Tetris 99
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| Tetris 99 | |||||||||||
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| Developer | Arika | ||||||||||
| Publisher | Nintendo | ||||||||||
| Platform(s) | Nintendo Switch | ||||||||||
| Release date | Nintendo eShop: February 13, 2019[1]  February 14, 2019[2]  February 14, 2019[3]  February 14, 2019[4]  April 23, 2019[5]  April 23, 2019[6] Physical release: August 9, 2019[2] August 9, 2019[5] August 9, 2019[6] September 6, 2019[7] September 9, 2019[8] October 1, 2019[3] | ||||||||||
| Language(s) | Deutsch English (United Kingdom) English (United States) Español (España) Español (Latinoamérica) Français (Canada) Français (France) Italiano Nederlands Русский 한국어 日本語 简体中文 繁體中文 | ||||||||||
| Genre | Puzzle, battle royale | ||||||||||
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| Mode(s) | Multiplayer | ||||||||||
| Media | Nintendo Switch:  Game Card Digital download | ||||||||||
| Input | Nintendo Switch:
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- Everyone
- Three years and older
- All ages
- General
- Six years and older
Tetris 99 is a puzzle battle royale game for the Nintendo Switch. It was originally available only to Nintendo Switch Online members, but later made available to anyone. It was released on the Nintendo eShop on February 13, 2019, and later received a physical release bundled with a Nintendo Switch Online subscription and the Big Block DLC on August 9, 2019.
The game features a selection of themes based on various Nintendo games, including several based on the Super Mario franchise. New themes have periodically been added since release, usually of newly released games.
GameplayEdit
Tetris 99 is a multiplayer puzzle game in which 99 players play against each other at the same time, with the aim to be the last player remaining. As with the traditional Tetris formula, players rotate and drop shaped bricks known as tetrominoes onto a board. Players can clear tetrominoes by completing rows across both sides, whereas players will lose if tetrominoes overflow off the top of the board. As with modern Tetris rules, players have the option to store a tetromino piece to swap out at any time. By clearing multiple lines or performing continuous line clears in a row, players can send "garbage" to other players, which will appear on their board unless they can quickly clear lines in response. More garbage can be sent by completing combination moves in succession of making a "tetris" (matching 4 lines at once) or performing a "T-spin" (squeezing the T-shaped tetromino into a position it would otherwise not fall into by rapidly rotating it).
During gameplay, small grids representing the other 98 players are displayed at the sides of the main board. Players can either choose to target individual players, or have the computer automatically target other players based on one of four criteria: random players, those who are targeting the player, those who are close to being defeated, and those who possess badges. Badges are earned by knocking out a player with garbage (or gray lines), which earns them a piece of a badge, along with any other badges or pieces that player had. The more badges a player completes and possesses, the more lines they can send to other players at a time (up to a 100% boost). At the end of a game, players will earn experience that will increase their level.
In May 2019, paid downloadable content (DLC) was released for the game, named the Big Block DLC. The DLC adds 4 offline modes in total: Marathon, the traditional single-player Tetris mode where play continues until the stack reaches the top of the well; CPU Battle, where players battle 98 bot players; Local Arena, where up to eight Nintendo Switch players play in the same arena via local wireless; and Two Player Share Battle, where two players share Joy-Con and play the same game in local co-op.
ThemesEdit
| Theme no. | Title | Image |
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| 1. | Default Theme | 
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| 2. | Galaxy |
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| 3. | Fancy |
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| 4. | Scary Castle |
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| 5. | Elegant |
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| 6. | School |
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| 7. | Treasure |
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| 8. | Toy Blocks |
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| 9. | Super Mario Bros. |
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| 10. | The Legend of Zelda |
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| 11. | Donkey Kong |
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Edit
Several special themes released during Maximus Cup events feature games from the Super Mario and Wario franchises. These themes could be obtained by playing in each event or purchased in the in-game store.
