A tetralogy (from Greek τετρα- tetra-, "four" and -λογία -logia, "discourse") is a compound work that is made up of four distinct works. The name comes from the Attic theater, in which a tetralogy was a group of three tragedies followed by a satyr play, all by one author, to be played in one sitting at the Dionysia as part of a competition.[1]
Tetralogy | Entries | |||
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Contra series
|
Contra
(1987) |
Super Contra
(1987) |
Contra 4
(2007) | |
Phantasy Star series
|
Phantasy Star
(1987) |
Phantasy Star II
(1989) |
Phantasy Star III
(1990) |
Phantasy Star IV
(1993) |
Streets of Rage series
|
Streets of Rage
(1991) |
Streets of Rage 2
(1991) |
Streets of Rage 3
(1994) |
Streets of Rage 4
(2020) |
Pikmin series
|
Pikmin
(2001) |
Pikmin 2
(2004) |
Pikmin 3
(2013) |
Pikmin 4
(2023) |
Mega Man Zero series
|
Mega Man Zero
(2002) |
Mega Man Zero 2
(2003) |
Mega Man Zero 3
(2004) |
Mega Man Zero 4
(2005) |
Sly 2: Band of Thieves
(2004) |
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Metroid Prime series
|
Metroid Prime
(2002) |
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
(2004) |
Metroid Prime 4
(TBA) | |
New Super Mario Bros. series
|
New Super Mario Bros.
(2006) |
New Super Mario Bros. 2
(2012) |
New Super Mario Bros. U
(2012) | |
Saints Row series
|
Saints Row
(2006) |
Saints Row 2
(2008) |
Saints Row: The Third
(2011) |
Saints Row IV
(2013) |
Batman: Arkham Asylum
(2009) |
Batman: Arkham City
(2011) |
Batman: Arkham Origins
(2013) |
Batman: Arkham Knight
(2015) |
In the early modern period of literature, Shakespeare drafted a pair of tetralogies, the first consisting of the three Henry VI plays and Richard III, and the second, what we now call a prequel because it is set earlier, consisting of Richard II, the two Henry IV plays, and Henry V.[6]
As an alternative to "tetralogy", "quartet" is sometimes used, particularly for series of four books. The term "quadrilogy", using the Latin prefix quadri- instead of the Greek, and first recorded in 1865,[7] has also been used for marketing the Alien movies.