The Introduction Thread

[Ai]

Well I was wondering about a few things for a while. I know a few things about some of the regular members, but not all that much either.


1. Why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing and if you consider yourself a great player? ^^

2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play?

3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ^^) keep you busy?

4. Any other block/puzzle games you enjoy?

5. How did you find out about tetrisconcept?

You can talk about anything else you want. It doesn't have to be Tetris related. ^^

These are my answers to the questions:


1. I already mentioned this in my introduction thread when I joined a while back. A few months ago I bought a NDS and a friend of mine was like totally obsessed by TDS and he recommend it. At first I didn't think it was anything special and I just ignored him. But when he lent me some of his games TDS was one of them.


Before I even realized I ignored all "great" games he lent me and was just playing TDS. I was obsessed by the Tetris points and improving my scores. I was addicted so I bought the game.


I still remember feeling great when I had over 15.000 Tetris Points and thinking how great I was. It's when I stumbled across www.cyberscore.net/ (http://www.cyberscore.net/default.htm) and saw someone with over 40.000 Tetris Points that I started doing some serious research about Tetris. I learned about T-Spins and how they can improve your score and I started looking for T-Spin strategies. That's how I found this great community. Funny thing is I haven't really tried to learn T-Spins at all and since I joined and I haven't played TDS all that much any more. :p


It's been a little over 2 months since I started playing and I consider myself a noob. But I take comfort in knowing that a lot of players out there are even worse than me! ^^



2. At first I played only TDS. Then there was a period where I experimented with different Tetris variants from Nintendo. I loved Tetris advance and learned about infinity at that time because there was a setting to turn it off in the game.


When I joined this site I started playing TDS less in favor of LJ and the TGM series. And recently I have been playing around with Heboris and Texmaster too.


I want to obtain a high Wifi rating in TDS, but currently my top priority is to improve my game and speed in order to get better at TGM.


So basically I haven't really played a lot of multiplayer games so far. I've played some TDS Wifi games, but that's it so far.


At first I played almost 5 to 6 hours a day. But recently I limit this to 1 to 2 hours a day on average and I take some breaks once in a while.



3. As if I didn't have enough trouble with improving my play in Tetris I started looking for other puzzle/block games not so long ago too. There must be other games like Tetris which should keep me busy is what I thought. Also taking a short Tetris break once in a while seems to help.


From the games I've looked into currently the Puyo Puyo and Panel de Pon (TA) franchise seem the most interesting. Tetris Attack was the first one that caught my attention for obvious reasons. ^^


At first I thought that there would be other interesting block/puzzle games I should be good at. The hard reality is that I seem to suck at almost all of them. I like these kind of games, but I clearly need to work hard in order to be good at them.


By the way when I was looking for more information about Tetris Attack I found the site www.tetrisattack.net/ (http://www.tetrisattack.net/default.htm) where colour_thief is or used to be a member. If I remember correctly I read that you retired. ^^


Two weeks ago I bought Puzzle Planet League. Currently my high score in score attack is close to 25.000 and the highest chain I made is 18 using exploding lift and the stylus. Considering there are videos floating online with scores of 300.000+ I am still nowhere.


I know this isn't really the place to ask this stuff but CT if you have any tips on how to improve at TA please do share them with me here or just pm me. I read the pros play using buttons so I may try that later. ^^


So far Planet Puzzle League, Minna de Puyo Puyo (GBA) and Puyo Puyo Fever are the games that keep me busy when I'm not playing Tetris games.


As for the past one could say I am a casual gamer. I have played a lot of games on different consoles and PC. In the first place because my older brother is a hardcore gamer.

[Rosti LFC]

1. I had it on the Game Boy when I was little. I played it quite a lot, and was pretty good, but I wouldn't say I was exceptionally brilliant, nor did I rate it above any of the other games I liked and played quite a lot.

Took a break from Tetris for the best part of a decade, until Tetris DS came out. Not sure why, but I really wanted it and was excited for it's release, buying it on release day despite the fact I was on holiday (in sunny Filey http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif) at the time. Played it a lot, got totally hooked by the multiplayer. We didn't have wireless internet in my house for the first few months, instead I used the wifi from the house across the street, which required me to sit awkwardly on the window sill to get a good enough signal.

I noticed a few times that the game would randomly flash a thing saying "T-Spin" and it confused me, so I did a little research and that led me to this place. Was probably a mid 6k player at the time (for anyone unfamiliar with the rating system, it's above average but not spectacular) but seeing all the people here with rankings in the top 250 really inspired me to improve. Spent a lot of time playing excellent friend matches in the blockstats IRC channel.

After much protest from me, a few people convinced me to get TGM. I didn't play too often really, maybe an hour or so every week or two. I started off S3, quickly improved to S7, and then hit a wall entirely, so stopped playing. Digital introduced me to TAP, I started playing that, especially Death Mode, and from there I was hooked on the series. TGM Gm followed, and then Death M.

I would consider myself a great player, though I wouldn't dare to try and compare myself to Gods like KAN and Jin8, or even the best people here like Digital, colour_thief and jago.


2. Right now I only really play TAP and Texmaster. I'll play other games like TDS, Heboris, Lockjaw, Quadra, Blocktrix, but only rarely. On days like now, where I have no school, I'd say I'm averaging maybe between one and two hours a day playing.


3. I don't tend to buy games any more, because I just don't see myself putting the time into them for it to be worth the expense. Outside of Tetris, I dabble in bullet hell shoot-em-ups, especially the Cave ones like DoDonPachi and Guwange. My main non-Tetris game would probably be Trackmania Nations Forever, which I do play pretty often and I'm pretty good at.

[mushroom]

1. I'd played NES/SNES/GB Tetris since I was about five, but I never really got addicted to it. I had seen various TGM gameplay vids, but I just went "wow!" and left it at that. It wasn't until I started playing Gavin Ward's Tetris in January that I found out about TGM, and my interest developed from there. I wouldn't consider myself great, or even particularly good. Mediocre, I would say.


2. TGM1, TAP, Heboris. I play roughly two to three hours per day, cumulatively.


3. Various classic console games, some recent Wii games.

[Lewis]

1. I started playing tetris when I was about 7, after getting 'The next Tetris' for my birthday. I used to play it lots (about an hour a day or more), but gradually started playing less as I started playing other games. I eventually totally forgot about tetris and lost the software when my computer broke.

Last year, I got interested in cellular automata/the Game of life, and after reading some websites and playing with the applets, I was reminded of tetris. I bought a few different tetris games over the next few months, but none of them I enjoyed as much as The Next Tetris. I even tried to program my own game but it didn't work. A few months ago, I eventually found a copy of the Next tetris for sale on the internet. After a few days of playing, I had beaten all of my high scores i had written down from when I was younger.


2. It depends how much tetris I play each day. When I am busy I usually get about 20-30 minutes of playing, but on weekends I sometimes play for an hour or two. I tend to mostly play Lockjaw and The next Tetris, but I also play Cubestorm and BlockOut II.


3. I don't tend to play many other games besides Tetris, but occasionally I play Age of Empires. Off the computer, I'm into Rubik's cube-style puzzles.

[Amnesia]

1. Maybe I should update it..But with what ??!


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I was a great player, a long time ago.. http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif

2. I play btw 30min and 6 hours, so 1h30 in average, I play currently around :

- 60% Texmaster

- 35% TAP

- 5% Lockjaw


3. The second game I played the most after Tetris, since 1998, is "Operational art of war". I am also doing Resident Evil II with a canadian roommate..


4. Tetris attack, puzzle fighter, and Dr Mario.. http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif

[DIGITAL]

1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player? ^^


Hmm, if you want to get technical about it, I started playing on the SNES with Tetris & Dr. Mario. I was around 6 or 7 when my aunt's boyfriend lent me his SNES and SFC copier. He had a whole case of copied games and one just happened to be Tetris & Dr. Mario. I discovered it after digging through the case and trying every game.


When I look back at it, I had such an ego back then. It makes me embarrassed to say that I thought dropping pieces to form garbage at the bottom enabled me to play better. http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_redface.gif I did know that tetrises were the winning formula in multiplayer though. Damn, the CPU was hard back then. I was scared of even moving up to the medium difficulty. And don't get me started with my aunt. She was my idol for a long time with her ability to build tetrises. When we would play, she would "spare" me by not tetrising when she was able to and would instead build higher. When she could no longer keep up the high stack, she would let the I drop menacingly on its own down the column. That sharp tetris sound scared the hell out of me.


At around the same time, I had one of those generic tetris compilation handhelds...the ones that included versions where you shoot tetrominoes and the like. I remember playing that a lot at my mom's workplace after school. My mother also showed a lot of interest in that game. Too bad I can't say the same for modern versions with all its complexity.


Then after some time, I think I lost interest in the game. I would play the SNES game now and then but never for prolonged periods. Years pass by...and then Tetris DS came out. Like Rosti, I don't know what possessed me to do it but I went out and bought the game. I'm really glad I did because I came to appreciate Tetris again. From watching videos, the gimmicks in TDS really enticed me but after buying the game, I barely even touched those modes after the first few times. http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif Singleplayer standard eventually joined the group of abandoned modes. I do have to admit that I abused the hell out of infinity when I first started though. http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_redface.gif Anyhow, multiplayer was what really kept my interest as I explored its constantly evolving complexity. That eventually led me here to TC (caffeine's signature on GameFAQs linked here) where I read caffeine's blog that used to exist. However, I was too afraid to join and participate in discussions on the forum so I remained a guest for maybe a month or two.


And I can't forget kotetsu. He played a huge roll in showing me that high level Tetris play existed out there when he linked to the Death 800 video on GameFAQs. I think that's the point of epiphany for me. I started looking for a PC version with no success after which kotetsu would link Heboris UE (oh wow, that was so long ago). I think this was around two or three months after TDS came out.


So all in all, I'd truly say that it's only in the last two years that I've started "playing" Tetris.


2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?


I've migrated back and forth from many versions in the last two years.


Tetris DS, Heboris, Lockjaw, Cultris, Tetris Online (Japan), TGM, TAP, Texmaster...


Currently, the only one I'm focusing on is Texmaster, Sudden Ti in particular. When I get tired of that, I'll let you know. http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif

When I first started out on TDS, I probably played 4-6 hours a day. Nowadays, I'll be lucky if I even have that much time, barring vacations. I think I've started moving towards a trend where I would only play for an hour or two and then have a long break for the day. Sometimes, the break even overlaps into the next day and I don't play at all. But when I do play, I feel an overwhelming sense of clarity that I would not have had I binged on Tetris every few hours.


3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ^^) keep you busy?


I used to play a lot of MMORPGs but I cured myself of that addiction. It was seriously taking over my life. I think F-Zero GX is THE best racing game ever. I love fighting games but I can never bring myself to learn all the technical aspects required for competitive play. I used to play many rhythm games as well but rarely nowadays.


4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.


I don't know why but I've always had a thing for block dropping games that had versus play. Puyo and Puzzle Fighter are among my favorites. However, when it comes down to it, Tetris is still what I play the most.

[Red_Star]

1. Well i played Tetris Plus a long time ago but i didn't get into Tetris until about last year. I started playing Cultris because my friends started playing it and since then i kept playing it. I would not say I'm a great player to any degree of the term but I consider myself a decent player. I was alright at Cultris I'm not good enough at any of the TGM stuff to consider myself all that good.


2. I play LockJaw 40 lines and Texmaster Sudden TI. I would say i get about a half hour to a hour a day. When i was playing Cultris i would play it sometimes for two hours a day.


3. I play Ragnarök Online more than I play Tetris now. I like to play all type of Nintendo games and Guitar Hero every now and then. I really like to play Contra and Metal Slug but I'm not that great at it.


4 Bust-a-Move is a lot of fun in my opinion.

[Amnesia]

Hmm, if you want to get technical about it, I started playing on the SNES with Tetris & Dr. Mario

oh I can't believe it..You too !? http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_surprised.gif
Do you remember your best performances ?

I think F-Zero GX is THE best racing game ever


Hmm..We should study this fact..F ZERO GX is not really known as a very good game in general, it is amazing that, you, me, c_t and kotetsu at least are fond of this game..

I think it is because of the speed..

[jujube]

1. i first played "tetris" (a tetris clone) about 20 years ago because my family won a 3.5" floppy disk including about 12 games, and this game was on there. i tried all the games, cycling through them, and some of the games would get old so after a while i was only playing half the games, then 2 or 3 of them, then just tetris.


played it for a few years, took about 10 years off, and started playing again 2 years ago briefly on Tetris Worlds then to this day on TDS.


i sucked and i'm a little better now.


2. right now i'm playing TDS, Lockjaw, Heboris, Tetris Zone, and Texmaster.


i'm playing about 4 hours a day, in part because i can play off and on at work. i usually never play more than 30 minutes at a time.


3. http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif

4. Lumines is probably the other puzzle game i've played most. just like in tetris, sometimes you can make up for bad decisions with speed.

[DIGITAL]

Hmm, if you want to get technical about it, I started playing on the SNES with Tetris & Dr. Mario

oh I can't believe it..You too !? http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_surprised.gif
Do you remember your best performances ?
None that I would be proud of. http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_redface.gif I should give it a try now but I'm too lazy to hook up the SNES.

I think F-Zero GX is THE best racing game ever

Hmm..We should study this fact..F ZERO GX is not really known as a very good game in general, it is amazing that, you, me, c_t and kotetsu at least are fond of this game..
I think it is because of the speed..

Not just the speed, there's a whole arsenal of advanced techs that push the game to another level. And to wrap up the frantic and deep gameplay, the whole design of the game is phenomenal. From the crazy and inventive tracks and environments to the the music to the insane (to the uninitiated) difficulty curve...it seriously blows my mind. This game was built for high level play. I'm a little saddened there has been no news of a successor to this game but I guess it'd be really hard to top this game anyway.

[Meroigo]

1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player? ^^

I have of course had contact with Tetris all my life, but never really played it seriously. I never thought of it as a good game. It felt overhyped etc...

Then this easter, there was a gaming meet-up in Skövde here in Sweden. We were gaming score whoring on the Xbox 360 and a copy of Tetris Evolution was avalible. Me and my friends had heard it was an easy game to get the GS in, so we started playing it. But oh man, it was fun! It had fun achivements that we all tried to get. We got the most of them. I was probably the person there that liked the game the most. I was obsessed. I played it for many hours each day.

As soon as I got home I searched the Internet for a Tetris community and found this one. I wanted to buy Tetris DS after reading alot of stuff on the wiki, and so I did. I didn't join the forum directly, but when lee_n on IRC told me about Texmaster, I downloaded it, and just had to become a member here.


2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?

I played some Tetris DS, but not so very much of Texmaster. Then I realized that it sucked playing with my PS2 controller I had hooked up for the PC, so I started playing Texmaster with keyboard. In the end, I haven't played Tetris DS very much, and not Tetris Evolution since the gaming meet-up. Gonna try to take the last achivements soon, I'll probably take them somewhat easy now.

Another game that I've played much is Lockjaw (the 40 lines mode). I've downloaded Heboris U.E. Mini and played some netplay with my friends too. It seems TGM is my cup of tea. I've ordered a not-yet-released special version of the HRAP3 stick, with cool colors (http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/414S23bUG-L._SS500_.jpg), that'll be released in July. So let's hope I won't be tired of Tetris when the stick arrives in probably late July...

I play maybe 1-2 hours a day. Some days I've not played because I didn't have time, and some days maybe just a couple of minutes for the same reason.

I generally don't consider myself a great player. But it depends on who I'm comparing to. I'm one of the biggest noobs on this forum, but is probably the best guy on Tetris in my class, and one of the better ones in the gaming association I'm in (maybe the best? don't know, but probably not, there are some natural born gamers in my friend circle). =P


3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ^^) keep you busy?

Great games! Can't really name any. Tetris is the only game that I play so much that it can be mentioned on its own. And also, yes, F-Zero GX owns!! (I don't play it regularly, but people in the thread has mentioned it =P)


4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.

Nah, I'm not really into puzzle games in general, I'm truthful to my dear Tetris, haha. http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif

[PetitPrince]

1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player? ^^

Copied/Edited from a previous thread (http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=197):


My first contact with Tetris was on a Macintosh (Spectrum Holobyte's version) at the age of 5 (maybe 6). I remember having played the a friend's Gameboy port of Tetris while I was spending an holiday in USA, and also having received a GB, but I don't remember having Tetris in my collection. Weird. Perhaps my parents bought a GB bundled with something else than Tetris ? I don't know.

Anyway, I then had nearly no contact with Tetris until I reached ~14 and began to crawl in the web, as the geeky child I was. (the acquisition of a broadband connection played a role, for sure ^^). Internet being an huge place full of useless stuff, I saw from time to time some interesting Tetris stuff (Zetrix (http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f2.html), MSN6 Custom Game's Tetris (http://games.mess.be/default.htm), a Tribute to Tetris (http://www.a-tribute-to-tetris.com/default.htm), tetriNet and of course, "Tetris Japan Finals" video), but didn't gave them much attention.