| Special theme No. | Image | Game | Music/BGM | Maximus Cup no. | Maximus Cup duration |
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Luigi's Mansion 3 | 8th 16th |
October 25, 2019 - October 29, 2019 August 17, 2020 - August 19, 2020 (round 2) | |
| 10 | 
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Paper Mario: The Origami King | 99-51: Red Streamer Battle 50-11: ??? 10-2: Boss Fight Win: Battle Cleared Lose: Game Over |
15th | July 31, 2020 - August 4, 2020 |
| 11 | 
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Super Mario All-Stars | 18th | December 3, 2020 - December 7, 2020 | |
| 13 | 
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Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury | 20th 30th |
March 4, 2021 - March 8, 2021 August 5, 2022 (round 1) | |
| 15 | 
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Mario Golf: Super Rush | 22nd 30th |
July 9, 2021 - July 12, 2021 August 7, 2022 (round 3) | |
| 17 | 
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WarioWare: Get It Together! | 24th 30th |
September 17, 2021 - September 20, 2021 August 9, 2022 (round 5) | |
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Mario Party Superstars | 99-51: On Your Toes / Come On, Chop-Chop! 50-11: That's All of It 10-2: Mario Party Superstars Medley Win: You're the Super Star! Lose: Minigame Win (Mario Party 2), Minigame Results |
27th | December 9, 2021 - December 13, 2021 |
| 28 | 
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Super Mario RPG | 99-51: Battling Monsters 50-11: Battling Strongish Monsters 10-2: Battling a Weapon Boss Win: Victory! Lose: Shock!, Elegy |
36th | November 9, 2023 - November 13, 2023[9] |
| 29 | WarioWare: Move It! | 37th | November 30, 2023 - December 4, 2023[10] | ||
| 30 | Super Mario Bros. Wonder | 99-51: "Welcome to the Flower Kingdom!" 50-11: Wonder Effect (Funny) 10-2: Wonder Effect (Shadow Mario) Win: Royal Seed, World Complete Lose: Too Bad!, Prince Florian's Theme |
38th | December 14, 2023 - December 18, 2023[11] |
GalleryEdit
The game's logo
Logo with key artwork
Nintendo eShop Icon
Japanese box art
Russian box art
Dutch box art
Luigi's Mansion 3 in-game background
Mario Golf: Super Rush in-game background
WarioWare: Get It Together! in-game background
Mario Party Superstars in-game background
StaffEdit
- Main article: List of Tetris 99 staff
Tetris 99 was developed by Arika, which also developed games in the Dr. Mario series and would go on to develop Super Mario Bros. 35, another game with similar battle-royale mechanics. Ryuichi Nakada served as the director for Tetris 99.
References in later gamesEdit
- Super Mario Bros. 35: The game ran on the same engine used in this game. As such, the gameplay concept was similar to the one in this game, and various UI elements appeared to be a modified version of this game's UI. Players would reach Level 1★ after Level 99, and Level 1★★ after Level 99★.
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Tetris 99. Nintendo of America. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ^ a b Tetris 99. Nintendo. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ^ a b Tetris 99. Nintendo UK. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ^ Tetris 99. Nintendo Australia. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ^ a b Tetris 99. Nintendo HK. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ^ a b Tetris 99. Nintendo of Korea. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ^ Tetris 99 + 12 Month Nintendo Switch Online Individual Membership for Nintendo Switch. Amazon Australia. Retrieved August 29, 2023
- ^ Nintendo finally confirms Tetris 99 retail release for America Destructoid. Retrieved August 29, 2023
- ^ Nintendo of America (November 6, 2023). Tetris® 99 – 36th MAXIMUS CUP Gameplay Trailer - Nintendo Switch. YouTube. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
- ^ Nintendo of America (November 27, 2023). Tetris® 99 – 37th MAXIMUS CUP Gameplay Trailer - Nintendo Switch. YouTube. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ @NintendoAmerica (November 27, 2023). The #Tetris99 38th MAXIMUS CUP event will run from 12/14 at 11:00pm PT to 12/18 at 10:59pm PT! Once you’ve accumulated a total of 100 event points, a new theme will unlock, featuring art, music, and Tetrimino designs inspired by #SuperMarioBrosWonder! @Tetris_Official. X. Retrieved November 27, 2023.