
tapping	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
more	O
than	O
10	O
times	O
per	O
second	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
hypertapping	O
technique	O
was	O
heavily	O
utilized	O
in	O
Tetris	B-Application
tournaments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
flex	O
the	O
bicep	O
until	O
it	O
tremors	B-Application
,	O
and	O
use	O
the	O
high	O
speed	O
tremor	B-Application
to	O
tap	O
the	O
thumb	O
on	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
technique	O
has	O
inspired	O
young	O
people	O
to	O
acquire	O
NES	O
consoles	O
to	O
play	O
Tetris	B-Application
competitively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2020	O
,	O
a	O
technique	O
known	O
as	O
rolling	O
was	O
discovered	O
by	O
competitive	O
NES	B-Application
Tetris	I-Application
player	O
Chris	O
"	O
Cheez_fish	O
"	O
Martinez	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
rolling	O
,	O
a	O
stationary	O
finger	O
is	O
placed	O
on	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
,	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
's	O
fingers	O
are	O
drummed	O
across	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
controller	O
,	O
pushing	O
the	O
buttons	O
up	O
into	O
the	O
stationary	O
hand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1989	O
,	O
about	O
six	O
companies	O
claimed	O
rights	O
to	O
create	O
and	O
distribute	O
the	O
Tetris	B-Application
software	O
for	O
home	O
computers	O
,	O
game	O
consoles	O
,	O
and	O
handheld	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tetris	B-Application
was	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
January	O
1988	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
in	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
picked	O
up	O
by	O
Dutch-born	O
American	O
games	O
publisher	O
Henk	O
Rogers	O
,	O
then	O
based	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
eventually	O
led	O
to	O
an	O
agreement	O
brokered	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
where	O
Tetris	B-Application
became	O
a	O
launch	O
game	O
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
bundled	O
with	O
every	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
scrapped	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
rushed	O
development	O
schedule	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
promote	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
which	O
enables	O
a	O
two-player	O
mode	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Tetris	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
composer	O
Hirokazu	O
Tanaka	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
scored	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
former	O
replaces	O
the	O
arrangement	O
of	O
"	O
Minuet	O
"	O
,	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
become	O
strongly	O
associated	O
with	O
Tetris	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
first	O
six	O
months	O
of	O
release	O
by	O
1990	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Tetris	B-Application
had	O
sales	O
of	O
copies	O
totaling	O
(	O
equivalent	O
to	O
$	O
in	O
)	O
,	O
surpassing	O
Spectrum	O
HoloByte	O
's	O
versions	O
for	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
at	O
150,000	O
copies	O
for	O
(	O
equivalent	O
to	O
$	O
in	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
years	O
since	O
1988	O
.	O
,	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
were	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
almost	O
everyone	O
"	O
regarded	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Tetris	B-Application
as	O
inferior	O
to	O
Atari	O
's	O
Tetris	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
pulled	O
from	O
shelves	O
due	O
to	O
licensing	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tetris	B-Application
&	I-Application
Dr.	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
features	O
an	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
of	O
Tetris	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tetris	B-Application
Effect	O
:	O
Connected	O
(	O
2020	O
)	O
includes	O
a	O
game	O
mode	O
that	O
simulates	O
Tetris	B-Application
rules	O
and	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1990	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
World	I-Application
Championships	I-Application
were	O
based	O
on	O
A-Type	O
Tetris	B-Application
,	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Bros.	O
,	O
and	O
Rad	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Tetris	B-Application
score	O
was	O
multiplied	O
25	O
times	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
tally	O
,	O
the	O
prevailing	O
strategy	O
was	O
to	O
immediately	O
exit	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
games	O
to	O
spend	O
all	O
available	O
time	O
in	O
Tetris	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earlier	O
plausible	O
but	O
unverified	O
max-out	O
scores	O
were	O
claimed	O
by	O
Thor	O
Aackerlund	B-Application
and	O
Jonas	O
Neubauer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Tetris	B-Application
has	O
been	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
annual	O
Classic	B-Application
Tetris	I-Application
World	O
Championship	O
(	O
CTWC	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
1-on-1	O
competition	O
to	O
score	O
the	O
most	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
tournament	O
Classic	B-Application
Tetris	I-Application
Monthly	O
(	O
CTM	O
)	O
has	O
run	O
every	O
month	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
1-on-1	O
format	O
as	O
the	O
CTWC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CTM	O
rules	O
are	O
more	O
relaxed	O
than	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
CTWC	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
usage	O
of	O
emulators	B-Application
and	O
third	O
party	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