I bought TDS on May on a compulsive purchase and immediatly liked it, particularly the multiplayer mode. One month after, I discovered caffeine's T-Spin Triples video (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8945614971471418773), and with that TC. I learned about TGM and tried it a bit. As the time went on, I progressively played less and less TDS and more and more TGM.


Am I a great player ? Well, having personally met such great player like colour_thief, Jagorochi and Amnesia, I can't hardly call myself as "great". A little grasshopper on it's way to mastery perhaps http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif. But I do try to introduce TGM to many person as possible.


2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?

TAP, Texmaster, Heboris Mini Multi, some TDS from time to time. I usually play on week-end with 1-2 hours long session. Otherwise, on weekdays, it's more in the range of 15-30 minutes.


3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ^^) keep you busy?

I'm pretty into Enemy Territory Quake Wars. Well I'm not a competitive clan player or anything, but I really like its game mechanics and dynamics. The fact that you don't need to be a crackshot to win certainly helps http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif .

I used to player Neverwinter Nights a *lot* (yay for near-infinite custom created content !), but it has been a while since I last launched it.

I got a DS and sometime play with some of the latest game that interest me (Nervous Brickdown <3, Castlevania <3), but none has hooked me more than Tetris.


4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.

Hmm... The Incredible Machines, Portal and Shift (http://www.kongregate.com/games/ArmorGames/shift). http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif

[rednefed]

1. I first started playing in 1990-something with Tengen Tetris on my Famicom. We had quite a few carts, most unlicensed to be honest, of random game compilations. Tengen Tetris was pretty good, but I was more interested in Mario, Life Force, and Contra.


2. Heboris UE, Texmaster, TGM1, TAP. 1-2 hours on average per day, sometimes up to 3 hours (yesterday, was having fun against the computer in vs. Heboris) and sometimes zero.


Used to play gameboy tetris, and some SRS games I don't remember.


3. Guild Wars


4. I loved Tetris 2/Tetris Flash, and still play it on occassion, but these days SRS and its precursors just don't click for me. Also, Columns/Jewelry for the NES is pretty awesome. While pretty much an endless score attack, it's really fun to get long combos.

[fnord]

1. How and why did you start playing Tetris?
Tetris DS, 2005 or 2006. Because I needed a new DS game...
Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player? ^^
Good, but not great.
2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?
Lockjaw and Heboris. If I'm at school or something, gdward's tetris. Maybe an average of 2-3 hours.
3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ^^) keep you busy?
Cave Story, and mods of the same. A lot of other platformers take up some of my time, as do some other games, but none seem to have the same charm or staying power. Brawl entertained me for a month, GH3 for less than a week. Other than that... I don't play many games.
4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.

If Wario Ware is a puzzle game, then that. I really don't like any other 'block' puzzle game. Dr. Mario is... okay.

[kiwibonga]

Ooh, ooh! A questionnaire which takes interest in my personal views!


1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player? ^^


I played gameboy tetris at my cousin's when I was about 8... We would have "tournaments" with my uncle and aunt where we tried to get the highest scores... They were at the top with 80,000 points... I eventually beat them with 120k I think... Then later I got my own gameboy with tetris (age 12)... Then I got tetris DX on the gameboy color, which I managed to "play forever" ; basically stayed at level 30 until the batteries ran out, at a few million points... Then I played Tetrisphere on the N64... Then I just stopped playing Tetris altogether... It's only when Tetris DS came out that I started again, I guess that was in 2005...


2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?


Right now I play Tetris DS... I play on the bus to work and from work every day, for about 45 minutes... I try to beat marathon (200 lines) on the subway... The ride is about 8 minutes... Best I've done so far is around 180 lines... Otherwise, I play Catch, Push, and VS mode with CPU 5...


Sometimes, I play VS mode online before going to bed.


3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ^^) keep you busy?


Call of Duty 4 and GTA4 on the Xbox 360 at the moment


4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.


Nah. They all suck.

[Rich Nagel]

1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player?


My first experience with Tetris was back in 1992 with Spectrum Holobyte's "Tetris Classic" for DOS ( http://www.tetrisconcept.com/wiki/index ... is_Classic (http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/../wiki/index.php?title=Tetris_Classic) )... 'twas never into the GameBoy (or other handheld/console) thing.


I used to think I was a pretty good player, I could definately impress all of my non-Tetris playing buddies throughout the decades. But... I had a wakeup call when first joining this forum. Out of 1 to 10, I'd have to say "minus 5" compared to most of the players here <LOL>! 'Course us old farts don't have the "twiddle fingers" of all of these confounded youngsters <G>.



2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?


Texmaster, a little LockJaw, Tetris Classic, Micro$oft Tetris, HP's Tetris, GameBoy Tetris DX, original Spectrum Holobyte Tetris, "original" original Tetris, and Tetris Worlds. Prolly play Texmaster about 30 minutes to an hour a day (less than the course of the previous year of almost all free time playing LockJaw).



3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ^^) keep you busy?


I enjoy/have enjoyed so many games throughout the years (as well as currently) that there are WAY too many to list in a single message post <G>.


Favorites include:


DOOM ( http://www.teamtnt.com/ixet.htm / http://www.teamtnt.com (http://www.teamtnt.com/default.htm) ), Airline Simulator 2, Air Traffic Controller, Micro$oft Flight Simulator versions 2 through 2K Pro (over 2000 hours logged througout the years), Quake, One Must Fall 2097, SimCity (original, 2K, and 3K Unlimited), SimCopter, Duke Nukem 3D, GTA1, Bejeweled 2, GeneRally, NASCAR (1, 2, 3, CTS, and Legends), Battleship, Starcraft, Warcraft 2, Tropico, and various PC pinball games. Note that this doesn't even make a dent in my list of favs <G>.



4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.


I love playing Bejeweled 2, as well as the old DOS gem by Webfoot Games "Chain Reaction". The ancient Epic Megagames' "Brix II Deluxe" is also a lot of fun (quite puzzle oriented).

[jujube]

'Course us old farts don't have the "twiddle fingers" of all of these confounded youngsters <G>.

that's about to change. i'm one of the older farts around here, but recently i started playing my DS spectre-style (http://youtube.com/watch?v=l0Z0l_R3deM). i'm not faster than the auto-shift in TDS (yet) but i can play just as fast it seems because i'm bypassing the delay before auto-shift. if anyone wants to try it, i'm telling you, it doesn't take long to build up your speed to what you were accustomed to before. my theory on this is that your brain is used to playing at a certain speed and won't allow your fingers to hold it back.

[Ghett0]

1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player? ^^


2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?


3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ^^) keep you busy?


4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.



1. I stumbled upon in while looking through a least of um, Read Only Memoy files in FCE Ultra. And I liked it. And I don't really consider myself great, just good.


2.I play Heboris usually, and it really varies how much I play.


3. I don't play any other games.


4. Quad.

[Pineapple]

'Course us old farts don't have the "twiddle fingers" of all of these confounded youngsters <G>.
that's about to change. i'm one of the older farts around here, but recently i started playing my DS spectre-style (http://youtube.com/watch?v=l0Z0l_R3deM). i'm not faster than the auto-shift in TDS (yet) but i can play just as fast it seems because i'm bypassing the delay before auto-shift. if anyone wants to try it, i'm telling you, it doesn't take long to build up your speed to what you were accustomed to before. my theory on this is that your brain is used to playing at a certain speed and won't allow your fingers to hold it back.

Almost sounds similar to the reason why Sonic speedrunners often use "the claw", although they usually only do it with one hand...

[LOst]

1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player? ^^


First time I played was 1993 on the original GB. Really boring. I couldn't figure out how to play it endlessly and still enjoy it.


I started playing TGM around 2000-2001. I don't remember how long but for a week or so from times to times. It was the TAP master mode videos that made me fall in love with TGM at first. But it was TGM's design that really kept me going. I goot hooked up 2003 yet again when remembering the TAP videos, and this time I began playing the videos in slowmotion just to figure out how to place pieces better. This made me advance to S1 in TGM, but a friend of mine could reach S2, or at least he said so http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif - Never really had any luck. So then I hacked the game and finished it with 0G S9. Nice fireworks. Took 20 minutes to reach it. Then I understood it was only Japanese god players who could play there so i gave up.


Then 2005 I started again, but this time I was really angry at how impossible the game was. I knew something was fishy, the Japanese videos were just too hard to follow and I went out on the Zinc forum, posting a video of me playing 20G mode reaching grade 5 just by super luck (no skill whatsoever). My mission was to prove I was right. The game was impossible, noone can prove otherwise.

I got a replay from colour thief and he really beat the crap out of me (without leaving any proof). I deserved it of course. Then a few days came and went and I got a mail from a guy name jagorichi inviting me to a chat channel where I met jago, colour thief, sh8, znakeeye, and needle. It was really great! They all knew so much and ct teached me how to train to become a Gm, especially the 20G part. However competition showed up at the beginning of 2006, a guy names mat showed up from nowhere at the chat, getting new Gm records all the time. I was no longer the new guy whom everyone wanted to help to make a Gm player. I was able to reach my first Gm in the summer of 2006, both normal and 20G. Of course everyone had moved over to TAP by then.


I left the TGM scene for almost a year working with one of my friends on a game and mainly editors for that game, and around this time I also discovered a slow growing TC forum, with tepples and colour thief being the ones keeping the discussions alive. But when I decided to go to the chat again almost 9 month later, a new guy was there named lee_n and he was/is the coolest guy in the whole world since we had a common past and he is from the same country as me. Ti was the main thing, and it was just becoming bigger and bigger. A few more weeks and TC was expanded by new players from over the world, and so was the chat too.

Blah blah, by now you have all fallen asleep.


2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?


Currently I play 0 hours Tetris. It really shows I am not addicted to the game. Only interested in how TGM works as a system.


3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ^^) keep you busy?


No games really. I am a game developer and work with a lot of games for researching purposes. I don't play games for fun except TGM and maybe a little Flatout 2 over the net.


4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.


I played some Columns for Sega Genesis/Sega CD for a time. It was fun because it didn't require too much brain power. Also Pyo Pop Fever is "ok".


Nothing beats TGM/TAP/Ti though.

[tepples]

1. You wouldn't understand unless you've seen the looping in WORLD 4-4 and 7-4 of the original Super Mario Bros.


1990. Third grade class trip to COSI (http://www.cosi.org/default.htm). Two kids had their original "brick" sized Game Boy systems. I asked to play Super Mario Land because it was familiar to me, having owned an NES for about half a year. I played a few games, but the amount of map segment reuse in that game was so flagrant it made me think I was playing something like World 4-4. And then somebody else started playing that Game Pak, which left me with Tetris. I think I got 4 lines in each of the first couple games.


Then I rented NES Tetris (Nintendo's version; Tengen's had already been pulled), and I was hooked.


Decades later, I still suck. I can barely break 40 lines in 60 seconds on Lockjaw.


2. I don't play a lot of Tetris anymore, what with having been employed for a year. I occasionally play Lockjaw and KGM, and I played quite a few games once to make a video that hasn't got flagged yet (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDJQP1xg5EY).


3. For about six months (January to June 2007) it was Animal Crossing for GameCube and DS. I "beat" both (paid off mortgage and got my character's house looking the way I wanted it). Before that it was Katamari. Now it's Brawl. I have Mario Kart Wii, but I haven't opened it because I still haven't "beaten" Brawl yet; besides, there appears to be some sort of licensing issue with Mario Kart.


4. You could try Tetripz by Mute Fantasies, if you can get it going, just to see how bad a game's controls can be. It had some innovative ideas, which I copied (sans control issues) for TOD.

[sjoecool1991]

1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player? ^^


2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?


3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ^^) keep you busy?


4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.



1. I started playing tetris seriously (well, semi-seriously) right after I found this website, and found Heboris U.E.

And no, I would not consider myself great, just average.


2. Texmaster, TAP, Heboris. I don't play too often.


3. GHIII, any shmup, FFR.


4. Panel De Pon, Puyo Puyo 15th Anniversary, Columns.

[Ai]

Thank you everyone! I appreciate it that you took some time to reply to my questions!


Also thanks for the link to the old introduction thread PetitPrince.


And I have to say that's a nice way of keeping track of your progress Amnesia.


Quite surprisingly most of you got to know Tetris from an early age. And it seems most have been drawn back to their love for the game after the release of TDS.


It's not that I never heard of Tetris until now. It's just that I didn't feel interested until recently. I guess puzzle and block game just were not my thing until now.


I was a big fan of shooter games (Quake, Duke Nukem 3D, Half-Life etc.) and racing games (early Need for Speed games, GT games, GTR). I also played some football games with my friends before major football tournaments in the past and a lot of WarCraft III. Then there was a period where I got interested in different role-playing games especially since I moved from mainly playing on PC to playing almost only on consoles. I didn't buy any handhelds until recently. My brother did have a Sega Game Gear and GameBoy though. Worth mentioning is that I am terrible at platform games. Completing New Super Mario Bros. was quite a challenge while it is regarded as being too simple.


But the last two months have almost only been about Tetris games. It's just very recently that I looked for other block games and found TA and Puyo Puyo.


You can say that I went from being a semi-hardcore gamer to a casual gamer.

[Rosti LFC]

racing games (early Need for Speed games, GT games, GTR).


I love racing games, especially the Gran Turismo series.

I like how you identified only early NFS games. EA has sort of destroyed the series, with the last great one for me being NFS Hot Pursuit 2. NFS Underground was a complete abomination, especially for the removal of the police cars, which were what made the series great for me.


Aside from TrackMania, which I mentioned in my previous post, I also think that the Burnout series (again the early ones) are excellent.

[Ex_Mosquito]

1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player? ^^


I originally played Tetris on the gameboy but I never actually owned it. I maybe played it maybe 20times. I didnt really enojy it at the time. I'd seen the famous TGM finals death mode vid a few years ago and was VERY impressed by it but never followed it up. Sometime in late Dec2006 a friend and I were flicking through some Snes Roms on my xbox out of bordem for something to play and we decided to play 2player on Tetris off Tetris/Dr Mario, I really enjoyed it! He slautered me but it was alot of fun. The next week I visited You Tube to try and get some tips to beat my friend at Tetris (i was really terrible). I was really inspired from watching videos of great Tetris players on You Tube. I was so impressed by the skill/speed/precision/thought involved in playing Tetris well, I NEEDED to get good at this game! I soon stumbled upon TC and discovered the TGM series of Tetris games and from then on I was hooked on it trying to get my first Gm. I would consider myself above average, I guess. I am still a little sloppy and I make some really silly moves but i feel I am improving, slowly.


2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?


I have only been playing TGM1 really. I have just started getting into texmaster death mode in past few months mainly trying to survive Lv300 speed and trying to learn some of the more ambitious overhang and repaire moves. (bvw1079 is GREAT at this:) ) I used to find myself thinking too much about how to fill in a tricky overhang, but I am slowly starting to identify what options I have and whats needed without thinking about it a long as I used too. I am still not happy with my skill level yet though. I plan on moving onto TAP soon. I play about 30mins a day.


3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ^^) keep you busy?


Until Tetris I'd given up playing games for about 2 years. Up until then though I was playing Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo competatively and 2D Vertical Shoot em up's. I hold the record for the only "2ALL" both loops cleared on Strikers 1945II PCB outside of Japan, as far as i know from western internet scoretables.


4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.


Im not too sure about this one, Tetris in the only puzzles game i have given any real time too.

[Kevcel]

1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player?


I don't now why, but I can tell you how:

I think it was about 7 years ago I got a GameBoy Color for my birthday, and I can remember that my brothers had a broken GameBoy, but with a working oldschool, original cartridge of the beautiful game Tetris.

So I played it a lot and I kept trying to beat my records (somewhere between 350K-400K, unfortunately the game doesn't save it http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif ).


But then a few years ago, I just wanted a new handheld; a DS Lite.

The first game I bought was Tetris DS, because of the fact I could play my favourite game online against others all over the world.


But because there had been many changes in gameplay between the original Tetris for GameBoy and TDS, I learned new things like T-spins by the wiki on this site.


I don't consider myself as a good Tetris player, but I do consider myself as a good, more than average, TDS player.


2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?

I have Tetris for GameBoy (don't play this game a lot anymore) and I have TDS;

So if I have a long period with nothing to do, I can easily play TDS 8 hours a day...but when I have a long period when I have to go prison (aka school) I unfortunately play 0 hours.


3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ^^) keep you busy?


I have a Xbox (not 360) and I play(ed) a lot:

Halo(1 and 2), Project Gotham Racing(1 and 2), Splinter Cell(1, 2 and3)

and GTA(III, Vice City and San Andreas).


And I also played Minesweeper on the PC...I just cannot get under 2 minutes http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_cry.gif ...current expert record of mine = 122 sec.


4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.


Why playing others, if you already play the best puzzle game http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_question.gifhttp://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_question.gifhttp://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_question.gif

[Kitaru]

1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player? ^^

I first played Tetris on the fat grey GameBoy I received for Christmas when I was three years old. Today I'm 18, so it looks like I've been playing for around 15 years.


2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?

