Visual aesthetics aside, you’re probably wondering how legit the game is and whether or not it plays well. Complete with up, down, left, and right arrow buttons as well as a convenient thumb button on the bottom-right nook of the nugget, the game looks well-designed to fit neatly into the palms of your hands. In an initial play-through by SuiBianChiChiChi, the game starts with the classic 8-bit graphics that those who played the game in the late ’80s and early ’90s may remember all too well. After the initial “Tetris” title slowly crawls horizontally across the screen you are put right into the classic Tetris game that seems to play just like the original.
The only difference is that you will notice the McDonald’s “M” in the bottom right corner. This begs the question of whether this is just a McDonald’s knock-off of the game or whether they had legitimate rights to the Tetris game. To confirm that the major fast food brand was not being cheeky and risking a possible lawsuit, the official Tetris Twitter account tweeted about the release with the caption “What happens when #Tetris meets a Chicken McNugget? Exclusively available at McDonald’s in China for a limited time, fans can play Tetris on a Chicken McNugget game device!” If you are desperate for a piece of the action but don’t live in China, units are selling on eBay starting at $32 USD.