WELLTRIS — The Vertical Tetris You NEED to Play!
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🕹 Game Name: WELLTRIS
📛 Alternate Names: WELLTRIS (NES/Arcade ports)
📅 Release Date: 1989 (arcade/PC ports era)
🔫 Genre: Puzzle / Tetris-variant
👨 🏻 💻 Developers: Alexey Pazhitnov (design influence) / port teams
👨 🏻 💻 Publishers: Various (PC/console releases)
🔢 Max Players: 1
⁉ Cooperative: No
🕹 Game Introduction: WELLTRIS drops 3D falling pieces into a vertical well — rotate & drop to fill horizontal layers.
🕹 Game Description: Unlike standard Tetris, pieces slide into a deep well and must be stacked to form full layers; perspective and gravity change how pieces settle.
🎴 Game Play:
👉 🏻 Fast piece rotation & lateral slide are key.
👉 🏻 Depth perception & anticipating bounce critical.
👉 🏻 Soft-locks happen when pieces jam — plan placements ahead.
📕 Background & History: Spin-off concept from Tetris exploring vertical well mechanics; praised for fresh puzzle twist in late-80s arcade/PC scene.
👓 Lonster's Review: Quicker thinking than classic Tetris — punishing but rewarding; perfect for retro puzzle runs.
🎉 Trivia:
👉 🏻 Well depth idea inspired fan mods and later puzzles.
👉 🏻 Considered niche but influential on vertical-puzzle designs.
🐣 Cheats, Tricks, Bugs, and Easter Eggs:
👉 🏻 Use wall bounces to slide pieces into narrow gaps.
👉 🏻 Rapid spin + soft-drop trick avoids jams.
🌟 Legacy: Cult favorite among puzzle purists; taught designers to experiment with gravity & perspective in falling-block games.