I mostly play TGM1 and TAP. I haven't been playing consistently at all lately, but I try to play 30-60 minutes a day. Sometimes I'll play for longer if I need to pass a larger chunk of time that day. For example, I used to play for 2 hours every other day when I had an open period in my school schedule with another class right after it.


3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ^^) keep you busy?

beatmania IIDX, Pop'n Music, a wide array of shmups, occasionally some fighters

EDIT: I forgot about some cool stuff like Pac-Man Championship Edition, but I'm sure I'll never remember _everything_. So, I'll just append "...and many more!"


4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.

Panel de Pon, Puzzle Fighter, Dr. Mario, Wetrix... All I can think of at the moment.

[Monte]

1. I've always been playing tetris off an on since I started out playing it on a friend's gameboy when I was about 5 or so. I had always gone through periods of where I was really interested in tetris but because I was a lot better than my friends and the marathon modes weren't all that great I'd eventually lose interest. It wasn't until I saw the Tetris Japan Finals vid that I really became interested in tetris a serious game. Unfortunately, the vid I saw of it was cropped and didn't show the arcade part so my search for the game wasn't very successful, but I did come across tetris DS eventually and I found TC when I searched for t-spins on google. http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif

2. I play tetris DS, lockjaw and a little heboris and texmaster. I don't have too much time because of school so maybe 30mins to an hour a day on the weekdays if I'm lucky. A little more on the weekends.


3. I used to be into smash bros melee, got brawl but don't play that too much now. I also play a variety of other fighters occasionally and other puzzle games, but not very much these days.


4. bust a move (favorite non-tetris puzzle game), super puzzle fighter, planet puzzle league (also pokemon puzzle league), and puyo pop are all great. Other great puzzle games but aren't traditional falling block/tetris type games are echochrome, crush, Intelligence Quotient 2, intelligent qube, picross, and neves.


Man looking at that list there are a lot of great puzzle games, if only there was enough time for them all. http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_cry.gif

[Blink]

1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player?


I first started playing Tetris in sophomore year of highschool because some friends invited me to play TetriNET. I was having so much fun and got hooked by the multiplayer. I've been playing tetris ever since, so it's been a good amount of years. After watching the japanese players videos, I don't consider myself a great player. However, I want to be one so I keep playing and try to improve.


2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?

I used to play TetriNET2 daily before its server shut down, and ever since I've been playing some Tetris DS and Heboris. When Tetris Friends came out, I started focusing on it and don't really play any other Tetris versions anymore. I average maybe 2 hours of tetris a day, more if i'm really bored.


3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ^^) keep you busy?


I used to play Guildwars from time to time, and Counter-Strike Source. With school and a girlfriend I don't have much time for games anymore.


4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.


I've heard good things of Super Puzzle Fighter and Lumines, I don't play them but you might like them.

[Udy]

1. I started playing tetris roughly 18 years ago (I was 10) when my mother bought me a lovely big white Gameboy. The 80 quid it cost was more than enough for her (pretty expensive back then too really) so I was "stuck" with the game that came in the box. That meant roughly 4 months with a new console and only Tetris. The next game I bought was Kirby's Dream Land which was so ridiculously easy (but hyper cute) that I was back on Tetris in a couple of days. I consider myself to be very good at the official games (currently 1 in UK at Tetris Zone and 16 in the world) but not quite master (it's coming) and utter trash at the TGM type games. I've had a play but will have a bash properly once I have finished my officially mission http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif

2. Just answered that in one really. I play Tetris Zone and Tetris Splash the most, about 2 hours on a working day and about 4 on a day off. 90% Zone 10% Splash. I also play DS on journeys and Friends when I fancy hitting my head against a brick wall. A little TGM on Mame and Lockjaw on a GBA emulator. I suspect I'll play a bit more TGM when I get my Dreamcast back and I can play with those awesome joysticks.


3. Devil May Cry 4, Ninja Gaiden, Street Fighter 2,3 etc, Katamari, Call of Duty 4, Halo 3 and I'm sharpening up for some high scores on Pac-Man C.E.


4. Lumines Rules. Puzzle Fighter is fun.

[K]

1. Maybe I should update it..But with what ??!

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I was a great player, a long time ago.. http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif

2. I play btw 30min and 6 hours, so 1h30 in average, I play currently around :
- 60% Texmaster
- 35% TAP
- 5% Lockjaw

3. The second game I played the most after Tetris, since 1998, is "Operational art of war". I am also doing Resident Evil II with a canadian roommate..

4. Tetris attack, puzzle fighter, and Dr Mario.. http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif

nice graphic lol

[colour_thief]

Sorry for the delay, I've busy the last few days.


By the way when I was looking for more information about Tetris Attack I found the site www.tetrisattack.net/ (http://www.tetrisattack.net/default.htm) where colour_thief is or used to be a member. If I remember correctly I read that you retired. ^^

I know this isn't really the place to ask this stuff but CT if you have any tips on how to improve at TA please do share them with me here or just pm me. I read the pros play using buttons so I may try that later. ^^


"Retired"... I think you read a certain misleading thread title without reading the thread itself. :p I was retiring an avatar. About TA, I'm merely an ok player, but I suppose I can give some general advice. Probably the easiest way to get into the game is playing VS against the CPU. I'd also recommend not neglecting the puzzle mode, and be sure to study all the common skill chains. This page (http://www.tetrisattack.net/chains/skillchains.html) is old and crusty, but still contains valuable information. Time Trial and Endless is relatively unforgiving. I'd only play those after a healthy dose of the other modes.



1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player? ^^


I first played on other people's gameboys and PCs. I liked the game a lot, and eventually bought it on NES. Then I stopped playing it like everyone else, and even sold my NES and games at a garage sale. I started up again with TGM1 after seeing the famous "tetris japan finals" video. I guess that would be in 2002 or 2003. But I really didn't play that regularly at first. There was no good centralised tetris community back then.


2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?


Almost exclusively TAP and Ti, on my arcade machine. I don't really play every day... Perhaps Id's average to about an hour per day on weekdays and 4 hours per day on weekends, in an active week. I'll take breaks though.


3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ^^) keep you busy?


Nothing else that I play as regularly. I've revently played through Mario Galaxy and Geometry Wars Galaxies. Previous games I've really enjoyed include Super Monkey Ball (the first game), F-Zero GX, and God Hand.


4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.


Tetris Attack obviously. http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif I easily consider TGM and TA as the 2 best puzzle concepts, by far. I also like Wario's Woods (SNES), especially playing against a human opponent. Aside from that there's a lot of puzzle games I enjoy, but don't find as deep or captivating, like Puzz Loop 2, Polarium, and Star Sweep. I'm not a fan of Puyo-ish games.

[Kitaru]

I started up again with TGM1 after seeing the famous "tetris japan finals" video. I guess that would be in 2002 or 2003.

Heh, same. I wish I had remained dedicated. I didn't start playing consistently until 2006.

[che_lives]

1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player? ^^

2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?

3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ^^) keep you busy?

4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.

1; the first time i played tetris was when i was like 9 years old.. i had a 9999 in one games http://rekkerd.org/img/articles/mr_9999_brick_game_9999_in_1.jpg i used to love it! it lasted me like a year until i left it by accident on a bus.. i didnt played tetris again until i tetris ds.. 12 years after... im a medium player...


2; i play tetris ds and the game boy version... i love their multiplayers... i had tetris on my cellphone... but the my stupid phone broke and i had to get a new one... yup... lost me tetris!... i now play tetris like 20 mins every month on the ds... something like that... i might pick it up again... classics never die!


3; ive been playing mario kart wii... im getting tired of it...


4; i played tetrisphere (or something like that for the N64) for like a week and it was pretty cool!

[Rosti LFC]

Those 9999 games in 1 things should be sued for false advertising. There's like 9 games.


colour_thief, Geometry Wars on the Wii or DS?

[colour_thief]

colour_thief, Geometry Wars on the Wii or DS?


Wii, using classic controller. I got all gold medals, except for a couple co-op levels.

[LOst]

I started up again with TGM1 after seeing the famous "tetris japan finals" video. I guess that would be in 2002 or 2003.
Heh, same. I wish I had remained dedicated. I didn't start playing consistently until 2006.

That's the same time for me as well, and the same regrets. But what can you do when you believe it is impossible to play like that Japanese? Without CT I wouldn't have seen the truth.

[Ai]

Again thanks for your replies everyone!


I've looked for some info about the Japan finals that a lot of you mentioned and all I have found is one video of the Tetris Japan Finals of 2001.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF6o9Vgo4qc


Is this what got you interested in TGM?


EDIT:


I just remembered were I saw this movie before. It was mentioned in the TGM gameplay essay written by PetitPrince. ^^


Also it seems that a lot of members found this site when looking for more information on T-Spins. ^^


I love racing games, especially the Gran Turismo series.
I like how you identified only early NFS games. EA has sort of destroyed the series, with the last great one for me being NFS Hot Pursuit 2. NFS Underground was a complete abomination, especially for the removal of the police cars, which were what made the series great for me.

Aside from TrackMania, which I mentioned in my previous post, I also think that the Burnout series (again the early ones) are excellent.
Porsche Unleashed or Porsche 2000 is my favorite NFS game closely followed by the 2 Hot Pursuit games. And yeah EA... What do I need to say more. ^^ I haven't heard of TrackMania before and I only played the Burnout Paradise demo for a while.

"Retired"... I think you read a certain misleading thread title without reading the thread itself. :p I was retiring an avatar. About TA, I'm merely an ok player, but I suppose I can give some general advice. Probably the easiest way to get into the game is playing VS against the CPU. I'd also recommend not neglecting the puzzle mode, and be sure to study all the common skill chains. This page (http://www.tetrisattack.net/chains/skillchains.html) is old and crusty, but still contains valuable information. Time Trial and Endless is relatively unforgiving. I'd only play those after a healthy dose of the other modes.
^^
I was not at home when I checked the website. Your nickname caught my attention and I wanted to make sure it was really you. When I saw the GM avatar there was no doubt in my mind that it was really you. And at about that time I left in order not to get in trouble. ;-)

Thanks for the link and your advice. Those gifs look really helpful. Until now I relied on 2 FAQs I found at GameFAQs which are pretty complex for a beginner.

I had to laugh when you mentioned not to neglect the puzzles. This is the only mode in the game I barely touched. It took me a while too before I started playing the puzzle games in TDS. I'll give them a try asap. ^^

I tried playing with the buttons for a while, but one needs superhuman reflex to get a good score that way. :s

Tetris Attack obviously. :P I easily consider TGM and TA as the 2 best puzzle concepts, by far. I also like Wario's Woods (SNES), especially playing against a human opponent. Aside from that there's a lot of puzzle games I enjoy, but don't find as deep or captivating, like Puzz Loop 2, Polarium, and Star Sweep. I'm not a fan of Puyo-ish games.
Thank you and everyone else for you recommendations. I will look into it when I have more time. At the moment Tetris and TA will be (challenging) enough.

That's the same time for me as well, and the same regrets. But what can you do when you believe it is impossible to play like that Japanese? Without CT I wouldn't have seen the truth.
At first I was also shocked, but there was no way to doubt it with all the videos currently online.

colour_thief, Geometry Wars on the Wii or DS?

My brother played the DS version a while ago. I've only played the Retro Evolved mode for about 2 hours. My high score was about 230.000, but my brother seems to achieve a few millions quite easlily.

[Rosti LFC]

Yeah, I have the DS version too.


It might sound stupid and obvious, but the trick to Geometry wars is simply to not die, because your score increases almost exponentially as long as you stay alive.

[colour_thief]

Again thanks for your replies everyone!

I've looked for some info about the Japan finals that a lot of you mentioned and all I have found is one video of the Tetris Japan Finals of 2001.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF6o9Vgo4qc

Is this what got you interested in TGM?


That's the one yes! It was originally a video available from Arika's website. It's filename was changed the "tetris japan finals" by some random person and that changed file is what spread around for whatever reason. As far as I know it's just a gameplay video... Not any "finals" of any kind.

[Ai]

Yeah, I have the DS version too.

It might sound stupid and obvious, but the trick to Geometry wars is simply to not die, because your score increases almost exponentially as long as you stay alive.
I was told about the multiplier increasing if you destroy enemies without losing lives not so long ago. At the begin of the week I started playing the single player mode galaxies and I have managed to get a few gold medals. Still can't get a decent score in Retro Evolved though.

That's the one yes! It was originally a video available from Arika's website. It's filename was changed the "tetris japan finals" by some random person and that changed file is what spread around for whatever reason. As far as I know it's just a gameplay video... Not any "finals" of any kind.

Thanks for clarifying this. I was indeed confused by the title and I was looking for more videos or a video with coverage of more games.

[PikaTheXIII]

1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player? ^^

Let's see, for me I started playing maybe when i was around 9 yrs old, I'm 21 now lol and I got into it mostly becuz we wernt one of those "rich" families that had all the newer game systems, just a NES and Tetris and a few other games but yeah, I took a long break but still kept playing then in about 2001 I went to a tourney that my girlfriend (at the time), said I should attend, Well I did and to my surprise I came in 2nd, I started playing more and more trying to get used to all the newer modes and everything that had been added. Not to sound stuck up or anything but most of the ppl i've played havent been able to beat me or have with difficulty. I'm not going to say i'm the best in the world but I know I have skill. so I guess that answers that question.


2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?
I had Tetris DS and I played that but due to me being cheap and broke all the time, I got rid of my DS and the game lol, lately i've been playing Tetris Splash and Tetris Party, I'm going to start playing TGM more and try to get a better rank on that.



3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ^^) keep you busy?

I play a lot of Bemani games, Dance Dance Revolution, Beatmania IIDX, Pop'n Music. Lumines. yup yup


4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.

Lumines is always fun ^^

[deepdorp]

i know the topic is old but i enjoy reading others' responses so i'll give my own as well:
1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player?
my first tetris game that i really got into was NES tetris(nintendo version), hence my avatar. i started playing it around 1989/1990(i was age 11 at the time). the game itself really impressed me with its simple and addictive gameplay. a friend and myself had a heated high-score competition that lasted through high school. my highest was 636,000 or so, and he eventually got about 708,000. back then we both considered ourselves top-notch, although today, with the help of tetrisconcept, i know that there are many better players out there.

2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?
nowadays i play a several games:TetrisParty(wii), TetrisDS(NDS), LockJaw(PC with gamepad), Heboris(gamepad), TGM and TAP(gamepad+learning joystick).
i would say i play about 4-5 hours weekly, sometimes more, sometimes less. I'm currently unemployed, unfortunately, so i have more time to play games and such.

3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ) keep you busy?
over the past few years i have loved: the katamari series(PS2+PSP), lumines 1and2(PSP+PS2), meteos(NDS), REZ(PS2 but it has also recently been re-released for X-Box360 on the live arcade). i've also dabbled a bit with GranTurismo4(PS2), guitar hero2(PS2), and geometry wars:galaxies(wii+NDS).

*edit*i forgot to mention a really cool music game for PS2 called Technic Beat, developed by Arika. it has one song referencing tetris called 'TGM in the bottle,' a techno remix featuring the block sound effects. also many other game song remixes. check it out.

4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.
lumines and the original meteos.

[jujube]

is Gran Turismo 4 much better than #3? i thought about getting it but wasn't sure if it would be significantly better.

[Rosti LFC]

I would say 4 is quite a bit better than 3. In pretty much every sense. Extra tracks, extra cars, shinier graphics, new challenges, better realism.

The AI is still pretty awful though.

[DumbledorsArmy]

1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player?

Lets see. I started playing Tetris when it came out for the NES. Shortly after that, I was grounded. No tv, no Nintendo. One of my friends came to the rescue. He let me borrow his GameBoy. Never really stopped playing since.

My Tetris history...

NES and GameBoy Tetris untill I got my PlayStation. Then I started playing Tetris Plus. Tetris Worlds on the PS2 when that came out. (Oh, the joys of having hold!!!) My first online experience playing others was Evolution for the 360. Tetris Splash, TGM1, TGM2, Heboris, Texmaster, Lockjaw... Some others down the years, but none of them that much.

2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?

Currently, I've been playing a little bit of everything: Splash, Facebook, TGM1, TGM2, Texmaster, Lockjaw, Heboris, Tetris Online Japan. Uh, I think that's it. My average day will be about an hour or so. Some days will be spent with me oblivious to anyting that isn't made up of tetris pieces...

3. What other games besides Tetris (if any) keep you busy?

I like a wide variety of games, but will go through phases of playing them. I was playing Call of Duty 4 for a while, Grand Theft Auto 4, Tiger Woods, NHL '07 (GO FLYERS!!!! not that they are gonna win since the Phillies just won the World Series) and some Xbox Live arcade games. There are others, but I won't bore you more.

4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.

Not that other people haven't already mentioned.

[DumbledorsArmy]

I edited my last post to fill out the info, but it doesn't bump the thread, so...BUMP!!!

[jujube]

another way you can bump (as suggested by caffeine) is

edit the post -> copy -> delete post -> post reply -> paste -> submit

which only takes maybe 10 seconds longer.

[tepples]

edit the post -> copy -> delete post -> post reply -> paste -> submit

which only takes maybe 10 seconds longer.
Including the paste to Notepad in case your browser crashes and loses your clipboard between steps 3 and 6?

