Customer Reviews

Arcade Legends Tetris

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I have always been a fan of tetris I was lucky enough to get teh Tengen 2 player Version on the old NES before it was pulled in favor to the NES standard version. but my nes isn't that reliable after 16 years so i wasreally excited when I saw this set in the box. Most of the plug and plays are pretty good and the images looked like the original game I loved. here is the downside - joystick block is difficult to maneuver the pieces and is way too touchy, also this version lacks a standard simultaneous play mode only battle ( where your mulitple line sets are added to your opponents stack) or timed where you need to be the first one to complete a set # of lines. I wish I hadn't bought it. So I'll keep trying.

Take it from me---this is a good reproduction of the original, it even has the original music! The little calm piece---that plays in the puzzle stage? Is actually by Johann Sebastian Bach, it is the menuet from the 3rd French Suite in B minor!

Anyway I digress. This version of Tetris is better than the "new" ones such as "Tetris Worlds". I don't think you could even start on a higher difficulty level in that game, so experts like me were bored to death by it!

Not this game! No matter what your level of skill or past experience with Tetris---rank beginner, seasoned veteran like me who even knows what the music is from, it is VERY addicting and extremely fun. It is also very fun to play with others.

I think the first reviewer bought a different product, because it does indeed have the two player battle mode where it stacks up completed lines on the other person's screen, just like the Game Boy version.

My only complaint is that sometimes one can stumble---the play control is indeed very touchy. It can be kind of frustrating sometimes, because you'll want to move a block only one grid line over and it moves two instead. Even just gently tapping the control stick will cause this at times! Oh well...its still incredibly fun for the amount you pay for it. I hope maybe in the future they'll release a new edition of it that has tighter play control.

I bought this for my mother for xmas and she absolutly loved it! Untill it decided to malfunction. A few weeks after I bought it, the controllers started acting up. First, pushing down on the stick would make it go left. After I decided to take it apart and try to fix it, I found that the rubber flexy thing used to complete circuits had broken. I attempted to use super glue to try to fix it. It worked after that for a while. Now it's decided to break again. Whenever you would push down on the stick, it would go down, but also to the left again.

This was exretemely furstrating. It was fun while it lasted though.

As for the other review, mine did seem to have battle mode where you'd send your opponent your lines if you cleared 2 or more. And it also had a timed mode for clearing a certain # of lines... Maybe he didn't have the other controller plugged in all the way, because it disables two player if it doesn't sense the other controller.

If I had the choice, I wouldn't buy this again.

Tetris- Five Tetris games in one.

This arcade legend game offers challenges to our whole family, ages seven to 60. After dinner, all of us enjoy "playing" one another or just attempting to get to the next level if we are doing a solo. The variety of games keeps everyone interested. We did try the newer version, but found it too easy and not enough of a challenge.

I have HAD to buy at least 4 of these games. After using it for a while, about 2-3 weeks, it breaks! The red controller button breaks and will not rotate to make the game inoperable! It is a waste of money! It is a REAL pain to send in for a replacement! I love this game for the different games it offers, but, it does not last! I am very disappointed!

I love this game but the unit is poorly constructed. I have had four of these units .They are getting harder to find and they are becomming more expensive. They only last a few months before the controller begins to wear out and becomes irratic. The problem seems to be in the electrical connections.

I bought one of these 4 or 5 years ago and my wife played it so much that she wore out the joystick mechanism. This is after hundreds of hours of play, so I figured it'd held up pretty well so I'd get her the same thing. She loves it and is able to play almost nightly and she assures me that it works perfectly.

My only critique is that the graphics are pretty basic. Certainly no high def or anything, but otherwise, if you're a Tetris freak, you can't beat this hand-held version.

The remotes are bulky and hard to manipulate. The levels don't increase when you reach ten lines. The picture on mine goes in and out.

This item was not what I had expected. I thought I was getting a game for my PSP. As it turns out it is a game of its own. All you need is a monitor.

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I thought it was going to be a good and fun game, but it really isnt at all of what I expected. It isnt worth $20.00 either. It is really old looking screen like from way back. I thought it would be the newer version of it. They need to explain more of it on the description.