Tetris Battle Gaiden
{{Short description|1993 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Tetris Battle Gaiden
| image = Tetris Battle Gaiden.jpg
| developer = Bullet-Proof Software
| designer =
| series = Tetris
| publisher = Bullet-Proof Software
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|December 24, 1993}}
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
| genre = Puzzle
| platforms = Super Famicom
}}
Tetris Battle Gaiden ({{langx|ja|テトリス武闘外伝|Tetorisu Butō Gaiden}}) is a puzzle video game developed and published in 1993 by Bullet-Proof Software for the Super Famicom. Released only in Japan, the game is a variant of the Tetris series involving multiplayer battles comparable to those of the Puyo Puyo and Columns series of video games.{{cite web|url=http://www.destructoid.com/it-came-from-japan-tetris-battle-gaiden-233947.phtml|title=It Came From Japan! Tetris Battle Gaiden|work=Destructoid|date=September 27, 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140616020247/http://www.destructoid.com/it-came-from-japan-tetris-battle-gaiden-233947.phtml|archivedate=June 16, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.racketboy.com/retro/nintendo/snes/tetris-battle-gaiden-the-forgotten-puzzle-spin-off|title=Tetris Battle Gaiden: The Forgotten Puzzle Spin-Off – RetroGaming with Racketboy|work=racketboy.com|date=January 22, 2008}} The game received its first international release via the Tetris Forever (2024) video game compilation.
Development
According to Alexey Pajitnov, the creator of the original Tetris, Tetris Battle Gaiden was "a rushed production". He expanded on this saying that "That kind of game needs three or four years just to balance it accurately and make it fun. The
balancing of a game is part of the testing process and it's usually done on a very tight schedule."{{cite magazine|magazine=Retro Gamer|title=The History of Tetris|last=Crookes|first=David|year=2018|publisher=Future Publishing|issue=183|p=25}} Pajitnov continued that he felt that Tetris Battle Gaiden was one the best of the early Tetris games.
Release
Tetris Battle Gaiden was released for the Super Famicom on December 24, 1993.{{cite video game |title=Tetris Forever |title-link=Tetris Forever|developer=Digital Eclipse |publisher=Digital Eclipse |date=November 12, 2024 |platform=Windows |quote=Tetris Battle Gaiden On December 24, 1993, BPS released what would become a cult classic game among Tetris die-hards - Tetris Battle Gaiden.}} It received its first international release on November 12, 2024 as part of the Tetris Forever video game compilation.{{cite web | last=Romano | first=Sal | title=Tetris Forever Games List Announced | website=Gematsu | date=October 10, 2024 | url=https://www.gematsu.com/2024/10/tetris-forever-games-list-announced | access-date=October 10, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/142177/tetris-forever-review-score|work=Shacknews|last=White|first=Lucas|title=Tetris Forever Review: A Story 40 Years in the Making|date=November 11, 2024|accessdate=November 11, 2024}}