Tetris cartridge for the Game Boy
Tetris cartridge for the Game Boy
Previous
Next
Usage conditions apply
- Description
- All original Game Boys were bundled with Tetris, an addictive game developed in 1985 by Russian mathematician Alexey Pazhitnov and assisted by Dmitry Pavlovsky and Vadim Gerasimov. As with the NES, game software was stored on removable cartridges, allowing users to switch games at whim.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Video Game Cartridge
- Object Type
- Video Game
- Associated Name
- Huynh, Richard
- maker
- Nintendo Co., Ltd.
- place made
- Japan
- Measurements
- overall: 7 cm x 6.5 cm x 1.5 cm; 2 3/4 in x 2 9/16 in x 9/16 in
- ID Number
- 2003.0344.02
- catalog number
- 2003.0344.02
- accession number
- 2003.0344
- Credit Line
- Richard Huynh
- subject
- Games
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Computers
- Family & Social Life
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
Nominate this object for photography.
Our collection database is a work in progress. We may update this record based on further research and review. Learn more about our approach to sharing our collection online.
If you would like to know how you can use content on this page, see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use. If you need to request an image for publication or other use, please visit Rights and Reproductions.
Note: Comment submission is temporarily unavailable while we make improvements to the site. We apologize for the interruption. If you have a question relating to the museum's collections, please first check our Collections FAQ. If you require a personal response, please use our Contact page.
