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    Happy Birthday, TETRIS !!!

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Gophn, Jun 6, 2009.

  1. Gophn

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    Just wanted to be one of the first to say this. :)
    • When was the first time you played it?
    • Whats your best personal memory(s) of this great and legendary game?
    For me....
    I have been playing Tetris ever since I got it with my first GameBoy (the original version that started handheld gaming boom). It is the game that I have always known, it is the game that I always come back to, and it is the game that I can relate to everyone with. :)

    Happy Birthday, Tetris :notworthy:

    Puzzle On People,
    Gophn

    P.S. A birthday thread in the Gaming section FTW !!! :D
     
    Gophn, Jun 6, 2009
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  2. GamingACU

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    I remember playing tetris on my Nintendo way back in the day... I was like 4 or 5. I remember stacking everything as high as possible, but the one slot on the side, and sending the skinny line shape down there for killer points. My sister-in-law and I would call it a "cha-ching" cuz of the sound it made.
     
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    I have had so many wasted hours, playing this game 7-8 years ago...
    Happy Birthday, tetris!!
     
    hatrox, Jun 6, 2009
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    I have it on my PDA, it keeps me awake when traveling :D
    Happy Birthday Tetris!
     
    catacylsm, Jun 6, 2009
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    WOW! 25 years? I remember when it was released. I also bought an original Gameboy mainly to specifically play that game.

    There was one head to head gameplay option that I liked too. When you dropped, say, 3 rows, it would raise your opponents 3 rows with random blocks at the bottom of their stack. So you were constantly trying to get the most rows to bump them up. Great fun.

    I used to play it before college exams too. It would sharpen my thinking skills, at least that's what I told myself.

    [​IMG]​
     
    HTWingNut, Jun 6, 2009
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    i love the n64 one where its like a big 3d ball and u break off pieces till you get to the core.
     
    laststop311, Jun 6, 2009
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    I played it around hmmm 13 years ago, when I had my brick gameboy, even after all this years tetris is still fun
     
    klauza, Jun 6, 2009
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    I love the garbage feature on the N64 I still play it with my cousins :D
     
    JVlichael, Jun 6, 2009
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    first played on my NES and still play it occasionally on the iphone and on facebook competing against friends lol.
     
    BHD, Jun 7, 2009
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  10. archer7

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    I first played it when I was about 12. Didn't like it; never have.

    Is something the wrong with me? =[
     
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    I know a few people that does not like Tetris either.

    Nothing wrong with that. :)

    Maybe you like another classic puzzle game... like:
    - Tetris Attack
    - Columns
    - Puzzle Bobble (US: Bust-A-Move)
    - Klax
    - Dr. Mario
    - Magical Drop :D
    .... etc....
     
    Gophn, Jun 7, 2009
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    Are you a business major? If yes, then you're normal.
     
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  13. Gophn

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    I'm a Business major. :p
     
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    First ever game I saw being advertised when the game boy made its debut in stores. To this day there's still something addictive about piling up bricks into sorted lines.
     
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    I have always wondered about this: How did Nintendo get the rights for Tetris from Soviet government, without paying?

    ???

    First time I played this was when I was very young. I don't remember when, but it was somewhere in the 90's! I could easily play it for hours at once.
     
    Kirov Class, Jun 7, 2009
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  16. be77solo

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    yep, got it with the original game boy... saved up all summer for that thing! Loved it, and loved Tetris... Still do! Fantastic game, currently playing it on the Xbox 360!
     
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  17. -L1GHTGAM3R-

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    WOW 25 years now huh.......what a ride......i still play this game in my ipod from time to time really passes the time in the bus its amazing how something so simple can pass the time and have fun while doing it..........my first time playing this game was about 15yrs ago where does the time gooooooo.... :) 1 of the games that brought us all these present games we play now today and for that i thank U TETRIS..............:cry:

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY TETRIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
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    Tetris on the DS rocks the casba!!!
     
    AirSinner, Jun 7, 2009
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  19. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    Agreed.

    I still play Tetris DS with my GF and friends.

    ... it kills time fast. :)
     
    Gophn, Jun 7, 2009
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    Gophn, you have time to kill?
     
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  21. Gophn

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    yeah lots.... now that I have to wait when I am converting and uploading 1080p E3 footage. :p
     
    Gophn, Jun 7, 2009
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    maybe this will help you

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0Zpqp2a9eI
     
    klauza, Jun 8, 2009
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    Sorry I am late.
    Happy Birthday Tetris ! ^.^
     
    Lyanowu, Jun 8, 2009
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  24. davepermen

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    jup. that one was great, too. of all the clones, there are only two great ones. tetrisphere, and tetoris.
     
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  25. Thaenatos

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    NES/Gameboy 1989. Those were some great times if you ask me.
     
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  26. doh123

    doh123 Without ME its just AWESO

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    got a Gameboy right when they were released.. came with Tetris, thought it was gonna be a throw away cheap bundled game, but I loved it.... still play tetris on my iPhone.

    25 years? ouch... starting to feel old...
     
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