Arcade, PC DOS, Amiga, Commodore 64, Apple IIgs, Macintosh (1989), Atari ST, Atari Lynx (1990), Sega Genesis (1991)
Blockout is the logical extension of Tetris into the third dimension. In regular Tetris, the player manipulates a set of tetrominoes which fall into a two-dimensional pit (seen from the side). The aim is to solve a real-time packing problem by forming complete rows, which then disappear and score points. Poor play leads to incomplete rows, caused by inefficient arrangements of tiles...