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Which is the absolute best version of Tetris?
- Thread starter Lant_War
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You can't put Tetris Attack on the poll because it's obviously that one. :p
But besides that, I haven't played Tetris DS for more than a really fun half hour, or Tetris Effect at all, so I would say Puyo Puyo Tetris. Great game with great music, and playing it on the Switch where you can see the screen of the CPU players makes it a top tier portable experience.
But besides that, I haven't played Tetris DS for more than a really fun half hour, or Tetris Effect at all, so I would say Puyo Puyo Tetris. Great game with great music, and playing it on the Switch where you can see the screen of the CPU players makes it a top tier portable experience.
Tetris DS gets my vote. Spent so many hours playing the different modes in DS and the mix of Tetris with Nintendo's NES library is super charming.
Although Tetris Battle Gaiden might be the most underrated Tetris of them all:
Although Tetris Battle Gaiden might be the most underrated Tetris of them all:
I keep hearing good things about Tetris Effect but is it just for the game's presentation? This video doesn't really appeal to me.
What in the holy fuck did I just watch? That almost gave me a panic attack. I don't understand.
I always liked Plus more than regular OG GB Tetris, honestly.
I'd probably go for Effect overall, now.
I'd probably go for Effect overall, now.
Jesus Christ, this gives me anxiety. So fast and aggressive, and the claw grip thing that person is doing just makes me uncomfortable.
The nice thing about the TGM series is it isn't just all crazy hard stuff like shirase either. There's definitely room to grow in the games, and you don't need to already be great at tetris to start out.
Tetris arcade, sometimes I go on holiday I still play it in a small seaside town in the UK. Microswitches FTW!
Preferred to play it on TV because HDR on OLED made the colors pop.
I voted Tetris DS because Tetris Effect feels like too much garnish. I like my Tetris to be about Tetris and less about the wallpaper.
I have a special place in my heart for Tetris DX. The fantastic suspend/resume of DX let me play one Marathon session over train journeys for a whole week, even when I powered down the GB or played other games. I'm still holding out for game specific suspend becoming standard.
I have a special place in my heart for Tetris DX. The fantastic suspend/resume of DX let me play one Marathon session over train journeys for a whole week, even when I powered down the GB or played other games. I'm still holding out for game specific suspend becoming standard.
Arguably, Shirase is the easiest mode in TGM3 to get good at. The other modes are deceptively difficult, Shirase is more "what you see is what you get".
Like, Easy mode requires some crazy stacking to rack up hanabi.
Easy is weird how intense it gets when you're going for a high score.
Not sure how Tetris NES/Gameboy ain't running away with it in this age of The Classic Tetris World Championship. It's so clean. It's so timeless.
What's your definition of "get good" here?
The speed at level 1200+ is near the limit of what is possible to actually play. Pieces take only 8 frames to lock into place at that point. It's never actually been cleared during a live GDQ run. Even the literal best players in the world have difficulty completing it consistently.
PPT is great and gets my vote. I won't knock the people voting for Tetris DS (it's a good tetris game and full of charm) and on some level represents the game that something like Tetris Worlds wanted to be. I will glare strongly at the OP for not putting any sort of TGM entry into the poll.
NES Tetris is interesting to watch but I don't like how the piece selection is set up and I hear that the really high-level play will absolutely ruin your hand.
NES Tetris is interesting to watch but I don't like how the piece selection is set up and I hear that the really high-level play will absolutely ruin your hand.
As impressive as the most recent CTWC was, I'm actually a little dismayed that hyper-tapping has ended up being as important as it is in the end. It's just physically unenjoyable to play that way IMO.
This is something that isn't good I don't think. I mean Jonas has performed very well over the years just using DAS and still does without using hypertapping. I've noticed a lot of people getting in to it around the places I hang around wanting to learn how to do it. I don't believe a lot of people realize the health risks that can come with it though.
I was watching KevinDDR streaming some T99 last night and he mentioned that was one of the biggest reasons he doesn't do classic Tetris, aside from the fact that CTWC is basically the only event for it and while it has notoriety and press coverage it's still pretty small in terms of prize winnings. On top of that apparently the hypertapping is destroying Joseph Saelee's hand?
Also while the PC speaker soundtrack has aged terribly, for me the OG is the DOS Zentris, which is about as close to the Sega Tetris scheme as you could get back in the day without spending thousands.
I really, really can't vote without TGM being on the poll, especially with Panel de Pon and PPT present. Gotta abstain.
TGM3 really is something magical. It's pretty much the only straightforward version of Tetris I ever see myself playing, barring really wild non-standard upsides like the aesthetics of Tetris Effect or the multiplayer of Tetris 99.
TGM3 really is something magical. It's pretty much the only straightforward version of Tetris I ever see myself playing, barring really wild non-standard upsides like the aesthetics of Tetris Effect or the multiplayer of Tetris 99.
I think this thread has convinced me to buy Tetris DS. My 3DS is still used regularly, so I think I'll give it a go.
I forgot: DS games aren't on the eshop, right? I'll have to hunt down a physical copy?
I forgot: DS games aren't on the eshop, right? I'll have to hunt down a physical copy?