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Tetris Turns 30

Posted by Soulskill on from the supply-of-long-straight-tetrominos-still-strained dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Wildly popular video game Tetris launched 30 years ago today, and continues to capture the hearts of folks around the world. Topping best-of video game lists for years, the colorful block puzzle has sold an estimated 170 million copies—about 100 million of which are played on mobile devices."

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  1. Still waiting for a straight piece by jfdavis668 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm in trouble if it doesn't come soon.

  2. Re:Turds for Nerds by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I was deeply disappointed when I found that most of the log went into the hole at the bottom of the bowl and out of my view.

    Congrats on clearing all four rows at once!

  3. So good, so good by uCallHimDrJ0NES · · Score: 3, Interesting

    What a game! Why does EA get to distribute it?

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    1. Re:So good, so good by timeOday · · Score: 2

      I tried the official EA version of Tetris on a smartphone lately and it was an absolute travesty. It actually played a video commercial before even letting me play. Then more spam between every level. In some ways computers have really fallen a long way in 30 years.

  4. favorite version by mmogilvi · · Score: 3, Interesting
    This version always you the best piece at the time: http://blahg.res0l.net/2009/01/bastet-bastard-tetris/

    (Or was it the worst? I forget...)

  5. Numbers seem to be too small by 140Mandak262Jamuna · · Score: 2

    Angry birds claim half a billion downloads. Tetris 170 million? Either tetris number is under estimated or angry birds number is inflated.

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  6. A humble contribution to the us gamers by Archimonde · · Score: 2

    I'll hope this is going to be visible on google maps one day: http://imgur.com/a/rkQpO

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