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The iconic DMG Game Boy version of Tetris has received a native fan port to PC.
The port, which goes by the name Kirpich (which is Russian for “brick”), not only runs on Windows PCs, but it can also run on macOS and Linux, as well.
The Game Boy Tetris fan port was developed using the Retro ++ engine, which has been created specifically for porting 8-bit and 16-bit retro games to modern PCs.
This new Game Boy Tetris fan port for PC offers the following additional features: A third game type: ‘C-Type’ is a marathon played over a rising floor, in which count of drops sits on the panel: every drop takes one off it, every line cleared puts one back. It has its own screen, its own starting level, and its own table of high scores. This new mode is turned off by default, so players will see the game’s original two modes first; Kirpich also offers a choice of 80 color palettes, which are selectable in-game with a live preview; as well as introducing an optional ghost piece, that shows where the falling piece will land.
The Game Boy Tetris PC fan port Kirpich can be downloaded now for free via GitHub.
H/T to the Japanese gaming site Renpou, for alerting us to this new Tetris fan port, via a post on its X feed.
Perhaps surprisingly, his isn’t the first fan port of the Game Boy version of Tetris we’ve seen in recent months, having previously reported on a Sega Genesis/Mega Drive fan port of the game.
