Tetris Dx

by THQ

Product Features

• classic excitement
• new backgrounds
• full color
• three modes of play
• two-player action via link cable

Product Details

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• ASIN: B00000IWYS
• Item Weight: 8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: June 1, 1999
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,911 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

GameSpot Review

Tetris has been often called the greatest game ever created, and the Game Boy version is the best version of Russia's greatest export. So what's it all about? Well, it's rather abstract, but here it is in a nutshell. Shapes comprising four connected blocks fall from the sky, and you can rotate and drop them into place on the bottom of the screen. The aim of the game is to arrange the shapes so they form a complete solid horizontal line, which then disappears and leaves more room for the continuing barrage of descending blocks. As you make more and more lines disappear, the blocks fall faster, and when they eventually pile up to the top, it's game over. Does that sound like pure and complete video gaming addiction? No? Well, I guess I'm crap at explanations, then. Sue me. Older Game Boys came with this one packed in, but it is now being sold separately, so every single person on the planet has a chance to become a zombiefied Tetris slave. No Game Boy is complete without a copy of Tetris to play on it. One of the best features of Tetris is its link facility. Not only can you go into a deep Zen-like trance with the solo game, but with two machines, two copies of the game, and a link cable, you can take on a friend and see who is the best Tetris player around! Mario and Luigi guest star to keep track of who is winning the best-of-five contest, and it's drinks all around when one player wins! Could this be the best multiplayer game ever made? Another way to play the game is with Mode B, which is more like a puzzle game. Here, you must clear the screen of blocks that are already there. It's a nice add-on, but nothing beats the classic mode we all know and love. The best thing about it, though, is that you're treated to a scene of Russian folk dancing when you finish it.--Cameron Davis--Copyright © 1998 GameSpot Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of GameSpot is prohibited.

Product Description

Originally developed on a Russian DCC clone PDP Computer by a humble employee of the Moscow Academy of Sciences, Alexey Pajitnov's mega hit succeeds where other puzzle games have failed: by keeping it simple. Seven blocks, known as Tetraminoes, and one empty "well" quickly translate into hopeless addiction. There are few games that haunt you even after you stop playing -- but 30 minutes with this puzzle masterpiece and you'll see Tetris pieces wherever you look. No matter what platform it's on, Tetris remains one of the purest and accessible videogames ever made, proving that some of the most addictive games are the simplest.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

85 of 86 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Addictive, a great step up from the original!, November 20, 1999

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Tetris Dx (Video Game)

Tetris DX is a great game, and improvement over Black and White. The new colors allow swirling effects that makes this game simply irresistable. Following the basic tetris format, the game gives you the same amount of challenge, but with new levels. It has memory for 4 players. The computer notes a players stratagy, and you can play aginst that player without him/her being there. Also, unlike the original, this game actually saves your score.. Try another new level. See how many lines you can clear under 3 minutes! No more waiting to get the rocket, each level under the "B" game gives you some kind of rocket(including the Statue of Liberty). Even Screen Savers!

37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Grandma Tetris, August 17, 2000

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Rose Terhune (Fayetteville, GA USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Tetris Dx (Video Game)

As I am a grandma of 62 years old, I played my first game of tetris this month on my grandsons gameboy. I moved to Georgia, from New Jersey and on the trip down here, I played tetris from N.J. to GA. Because of that experience, I went out and bought a game boy and the tetris dx game. I am turning into a tetris junkie. I love the game. It is very challeging to try to beat everyone at this game. We all play the game in this household. Only complaint I have is I have to wait to see the fireworks go off. I go through 4 batteries a week. My next step is to buy another game so I can switch. This game is fun for a beginner. Thank's for your time.

Grandma Rose Terhune

P.S. Now I don't have to wait till everyone else has played. I have my own Gameboy and Tetris. WOW!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very addictive!, December 28, 2000

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"mister_music" (SAVANNAH, GEORGIA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tetris Dx (Video Game)

Tetris DX is a very fun game! You will be addicted to it in no time! There are many different things you can do to change the game settings. For example, you can change the music. You can also change the level you are on yourself, although I wouldn't recommend doing it until after you have become a very good player. There also many game modes you can play in, like 40 Lines, on which you have to get 40 lines without your blocks hitting the top, Marathon, on which you just keep going and going and going until your blocks hit the top, or Ultra, where you see how good you can do, except you only have 3 minutes to do so. The computer also keeps track of your best records and displays them when you are choosing your level. Tetris DX is an absolutely terrific game! I would recommend it to anybody! You'll have a lot of fun playing it. Thank you for reading my review. I hope it helped.