Tetris Forever (Switch): all the updates (latest: Saving the Saves Update)

17 January 2025 Lite_Agent Digital Eclipse, Tetris Forever

On this page, you will find all there is to know about the various updates for Tetris Froever on Nintendo Switch.

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Tetris Forever – Ver. ??? (Saving the Saves Update)

Release date: January 17th/18th 2025
Patch notes:

No patch notes available. This update brings the following to the game:

updates the way game progress is saved in certain games. For console games that originally had battery backup – meaning that high scores, player profiles, and game progress were saved between play sessions – the versions in Tetris Forever now work the same way.

If you leave or reset the game, your progress will be retained, without having to use the Save/Load features in the in-game menu. As you work your way through the challenging campaigns of games like Tetris 2 + Bombliss on Famicom or the various modes of Super Tetris 3, you’ll be able to retain your profiles and progress with ease.

Additionally, the high score leaderboards for two MS-DOS games will also be persistent between game sessions, recording your accomplishments for all eternity.

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The games with these upgraded save features are:

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Famicom:

Igo: Kyū Roban Taikyoku

Tetris 2 + Bombliss

Super Famicom:

Super Tetris 2 + Bombliss

Super Tetris 2 + Bombliss Genteiban

Super Tetris 3

Super Bombliss

MS-DOS:

Tetris (AcademySoft)

Tetris (Spectrum HoloByte)

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expands the graphics modes for Tetris (AcademySoft), Tetris (Spectrum Holobyte), and Welltris.

Choose the Game Settings option in the in-game menu, and you’ll be able to select from display settings including CGA, EGA, VGA, Tandy, and Hercules, depending on the game.

We know some players grew up with these specific visual settings, so we wanted to present them as accurately as possible.

MS-DOS games now also have key-repeat functionality, so holding down a button will now result in repeated presses (letting you slide a Tetrimino piece without having to repeatedly press the key, for example).

brings a few other bug fixes as well, including a fix for the Apple II score reset issue, as well as for the haptic feedback settings during multiplayer games of Tetris Time Warp.

Additional notes: none
Source: Digital Eclipse

Tetris Forever – Ver. ???

Release date: December 20th 2024
Patch notes:

Adds a new game: Welltris (MS-DOS)

Pieces — Tetriminos, of course, but also other polyominoes! — fall down four sides of a well, and your job is to get them to form lines at the bottom. Can you handle Tetris times four? Much like the other MS-DOS games in Tetris Forever, Welltris has never before been officially re-released. Now you can play it from the comfort of your couch!

All four players can now remap their controls in Tetris Time Warp.

Remappable controls are also now available for MS-DOS, Electronika 60, and Apple II games on all platforms.

We have fixed the audio stuttering issue that affected some games on the Nintendo Switch platform. This was being caused by a conflict with the Rewind feature, which has now been disabled on Switch in certain games. We will look into restoring it in a later update, if possible.

Additional notes: none
Source: Digital Eclipse

How to download updates for Tetris Forever for the Nintendo Switch?

To download the updates for Tetris Forever, you have three options:

let the console do its thing if you have automatic downloads activated, and didn’t completely turn it off

If not…

try to launch the game from the Home Menu while being connected to the internet. You should get a prompt when doing so: simply follow the instructions on screen;

select the game > press either + or – to go to the Options page > select Software update > select Via the Internet.

To check that you have the latest version installed, simply select the game on the Home Menu, and press – or + to go to the Options: the version number is displayed just below the game title.