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As of 23 October 2025, 18:46 (UTC), this page is active and open for discussion. An FAC coordinator will be responsible for closing the nomination.

Nominator(s): Lazman321 (talk) 06:14, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, let’s do this. Tetris is a game that needs no introduction. You know it. I know it. If there’s any game article worth being a featured article, this would be one of them. I have been working on this article for almost a year now, and now, I think it’s ready for WP:FAC. Any comments and feedback would be appreciated. Lazman321 (talk) 06:14, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Pinging GA reviewer 3df; peer reviewers Vacant0, Shapeyness, and ImaginesTigers; and copyeditors MaddieLeQuire and Dhtwiki for feedback. Lazman321 (talk) 06:18, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comments from Noleander

• P vs pp errors:
  • Sheff & Eddy 1999, p. 300–301.
  • Sheff & Eddy 1999, p. 304–305.
  • Ackerman 2016, p. 118–119
  • Sheff & Eddy 1999, p. 307–308.
  • Kent 2001, p. 379–380
  • Ackerman 2016, p. 226–227

Fixed Lazman321 (talk) 18:39, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Is it possible to clarify this: “… (clearing lines with multiple pieces in a row)” .. I cannot picture what action that is trying to describe.

How about “clearing lines consecutively”? Lazman321 (talk) 18:39, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• The wording “After a press advertisement campaign, Tengen released …” is not as smooth as it could be: at first I thought it meant “pressed for time” or stressful. May be simple to simply say “After a marketing campaign … “?

Revised accordingly. Lazman321 (talk) 18:39, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Cite uniformity: It is customary to use the same style of capitalization for the titles of all sources. This article has a mixture of styles: e.g.
  • “A systematic review and meta-analysis of experimental methods for modulating intrusive memories following lab-analogue trauma exposure in non-clinical populations”
  • “Video Game History Falls into Place in Tetris Forever”

First example is cap only for first word; 2nd example is all words cap’d. Suggest use one convention or the the other. The WP MOS guidelines do not require the source/cite to use the exact capitalization that the original source uses for itself.

Fixed. All titles should be title cap now. Lazman321 (talk) 18:39, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Is it possible to include a link in “External Links” section pointing readers to a web site that summarizes the history/progression of the Tetris world record? I see https://www.speedrun.com/tetrisnes but that appears to be fixed-score speed runs. It would be interesting to see the historical dates & scores in a list format within an external web site (not in body text).
  • If not in the External LInks, the same link (if it exists) could instead go in the NavBox at the bottom of the article.

Such a link would perhaps be best reserved for the article on the NES version. Lazman321 (talk) 18:39, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Ambiguous: ” JAMDAT acquired Blue Lava Wireless in April 2005, granting them a …” who is “them”? JAMDAT or Blue Lava?

JAMDAT Lazman321 (talk) 18:39, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Grammar? ” …HoloByte and Mirrorsoft started licensing the game to other companies for platforms beyond what Stein and Elorg had agreed to… not sure if “beyond what” is correct there, but I’m not a grammar expert. Maybe make entire sentence simpler? such as ” …HoloByte and Mirrorsoft started licensing the game for platforms that were not covered by the contract that Stein and Elorg had agreed to … “ or something like that.

Revised accordingly Lazman321 (talk) 18:39, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Clarify: ” … the Tetris Company started to standardize features that were not in the original versions …” Not sure what “standardize” means in this context? To implement features (that were in some versions/platforms) into other versions/platforms? So the goal was that all versions/platforms had a similar feature set? or similar look/feel? In any case, can the article explain “standardize” a bit more in this sentence?

Revised to be clearer. Lazman321 (talk) 18:39, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Is there a WP article for the full Tetris franchise? I’m looking in the Tetris NavBox at Template:Tetris and it looks like this Tetris article is doing double-duty as covering both the orig game and the franchise. Within WP, other games with families such as Halo (franchise) or Doom (franchise) have separate articles for the franchise and the original game. If this Tetris article is doing double-duty as covering both the orig game and the franchise, that is fine, but extra care is required to help readers.

