and "Pac-Man" by Power-Pill, commenced a brief trend of recreated video game music entering mainstream popularity.

[2] In 1992, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Nigel Wright collaborated under the name Doctor Spin to record and release a Eurodance version of Tanaka's arrangement.

[8][9] In Ireland, "Tetris" debuted on the chart dated 8 October 1992 and peaked at number seven for two weeks.

[15] On British music television programme Top of the Pops, the song was played as several dancers dressed in outfits resembling the blocks from Tetris danced along.

(a charity single based on the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise) and "Pac-Man" by Power-Pill, the success of the composition began a brief period of popularity for novelty rave music.