[muf]

in case your browser crashes and loses your clipboard between steps 3 and 6?
What browser do you use that has its own clipboard implementation instead of the standard OS/Windowing system's clipboard? When I copy text in IE, Firefox or Google Chrome, I don't lose it when the browser crashes.

[DumbledorsArmy]

Ah, I forgot I can delete post's on here. I'm still stuck in the xbox forums.... Can't delete your own posts and only have about 3.2 seconds to edit it.....

[jujube]

edit the post -> copy -> delete post -> post reply -> paste -> submit

which only takes maybe 10 seconds longer.
Including the paste to Notepad in case your browser crashes and loses your clipboard between steps 3 and 6?
ok 20 seconds longer http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif

muf: gotta agree with tepples here. i don't trust dem browsers. i've had stuff disappear from my clipboard before, for whatever reason (browser-related or not), and it is reassuring to paste in notepad before you delete something or save an edit. i always do it before previewing/saving a wiki page.

[colour_thief]

When I paste in Notepad it's not so much to save the info as it is to verify I've actually copied it. I've typo'd the copy shortcut too many times to trust it blindly.

[Amnesia]

1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player? ^^

I began on SNES with T & Dr M., with my sister..We were as strong, but she prefered to become a great player of Dr. M

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/5274/chronologietetristy9.jpg

I should update it...But with what !!???? http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_eek.gif

And yes, I consider myself as the greatest player the world's never seen..

2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?

by period :
currently : DOOM and 20G G4 with ARS
then :
- texmaster sud ti and spe ti
- lockjaw 40
- TAP Master/Death
- TGM
- TAP Master/Death
- 20G G4 DRS
- 20G G4/DOOM SRS
- 20G G4 DRS
- 20G G4/DOOM ARS
- etc etc...

3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ^^) keep you busy?

- 90% --> Tetris
- 8% --> Opart serie
- 1% --> Megaman serie
- 0.8% --> Extreme G serie
- 0.2% --> Other..

4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.

HMMmm..No..
Tetris ? What else.. http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif

[tepples]

in case your browser crashes and loses your clipboard between steps 3 and 6?
What browser do you use that has its own clipboard implementation instead of the standard OS/Windowing system's clipboard? When I copy text in IE, Firefox or Google Chrome, I don't lose it when the browser crashes.
Perhaps I misstated the problem. Sometimes I pull a colour_thief and miss Ctrl+C, especially when I type on the smaller keyboard of my new laptop (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASUS_Eee_PC). Sometimes I accidentally copy something else in another program. Sometimes Firefox's idea of the clipboard becomes corrupted, or its handler for keyboard shortcuts becomes corrupted, and copy does nothing. Sometimes the OS crashes, or sometimes the power fails. I was just advising against using the clipboard to hold the only copy of data that you expect to persist.

[Your Connection]

1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player?'
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I started playing Tetris when it was available on the original GameBoy. I only played it for a little while though since I was very young and not really into games. (I never really got into gaming until the N64 was released and I was obsessed with GoldenEye and LoZ:OoT.) After that long tetris-less void, I was skimming through the xbox live arcade library late one night bored wanting to spend points and I came across Tetris Splash. I guess since there is a time logger on there I have been playing TS for 26 days now. I consider myself an alright player in the FFA. I'm still currently trying to work on my 40 line time which currently stands at 46.88 seconds.

2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?

Recently all I have been playing was Tetris Splash but a while ago for 3 days about an hour a day I tried playing Tetris Evolution but I couldn't get used to the game physics. Other Tetris games I have tried include Heboris, Lockjaw, Facebook Tetris, Tetris for Mobile, Cultris, and a Tetris widget in the Opera Web Browser (pretty neat like stacking in a cylinder.) And lately I have been playing tetris probably half an hour or an hour a day because of work and school. But during the summer time I can recall playing that game at least 5-6 hours a day easily. It became my new addiction.

3. What other games besides Tetris (if any) keep you busy?

Recently I would have to say Left4Dead, CoD4, GoW2, Rock Band 2, and Guitar Hero: World Tour and/or Guitar Hero III.

4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.

Portal, 3D Logic, and Sudoku? I guess... lol

[Ai]

Thank you for sharing your Tetris related experiences! You seem like a fast player. And welcome to tetrisconcept!!!

Oh and also thanks for bumping this thread back to the front page. ^^

[Teeeef]

This is totally my first post so greeting everyone!

1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player?

I *semi* started playing Tetris when I was about 8 when my mom told me to play it because she was addicted to it in collage ( I thought it sucked) but I really got into it maybe a year ago with Tetris splash. My friend was playing TF2 so his brother asked me if i wanted to play tetris with him because he had just got it off XBLA. I got stomped but because of that whenever i was at his house I would play tetris. Soon enough I beat my friend's brother but I couldn't stop. I think Im a good player. I can beat anyone I know or around town and for a while i was 556 on the Tetris splash 40 line boards.

2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?

I own Tetris for the gameboy, tetris ds, Tetris evolution, tetris splash, tetris mania (whatever the phone on is), and tetris party. I try to get at least 2 hours of play in a day mostly between tetris ds, splash, and lockjaw.

3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ^^) keep you busy?

I play WoW, TF2, Street fighter, LBP, and any of the 2d mario games whenever im not playing tetris. Im getting into juggling (if thats a game)!

4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.

I thought i learned how to play well from tetris ds. It has marathon and 40 line clear and its portable so you can play it when your supposed to be working (yay!). Pokemon puzzle league is the only block game i can remember so try that. Hey its another reason to break out a 64!

[Burbruee]

1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player?

I got my first Game Boy when I was 7 years old or something, but it didn't come with Tetris. I got Kid Icarus instead. (great game, much better than the one for the NES if you ask me, and you can save..)
It was not until a couple of years later, when I was in the 5th grade that I got a hold of Tetris. I traded my Zelda Links Awakening with a classmate for his "105 in 1" game pak. (which is really like 15 games)
It includes small games such as Super Mario Land, Tennis, Turtles, Adventure Island and Tetris, and some fun japanese games not released over here. (I got my nickname from a game listed as "kid kiki", I thought the sound effect when you died sounded like "Bruuueee" and then from that it went to Burbruee http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif )

But I didn't really play Tetris that much back then, a little now and then but nothing serious.
I had Tetris & Dr. Mario for the SNES at one point, but I didn'r really like it very much to be honest, I was more busy playing other games.

So, almost 10 years later I go to the message board for Tetris (GB) on GameFaqs, just for fun.
There I see a topic with something like "What's your highest score (game a)" as a title.
Well, since the game won't save scores I had to go find my game boy and try to beat those who have posted in the topic since I'm _very_ competitive. (And my GameBoy which by this time is now a GBC or GBASP, but I choose GBC for better D-pad)
I played it for a bit and got something like 384,000 points, it's alright but not great. /* This was after watching Spectre's video */

I then notice this one person by the nickname of spectre, and I check his progress because he is trying to max out the score.. Which I've never ever heard someone do before.
Weeks and months later he gets really close and eventually makes it and uploads a video of it. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keeSEJG4XzU&feature=related)

I start watching the video and this is probably the most I've learned when it comes to Tetris, ever.
After watching his video, I'm _very_ impressed and I'm about 400% better player after watching it. Spectre indirectly taught me better stacking by uploading that video, and I learned so much from it in terms of building strategies.

From this point on, I was clearly addicted to Tetris for life. I started playing from the minute I got home from school to very late, averaging about 5 hours a day for about a week.
This was also when I transformed from a crappy player to a good player. I started dreaming about the game and seeing blocks and thinking of real-life objects as tetrominos because I would think of the game as soon as I saw something with a shape like that.
I also did a lot of "mental tetris" where I just imagine the playfield and me putting the blocks where they fit when I didn't couldn't play, for example in class.
I never dream tetris anymore, I've heard you only do that at the start of your "career" or addiction. But I still do mental tetris from time to time.

I got a DS in January of 2006 and Tetris DS was released in March. I bought it on the release date, together with Metroid Prime Hunters released the same day or a couple of days later I think.
I start playing that, playing much on Wifi but also all the other modes, I also start submitting my scores to cyberscore.net. I also participated in some smaller tournaments on some swedish forums. Unfortunately it was not much of a challenge.
It was now that I heard about this forum, or rather (like so many other in this topic) I google "t-spins" and end up here. http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif

By the year 2007 my DS has a little "accident" and breaks in two separating the bottom and upper parts of the system. I think I had a rating online of about 7600 or 7800 or something like that before the accident.
I still have not repaired it or bought a new one. It's a shame, I would like to try out nds tgm.

So, after the accident I go back to good old GameBoy Tetris, and look here a bit and here about Heboris and Lockjaw. I try both but in the end I went with Heboris because it looked more like the "tetris japan finals" video. (also mentioned before)

From there, I've tried a number of clones, such as Cultris and Quadra. And lately Texmaster and MAME + TGM.
(this was only the first question?! http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_eek.gif )

Do I consider myself a great player? Not after coming here. But I do have the potential of becoming a great player. I just need to learn how to SURVIVE to 999..

2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?
Like I said I started out with GB Tetris, never owned Tetris DX but I've played it on emulators and it's fun. Then some other games like Tetris Plus for GB and Tetris & Dr. Mario for SNES, oh and let's not forget Tengen Tetris for NES, which I liked much better than Nintendos Tetris.
But currently, or since I joined these forums I've played too many clones I think. Heboris, Lockjaw, Cultris, Quadra, TGM, TAP, Texmaster, Blokkendoos are the ones that stand out and I've played the most.
At this moment Blokkendoos, Texmaster and TGM1 are my favourites.

3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ^^) keep you busy?
That depends, I play many homebrew games on my GP2X (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7FpkC2HorY&feature=related) before bedtime. (if my Tetris-addiction hasn't made me stay up all night and "just playing one more round" and all of a sudden it's 8 am. http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif )
One of the best games for it is Sqdef (http://artraid.com/alex/index.php/sqdef/default.htm), a highly addictive and very well made Tower Defense game.
Another great game is the commercial game (one of the few) Wind & Water: Puzzle Battles (http://wind-water.net/default.htm) which is now also available for the Dreamcast.
At the moment I'm awaiting the release of the unofficial sequal to Giana Sisters (that C64 game that reminded a bit too much of Mario) It's called Giana's Return (http://www.gianas-return.de/default.htm) and looks very promising. Was supposed to be out around January 1st, but it's a bit delayed.

I've falled into the Metroid-trap lately, I started playing Metroid Prime for the Gamecube last week, played for about 30-40 minutes and thought it was a great game. (never played it back then because I don't really like First Person Perspective, but turns out it's a great game) However, for some reason I stop playing and start playing Metroid for the NES (emulated on my GP2X) for the first time as well. And I didn't think I would enjoy such an old game today, I thought that I would get frustrated by not knowing where to go and play for about 5 minutes and never play it again. But as it turns out, it was great! I might even have enjoyed it just as much as Super Metroid. And speaking of Super Metroid.. After playing through Metroid for the first, second AND third time (all on the same day http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif ) I couldn't get enough and started playing Super Metroid as well. I haven't played it since back in the 90s, so I guess I'm going to do it again. I played through both Zero Mission and Fusion last year, so I don't think I need to do that again.

4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.
Well, I really enjoyed columns for the GAME GEAR when I was a kid. (but NOT any other version for some reason)
Other than that I can't think of any, maybe Puzznic which I enjoyed on the Amiga.

But I haven't played neither for the last 10-15 years..

And of course, like I mentioned before, Wind & Water for GP2X and Dreamcast is a really great puzzle game. Really. I was just going to try the demo one night and I ended up buying the game instantly. After Tetris I think it's one of the better, recent puzzle games.

IF YOU MADE IT THIS FAR WITHOUT SKIPPING ANY TEXT, CONGRATULATIONS. http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_exclaim.gif

[DDRKirby(ISQ)]

From this point on, I was clearly addicted to Tetris for life. I started playing from the minute I got home from school to very late, averaging about 5 hours a day for about a week.
This was also when I transformed from a crappy player to a good player. I started dreaming about the game and seeing blocks and thinking of real-life objects as tetrominos because I would think of the game as soon as I saw something with a shape like that.
I also did a lot of "mental tetris" where I just imagine the playfield and me putting the blocks where they fit when I didn't couldn't play, for example in class.
I never dream tetris anymore, I've heard you only do that at the start of your "career" or addiction. But I still do mental tetris from time to time.

Actually I play tetris on paper whenever I'm in class and can't play. Usually I rig up a piece sequence using a quick generator I rigged up on my TI-89 (which, ironically, doesn't have tetris on it), and then draw a 10x100 grid or so and start stacking. Holes can get ugly to remember where they are, but hopefully if I stack well that won't happen http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif. Usually I use it to practice slow 20G, since I want to be able to be more consistent in stable 20G stacking.



I've falled into the Metroid-trap lately, I started playing Metroid Prime for the Gamecube last week, played for about 30-40 minutes and thought it was a great game. (never played it back then because I don't really like First Person Perspective, but turns out it's a great game) However, for some reason I stop playing and start playing Metroid for the NES (emulated on my GP2X) for the first time as well. And I didn't think I would enjoy such an old game today, I thought that I would get frustrated by not knowing where to go and play for about 5 minutes and never play it again. But as it turns out, it was great! I might even have enjoyed it just as much as Super Metroid. And speaking of Super Metroid.. After playing through Metroid for the first, second AND third time (all on the same day http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif ) I couldn't get enough and started playing Super Metroid as well. I haven't played it since back in the 90s, so I guess I'm going to do it again. I played through both Zero Mission and Fusion last year, so I don't think I need to do that again.

Have you looked into speedrunning/sequence breaking? Honestly, it's made metroid games about 50 times more fun for me. ^_^
(beating Ridley without the Varia Suit, YEAAAA!~)

[Burbruee]

Have you looked into speedrunning/sequence breaking? Honestly, it's made metroid games about 50 times more fun for me. ^_^
(beating Ridley without the Varia Suit, YEAAAA!~)
I don't think I'm going to speedrun Metroid, but I did speedrun Mega Man 3 two years ago, not the entire game though. But I was pretty good at Spark Man, Snake Man and Gemini Man stages which were the stages I practiced many times every day because I liked them the most.

[Edo]

1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player? ^^

2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?

3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ^^) keep you busy?

4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.


1.

I was born back in '84, and spent most of my early childhood in Eastern Asia, including 4 years in Japan. I have memories of SEGA Tetris being literally everywhere, and on walks with my dad, I would frequently pass an arcade machine with a horde of kids clustered around it, with the two (or sometimes 3) at the front frantically waggling the joysticks and hammering on the buttons. They were all laughing and joking in a language that I barely understood, and they all seemed to be having a lot of fun. I was too young and naïve at the time to realise that it was the demo sequence running, and they weren't playing the game at all. After the crowd dispersed, I would ask my dad if I could have a go, but of course, I was never allowed to waste my money on those "money tigers".

I think it was about Christmas '89 that our family bought its first PC, a 286, and with it, a copy of Spectrum Holobyte's Tetris (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7IShUS105Q). Sadly, we only had a monochrome monitor, and the game just didn't look as good as the version I'd seen the other kids "playing". After the novelty wore off, the game didn't really hold my attention, and as soon as we bought a copy of Prince of Persia I ceased playing Tetris entirely. It wasn't for another 16 years that my interest in Tetris was rekindled.

First I picked up Tetris Worlds (mainly on a friend's recommendation) which I played for a few days. Then I rediscovered SEGA Tetris, the game that I was never allowed to play as a child and had to settle for a funny green version instead. Then I found TGM, and I guess I've been addicted ever since. When I started with TGM, I was so bad at the main mode that I couldn't even last 200 levels to see the speed curve reset. But I persisted, and three years later, here I am, one of the strongest TGM players outside of Japan. :D

So, to the question, "do you consider yourself a great player?", I guess my answer is yes; I like to think that my thought processing and decision making is very strong. However, there are so many talented players here that I know I'm nothing special really. Just because you're not one of the best in the world doesn't mean that you can't be considered great; it's like learning a musical instrument, once you attain a certain high standard (usually recognised by a grade exam), nothing can lessen that achievement, just because others have achieved the same it doesn't make you any less great.

2.

I play "Tetris: The Grand Master 2 - The Absolute PLUS" almost exclusively. I occasionally dabble in other versions, but not for longer than a couple of days. The amount of time I spend playing varies from half an hour a fortnight, to several hours a day. It depends on how busy I am with other things in my life.

3.

I play a lot of chess, in real life over the board, and online. I realise that's probably not what you had in mind with this question so I'll give you some more conventional answers. I used to be quite obsessed with PuyoPuyo, but don't play so much any more. Actually, I'm looking to get back into it, so if anyone here fancies a game, pm me! :) I'm also a big fan of shmups, my favourites probably being Psyvariar 2 and Homura. Recently, I just bought Geometry Wars 2, and Magic The Gathering on XBLA, mainly because I saw SQR (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcoNU3jl7kw&feature=channel_page) and dzag (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtYMCRksU_0&feature=channel_page) playing them.

