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Tetris
People throughout their lives often question the purpose of life, and wonders why they are actually in a form of existence in this world. Some humans, such as the people who wrote the film "City Slickers" had a solid idea of what the meaning of life was (the one thing). Other humans got absolutely no concept of why they are here, and toils away endlessly hoping that good fortunate shall decide to bestow itself upon them. Entire fields of study have been established around this simply complex question and they all have various theorems that are accepted to various degrees. The discussions about the meaning of life could toil on endlessly, bearing little fruit for life does end eventually. Some people feels that this toil is what life is: a continuous struggle until bad luck, a few bad decisions or simply time turns against you, ending the mortal existence once and for all. This concept eerily mirrors a single game that has crept its way into Nintendo's hands, and the gaming world: Tetris.
Tetris is an easily dismissed asexual micro organism: it appears small and can easily fly under the radar and implant itself wherever it should desire, with a few exceptions due to bad climate. This bacteria has spread onto virtually every console, and most certainly the major ones, onto most to all handheld systems, most portable phones, and a plethora of online versions. It is a bacteria that, even when someone tries to kill, has firmly settled somewhere else in a great enough quantity that it shall survive most unpleasant events that be fall upon it. However, is this a good bacteria, that strengthens the immune system, or a disease that will destroy humanity?
Tetris is essentially a game in which, for those who have overlooked its existence in blissfulness, is a game in which you controls a series of tetrominos (four blocks joined together to create a shape such as a 1 by 4 rectangle or a 2 by 2 square) that falls to the bottom of a bucket. The player's goal is to form lines from the tetrominos by arranging and turning them to score points that way, and to stop the bucket from overflowing:once it overflows, it is game over. Much like a bacteria, this is a very simple concept, and makes the game easy to pick up and play. The controls are, as well, very simple with only right/left directional buttons/keys and a key to turn the tetrominos, which improves the game play.
Graphically speaking, the only adequate term that could be conveyed impartially towards the game's style is simple. The graphics are extremely simple, with absolutely no outstanding features. In later ports of this game, there would be intricate designs made around the bucket, and attempts made to add an unique edge to a largely familiar game, but the style largely remains the same inside the bucket. As far as functionality goes, it is perfect in that the player could distinguish what needs to be done. Often it can be difficult, especially at higher speeds, to distinguish where a block will fall which is a huge part of the game's challenge: to test a player's judgement skills. The audio is nothing special, but the tune does work for the game. If you want to have a Tetris melody playing, however, but in a different style, turn "The Complete History of the Soviet UNION Through the Eyes of a Humble Worker Arranged to the Melody of Tetris" on loop and play that way.That is the full title of the song, yes, but it can improve Tetris performance.
Tetris, among all of its simplicity, suffers from two flaws which may either deter a gamer, or pull them in and infect them. The first is the largely random nature of the tetrominos. This could be a problem because even a highly skilled player's entire game will depend on what pieces they are given in what order. If you are given a large number of a certain block (say s blocks) when you need another piece could end a game no matter how skilled the player is. On the contrary, the game could be made way too easy by receiving an unnatural plethora of pieces that happens to fit together perfectly. This trait is not completely negative, however, because the random nature tests how the player reacts to varying situations.
The second trait that can hurt this game is that, despite its addictive nature, it could prove highly redundant and repetitive as you are continuously building a wall and trying to make it disappear. Whether this is positive or negative depends entirely on how the player takes it: either it may grow boring quickly, or it may prove immensely appealing and entrails the player.
All in all, this particular port of Tetris has few major differences compared to other ports at the time, so this particular assessment is largely applicable across systems. How the game is presented and what modes are offered depends entirely on the port, but the bottom line is that it is the same game building the same wall to disappear. This port don't have a plethora of features but it is still the same game at the end of the day, and after arranging the blocks has grown wearisome to the soul.
So, the final verdict: is this game a bacteria that deserves to be exterminated, or is it a bacteria that could be used to make good cheese? This one is largely subjective, so the best thing to do is to play for half an hour one day and decide yourself if you are progressing further along and enjoying the experience, or arranging the blocks in toil. Roads are fairly common metaphors for life, but this game is one in itself: is it a metaphor for your life however? That is for the player to decide at the end of a day of arranging blocks.
Graphics 6 Sound 2 Addictive 9 Depth 1 Difficulty 7
Tetris Description: Tetris is a Stacking Puzzle game, developed by Bullet Proof Software and published by Nintendo, which was released in 1989.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Tyblack1506-28-12 03:21 PM 3/5
forgot to compete for high score | Silverterror05-25-12 09:16 PM 3/5
I got a decent score of 34237. | PoyoPoyo05-13-12 11:34 PM 3/5
Forgot to click compete for highscore 36050 | williamb97001-28-12 11:49 AM 3/5
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Tetris Highscores Table
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nguyenminhthien.
