Tetris: the blockbuster
Possibly the best heading I’ve ever written.
Possibly the best heading I’ve ever written.
Tetris is my favourite timewaster. Minesweeper used to be. So you’ll forgive me for never having time to blog here again now that I’ve discovered Tetrisweeper.
The instructions are in a foreign tongue – but here are the controls.
Shift + click to highlight a mine.
Click to clear squares.
W to rotate.
A to go < -
d to go ->
s to go V
Tetris pieces become squares on the minesweeper board.
Ahh. Tetris. If I had a dollar for every minute I spent playing you I would be rich. But alas. All I have is second place on the list of my Facebook friends… there are some people out there who have mad Tetris skillz. And this doco “The Ecstacy of Order” is trying to find the best Tetris player in the world.
Ecstasy of Order: The Tetris Masters Full Trailer from Adam Cornelius on Vimeo.
I love Tetris. I don’t love boardgames (when I went on camps as a young, single, Christian male I used free time to talk to girls not to hit the cardboard square). But perhaps I’ll change my mind. Because this actually looks kind of fun. A bit like Connect 4. But with greater degrees of difficulty…
Via pocket-lint.
From both the US and UK. This is a nice little visualisation using one of my most favourite games in the world to put some financial figures into perspective.
They are coming. Watch out. I make a resolution to stay in high resolution.
Gaming blog Kotaku spoke to a Tetris whiz to find some practical application (other than its documented benefits for your sanity) for the classic block arranging game. Most of them are pretty obvious, and the Simpsons once made a Tetris joke when Homer stuff his car boot full of stuff. But it’s an interesting exercise that you can try out on your parent/spouse next time they tell you you’re wasting your time.
Image Credit: Kotaku
Here are the tips.
To me, this Tetris love letter is a little bit unclear.
It could be interpreted as: “Your love is like a row of blocks that I am going to clear” or “I am going to claim you and remove any traces of your former identity.”
But I like the sentiment.
From FailBlog.
All games actually come from the same place. Did you know that? Don’t believe me? Here’s the shirt to prove it.
If you’ve watched the pros (like my wife) play Tetris you’ll know that it’s a legitimate sport. It involves rapid movements, coordination, and a developed skill set.
This real life version doesn’t. But because you’re using your whole arms and not just your fingers it’s likely you’ll burn more calories.
Via Walyou.
This is almost ten minutes of the thing in action. Seems pretty lame. I didn’t watch it.
Tetris analógico // Analogical Tetris from Esferobite-DSK on Vimeo.
If this was Tetris Hell (because you can’t get a line at all) – then this is Tetris Purgatory. It’s called Hateris, and it gives players the least useful piece available.
Thanks to commenter Michelle I now know that Tetris Hell is a real place. I’ve been there, and I’m not going back.
Jesus is the answer to the problem that is Tetris Hell.
You know what happens when you get stuck doing essays for a couple of days and leave blogging stuff in your queue. Other people post what would typically be prime fodder for your own blog. Everybody has already seen this XKCD strip… but I don’t care.
Two player Tetris puts the power of the Tetris Gods in the hands of your “friend”. The friend picks the pieces. You place them.
Pretty funny. Unless there is an outrageous amount of swearing in the last 20 seconds. In which case this is terrible.