Tetris Cheat Codes

Select-hold 10,000 points (EU/AUS cartridges) (Exploit)

In European/Australian NES Tetris releases, holding Select while a piece lands awards 10,000 points in A-Type (or completes the level in B-Type). Not present in the US/Nintendo cartridge.

Hold Select as a piece lands

Enter the password via the game's password screen exactly as shown (spaces matter), or follow the described steps.

Level 29 — the kill screen (Tips)

Speed keeps rising until Level 29, where frames drop so fast the game is beyond human reaction — the wall every classic Tetris run ends at (top players 'transition' to tucking pieces under stack edges).

Enter the password via the game's password screen exactly as shown (spaces matter), or follow the described steps.

No start-higher code — level select is native (Tips)

Unlike rumors, there is no hidden code: A-Type just lets you start at levels 0-9 natively; higher levels only via score thresholds (start level 9 +~10 levels of play).

Enter the password via the game's password screen exactly as shown (spaces matter), or follow the described steps.