Tetris (1989)

Tengen's Tetris for the NES, May 1989 Atari's Tengen label released its own NES Tetris in May 1989, then lost its legal fight with Nintendo and was forced to recall and destroy the remaining copies after about a month on sale. Unlike most entries here, this one survives in real numbers, since estimates of the copies that reached circulation run to the hundreds of thousands. It earns its place for the story and for the game: Tengen's version has several two-player modes, including a competitive marathon, that Nintendo's own NES Tetris did not offer.