4.

Hmm, I would say PuyoPuyo, but I know you already play that. Sorry, I guess I don't really have any suggestions. Although, I did find this little article (http://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/?p=268) a while back which might give you some ideas.

[awake]

1. I first played tetris as a kid on a gameboy. During high school, I discovered TetriNET and started to play that, eventually moving to TetriNET2. I played that for a few years on and off until it got shut down.

A friend told me to check out Tetris DS multiplayer somewhere around early 2008 so I did. This lead me to the TC wiki where I learnt some Tspins. After a few weeks of Tetris DS, I took a long break before returning to check out TC. On the forums, I found a Corrosive thread where he was selling tetris lessons. Not wanting to pass this great opportunity, I signed up immediately! (not really, I signed up a bit later)

2. I've played Tetris on Gameboy, Tetris DS, TetriNET, TetriNET2, Blocktrix, Blockbox, Heboris and Texmaster. I've briefly played Blockles and Tetris Friends.

On average, if I am in a 'Tetris Season', I play an hour or more everyday. Currently, I only play Blockbox and some Texmaster.

3. Not playing any games now besides tetris...

4. Go - the board game. Not really a block/puzzle game but it is worth checking out.

[EIHoppe]

I guess I might as well have a go at these:

1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player? ^^
My first exposure to Tetris was the original Game Boy Tetris many many years ago. If I recall, I got the Game Boy and Tetris as a Christmas gift at age...4? Somewhere thereabouts. Played it religiously for a long time, got fairly good at it, wanted more.

Picked up Tetris & Dr. Mario and played a bunch of that on and off for many years, but never really got into more "modern" Tetris games until I stumbled upon Tetris the Grand Master sifting through a MAME romset many years back.

Played it a fair bit, got frustrated a bunch (at the time, I don't recall making it much past 300), shelved it for awhile.

Got Tetris DS and that got me back into the craze. Played it a bunch and suddenly TGM creeped back into the back of my head--started playing that again seriously a couple years ago, and haven't looked back since.

As for my skill, I'd say I'm a "quite good" player--I think the major milestone for me that I haven't succeeded in yet that would bring me to great is a TA Death M--come very close many times, but just haven't pulled it out to 500.

2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?
Typically TAP and the TGM3 modes on Texmaster. I'll occasionally indulge in TGM1 when the mood strikes.

As for play frequency, I usually play somewhat sporadically nowadays--sometimes I'll go weeks without touching Tetris at all, then have a four hour marathon session. Other times I'll play a few rounds a day. It really depends on my mood, how busy I am (read note: right now that would be quite busy!), and if any other games are catching my devotion. I usually focus on one game series/genre/whathave you and then just redirect that focus when it strikes me.

3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ^^) keep you busy?
The huge offender is beatmania IIDX--my roommate from freshman year in uni introduced it to me this year and I got completely hooked--to the point where I'm probably going to splash out a couple hundred USD for an arcade style controller later this summer once the cashflow from my job rolls in.

I also have a soft spot for RPGs, especially, for no discernible reason, mediocre ones that no one else enjoys quite as much as I do. Don't know why I find them so riveting in a lot of cases, but so it goes.

I also like to play Panel de Pon (Tetris Attack, Yoshi's Cookie, etc. etc. etc.) a bunch, but haven't much recently due to lack of worthwhile competition (i.e. most of my local friends are quite terrible--and the one that is decent lives sufficiently north that I rarely get the opportunity to play).

Mostly TGM, IIDX, and RPGs recently though, with the occasional deviation for other good games (Ace Combat comes immediately to mind, throw in Devil May Cry while we're at it.)

I once had a soft spot for scrolling shooters as well, but that seems to have dimmed somewhat. Chances are good when the mood strikes I'll go on a shooter binge and the balance of power will probably shift to TGM, IIDX, and shooters, heh.

4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.
A lot of the good ones (all of them?) have been recommended, I think, but I'll throw more recommendations for Puyo Puyo, Panel de Pon, and Meteos on the pile.

By the way off-topic F-Zero GX is awesome. Throwing that recommendation on the pile, too.

~EI

[Rosti LFC]

4. Go - the board game. Not really a block/puzzle game but it is worth checking out.

Surprised how many people here actually play this. I play occasionally on KGS, but I almost always have games running on the Dragon Go servers. Rated around 15k and 20k respectively.

Unfortunately don't really have anyone I can play offline outside of Uni.

[Zircean]

Alright, I guess I should:

1. I really didn't play that much Tetris as a little kid, but my aunt and my cousin were obsessed with the game. My cousin even says that in college she would occasionally skip class to go to an arcade and play it.

As such, my interest in Tetris was rekindled towards the end of 2006. I was looking at gifts and saw Tetris DS there. It looked like a fun game, so I put it on my wishlist. I received it from my cousin that Christmas. Popped in the cart and started up Marathon mode, and I got to something like 180 lines on my first try. Completion of the mode came the day after that. So, I guess you can say I've been playing Tetris casually for about two and a half years.

However, I don't believe it was TDS that brought me to TC like a lot of other members. By that time, TC also had an established TGM community, if I remember correctly. After reading an article on TGM on Wikipedia, I thought something to the effect of, "999 levels? Wow, that must be brutal." I also remember thinking that 20G couldn't be that hard after what I'd learned from playing TDS. Sadly, I was mistaken.

I starting lurking a bit on TC and downloaded ZiNc and TGM (at this point TAP wasn't in MAME), and was terrible at it. I would tend to die in the 300 section, maybe the 400 if I was lucky. I'd never broken the 500 barrier and I had hit a wall at something like S2. Frustrated, I dropped the game and forgot about it for a long time. I still played a decent bit of TDS, because that was easy and not frustrating. Wifi could be frustrating because I hadn't learned how to T-spin.

Then, a bit less than two years later, I came across some videos of TGM (I think jin8's GM performance) on Youtube. I remembered TGM and TC and came back and lurked some more. I re-downloaded TGM, and landed S4 and broke 500 soon after I started playing it. I got addicted and joined TC as well. So, I've been really serious about Tetris for around six months.

I guess in comparison to the average person, I'd consider myself a great player given that I've achieved Gm in TGM1, but compared to most of TC I'm nothing special at all. I have, however, recently gotten over the compulsive urge to whine about how much I suck. :D

2. TAP and Texmaster mostly. Some Blockbox, a tiny bit of Heboris. I've stopped playing TGM1 as the input lag pisses me off now. Randomly I'll pick up Super Tetris 3, but SRS no kicks pisses me off too, so not so much anymore now that I've maxed it.

I don't play that much per day, maybe around an hour, but there are days when I go without Tetris completely. If I hit a wall, I go on a Tetris break as well.

3. Ehhh. I play a bit of DotA with my friends now and then, but recently I haven't really been playing anything besides Tetris. I play a decent bit of Planet Puzzle League and Tetris Attack. I write things with Korg DS-10 when I'm bored and not anywhere near FL Studio. I played some Mother 3 recently, and some Super Smash Bros. (N64) but I'm really waiting for Super Mario Galaxy 2, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, and WarioWare: DIY. (Yes, I'm a Nintendo junkie. I admit it) Until then, it's unlikely any game will hold me for any reasonable length of time.

I also dabbled in Go for a short while, but I'm stupidly unobservant, so I'm terrible. Rosti can testify to this. XD

4. Tetris Attack, of course. I used to play some Puyo Puyo as well, but I'm absolutely terrible at chaining, so I usually just try to spam Fever mode and hope I'm able to counter everything. Meteos is pretty good as well, if a bit unorthodox. I sometimes break out Dr. Mario, that's always a blast. :P

[Lordstar]

1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player? ^^

I started playing on the GB version way back when. but I only really started getting in to puzzle games when I had xbox and arcade machine. The xbox it was puyopop fever and on the arcade magical drop3. Now im a shit tetris player. it was only until about 6 or 7 years ago i actually found out a tetris was getting four lines in a row and not just the name of the game . . . *shame face*

2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?

I dont play a lot. I should play more, its just right now i dont own a TV of my own and i have to share with the familly.

3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ^^) keep you busy?
Street fighter 3.3 i play a lot. But im a big RPG player. im kinda torn between something i can pick up and play like puzzle and fighters and something i can poor a lot of time in to like an RPG.


4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.

Puyo pop fever, magical drop 3, money puzzle exchanger and its not the best version the Naomi version of tetris which features the dog which screams Wonderfuuluuuuu when he wins. Cracks me up every time. its kinda become a catchphrase of mine if something is either going good or im kicking someones ass at a game lol.

[Webby]

1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player? ^^

2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?

3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ^^) keep you busy?

4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.

1. Tetris on a classic GameBoy, then tetrinet with irc friends, then tetris DS got me on TC after googling. Basic history. I'm a casual player. When i play it's periods that i really go for it and get a little better, then another game catches my attention till i get back at Tetris.

2. Blue Lava's Tetris on my mobile a lot if a moment pops up. Tetris DS before i go te sleep in bed. ATM. i play TetrisFriends. If i reconnect my Wii i might get Tetris Party. Too bad the PS3 doesn't have a Tetris. I don't really get the hand of Lumines ...

3. Everyting. Started with a NES, later a SNES while friends had a SEGA machine. I was a typical N fanboy. When i got old enough to buy my own consoles i got me a GameCube, GBA and NDS, later a Wii, but i found i lost interest in Nintendo. I got a free PS3 with 50 games and i'm a trophy whore now.

Between the NES / SNES period before i started living on my own buying consoles i became a PC gamer. I was in a Quake 2 clan that ranked top 10 of the world. I trained every night a few hours. When Q3 came i lost interest, i didn't liked it, plus my hardware atm. didn't ran it smooth.

I also like shmups and bemani games alot, but never get really good at them.

4. I think most of them are already mentioned. I liked TrionCube, although most people resent it. If you go for gold on all levels it's pretty fun and addictive.

[Ai]

Thanks for all your posts everyone.

I'll change the thread's name to make it more easy for newcomers to find where to introduce themselves. ^^

EDIT: It seems that itsn't possible to change the thread title like on the previous forum. Can a mod change it to "Tetris introduction thread" or something similar? I'll indicate in the OP that you can talk about anything you want.

EDIT 2: Thanks colour_thief!

[COL]

1. I started Tetris with the Game Boy version in 1989 (like anyone???). During 2004-2005 I discovered TGM... I always believed i was a god until I found those vids :D and this forum...
I don't consider myself good (otherwise what about KAN, JIN8, and some users here like c_t etc, anyway I have trouble playing fast,i learn slowly and I don't know if i will ever be M in tap for example).

2. I play exclusively TGM, TAP and Texmaster. I don't play regularly, some days i play 8 hours, some days 10 min, some days i don't play.

3. I've been playing shmups and mame for years (I posted on mamescore and marp, under 'Buttman' nickname)
Nowadays I often play chess on internet and with friends.

4. Tetris Attack is great (obviously I'm not the only one to think that here, I discovered this game few months ago and i really enjoy it, I wonder how people can perform x13 combos so easily) I also enjoy Puzzle Bobble series.

[orz]

i'm orz motherfucker i play a bunch of shmups and fighters and shit god damn

[Monte]

back up in dat ass with the resurrection.

[orz]

is the group harder than an erection

[paul]

i was registered as "cycle" on tc.com...so ya rosti...i am back to kick your noob butt. :mad:
um. and i too started with tetris on the gb in 89 (which i didn't care for in particular).

i only really like one tetris game...which is tetris ds. and only competitive multiplayer modes. i sold my ds a while ago but i might get one again when they offer a good dsi tetris. i like all sorts of videogames, but since tetris ds i have been very picky about games cause it set the bar so high and i'm a long time gamer anyway (i'm 28). right now i play exclusively on ipod touch and mac/pc.

my fav game at the moment is droplitz on ipod/iphone. which is really hard to master. (http://www.atlus.com/droplitz/home.php)

[tetris n00b]

Tetris has been my life since birth. I was born on the day Tetris was founded and I got my first Tetris game on GameBoy the very day it came out, I was 4 then. I have been playing Tetris 20 years to this very day. Unfortunately life has prevented me from reaching my prodigy state I had as a child...

I mainly play Sprint. Marathon, and Tetris 1989(tetrisfriends.com) I recently got involved in the block box community and I play almost every day now, but I have played off and on for 20 years.

I don't play more than Tetris, I grew up with it and I love it. But you could see me playing my old Atari and NES systems...

To be honest there is no other block game in my book that matches up to Tetris...

[farseerdk]

1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player? ^^

Started playing last exam season (bad timing, I know) because my girlfriend had gotten quite obsessed with Battle2P at tetrisfriends.com. So I guess I've been playing for 3 or 4 months now?

Anyway, not to be outdone, I quickly bested her scores in every mode there.

I consider myself far from a great player. I support I'm fairly good compared to the average joe you logs onto tetris websites and plays with his keyboard, but I've never even touched a tetris arcade machine or attempted anything like death mode or whatever. "Good" maybe. "Great"? Naaaaah.

2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?

I mostly play Ultra and Survival on tetrisfriends.com and that's about it. Occasionally I will play some Battle2P or Marathon, but not often. I'm top 100 Survival player and an avid t-spinner.

3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ^^) keep you busy?

DotA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!

4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.

Not really sorry... Puzzlebubble is a classic.

[kilty]

Hello I've been playing tetris since I was 5 (I got the gameboy version for christmas) I'm now sixteen and have my sprint time down to 1:07.78 on tetrisfriends. I've managed to make it to level 20 on the 1989 version about 5 times and have come close several others. I'm always looking to improve myself. I run track, pole vault and do marching band. Other video games I enjoy include halo 3 and a variety of other shooters. I look forward to being apart of a large tetris forum :)

[itsameSMB]

Hi folks. I finally decided to register here after using the wiki for a while. I can't really think of anything that interesting to say about myself at the time, so I'll just answer the questions for now.

1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player? ^^

Hmm... I don't exactly recall the year I started playing Tetris, but I remember getting Tetris DX for Christmas one year with a GBC. I sucked at it at the time and Tetris was boring to me for a long time as a result. It wasn't until Tetris DS that I really got back into Tetris. As for whether or not I'm a great player, I'm not exactly sure. In general, I like to think I'm pretty good, but by a community standard, I'm a novice.

2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?

Tetris DS, Tetris Party, and Tertis Friends

:oops:

As for how much I play daily... Well, I only play it semi-regularly, but when I do play, it's usually for hours on end.

3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ^^) keep you busy?

Dr. Mario, Puzzle League, Mario games in general, SSBB, and a couple other ones.

4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.

Dr. Mario? Puzzle League? Dare I say... Yoshi's Cookie?

[kx5]

1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player?

First started with the gameboy tetris way back when. My grandma was pretty good at it and often reached level 20 o_O; Had to beat her at it. Took a long tetris break until PetitPrince's TGM gameplay essay, which sucked me into the faster variants of tetris. I started to lurk these forums and everyone's records just amazed me.


2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?

Lockjaw and Texmaster for the most part. I tried BlockBox, but I don't know. Not feeling it just yet.
On normal days, I play about thirty minutes to an hour each day, but if I'm super motivated...way too long. When I get in that motivated mode, i talk about tetris so much, my friends get really annoyed.


3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ^^) keep you busy?

I play a bit of Starcraft and follow the Korean Starcraft scene.

I used to play Cave Story a lot(man, I remember beating the secret level in 3:00:01 when i was tryin' to get sub-3min), but not much anymore. Got into playing La-Mulana for a while. Love that game. Can't wait for the wii remakes of these.

The Mother series.

I also play SSB64 and SSBM(and not Brawl. Don't like that one too much).


4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.

Eh, Tetris Attack for sure. That was great for long car rides as a kid. Other than that, I haven't really played other ones.

[colour_thief]

This seems like the appropriate place to mention it. The user previously known as jago is now known as K. I'm assuming it's related to his longtime arcade initials "KIL" which he has shortened.

[TWF]

I might start calling him "the user formerly known as jago" :awe:

[toastyohs]

1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player?

I've played off and on in some form since late '04, when my friend popped in tetris worlds one day and played me in vs. I thought I was nice before that, but he just destroyed me and made me wonder how anyone could get that good.

The next year the DS came out and all the people at my job were playing Tetris DS. For some reason I struggled against even the crappiest players there. At around this time I saw some vids of T.A. Death and was just mesmerized.

I started playing TGM and it's clones off and on sometime in late 2006, but was never serious enough to make any headway. March 2008, I decided it was time to buckle down, and make some progress.

I wouldn't say I'm a good player, but I'm very proud of how far I've come in tetris.

2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?

Pretty much Texmaster, With a splash of Tetris Friends in there every once and a while. I get in about 20 or so games a day.

3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ^^) keep you busy?

I love music games, especially Beatmania IIDX.

4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.

I play puyo puyo from time to time, but without comp I don't really have much fun with it.

[Edo]

Hi toastyohs, welcome back! And nice going with your recent SudTi 412, I'm sure you'll be hitting 500 soon enough.

It seems like quite a lot of people here like Puyo Puyo, perhaps we can arrange some sort of friendly competition? I hear there's a fan-made clone in the making, specifically stripped down and optimised for competitive play; or if people have DS's we could try for something on Puyo 7, I just recently bought a copy of that game myself and I'm enjoying it quite a bit so far...

