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09-27-2016, 03:52 AM
True story of 'Tetris' explains why the world became hooked on a game
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Though Tetris is universally recognized as one of the best and most popular video games (http://www.euronews.com/2013/06/05/tetris-anniversary-29years-videogames-birthday) of all time, I never really got it.*
Yes, I played it — on everything from a Commodore 64 to a Gameboy; even, recently, on a ******* 10 PC. I just never sought it out repeatedly, or lost myself in the game.*
To be honest, I dismissed it as **t much of a video game. How could one compare the simple placement of falling blocks (or tetronimoes) to Mortal Kombat, or even one of my early racing game favorites, Pole Position (Arcade version)?*
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Though Tetris is universally recognized as one of the best and most popular video games (http://www.euronews.com/2013/06/05/tetris-anniversary-29years-videogames-birthday) of all time, I never really got it.*
Yes, I played it — on everything from a Commodore 64 to a Gameboy; even, recently, on a ******* 10 PC. I just never sought it out repeatedly, or lost myself in the game.*
To be honest, I dismissed it as **t much of a video game. How could one compare the simple placement of falling blocks (or tetronimoes) to Mortal Kombat, or even one of my early racing game favorites, Pole Position (Arcade version)?*
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