Tetris (NES): 2 Open Source Clones Compared
Quadris and TetrisNESDisasm take opposite approaches: Quadris is a standalone C#/MonoGame reimplementation with its own assets that reproduces the NES version's scoring, level progression, and gravity rules, while TetrisNESDisasm is a disassembly of the original ROM that requires the actual original game ROM and is verified to rebuild it byte-for-byte via MD5 checksum.
Comparison table
Availability
- Status
- Playable
- Platforms
- NES
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Halted
- Last updated
- 2y ago
- Stars
- 107
- Contributors
- 5
- License
- —
- Engine
- —
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- YesThis is a disassembly of the original NES Tetris ROM; requires the original game ROM to produce the authentic binary.
Availability
- Status
- Playable
- Platforms
- Windows
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Sporadic
- Last updated
- 11mo ago
- Stars
- 1
- Contributors
- 1
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Engine
- MonoGame
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- NoA standalone NES Tetris clone with its own assets.
| Title | TetrisNESDisasm | Quadris |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Playable | Playable |
| Platforms | NES | Windows |
| Play in browser | No | No |
| Mobile | No | No |
| Project health | ||
| Development status | Halted | Sporadic |
| Last updated | 2y ago | 11mo ago |
| Stars | 107 | 1 |
| Contributors | 5 | 1 |
| License | — | GPL-3.0 |
| Engine | — | MonoGame |
| Compatibility | ||
| Requires original assets | YesThis is a disassembly of the original NES Tetris ROM; requires the original game ROM to produce the authentic binary. | NoA standalone NES Tetris clone with its own assets. |
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Frequently asked questions
Are the Tetris (NES) clones on this page open source?
Yes — every clone catalogued here is an open-source project. Availability, license, and development-status details for each one are listed in the comparison table above.
What license do these Tetris (NES) clones use?
Quadris (GPL-3.0).
Do I need to own the original Tetris (NES) to play these clones?
Quadris runs standalone, no original files needed; TetrisNESDisasm requires original game assets to play.
See the full write-up for each clone, or go back to Tetris (NES).