1. 223,571
TimeTrial: 00:25:06
05-16-12 07:12 AM
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jerryaberry
2. 197,888
TimeTrial: 00:39:41
05-14-12 03:22 PM
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adamseecbrown
3. 74,835
TimeTrial: 00:20:16
05-13-12 08:04 PM
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Wolftide
4. 57,249
TimeTrial: 00:21:11
05-02-13 03:17 PM
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Scoli2k
5. 56,971
TimeTrial: 00:12:30
07-19-12 10:31 PM
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SuperGameBoy1
6. 54,119
TimeTrial: 00:12:33
04-20-13 02:54 PM
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Nickrj
7. 46,196
TimeTrial: 00:11:08
03-22-13 12:39 PM
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Khymera
8. 35,242
TimeTrial: 00:10:45
05-13-12 01:05 PM
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Another scorerebilo
9. 32,990
TimeTrial: 00:14:43
02-13-13 02:58 AM
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91 Lines - Lvl 9simbaleek
10. 32,618
TimeTrial: 00:29:30
12-17-12 01:42 PM
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PoyoPoyo
11. 26,281
TimeTrial: 00:05:05
05-13-12 11:36 PM
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Another Scoresonicmcmuffin
12. 19,294
TimeTrial: 00:12:07
05-15-12 09:16 AM
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meh first goKlawedFlaw
13. 17,182
TimeTrial: 00:23:05
11-25-11 06:13 PM
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A scoreLegolasJJH
14. 10,029
TimeTrial: 00:11:04
09-18-12 10:10 PM
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ndjdjksisksk
15. 3,994
TimeTrial: 00:06:19
09-15-12 08:15 PM
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failTyblack15
16. 3,856
TimeTrial: 00:06:09
06-28-12 03:20 PM
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nooooooooooooooooooofetcher
17. 1,306
TimeTrial: 00:04:24
05-05-13 10:08 AM
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Tetris User Reviews
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8.9 Graphics 5.7 Sound 6.8 Addictive 8.7 Depth 4.8 Difficulty 5.3
7 - Tetris - Redrunelord
An Official Staff Review...
Graphics 6 Sound 2 Addictive 9 Depth 1 Difficulty 7
Review Rating: 5/5
Submitted: 06-26-11
Updated: 09-04-11
Review Replies: 5
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9.2 - Tetris is a life Skill - Darkpower508
Some games are better left simple. But some games are too simple, making them boring. Some games are better with a certain depth...
Graphics 4 Sound 7 Addictive 10 Depth 4 Difficulty 6
Review Rating: 5/5
Submitted: 08-15-11
Review Replies: 2
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5 - Tetris-The inventor of Minecraft's Graphics - mlb789
To be honest, I have no idea why I even thought about reviewing this game. I absolutely hate Tetris, and have played it on...
Graphics 1 Sound 6 Addictive 5 Depth 7 Difficulty 6
Review Rating: 3/5
Submitted: 07-26-12
Review Replies: 0
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9 - Tetris review for the Nintendo Game Boy! - G@mehe@d
Tetris was released in 1989 as a pack in for the Game Boy. It sold around 35 million copies and I understand why it's popular. I...
Graphics 8 Sound 9 Addictive 9 Depth 7 Difficulty 7
Review Rating: 3/5
Submitted: 07-20-12
Review Replies: 4
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8.3 - The Tetris Question - Dr_Perez
Whenever I play any game, a question springs to mind;"Why am I playing this particular game?" Every game is designed to draw the...
Graphics 6 Sound 8 Addictive 10 Depth 2 Difficulty 4
Review Rating: 3/5
Submitted: 02-28-12
Review Replies: 0
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- Mario Segale
This was first Gameboy game I had played, and I loved it.This puzzle game is highly additive,its a game that you can't stop playing.I give it 8.2 rating.
Review Rating: 1/5
Submitted: 07-08-10
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retrokid12 05-30-12 - 02:16 PM 51 Lines, that is.
retrokid12 05-30-12 - 02:14 PM
New High Score: 51
sonicmcmuffin 05-16-12 - 10:54 AM
c type music ftw xD
dizzylover 05-07-12 - 07:24 PM
Hi, anyone know what to do if you get the following error? Error: Failed to download server file version info
Yona_db 03-24-12 - 07:02 PM
hi
jerejere 03-18-12 - 07:50 AM
hi
Silverterror 11-14-11 - 09:40 PM
"From Russia with fun!" Lol, that's funny.
123Cheese 11-04-11 - 03:08 PM
virtualgbx emulates the RIGHT music.
123Cheese 11-04-11 - 03:07 PM
Actually no, the A music in this game is
FAKE.
lizo45 11-03-11 - 04:30 AM
@RockScropio99 the regular theme is type a or it is nes exclusive
78star 10-17-11 - 01:59 PM
i can't get past the last boss help quick
chasrad 08-17-11 - 10:19 AM
Type A is like a Waltz
RockScropio99 06-29-11 - 10:15 AM
where's the regular theme of tetris?
RockScropio99 06-27-11 - 09:01 PM
IT'S FROM RUSSIA EVERYBODY!!! LET'S THANK RUSSIA IF YOUR A FAN OF TETRIS!
computerguy99 03-21-11 - 09:34 PM
YEAH!!! Version 1.0!!! WIth the great music!
Ultra Wario 02-04-11 - 10:58 PM
Um, why would you NEED to cheat? The game's about skill.
Crawldragon 06-17-10 - 05:07 PM
Thank God - a version of this game that doesn't lag horribly on my computer. The Java emulators were so bad they continued to play the amazingly laggy music even after Iclosed the window.
Stevie 764 06-12-10 - 01:07 PM
how do i ascess the gameshark for game boy? reply ASAP
sdf185 09-20-09 - 08:04 PM
I would play this, but i already have this game on my cell phone. So sorry, tetris.
Ziggy 08-01-09 - 11:22 AM
what, no tetris theme?
onetwo 06-30-09 - 07:58 AM
Look at the fourm "Tetris Cheats"
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