[Cows]

1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player?

I don't remember when I started playing Tetris. I am a great player in my circle of people I know, but I haven't played anyone with real skill at it.

2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?

I usually play TetrisDS and Tetris Zone atm. I can usually manage about 2 hours a day.

3. What other games besides Tetris keep you busy?

Team Fortress 2 and old SNES games.

4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.

Lumines.

[Paris Hilton]

Hi.

1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player? ^^

I play Tetris since I'm a child. I begin with a windows version, and after play a lot on a mac version. I don't think I'm a good player (when I was young I reach once level 6 on tetris game boy). But these day I do a lot of progress.

2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?

I play TGM2, texmaster, quinn (tetris mac) and Tetris DS. I think I play 2-3 hours a day.

3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ^^) keep you busy?

Many games.

4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.

Maybe Crack attack.

-------------------
I must say that I was introduced to real tetris by a friend. He play TGM, and one day I try the T.A. Death mode, it was the beginning of a great story. After one week i was able to kick my tetris game boy on an emulator. I learn more thing in one week of 20G than in all my life.

[Ai]

Welcome! Crack Attack looks worth a try.

How long have you been playing TGM? What are your current personal bests? Don't hesitate to post in the competition forum. ^^

[Meroigo]

Are you Paris Hilton for reals?

[[-Steve-]]

Well... I've been reading the forums here at tetrisconcept for a long time now... and I figured I'd sign up so I can talk with all of the tetris players here! :D

I've played tetris on my SNES since I was about 4 years old... Here I am 12 years later... Lol. I love puzzle games, so that could be why I caught on to tetris so quickly and became addicted in a moment. For the past 2 years is when I seriously started to spend crazy amounts of time on tetris games, after seeing those videos on YouTube.

I conciser myself a grand master in tetris... :) (even though there are players much better than I). I play texmaster about 5 hours a day (no joke, but I've slowed down recently... I think that's a good thing). So far I'm a GM in TGM, S8 in TAP, M6 in TI (texmaster says MM, but I love making TAS videos), and S10 in TI Shirase mode... man... those monochrome blocks really kill me... Lol. :biggrin:

What other video games do I play... too many to list :rolleyes:

There are no other continuous puzzle games that come to mind while writing this... That's basically it though, tetris never gets old, while the others slowly start to get a little more boring every game.

* * *

I hope I get to meet many of the people here on tetrisconcept and I look forward to playing a few games with everyone! ^_^

[DeHackEd]

You can TAS texmaster?

(I thought I was the only one)

[muf]

(I thought I was the only one)
You're forgetting about Ghett0.

[[-Steve-]]

Yea, I like texmaster because there's no way around TAS detection :p

[Ai]

Impressive machoman3499. And welcome! ^^

Do you have TI and are you M in T.A. Death? You need to get that S9 in TAP Master. Looking forward to see you posting your records in the competition section of the forum.

[DeHackEd]

You're forgetting about Ghett0.

Still trying, but thanks. :)

[[-Steve-]]

Hah, thanks :)

Yea, TAP is my worst game of the three, I started off playing by TI's standards, so it's hard to work backwards... >.<'

I'm nowhere near a TI arcade, so no, I don't play =\ The best I have is Texmaster... but lately I was thinking about importing one. O_O

[Zorori]

Sup guys ;D I had an account on here long long ago (JenovaSephiroth) but the old name is pretty dumb, so I updated a bit hehe

1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player?

I started with the old GB version around 9 or 10 years ago (when I was 10-11), fast forward until about two years ago, I saw the (in)famous TGM video, fell in love with the series, and it became my Tetris of choice :3

And as for how good I am, I'm pretty much the best on campus over here (nearly everyone else is afraid to touch TGM for some reason) but compared to you guys I'm terrible haha

2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?

TDS (when I'm travelling)
TGM/TAP in MAME (I suck at it, not only is there a key delay for me in MAME but I'm terrible without a hold function, and I'm way too used to Ti's forgiving I-piece)
Heboris UE (played this nonstop for an entire summer, was both amazing and frustrating)
Texmaster 2009 (been playing this for an hour a day or so recently in an attempt to gain skills with more official rulesets)

3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ^^) keep you busy?

Mostly skill-based stuff, here's a list:
StepMania/DDR/ITG/PIU/anything that involves arrowed buttons and/or foot panels
beatmania IIDX
DJMax
Trackmania United Forever
Blazblue (I still suck at it lol)
Borderlands

4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.

Planet Puzzle League (I was a big fan of the entire series, anyone wanna play me over wifi? I've pulled off a 30-chain with exploding lift ;D)

Puyo Puyo (I have Fever for PC and 7 for Wii, there actually is a slimmed down version of PPF meant for online play, and there's even a Puyo clone (no fever) that's designed for competitive online play, both are available at Puyo Nexus or you can just ask me for it)

Lumines (it's just fun lol)

[Egg 3141592654]

So yeah, i was converted over from the TF server (because it sucked) and now im becoming addicted to TGM and TAP.
1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player?
Lol, i actually started playing tetris again after i was playing some jerks in halo 3 who kept t-bagging me. I wouldn't consider myself a terrible player, just an average not GM player.

2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?
TAP, and TGM2+/TGM (depending if one's loading too slow, or if im on a laptop). i play for a while each day (mainly when im supposed to be working)

3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ^^) keep you busy?
I think im starting to forgive those people in halo 3, but im still absorbed by the pretty backgrounds in TGM2+, so ill be playing it for a while.

4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.
nope because TETRIS IS THE NUMBER UNO!

[TWF]

You do realize TGM2+ is the same thing as TAP, right?

[Zircean]

Don't worry about that TWF. Egg is my buddy from real life. I'm still teaching him the ropes. Hopefully he will grow into a TGM1 Gm class player before the middle of next year...

The Long Island TGM movement is starting. WE WILL BEAT YOU, SEATTLE-ITES :awe:

[Zorori]

Don't worry about that TWF. Egg is my buddy from real life. I'm still teaching him the ropes. Hopefully he will grow into a TGM1 Gm class player before the middle of next year...

The Long Island TGM movement is starting. WE WILL BEAT YOU, SEATTLE-ITES :awe:

I'd totally go out to Long Island for something TGM-related ;D so count me in

[Egg 3141592654]

actually, meteos wars is pretty cool, but not number uno

[Oathlord]

1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player?

I started playing Tetris about a year ago mainly on Tetrisfriends.com but I don't consider my self a great player but in the end whenever I'm a good player or not depends to who I'm being compared with, although I can my friends butt if ask for a challenge:biggrin:


2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?

I have already played some Tetris DS, but I mainly play on my pc in tetrisfriends rather than that I have tried it in one of those butchet machines and on my old gameboy.

I usually play 2 hours per day. I play when I fell like it and I only play for fun so I really dont care much about my scores.


3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ) keep you busy?

Besides Tetris the only thing I can think of is Teamfortress 2 wich I play on my days off

4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.

Meteos is a really good one, and Lumines is pretty fun too.

[CrazedRevenG]

1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player?

So there's this guy at my college who plays a lot of TGM. I heard he got GM on TAP last month or something. :rolleyes:

Anyways, my first attempt at Tetris was the Game Boy Tetris from waaaaaaay back, when I was a child.
My first attempt at TGM was around Christmas. I can hit 500 on TAP on occasion, so I'm not that good. I'm hilariously bad decent at Tetris, I'd say.

2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?

I've mostly been playing TGM1 and TAP lately. If initially I do well for the first few games then I continue playing. Conversely, if I continue to do poorly at first then I stop, usually for the day. I'd say I play around 30 minutes to an hour.

3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ^^) keep you busy?

--Music games: I have In The Groove on PS2 and Stepmania 4 on my laptop, and I'm slowly getting better at DrumMania. I'm also starting to get into DJ Max Technika.

--RPGs: I can name at least four RPGs I've started but haven't finished. Mana Khemia: Alchemist of Al-Revis, Final Fantasy 12, Dragon Quest 8, and Mother 3.

--Shmups: I've been playing Giga Wing, Strikers 1945, and DoDonPachi as of late. Bad at all of them.

--MMORPGs: Valkyrie Sky. Shmup MMORPG goodness. :)

[Ai]

Welcome CrazedRevenG and everyone else!


So there's this guy at my college who plays a lot of TGM. I heard he got GM on TAP last month or something. :rolleyes:

You must be talking about Kitaru. Oh so he's already famous. ^^


I've mostly been playing TGM1 and TAP lately. If initially I do well for the first few games then I continue playing. Conversely, if I continue to do poorly at first then I stop, usually for the day. I'd say I play around 30 minutes to an hour.

Same here. No need to waste your time if you're not in the mood to play. Hope to see you post your personal bests soon. ^^

[Kitaru]

You must be talking about Kitaru. Oh so he's already famous. ^^
Hahaha, no, he is one of my college buddies. B)

[MisterBenn]

Hi there. After a couple of weeks of logging on I finally noticed this introduction sticky...

1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player? ^^

I never played any Tetris variant for any length of time until now. I've of course seen loads of variants over the years (I think the version I played most was called something like "Quadris" for the Amiga which had a great 4-way split screen versus mode... I played that a bit when I was at school. I came across TGM via MAME and it immediately caught my attention. Searching the web I came across TetrisConcept and learned of Texmaster, Heboris and NullpoMino. The latter is my favourite, it's easily configured, is accurate from what little I can tell and seems nicely polished with lots of modes.

2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?

I play NullpoMino exclusicely. With little serious Tetris play previously under my belt, the achievements are pretty modest as you might imagine. I play Classic2 rules exclusively, I want to learn to deal with whatever awkward pieces I get to begin with before I add holds into the mix. I routinely get grade 2 on Grade Mania 2 on NullpoMino, my best level is 491 so far: I get to 400 and very soon a mistake happens and a cataclysmic collapse shortly follows! I finished Time Attack Normal Mode to 150 lines in just over 8 minutes as well. Again not brillilant, I am sure. I can feel the improvement slowly happening though... it's amazing how the game draws you in! I play on a HRAP3 stick.

3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ^^) keep you busy?

Civ 4 with the Rise of Mankind mod, a strategy game that you always eventually come back to. Modders are still all over this one and some amazing things continue to be added.

Oblivion with many mods. Morrowind introduced me to sandbox RPGs and although Oblivion was simplistic out of the box, with mods it is still a blast to play. For atmosphere and freeform gameplay I've never played anything like it.

I see quite a bit of mention of DDR and ITG on here, I used to play loads of both. In ITG I completed all the 10 and 11 songs to 2 or 3 stars and most of the 12s to 1 or 2 stars... playing "spread" on keyboard however. :) About 2 years ago I got a Bluetooth keyboard and the lack of precision timing screwed my scores, so I never reinstalled the game when I rebuilt a new PC! That rhythmn game gap in my life is now filled by Guitar Hero which I play with my family... drums and guitar.

Finally, Pro Evo master league in coop mode continues to be a blast. 2010 on PC with mods is great fun!

I loved Medieval 2: Total War with the Stainless Steel mod but played that to death. Never quite felt the same about Empire, the gun combat never quite grabbed me in the same way as the melees of Medieval!

4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.

I enjoyed both Puzzle Bobble 4 and Doctor Robotnik for versus gaming but I doubt either of those have much to hold the interest of decent TGM players.

Out of interest, what's the age of your average TGM-aholic? As you might imagine from the Amiga references I am just about old enough to know better!

[KevinDDR]

Welcome to TC!

I'm 16, but I think the average age is anywhere from 20 to early 30s.

[colour_thief]

I think the typical user is late highschool or college aged. But there's a good bunch of adult players too.

[Kitaru]

Doctor Robotnik

Mean Bean Machine? That's a reskin of Puyo Puyo 1. People die a bit fast in that one since there wasn't Garbage Countering and other such mechanics yet. Puyo Puyo 2 added some of those key features that improve the versus play a lot. Puyo 1/Mean Bean are still great fun as long as you don't mind matches lasting 7 seconds though, hahaha. :p

LadyLily is probably the biggest Puyo player here, but I know there are others. CrazedRevenge and I play Puyo 2 together sometimes.

[LadyLily]

Doctor Robotnik for versus gaming but I doubt either of those have much to hold the interest of decent TGM players.

You must not know how deep puyo really is. :\

*actually this reminds me that i haven't posted my intro yet, lol*

[Thomas]

Howdy everyone. I'm probly just going to lurk here unless something interesting pops up, but I figured I might as well introduce myself anyway.

1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player? ^^

Somebody off-handedly mentioned heboris in an IRC channel I frequented. After decimating Tetris DS, I figured it wouldn't be too hard to beat his S9 rank in MASTER-#G3, which emulates TAP I'm pretty sure.

A good year or two later, I did! (GM in 7:43 with WORLD rotation :D) I don't even remember the guy, but I sure showed him.

I consider myself pretty good, yeah. But I can still find people at least 25% faster than me.

2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?

Just heboris, but I'm getting a joystick pretty soon to make it at least a bit more authentic. I usually go for hour-long sessions, but not quite every day.

3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ^^) keep you busy?

TF2. It is like FPS crack.

Touhou is another game I keep coming back to, in case my registration here wasn't enough to convince anybody of my love of "hardcore" games.

4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.

Can't go wrong with panel de pon and it's variants.

[Ghett0]

I think the typical user is late highschool or college aged. But there's a good bunch of adult players too.

And out from the shadows comes an 11 year old

1. I started playing about 7 years ago, playing NES Tetris when I was 4. I used to be some what good but after taking a year long break from TGM I suck pretty bad.

2. I mostly play Hebo because Texmaster refuses to run on my Windows 7 x64, I used to play about a quarter of every day, but I don't play that much anymore.

3. CoD4, CoD6 (But only hacking because it's a horrible game), BC2 and a lot of Valve games like TF2.

4. Newp

5. The :awe: smiley doesn't look as good as the original awesome face.

[muf]

And out from the shadows comes an 11 year old
I thought you were going to stay away until puberty.

[Ghett0]

I'll just be here whenever I want to play Tetris

[muf]

I'll just be here whenever I want to play Tetris
:sneaky: :v ():) :whistle:

[SWR]

Hey all. I'm new to the community, but definitely not Tetris. I've literally played longer than I could remember. I had Game Boy Tetris probably around the age of 2 and have been playing on and off for quite some time (I'm 20 now). Mind you, it's not like I've been playing every day of my life, but you get the picture.
As for my skill, I'd consider myself a fairly above average player. On the classic GB and NES tetris games I could get to level 20 and last for some time and have beaten level 9 - height 5 several times. As for the new standards, I discovered 20G tetris about a few years ago and TGM maybe 1 year ago. My skill is slowly getting better but not perfect. I've gotten S8 on on TGM1, and S5 on Shirase.
Obviously, I am among the many who don't have an official machine around me. I did at one time but it was removed. So I play on either Texmaster or NullPomino (which seems to have sticky controls compared to Texmaster). I play about 2 hours every day on average. Sometimes up to four, sometimes not at all. I mean hey, I do have other hobbies. I'm a very avid Dance Dance Revolution/In The Groove player. I'm close to making a few world rankings in these games and am freinds with people who already are world competitors (one of which has his own ITG machine which is always fun). Aside from DDR, I also love rubik's cubes and other twisty puzzles. I am among the few who have tackled and mastered the dreaded 4D cube to those who know what it is. I lament to say I am not so special at twisty puzzles, but it's still a fun time waster.

I think this place is really cool and I regret not having joined sooner. I'm not too familiar with the community but I'm sure the pieces will come into place if I just work at it.

[KevinDDR]

Wait, do you live in Seattle?

[SWR]

Nope, I live an hour from the the Arcade Infinity at Rowland Heights which had the TGM3 (Saw the thread just earlier). I'll be keeping a look out for the machine's return.

[Ai]

Welcome SWR! Your current TGM achievements are not bad all. Quite a few players on this forum share the same hobbies as you. Have fun during your stay. ^^

[Caithness]

I am among the few who have tackled and mastered the dreaded 4D cube to those who know what it is.

You mean, like, a tesseract?

[SWR]

You mean, like, a tesseract?

exactly
http://superliminal.com/cube/cube.htm

[ninja-pleasee]

hi hello! i just joined this forum, so here goes =]

1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player?
i started playing tetris because i got an NDS, and my boyfriend would kick my butt in tetris all the time. after a couple games, i decided i would never lose a tetris game to him ever since, and i haven't! and that would be the start of my playing tetris.. this happened back in april/may 2009. although, i did take a break for most of my senior year in high school because i've been busy with college and what not, but with graduation nearing, i am starting to get back into it again ;D ... i don't consider myself a great player, but at least pretty decent (endless high score: 1,174,222)

2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?
i mostly play endless and the online arena battle on tetrisfriends.com or multiplayer wifi on my NDS. i probably spend about an hour or two on tetris every day..

3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ^^) keep you busy?
call of duty!

4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.
i wish i knew too ;( .. i'm getting tetris party on the wii for reals in the summer though. should be fun.

