Hatris
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Gameplay
Hatris plays similarly to Pajitnov's previous Tetris, in that game objects falling from the top of the screen must be arranged in specific patterns to gain points and to keep the play area clear. In Hatris, hats of different styles fall from the top of the screen and accumulate at the bottom. To eliminate hats from the play area, five hats of identical style must be stacked. Different style hats stack differently.
Development and release
Hatris was originally developed with different ideas, such as using utensils and other kitchen objects before eventually settling on hats. Alexey Pajitnov decided the team settled on hats as it was the most fun of the objects.[2]
Hatris was showcased by Bullet-Proof Software at the Nintendo booth of the Consumer Electronics Show in 1990.[3] An arcade version was developed by Video System.[2]
Ports
Hatris was released in arcades, on the Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy and PC Engine, and on the NEC PC-9801 home computer.[4] Additionally, two versions of the game exist on the Sharp Wizard, the first of which released in December 1990,[5] and the second, called Organizer Hatris, releasing in 1991.[6]
Hatris DX, a mobile remake of the game, was released by Alti in 2004.[7] Another mobile version of the game was released by G-Mode in 2006.[8]
An unofficial port of Hatris exists on the Acorn Archimedes, being developed by Joeri De Winter and first releasing on 18 September 1997.[9]
The Famicom, Game Boy and NES versions of the game are included in the compilation title Tetris Forever, released on November 12, 2024 for PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.[10]
Reception
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In Japan, Game Machine listed the arcade version of Hatris as the eighteenth most successful table arcade unit of May 1990.[11]
Entertainment Weekly gave the Game Boy version of Hatris an "A" and wrote: "There is, after all, a cure for Tetris addiction. It's Hatris, a habit that's even harder to kick."[12]
Pajitnov later said in a 2018 interview with Retro Gamer that "sales didn't match our expectations, I still can't explain what was wrong with it and why it was not as addictive as we wanted it to be. We thought it had some smart moves so it was a big disappointment."[2]
References
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- ^ Hatris at the Killer List of VideogamesTemplate:Edit at Wikidata
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Crookes, David (2018). "The History of Tetris Attack". Retro Gamer. No. 183. Future Publishing. p. 25.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."CES Fun & Games". Game Player's CES Videogame and Computer Game Guide. Signal Research. 1990. p. 4.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."PC98 - ハットリス". refuge.tokyo. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hatris for Sharp PA-9500 Manual. Micro Cabin. December 1990.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Organizer Hatris for Sharp OZ/IQ-8600 Manual. Sharp. 1991.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Alti launches "Hatris DX" for Vodafone". Keitai Watch. 1 April 2004. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."G-mode releases V-app "Hatris"". GAME Watch. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Index of /archive/Games/H/Hatris (FR)/". Archimedes Archive. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wales, Matt (2024-10-15). "Atari 50 studio's Tetris Forever interactive documentary is out in November with 15+ games". Eurogamer.net. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in 日本語). No. 381. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 June 1990. p. 29.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Strauss, Bob (May 24, 1991). "New Videogames". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc.
External links
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