This article is essentially the franchise article, and I think it covers the original versions just fine. The “original” original game is the Elektronica 60 version, which isn’t notable enough for its own article separate from this one, and I believe it’s properly summarized here. Do you disagree? Lazman321 (talk) 18:39, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• If “Tetris” is both the original game (as implemented on several platforms, and slightly updated over time) and is also used to mean the brand/franchise … then those two meanings must be explicitly stated at the start of the article: certainly in the lead, maybe in the first paragraph.

I’ve revised the first paragraph to explicitly state this meaning as part of the article’s scope. Lazman321 (talk) 18:39, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Uniform terminology: The word “Tetris” by itself is a bit ambiguous: it is an umbrella term in some usages. The article uses different approaches to identifying the different aspects or components of the Tetris family, e.g.
  • “..across its numerous versions. …”
  • “… among Tetris variants include …”
  • “Tetris is a puzzle video game with a …” – Singular. The entire family is one gamee?
  • “Another game on the Nintendo 64, the Japan-exclusive Tetris 64 (1998), allowed for four players..” – Here, a variant of Tetris is its own game.

Clearly the sources use a mixture of terminology, which is to be expected. But here in this article, the terms should be clear, consistent and uniform. I’m not a tetris expert, but let me toss out a suggestion for uniform terminology:

• Tetris – is both the original game, and also a term to identify the brand/franchise, which includes the entire family of variants, sequels, and spin-offs.
• Variant – Any of the various spinoffs or sequels of the original game. Shares the same essences as the original game, but is a new game.
• Version – I would recommend not using “version” as a synonym of “variant”, because “version” has a very specific meaning in the software world. I suggest that “version” only be used to mean an one of series of updates or enhancements, often identified by increasing numbers. E.g. the original base game might have versions as it is slightly enhanced; or perhaps a new version for a new platform. Again, I realize that sources may say “version” to mean variant, but that does not mean WP must follow, especially if it confuses readers. And it confused me.

I’ve updated the terminology accordingly, such as replacing most instances of “version” with “variant”. Lazman321 (talk) 18:39, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• When the word “Tetris” is used by itself, in some contexts the reader may understand that the usage is “original game” and in other uses is the “brand, franchise, or family of games”. But when the context does not make it crystal clear, the the word “Tetris” should be qualified as:
  • “.. Tetris game …” or
  • “… Tetris brand…” or
  • “… Tetris franchise…” or
  • “… Tetris family of games …”

this is no different from how “The Tetris Company ” or “Tetris Holding” are currently (and helpfully) qualified.

Tried to address this suggestion as best I can. How is it? Lazman321 (talk) 18:39, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• The Tetris navbox at Template:Tetris is a bit confusing: it uses the word “Version” in the left side to designate distinct games or variants. Compare with Template:Halo series or Template:Doom series which avoid the word “version” to designate variants or entirely distinct games. Suggest updating Template:Tetris and change “version” to another term that is more consistent with other WP game franchise navboxes.

Changed to “Variants”. Lazman321 (talk) 18:39, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• I’m getting more and more confused. In the Tetris navbox Template:Tetris this Tetris article is used for both
  • The top title bar (for the full franchise) as well as for
  • The “Handheld” subgroup, which is a collection of about seven games; but there are a also couple dozen games that are outside that “Handheld” family, underneath the NavBox title bar. Does the Tetris article include all those non-handheld games also?

I’m not sure what this means? The article, encompassing the variants of Tetris as a whole, would of course include non-handheld games, especially since Tetris was originally a computer game. Lazman321 (talk) 18:39, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Leaning oppose. It is not clear if this article is supposed to include the full franchise or not. You could solve this dilemma by creating a small, new article called Tetris (Franchise) (maybe just a stub); and change the NavBox title bar to point to that stub; and then redefine this Tetris article to be focused only on the original handheld game (and a few variants).

@Noleander: I’ve tried to address your comments above as best as I can. For some clarification, this article is the “franchise” article. However, it is unique in that most of the entries within the franchise are treated as variants of the same game. As a result, per an RFC earlier this year, Tetris is primarily defined as a video game, one that happens to have multiple variants. Do you have any further concerns? Lazman321 (talk) 18:39, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Can your provide a link to the RfC? Noleander (talk) 18:44, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]