Tetris Variations
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What’s your favorite version of Tetris?
Depends on how strict we're being with "version of Tetris". If we're talking loosely about falling block puzzle games, then my favorite one is Attactics. It's part of UFO50.
Instead of four-block clusters, Attactics uses individual blocks that represent different types of troops, each one with a unique ability. And instead of falling from the top of the screen towards the bottom, they move from the left of the screen towards the right. And instead of forming complete lines in order to score points, they clash against the enemy's troops and attempt to make it to their fortress on the other side of the map.
Looking at Attactics on its own, it looks like a fast-paced simplified strategy game. But when you get your hands on the game, it becomes clear that it shares a lot in common with Tetris.
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What’s your favorite version of Tetris?
I can't seem to find any trace of it now, but I had a version of Tetris on Macintosh back in the early 90s that I swear was just called "Annoying Tetris." It would insult your moves with sarcastic comments via audio samples as you played. When you died it would play a sample of Bill Paxton saying "Game Over, man! Game over!" from Aliens.
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What’s your favorite version of Tetris?
The New Tetris (N64). For the 4x4 block making, and the awesome drum & bass soundtrack!
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What’s your favorite version of Tetris?
Apotris for GBA
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What’s your favorite version of Tetris?
Tetris Effect.
Favorite Tetris-variation? Breakthru!
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What’s your favorite version of Tetris?
- 1 block storage
- Rotatable while at the bottom
- Instant drop
- NES music
- Lots of challenge and competition modes
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What’s your favorite version of Tetris?
Tetrips, or maybe it was Tetripz, I can't remember, it's been years. It's Tetris except with crazy video effects that supposedly simulate being on various drugs. It's a lot harder to play when the whole screen is flashing and bouncing and twisting.
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Tetris Effect in VR
Also lumines arise
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Also lumines arise
Lumines is a very fun one. In fact it’s so ingrained into me that the blocks fall in that way that I will mess up my Tetris blocks all the time.
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I have this very cheap "200 games in 1" devices that has a game called "Pikachu" and it's just endless Tetris with a little dancing/cheering Pikachu frame.
I had to search this one. It was just a bootleg Tetris hahaha.
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Lumines is a very fun one. In fact it’s so ingrained into me that the blocks fall in that way that I will mess up my Tetris blocks all the time.
The way it merged the music with the movements engages me so easily.
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What’s your favorite version of Tetris?
I only accept the 1989 Nintendo version of Tetris as "Tetris." Anything else is incorrect.
That said, there was a flash game in the early 2000s called Supertris that was amazing and held global high score lists. I played the shit out of that.
