What is the best version of Tetris?

[esteban]

it's a pity there was never a tetris on the pce. would have been max obey..lol.

Tengen made a prototype for TG-16 based on the arcade version.

beaglepuss has the prototype, but won't reveal if it is playable, or completed, or anything.

[SignOfZeta]

Tetris (GB) or Tetris DX (GBC). Decades of trying have produced nothing better.

[esteban]

Tetris (GB) or Tetris DX (GBC). Decades of trying have produced nothing better.

I want to try Tetris DX. I don't have GBC, but I have the Gameboy adapter for SNES. Do you think this is a feasible way to play? Or should I just get a Gameboy color?

I know that one of the reasons why I love Tetris (GB) so much is because I love the size of the original GB and the pad/buttons are in a great location. It just feels perfect. My fear is that I won't be able to re-create this. No, I'm not overly worried, but it is a factor to consider (especially since we're talking about the most "ideal" way to appreciate tetris).

[Keranu]

My favorite is the old Tetris game on Windows 3.1.

In my opinion....

Tetris (Philips CD-i)

This one:

The music and relaxing backgrounds try and sooth and relax you while the dreadful controls and natural challenge of Tetris keep you worked up.  Its a nice clash of feelings.

Holy shit this looks amazing! I looooove the atmosphere! There's never been such a spiritual uplifting incarnation of Tetris lol.

[PunkicCyborg]

Disney's Magical Tetris Challenge on N64 is surprisingly good. I'm not a Disney or N64 fan but man this is one of my favorite versions of Tetris. I like NES and GB Tetris but I like newer ports a lot as well. The official online Tetris is also excellent.

[esteban]

My favorite is the old Tetris game on Windows 3.1.

In my opinion....

Tetris (Philips CD-i)

This one:

The music and relaxing backgrounds try and sooth and relax you while the dreadful controls and natural challenge of Tetris keep you worked up.  Its a nice clash of feelings.

Holy shit this looks amazing! I looooove the atmosphere! There's never been such a spiritual uplifting incarnation of Tetris lol.

I missed this earlier. I'm not particularly in love with it (as the "Archetype of Tetris"), but I am most certainly intrigued by how odd this version is. This is most certainly the black sheep of the Tetris legacy.

Since I appreciate novelties, I would most certainly love to play this version.

[Tatsujin]

it's a pity there was never a tetris on the pce. would have been max obey..lol.

Tengen made a prototype for TG-16 based on the arcade version.

beaglepuss has the prototype, but won't reveal if it is playable, or completed, or anything.

oh thats just great. I kinda knew that there was something out there, and it ain't no ease to get it.

[BlueBMW]

Is Hatris close enough?

[SignOfZeta]

Tetris (GB) or Tetris DX (GBC). Decades of trying have produced nothing better.

I want to try Tetris DX. I don't have GBC, but I have the Gameboy adapter for SNES. Do you think this is a feasible way to play? Or should I just get a Gameboy color?

If you play it on the Super Gameboy it won't have the added color, and the color is just about the only thing DX added. I think it also added a battery so your scores would save, that's a good thing for sure.

The GBC itself is kind of shitty so...not sure what the best way to play this game is. Probably with a Gameboy Light or modded OG Gameboy, honestly.I quite enjoy playing games on the Super Gameboy.

[HercTNT]

I have modded 4 gameboys with different colored backlights and its not all that its cracked up to be. some games stand out some don't look so go. using an original gameboy with a standard backlight works pretty well. biverting the lcd works even better for tetris, but once again not so well with some games. using a GBAsp is probably the best modern portable solution.

[TheClash603]

Original Gameboy Tetris was a phenomenon for a reason, it is the best.

Anyone ever play the Neo Geo Tetris, Joy Joy Kid?  That can be fun with 2 players in short bursts.

[meka]

I have modded 4 gameboys with different colored backlights and its not all that its cracked up to be. some games stand out some don't look so go. using an original gameboy with a standard backlight works pretty well. biverting the lcd works even better for tetris, but once again not so well with some games. using a GBAsp is probably the best modern portable solution.

I have two backlit DMG's (blue and white) and your right it depends on the game. I also have a frontlit GBC and that works alright but some games look washed out.

[Jibbajaba]

I actually like the Tengen version on NES the best.

Tetris/Tetris DX, and Tengen Tetris on the NES.  Nintendo's own Tetris release on the NES sucks.

I actually really enjoy playing original GB games on my GBA SP, setting the color mode to black & white.  I feel like that's the way the games were ideally meant to be played.  That shitty spinach color on the GB was a product of the technology, not a design choice.  And I don't care for the colorization offered by both the Super Gameboy and the GBA.

Chris

[blueraven]

Gameboy.

Or any version that isn't Hatris, which is retarded.

[esteban]

I actually like the Tengen version on NES the best.

Tetris/Tetris DX, and Tengen Tetris on the NES.  Nintendo's own Tetris release on the NES sucks.

I actually really enjoy playing original GB games on my GBA SP, setting the color mode to black & white.  I feel like that's the way the games were ideally meant to be played.  That shitty spinach color on the GB was a product of the technology, not a design choice.  And I don't care for the colorization offered by both the Super Gameboy and the GBA.

Chris

I wanted to pick up a GBA SP a few years ago but never did. It was so kool-looking that I wasn't going to worry about how it might fit in my hands.

My fear is that the SP is pricey these days? At least that is the impression I have.

I don't mind the blur on the original GB screen for Tetris because it actually *works* for the game (dropping pieces fast *should* be blurry! It makes it seem more exciting). That said, I liked using the Super Gameboy to see what games were like when they weren't constrained by the poor screen...especially games that scroll (platformers, shoot-em-ups).

Tetris (GB) or Tetris DX (GBC). Decades of trying have produced nothing better.

I want to try Tetris DX. I don't have GBC, but I have the Gameboy adapter for SNES. Do you think this is a feasible way to play? Or should I just get a Gameboy color?

If you play it on the Super Gameboy it won't have the added color, and the color is just about the only thing DX added. I think it also added a battery so your scores would save, that's a good thing for sure.

The GBC itself is kind of shitty so...not sure what the best way to play this game is. Probably with a Gameboy Light or modded OG Gameboy, honestly.I quite enjoy playing games on the Super Gameboy.

Aha! I thought Tetris DX added additional play modes or something. Maybe I'm not missing much.