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DAMN iNATOR
06-14-2009, 01:50 PM
The original version just turned 25 on June 6th, eight days ago. Discuss any fond memories of playing this masterpiece of Alexey Pajitnov.
Xero
06-14-2009, 01:56 PM
Music A
road doggy dogg
06-14-2009, 02:35 PM
I was going to post, "I wonder if he gets royalties for every time they make a new version of Tetris", then looked it up on Wikipedia.
crossrine

Despite being the developer of Tetris, Pajitnov himself made very little money out of it. The Soviet government claimed ownership of the game, sold the rights cheaply, and gave him little. Western licensing companies such as Nintendo profited greatly from the game.

Weak sauce.


Anyway, Tetris is the goods.
crossrine
DAMN iNATOR
06-14-2009, 02:49 PM
I was going to post, "I wonder if he gets royalties for every time they make a new version of Tetris", then looked it up on Wikipedia.
crossrine



Weak sauce.


Anyway, Tetris is the goods.
crossrine
Indeed it is the goods. I think given the choice between it, and eventual Nintendo copycat Dr. Mario, I'd choose Tetris 100% each time.:D
road doggy dogg
06-14-2009, 03:17 PM
Definitely. I liked Dr. Mario tons, but Tetris is the original and the best.
crossrine
DaveWadding
06-14-2009, 03:25 PM
I wish Tetris DS didnt cost an arm, a leg and an asshole to own...:-\
Fignuts
06-14-2009, 03:53 PM
Wow, the soviet government is a dick.
Jeritron
06-14-2009, 04:01 PM
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
RoXer
06-14-2009, 04:11 PM
I am the greatest Tetris player on these boards.
Blitz
06-14-2009, 04:27 PM
In Soviet Russia, games patent you!
Kalyx triaD
06-15-2009, 07:33 AM
I can beat all of your asses in Tetris. My only rival is RoXy.
Disturbed316
06-15-2009, 07:35 AM
Loved the music
Dorkchop
06-15-2009, 10:11 AM
I wish Tetris DS didnt cost an arm, a leg and an asshole to own...:-\

You can still find it around here for $30 to $35. I thought Nintendo started to reprint Tetris DS a year ago. I don't think they have though.
thedamndest
06-15-2009, 01:24 PM
I remember I never played Type B because I thought it was stupid, and then I went through periods when it was all I would play because I liked that it had an ending.
Funky Fly
06-15-2009, 04:14 PM
I wish Tetris DS didnt cost an arm, a leg and an asshole to own...:-\

CycloDS Evolution + www.romulation.net = win
Boomer
06-15-2009, 05:36 PM
Online Tetris multiplayer with power ups was so much fun. Still plenty of people who host servers and play games last I checked.
Nowhere Man
06-16-2009, 02:49 AM
There was actually a rather good documentary on the Discovery Channel a couple of years ago, where they showed all the cloak-and-dagger stuff that Western companies had to pull in order to get the game out from the USSR. I can't remember the name, but it was rather neat.

Anywho, Tetris is just about as classic as you can get. You can't not love it.
Anybody Thrilla
06-17-2009, 01:29 PM
If you don't like Tetris, then fuck you. It's the only game on my phone right now.
Khuntry
06-19-2009, 02:49 PM
Tetris Attack was great...
Drakul
06-19-2009, 03:30 PM
There was actually a rather good documentary on the Discovery Channel a couple of years ago, where they showed all the cloak-and-dagger stuff that Western companies had to pull in order to get the game out from the USSR. I can't remember the name, but it was rather neat.

Anywho, Tetris is just about as classic as you can get. You can't not love it.

I think I know what you mean. Was it this (http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=8814916768652240733&ei=kuY7St-TH8-w-Aa9nN23Cg&q=tetris+documentary&hl=en)? That one was on BBC4 though it could have also been shown on the Discovery Channel. That's only the first part though. I can't seem to find the rest now.