Tetrisphere |
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1995 |
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| Tetrisphere first appeared as Phear for the Atari Jaguar at the Winter '95 CES show (which no longer exists). Atari were hoping the game would save their console. Nintendo, who were looking for revolutionary games for their "Nintendo Ultra 64" (renamed the Nintendo 64), bought the exclusive rights and put on the Tetris name, to which they own the license. | ||||
1996 |
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The first N64 picture of Tetrisphere was released. Though pictures of the Atari Jaguar game were released before, this was the first actual picture of the N64 version. Due to Nintendo not releasing information on the purchase of the title and nothing happening after the Atari Jaguar game was announced completed by H2O, rumors appeared on the Internet that the title had been cancelled. These rumors were quickly denied. |
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June 13, 1997 |
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Nintendo finally revealed more information about Tetrisphere, including a US release date: August 11, 1997, and two screenshots. It was also revealed that Alexy Pajitnov, creator of the original Tetris, was consulted for some gameplay elements. The game would have smoothly animated 3D graphics, psychedelic backgrounds, and would make use of transparency and lighting effects as well. The modes that were revealed to be in the game were Rescue, a two-player VS. mode, Time Trial, Hide-and-Seek, Puzzle and VS. CPU.
This is how Nintendo's Dan Owsen (of Ask Dan fame) describes it: "Tetrisphere is centered around an orb made from Tetris blocks. Players drop similarly shaped blocks onto the sphere to reduce the orb to its core. Sound simple? As this gamer can tell you, it's more challenging than it sounds. With lots of layers and intricate puzzles, Tetrisphere has many of the great puzzling qualities that made the original Tetris so addictive." |
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Tuesday, August 12, 1997 |
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| Tetrisphere was released in the US. It cost $59.95. | ||||
Unknown (E-mail me if you know) |
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| Tetrisphere was released in Japan. | ||||
Friday,March 6, 1998 |
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| Tetrisphere was released in Europe, full screen and full speed. It was a budget game and cost only �35. | ||||
Unknown (E-mail me if you know) |
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| Tetrisphere was released in Australia, full screen and full speed. | ||||
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