[XaeL]

whats ur name on tetrisonline. are u platinum?
ur endless score is terrible (if thats on ds) i think thats what u get if u just BEAT it starting on level 20

[Edo]

ur endless score is terribleWay to give a warm welcome...

Hi ninja-pleasee, welcome to the forums! You'll have to excuse XaeL, he seems to be a bit lacking in the social skills department :D

All of us here are totally non-elitist when it comes to competition, and we respect people far more for their charm and personality than for their skill as tetris players.

Although we don't discuss it that much any more, quite a few of us have TDS and still play it. If you'd like to arrange friendly matches, we have an IRC chatroom which can be used for just such a purpose, simply click on the "Join Live Chat" link on the main forum index. Some of us have been playing the game since it first came out and are scarily good; others, like me, have just started getting into it. I think my endless score is just over 1 million (I was trying to max it out at 999,999 and turned off in disgust when I saw it roll over to 1 million :().

I hope you enjoy your stay here, and look forward to getting to know you better.

[Rosti LFC]

ur endless score is terrible

Dude, so is your grammar. :rolleyes:

Also, an excuse to use this pic :P

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m313/rostilfc/PA310277.jpg

[Ai]

Tetris isn't serious business for everyone. ^^

Welcome ninja-pleasee. It all started with Tetris DS for me too and I've come a long way since. As mentioned we'll try to help where we can if you have any questions, so don't be shy or feel intimidated. You'll find a lot of info in the wiki and on the forum as well.

I think my current TDS Endless high score is around 3 million and my Marathon score just over a million. From your description it seems like you're the type who enjoys the multiplayer aspect of Tetris more. Make sure keep ahead of your boyfriend.

[Burbruee]

I've only played endless marathon twice on DS. First try 15 mil, second try about 30.
But it's really pointless and takes forever to max, I was playing for a very long time, had to pause overnight only to play for a bit and loose focus and it was all over..

[Yoshiki]

Hi Everybody ! I'm 29 years old and I'm a French player of TGM2 Plus.

1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player?
I play Tetris because it's a really fun game. Especially TGM2 ! I Think this game is very well conceived in the least detail.
I play Tetris since many years like a lot of people, but never seriously. So, I think I really started playing Tetris with TGM2 Plus at the beginning of 2009.
More exactly, one month before the superplay of PetitPrince and Amnesia on the French TV Channel "Nolife".
I don't consider myself like a great player of Tetris. I have just a S1 rank on TGM2 and I can go above the level 300 in Death mode.

2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?
I play only TGM2 Plus on Mame. My frequency of playing is not very constant.
I think I don't play tetris so much even if it's one of my preferred game.

3. What other games besides Tetris keep you busy?
I love Manic Shooters. I play a lot and a lot of manic since many years.
But since 2 years, there is another kind of game that takes all my free time : Beatmania IIDX. :wub:
I love IIDX so much that I think it's my preferred game ever.

4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.
I like others Puzzle Game, like Puzzle Bobble for example, but nothing comparable to TGM.

Here is it for my little presentation.
I hope I will be able to meet one of you at the "Stunfest X" in a few days ! ;)

[colour_thief]

Bienvenue! And I'm sure you will have lots of fun at Stunfest! :D

[KevinDDR]

Hey Yoshiki! Definitely post some of your scores in the Competition forum! Also, if you are interested in meeting up with Amnesia, myself, and maybe others in August in Paris, let me know. I'll be there for quite a while.

[Yoshiki]

Thanks everybody for your welcome !
Sure, I will post my scores very soon.
And It would be a pleasure to meet some of you. ;)

Today, I've just discovered the "mametgm" version.
I see a BIG difference between my standard WolfMame and this one ! It's much less laggy !

[keikun332]

Hey everyone! I'm keikun332, aspiring game developer and recovering wow addict heh. I have been watching games of TGM for a while now and always been awe inspired. Two days ago, I got into it and I must say, it's an amazing game (I play heboris). I also go into some touhou shooters (again, been watching but never played). Anyway, can't wait to progress through the ranks of the game as I LOVE a good challenge! As for the initial fourm questions:

1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player? ^^

I've played tetris since it was on the gameboy and picked it back up maybe... 2 different times in life? The longest I remember playing it was maybe an hour or 2 straight on the game boy color, putting it down for a moment to use the restroom and losing my momentum and dying 10 seconds after I unpaused it! lol So far, I've played maybe.... 10 games of heboris and I can get to about... level 400 - 500 on the mode that locks and begins the next drop almost right away on the umm... second... mode? (I HATE the delay after a piece falls heh. always catches me off guard) Yeah, really really new to the terminology heh heh.

2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?

Just started! I think I've put in maybe, half an hour or so a day so far? probally gonna go up! I play heboris

3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ^^) keep you busy?

I am a recovering wow addict heh (account expires 5/25/10, I posted this on 5/23/10). I was heavily into yugioh, magic, capcom vs snk 2 and just this december got into marvel vs capcom 2. I've cleared I wanna be the guy on normal and hard. Just got into Touhou shooters and I'm developing my own card game! I also LOVE LOVE LOVE beatmania, but no arcades near me :( So I just play an emulation of it called be-pachi music. Besides that, work. Just moved to utah from hawaii in march, long story heh.

4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.

Good question... umm... I always concidered tower defense games to be somewhat of a puzzle game. Haven't really gotten into any of them besides elemental tower defense on warcraft, but haven't played in a long long time

[Edo]

Welcome to the forums keikun332!

You seem to share a lot of interests with quite a few other members here - beatmania/ddr and other music games are pretty popular here, and a load of people here are also CVS2 and MVC2 fans. I could never get into the mashup fighters myself, but I do like a bit of street fighter, VF5, or guilty gear XX occasionally. Also, I don't know about yugioh, but magic the gathering is definitely popular here. Magic is one of my own guilty pleasures actually; I played it a lot when I was 11 (around 4th edition, I think), and picking it up again recently feels like revisiting childhood. I realize that I'm essentially just spending a small fortune on bits of paper, and I've got a whole load of friends that mock me for playing something that they think I should have grown out of, but who cares eh?

Anyways, I hope you enjoy your stay here, and make sure you swing by the chatrooms; despite playing nerdy things like tetris and magic the gathering, we can actually be pretty cool guys to hang out with... at least I hope so :oops:

[XaeL]

Dude, so is your grammar. :rolleyes:

Both his Tetrisâ„¢ score and my grammar are easily fixable, through some foresight and effort.

[keikun332]

Welcome to the forums keikun332!

You seem to share a lot of interests with quite a few other members here - beatmania/ddr and other music games are pretty popular here, and a load of people here are also CVS2 and MVC2 fans. I could never get into the mashup fighters myself, but I do like a bit of street fighter, VF5, or guilty gear XX occasionally. Also, I don't know about yugioh, but magic the gathering is definitely popular here. Magic is one of my own guilty pleasures actually; I played it a lot when I was 11 (around 4th edition, I think), and picking it up again recently feels like revisiting childhood. I realize that I'm essentially just spending a small fortune on bits of paper, and I've got a whole load of friends that mock me for playing something that they think I should have grown out of, but who cares eh?

Anyways, I hope you enjoy your stay here, and make sure you swing by the chatrooms; despite playing nerdy things like tetris and magic the gathering, we can actually be pretty cool guys to hang out with... at least I hope so :oops:

Thanks ^_^ And wow I'll feel right at home then! so whats your favorite colors in MTG? I personally like to play them all and I'm pretty well versed at the game. I don't know all the different meta decks, but I'm a very solid player. I roll Red/Green Beatdown and burn along with Blue/Black fairy control.

I'm still getting used to heboris. Good lord it's so hard... But I love it! I could use some pointers on my game. Is there a place to maybe post up replays for advice on how I'm playing and what not? So far, I can only get a grade 4 on ARS G1... I can't seem to beat the timer X_X not dropping them fast enough... Anyway, I'll be sure to stop by the chat. Where is that at?

[KevinDDR]

My advice would be to instead actually play the real TGM1. You'll probably improve more quickly that way. Zinc and MAME both run the game. If you want to go the clone route, both Nullpomino and Texmaster are far more accurate than Heboris. I'd be glad to provide some advice when/if you post a replay, but I should warn you ahead of time that everyone on this forum thinks I have the absolute worst playstyle.

[keikun332]

you know, I actually saw that mame had a rom of TGM1. I downloaded it but it didn't work or show up on the mame emulator. didn't really get why. texmaster eh? Okay. I'll check that out. I don't really know the differences or anything heh

is there a page that has all the physics information and a throughough how to play index with indepth analysis of how each piece works, placement and strategy for general stacking? :) I'm really analytical heh heh Thanks in advance!!!

[PetitPrince]

you know, I actually saw that mame had a rom of TGM1. I downloaded it but it didn't work or show up on the mame emulator. didn't really get why. texmaster eh? Okay. I'll check that out. I don't really know the differences or anything heh
Are you sure you were using the latest MAME ?

is there a page that has all the physics information and a throughough how to play index with indepth analysis of how each piece works, placement and strategy for general stacking? :) I'm really analytical heh heh Thanks in advance!!!

I wrote a guide (http://www.tetrisconcept.net/wiki/TGM_Guide) a while ago. Hope you'll find it useful. Also, there's a (mostly) translated japanese guide (http://files.dropbox.com/u/790563/TGMGUIDE/index.htm).


Anyway. Welcome to TC !

[croikle]

you know, I actually saw that mame had a rom of TGM1. I downloaded it but it didn't work or show up on the mame emulator. didn't really get why.

You need the cpzn2 bios as well.

[keikun332]

You need the cpzn2 bios as well.

aha!!! thats the culprit! heh heh. awesome guys thanks :) I'll get back to you after I get some sleep. I'll go fire up google when I get up and check that out. thanks ^^

[Suohfei]

Greetings everyone, Suohfei speaking.

Until now, it was PetitPrince who posted my records for me, but he pushed (more like shoved) me to create my own account on the forum, so I could post them myself. Well... here I am. Nice to meet you all

1. How and why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing Tetris and if you consider yourself a great player?

I had forgotten that Tetris existed until I met PetitPrince. He was a hardcore player then. He played a lot and, since I liked watching, he installed Texmaster on my computer. (It was in April 2008 I think) I tried playing, but found the Novice mode boring and went to Death mode instead, which was more exiting (for me at least). I sucked, but who didn't at first?
It's been two years since, and I've improved a bit since then, even though my technique is a bit off. I'm a great survivor (not a very good thing against someone, if you ask me...).


2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?

Until recently (three weeks, to be exact), I only had Texmaster installed, but TGM2 is now it's neighboor on my desktop. I play almost exclusively Sudden and Sudden Ti (my favorites ^^). As for my daily playing, it depends on the amount of work I have. It goes from five minutes to more than an hour in total (I usually play a few games (Sudden, so it's short), do something else for a while, and when I get bored, I go back to playing).

3. What other games besides Tetris keep you busy?

Tetris is my one and only, except if you count studying as a game.

4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.

See previous answer.

That's about it for me. I'll be posting my last records, so check it out ^^

Thank you

Suohfei

P.S: Please forgive any grammar mistakes... It's been a while since I've written anything in english.

[PetitPrince]

Welcome sugarhoneybunch :wub: !

I'm a great survivor
And that's an understatement, she can save herself from incredible situation. A master (mistress ?) survivalist. (she'll say I'm biased)

Also, she mostly learned to play by herself and watching me playing (she didn't read any guide whatsoever).

[Ai]

Good to have you finally among us Suohfei. I started playing Tetris at about the same time. I did notice that you prefer to play 20G.

A BIG congratulations for getting M in Sudden. That really is amazing!! As mentioned in the Sudden Ti thread by croikle the torikan is 02:28. If you beat that time you will be allowed to play further. Your personal records in Sudden and Sudden Ti are proof of your solid survivability skills. Have a great time on the forum! ^^

aha!!! thats the culprit! heh heh. awesome guys thanks :) I'll get back to you after I get some sleep. I'll go fire up google when I get up and check that out. thanks ^^

If you're still having trouble pm me.

[keikun332]

another question. so I found that I like DRS mode. is it a good idea that I like DRS? (as... invalid of a question I suppose? I just want to know if it's concidered good, like would I be laughed at or frowned upon)

oh! and I got mame to work properly ^_^ thank you very much! I kinda don't like it so much, compared to DRS mode in heboris. I don't know if that is good or bad lol

[KevinDDR]

DRS is basically a bad clone of DTET. Play DTET if you like that.

[XaeL]

be warned of learning DRS, nobody uses it. and if you ever want to be pro at competitions and such, or compet with others, there are very few games that support it.

[keikun332]

okay, so what is the "competition" mode of sorts?

[KevinDDR]

People mostly post scores on here in TGM1, TAP (TGM2+), and TGM3 (Ti). TGM1 and TAP only have ARS, and TGM3 has a modified ARS known as "Classic" and an implementation of SRS known as "World". Classic is the standard for competitive play.

[keikun332]

aight so on texmaster, it's just classic?

honestly, I think the only reason why I like heboris is the interface heh heh.

[KevinDDR]

Hah, yeah. Heboris does have a pretty slick looking interface. TGM3 is nicer though. Too bad it's really expensive! If you ever get the chance to visit Seattle though, just let me know and we'll get TGM3 up and running here.

Also, you live in Hawaii? Which island? There's definitely at least one IIDX machine somewhere in there.

[keikun332]

I live in utah now actually. I'm moving back home next month. I really miss family heh. And yes! they do have a IIDX machine on oahu. I live on kauai. Well... will be again soon lol. Yeah, TGM3 looks beautiful. I heard you can reconfigure heboris to make it make it emulate TGM3 closer. I really don't know how to get the configurations right heh.

Thats one of my gripes with texmaster. I mean, god bless that guy man. Respect for sure. I just don't get how to get the key config to work at all.

I'm still just reading up on game play right now. It's really interesting. I can see how a casual observer would think a good player is losing because alot of placements are really thought out for wall kicking and maximizing placements.

Heard your selling a cab eh? Thats pretty boss. I'd love to play this on a joystick though.

[Zaphod77]

Some people find that heboris just feels more responsive then Texmaster.

If you feel that way, it is worth obtaining Hebo Mini.

You have to add master_extra and devil_quake to it using heboplugin (add plugin, and browse to the extra difrectory). THese clones are considerably more accurate then DEVIL-DOOM and Master-G4 form hebo U.E, and actually show all of the cools they should (though none of them know how hole regrets are decided).

For those who wonder why devil-quake was called that, it's cause quake is the sequel to doom. This from a nation that doesn't enjoy first person shooters. :)

Hebo mini is hard to find now, though.

[muf]

Some people find that heboris just feels more responsive then Texmaster.
Who are these people?

[BenMullen]

Hi all... Just found this site... love it.

I'm an NES Player by trade... this is me On Twin Galaxies

http://www.twingalaxies.com/index.aspx?c=22&p=45706

watch our movie coming out one day soon

www.ecstasyoforder.com

[XaeL]

Hi all... Just found this site... love it.

I'm an NES Player by trade... this is me On Twin Galaxies

http://www.twingalaxies.com/index.aspx?c=22&p=45706

watch our movie coming out one day soon

www.ecstasyoforder.com

sorry but for the ecstasy of order thing, modern (lol) tetris is much faster than NES tetris (albiet more easymode)

your score on NES tetris is insane! welcome to tc <3

[Kitaru]

Hey there, this is Alex. Welcome to the site!

Although we don't have any truly hardcore NESers here, some players on TC got their start on the remake on Tetris + Dr. Mario for the SNES. Amnesia has some impressive scores on that version (http://tetrisconcept.net/forum/showthread.html?t=419), but -- alas -- no videos to my knowledge.

[PetitPrince]

Welcome BenMullen !

I hope you'll have fun in the tournament ! (You make me think that I need to recontact Adam).

[muf]

Hi all... Just found this site... love it.

I'm an NES Player by trade... this is me On Twin Galaxies

http://www.twingalaxies.com/index.aspx?c=22&p=45706

watch our movie coming out one day soon

www.ecstasyoforder.com

Hey, welcome to the site!

Keeping it pure with NES Tetris, eh? Did you guys know about this stuff (http://tetrisconcept.net/forum/showthread.html?t=1566)?

[BenMullen]

Hey, welcome to the site!

Keeping it pure with NES Tetris, eh? Did you guys know about this stuff (http://tetrisconcept.net/forum/showthread.html?t=1566)?

literally learned about it last night... sort of what lead me here actually... very exciting (and explainitory)

[XaeL]

whats the tpm of level 19 Nes tetris?

rough estimate, i know it gets higher if ur closer to the top of the screen.

[Kitaru]

75~90? If you're in some magic world where you can perfect tetris, 9 pieces have 10 frames of delay and 1 piece has 30 frames of delay, which averages to 12 frames per piece. If the average piece takes up a 2 cell vertical, a piece has to fall around 18 cells with nothing in the well up to 14 cells if the stack is 4 cells tall. At 2 frames per cell, you have 28 to 36 frames of active time. This works out to 40 to 48 frames per piece, which is 1.25~1.5 tps or 75~90tpm. You can have the stack get a bit taller if you're good, so it probably caps somewhere around 100tpm.

