Not that I needed a reason to dip back intoTetris Effect, but if I did, this would be it: a deviously hidden 1984 level that can be unlocked with a code and a keyboard.
The best bit: the secret 1984 variant has been hiding in plain sight. If you’re the type of person whose YouTube feed is filled with all thingsTetris, you very well might’ve run across it before, but otherwise, it’sprobablynew to you too. In honor of World Tetris Day, two ofTetris Effect‘s secret stages got anofficial signal boostfrom The Tetris Company.
As a refresher, the secret1989 level themecan be unlocked permanently if you rank up yourTetris Effectplayer profile to level 50. Yeah, yeah — you know. But what about 1984?
Unlocking 1984 in Tetris Effect with a controller and keyboard
To unlock this level, you’ll need toenter the following inputson theTetris Effecttitle screen: Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, O, X (on a PlayStation controller) or Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A (on an Xbox or Oculus controller).
If you entered this iconic sequence correctly, you’ll see a strange new screen that looks like something out of an ARG.
Next, you’ll need to use a keyboard: type in the code “06061984” and hit enter. You should then see a notice that “1984” is unlocked — it’s a one-time process.
And if you happen to have an Xbox Chatpad, that’ll work too.
Here’s the payoff:
As you’re able to see from this gameplay captured by YouTube userSar,Tetris Effect‘s 1984 level is lo-fi as heck — and if you play our cards right, it’ll go nuts with colors and effects.
The secret stage is meant to be a “tribute to the original version ofTetrisfor the Electronika 60, the old Soviet PC Alexey Pajinov first created the game on.”
Really cool, right? I think I can actually be bothered to untangle my keyboard from my whole desk… situation to unlock 1984 on my PS4. Wish me luck.
