The History of Puzzle Games


Pre-Tetris (1976-1987)
Tetris (1988)
Post-Tetris (1989-1995)
Beyond Tetris (1996-Present)
The Ten Best Puzzle Games
Table of Contents
Post-Tetris (1989-1994)

After the wild success of Tetris, gamers wanted to get their hands on a piece of the puzzle-game pie. A new genre had been formed almost overnight, and developers rushed to get their products to market. Although every system had its share of puzzle games, the Game Boy was a particularly attractive dumping ground.

Some Post-Tetris games, like Bust-A-Move, Mario's Picross, and Columns, were able to escape the shadow of Tetris and become classics in their own right; others, like Pac-Attack and Wetrix, failed to grab the public's attention.

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