[XaeL]

100 tpm is soooooooooooooooooooooo fast (not)

[Kitaru]

It sure as hell is when it is forced speed with limited DAS! D:

Sure, scoff at 100tpm with your 0G and your low delay 9G DAS. Go ahead, we'll see who is laughing when you have to deal with the restrictions of 10hz DAS and contact lock. :p

[BenMullen]

kitaru really knows his stuff about NES tetris... to any haters of the NES version: If its so darn slow and easy, bring it on... come and get me.

[KevinDDR]

It's not that it's slow and easy, it's that the way it makes the game hard is kind of lame. Fully memoryless randomizer kind of sucks and is pretty unfair, and the lack of kicks and advanced techniques really limits the depth of the gameplay. That being said, being good at it given these limitations is incredibly impressive nonetheless.

[BenMullen]

It's not that it's slow and easy, it's that the way it makes the game hard is kind of lame. Fully memoryless randomizer kind of sucks and is pretty unfair, and the lack of kicks and advanced techniques really limits the depth of the gameplay. That being said, being good at it given these limitations is incredibly impressive nonetheless.

Interesting... I actually think that the fully random bit is the best possible thing for tetris. There are several adaptations of the modern games that i like (hold box, 5 next peices) and to soe degree that can make placement choice more stategic in the sence that you can plan ahead for specific opporitunities before. But In NES you must plan ahead for any possibility, which i think actually does the oppisite of what your suggesting, it makes the techniques to suceed more nuanced and difficult to master.... well i should'nt say that... I think all tetris games are equally difficult to master, they just test different skill sets it a bit like saying whats the harder race the 5 k or the 100 meters. They are both equally difficult to train well for and excell at.

The genius of any good tetris game is to program it in such a way that there is something in it that is simulaneously VERY difficult but still technically possible. NES tetris has 2 such things (a max out score and getting to level 30)

[BrianH1988]

Hi. My internet name is BrianH1988, but I am known to most as Brian Holtkamp. I have played several iterations of Tetris since I was seven years old (I guess that would make it 15 years I've been playing then). The ones that I've played are:
1. The original GB version. I once got a score in excess of 500,000. Not my pique though.
2. Around the same time, I had the official Elorg PC version of Tetris, distributed with The Best of Entertainment pack for Windows 3.1.
3. I eventually hungered for some console action. This is where Tetris Evolution for the 360 came in some time later in 2009 when I got it. This one was very fun for me from the onset. I honestly didn't like it as much after I purchased...
4. Tetris DX for the GBC. God, I can never get enough of this game. It is simply one of the most pedigreed portable tetris games ever made. Though the block system could be frustrating at times, until I finally gave up on trying to get all tetrises and decided to take the crude approach. This one will always have a place in my heart.
5. Eventually I had to play the original arcade version. I had probably done this before but I didn't know it until earlier this year.

I REALLY NEED SOMEONE TO COMPETE WITH ON TETRIS EVOLUTION!!!!!! I FIND THE MULTIPLAYER SO FUN!

But I digress. I have a DS Lite and a DSi (and it's a pain that I can't use my Action Replay anymore (for Pokemon breeding purposes only!). I really, REALLY want a copy of Tetris DS, but I can't find it anywhere. Alas, my search continues.

Other games that interest me? I gave up on WoW a long time ago and found Runescape far more interesting with members. Currently combat level 60 and halfway to the top 2 million (not much to brag about, but levelling can be such a bore!). I prefer balance in most games I play, I freaking love Star Wars: Battlefront II (though I haven't played it lately). I used to be into Halo but never got good at it (due to medical problems, ADHD and lack of focus much?)

Favorite game of all time would be a tough one, and I choose not to divulge that, I like so many. My current library of games has about 75 cartridges and 150 discs in it on various consoles/portables. I also own an SNES, N64, Gamecube, and PS2.

I am fairly big into being a PC enthusiast. I try to keep up with the industry when I can and I'm extremely good with computers and explaining them to people.

Other than that, Queen and Daft Punk are my faves as far as music goes. Everything else can just get depressing. I don't mind a little Creedence now and then. I could pay homage to so many other good bands but those are the solid faves.

Unfortunately, due to my mental problems for the longest time I was unable to hold a job, but soon I will start looking, thanks to a new med that really helps with my focus (and just allowed me to get two games of Tetris Evolution marathon that were over 600,000 out of 3 (by the way, anyone have that game? I'm really bored and I would like to versus someone on it).

Oh right. Concerning tetris experience, I'd say 15 years has given me the benefit of some things working well with me and some not, but generally I'd say my skill is medium to high. I'm currently mastering speed stacking (the only way to go for score attacks), and I've been splitting my time between Runescape and Tetris DX. Simply put, I have a passion for tetris, and given time I WILL get better, so my skill will grow and I'll have to change that statement.

[Kitaru]

Welcome to the site! :)

I REALLY NEED SOMEONE TO COMPETE WITH ON TETRIS EVOLUTION!!!!!! I FIND THE MULTIPLAYER SO FUN!


Unfortunately, I think most people with 360s are on Tetris Splash. Although the possibility of a price drop was announced, I'm pretty sure it is still $10 -- a bit steep for a game with only Marathon, 40 Lines, and multiplayer. However, there are also plenty of free PC alternatives with similar gameplay. You may want to look into Tetris Online Japan and Nullpomino.

[Kaiki]

Hello!
After much... pestering by Zircean, I've finally decided to join TC.
1. I haven't really had much knowledge or interest in Tetris until a few months ago, when I was able to see Zircean play and be pretty much amazed at what he was doing. I enjoy watching video games a lot, and Tetris was really no exception, so I watched him play a decent amount and finally started to play myself about three weeks ago. I am a horrible player, but I rather enjoy it.
2. I play mostly NullpoMino and TGM1... and as far as playing amounts it depends upon the day. I guess a rough estimate would be around two, three hours.
3. Mostly any RPG... Star Ocean, Fire Emblem, Tales of series, etc, as well as RTSes like Starcraft II and Warcraft III.
4. Don't really know many other puzzle games besides the ones that Zircean has showed me, and I'm going to assume those are known here.

[PetitPrince]

Welcome, BrianH1988, Kaiki !

Ai > random idea: how about adding a fifth point "how did you know TC ?"

[Ai]

Welcome Kaiki! Good choice to start playing TGM1.

Welcome, BrianH1988, Kaiki !

Ai > random idea: how about adding a fifth point "how did you know TC ?"

I'll add it to the list. More and more pleople seem to be referred to the site by members. ^^

[Ineluctable_Entropy]

1. Why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing and if you consider yourself a great player? ^^
You see, there's this nerd I met in a club that I infrequently frequent. He was known as the "Tetris Guy" and a few other choice monikers I won't reveal right now. He was really good apparently.

Then one day, one of my friends asked me if he was a Tetris champion or something, to which I replied that I wasn't sure but didn't think so. Oh, how I was so wrong. Apparently, he's ranked second in the Occident, or something to that effect.

So then I got interested, because I had never known there was more to Tetris than just a boring old puzzle game that never ends.

I've been sparsely but regularly playing Tetris for about 2 months. Given this information, do you think I am a noob or a pro?

2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play?
TGM2 and recently, TDS after my friends introduced me to it. Read above^.

3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ^^) keep you busy?
TF2 and GoW2 (I play a lot of sequels, it seems...).

4. Any other block/puzzle games you enjoy?
Big Brain Academy, Professor Layton series, Puzzle Bobble, and I can't think of anything else, but these are the games I play rather frequently.

5. How did you find out about tetrisconcept?
See above ^.

On another note, I doubt I will post much as most topics here are too hardcore for me to read. :p

[Kitaru]

You see, there's this nerd I met in a club that I infrequently frequent. He was known as the "Tetris Guy" and a few other choice monikers I won't reveal right now. He was really good apparently.

Then one day, one of my friends asked me if he was a Tetris champion or something, to which I replied that I wasn't sure but didn't think so. Oh, how I was so wrong. Apparently, he's ranked second in the Occident, or something to that effect.
*sigh* :rolleyes:

[Ineluctable_Entropy]

*sigh* :rolleyes:

Oh hay Kitaru. :awe:

[KevinDDR]

Kitaru is a silly silly man. A silly silly man.

[XaeL]

whos ranked 2nd in the western world?

[Edo]

whos ranked 2nd in the western world?
Currently (11th June 2010), Kitaru is ranked 2nd after jago:

WESTERN RANKING


Rank--Name-----------------Grad - Lvl @ M. Time - Date - Comment

1--K----------------------Gm - 999 @ 08:13:90 - 05/30/10 - Orange line; Best M in 7:45:60
================================================== ===================
2--Kitaru-----------------Gm - 999 @ 08:37:85 - 12/07/09 - On keyboard; Best S8 in 8:33:68
================================================== ===================

[Ineluctable_Entropy]

Kitaru is a silly silly man. A silly silly man.

Now why do you say that, I wonder.

[Ineluctable_Entropy]

*edits*

4. Any other block/puzzle games you enjoy?
Big Brain Academy, Professor Layton series, Puzzle Bobble Minesweeper, and I can't think of anything else, but these are the games I play rather frequently.

/ends spam posts :awe:

[Octaedre]

Hello ! My name is Octaedre aka Alex in real life. So without further ado, here are the answers to the introduction questions...

1. I started playing Tetris because of my general interest in puzzle games alltogether. When you play video games it is kind of an obligatory step to play this game, and as a Puyo Puyo player originally I had to play the genre's big name. I started playing god knows when but I really got into it six monthes ago when I discovered some videos of guys playing TGM at incredible speeds and that got me thinking. I don't consider myself a "good" player really, I'm average at best.

2. As I don't own an arcade cabinet I don't play TGM (yet) but I have been playing Heboris for about two monthes now (mainly the different forms of the DS World mode which I find sticks the most to how I play). I have also played some other various incarnations of Tetris over the years (the Virtual Boy ones, as I'm a big VB fan, I've also played on Tetris Friends quite a lot recently) and also two interesting variations (that I think there's not many people to enjoy) called Bombliss and Sparkliss (both available respectively on the Super Tetris 2 and 3 on the Super Nintendo and were developped by BPS) which are to me two of the most inventive variations on the classic game to ever grace game consoles or any other platform for that matter.

3. My three main other fields of interest in gaming are old school 2D platformers (some 3D ones, but mostly 2D) like the MD Sonic games, the Shadow of the Beast series, the Castlevania games (Chi no Rondo, the third one on the NES) among others ; 2D shmups, mostly the ones made by Cave like Mushihimesama, DoDonPachi, Dangun Feveron and others of the like (one of the gaming achievements I'm most proud of is having one-credited the PS2 version of Mushihimesama in Maniac mode) ; and finally point n'click/adventure games, such as the Monkey Island series, Sam & Max, the Myst saga and such.

4. As I mentioned the main game I play besides Tetris in the puzzle game genre is Puyo Puyo, mostly the second one on the Megadrive which I still like to play on a fairly regular basis (and to which I'm much more skilled than Tetris so to say).

5. I found out about Tetrisconcept on a recent video I watched of a superplay of TGM on a french channel called Nolife (yes I'm french) in which a player called PetitPrince mentioned the site, so I figured I'd drop by and after reading a few articles on the wiki (and learning a bunch of stuff I didn't even heard about) I decided to register on the forum to learn more about the game and the few people who decide to play it and take puzzle gaming to an amazing level. So here I am :)

[colour_thief]

Welcome Octaedre, hope you like it here. :)

[Ineluctable_Entropy]

Hello ! My name is Octaedre aka Alex in real life.

OH HAY! Another one. B)

...2D shmups, mostly the ones made by Cave like Mushihimesama, DoDonPachi, Dangun Feveron and others of the like (one of the gaming achievements I'm most proud of is having one-credited the PS2 version of Mushihimesama in Maniac mode) ; and finally point n'click/adventure games, such as the Monkey Island series, Sam & Max, the Myst saga and such.

I think you'll fit in well. :biggrin:

You live in France then? :v

[PetitPrince]

Welcome Octoaedre !

[XaeL]

Currently (11th June 2010), Kitaru is ranked 2nd after jago:

WESTERN RANKING


Rank--Name-----------------Grad - Lvl @ M. Time - Date - Comment

1--K----------------------Gm - 999 @ 08:13:90 - 05/30/10 - Orange line; Best M in 7:45:60
================================================== ===================
2--Kitaru-----------------Gm - 999 @ 08:37:85 - 12/07/09 - On keyboard; Best S8 in 8:33:68
================================================== ===================


is this for ARS?

[Kasumi]

Yes, I believe the rank posted is from here: http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/showthread.html?t=24

Which is for Tetris The Absolute The Grand Master 2 PLUS which only has ARS. Although Kitaru is third now.

[Skane]

Hey everyone, I am Skane, a friend of Rosti LFC. I am in FL, USA, and I love tetris. I know nothing of the technical concepts of it, however I played tetris DS enough to make my speed and technique pretty decent. I am on tetrisfriends.com and think this place is awesome :)

Any tips for a nub?

[muf]

Any tips for a nub?

http://tetrisconcept.net/forum/showthread.html?t=1394

[Skane]

I looked there, it looks like a troll post to me, no guide is there, lmao :P

[LadyLily]

its the way to gmhood

[muf]

What can I say, it worked for KevinDDR.

[hova]

hi. i am a new member. i have been on the old tetris concept but i didn't know it dissapeared untill a few months ago. so i registered at harddrop but i do not like it. so i was surprised just now to see a new tetris concept.
So, i love everything Tetris but most of all TGM. I play this port on the DS that all of you probably know about (but no one talks about it which makes me a little sad). i clocked in at 249 hours 29 minutes and 48 secons (i just checked for you guys). So i hope i'll have a good time, i will behave nicely (because usually i don't). I hope that Arika will be less xenophobe and release TGM in the west on a console or PC (or i'll get rich and buy an arcade machine).

[Ai]

Hey everyone, I am Skane, a friend of Rosti LFC. I am in FL, USA, and I love tetris. I know nothing of the technical concepts of it, however I played tetris DS enough to make my speed and technique pretty decent. I am on tetrisfriends.com and think this place is awesome :)

Any tips for a nub?

First of all welcome. You can get started by checking out the wiki and strategy section of the forum to get a taste of the basics. You can also use the forum search function for more indepth threads. For specific help just start a new thread and people will try to help as best as they can. I suppose you need help with the multiplayer part of the game?

hi. i am a new member. i have been on the old tetris concept but i didn't know it dissapeared untill a few months ago. so i registered at harddrop but i do not like it. so i was surprised just now to see a new tetris concept.
So, i love everything Tetris but most of all TGM. I play this port on the DS that all of you probably know about (but no one talks about it which makes me a little sad). i clocked in at 249 hours 29 minutes and 48 secons (i just checked for you guys). So i hope i'll have a good time, i will behave nicely (because usually i don't). I hope that Arika will be less xenophobe and release TGM in the west on a console or PC (or i'll get rich and buy an arcade machine).

I remember having a few conversations with you on the former TC and HD (and if I'm not mistaken I think I saw you posting on gbatemp). Don't worry about behaving nicely. (I still remember the argument we had on HD last year.) ^^

It's unlikely that we'll see an Arika Tetris game in the West any time soon. If you ask me it has nothing to do with Arika being xenophobic. Why would they want to restrict the release of the game to Japan only? TTC doesn't want the game released outside Japan so Arika does whatever it can to avoid needless trouble.

So far I've played about 120 hours total on the TGM DS clone. Give the PC clones a try as well and participate in the competition section. You must be pretty good having played that much. Welcome again!

[KosukeKGA]

Hello.

[LadyLily]

lol Kosuke play more
*cough*
Kosuke plays fighting games like street fighter 4 and blazblue, puyo, and was hooked on tgm after i showed him texmaster or something like that.

[Ai]

Welcome KosukeKGA. I know you from puyonexus. Have fun! ^^

[Kasumi]

So far I've played about 120 hours total on the TGM DS clone. Give the PC clones a try as well and participate in the competition section. You must be pretty good having played that much.

I got 277 hours clocked, and I'm not so good...

[Ineluctable_Entropy]

HELLO NEWLY REGISTERED PPL!!

Do any of you guys by chance play TF2? :awe:

[Rosti LFC]

TF2 is rubbish, CS:S is where it's at :awe:

inb4quake

[Ineluctable_Entropy]

TF2 is rubbish, CS:S is where it's at :awe:

inb4quake

http://cernu.us/~pdbogen/img/destult/facepalm.jpg

[oh-stephanie]

1. I started playing tetris when I was little.. maybe 5? My dad had a computer with tetris on it.. and my cousins lied to me by telling me I had to build pretty castles out of the blocks to win.. and every time I played.. I lost. =P

2. Tetris Friends, Blockbox, TOJ, Nullpomino, Tetris DS, Tetris Party Deluxe, Blockles.. when it was alright

3. I play Starcraft, WOW, and Halo whenever I'm at my friends' apartment

4. Jigsaw puzzles I guess?

5. Caithness (sn?) made a thread on harddrop about nullpomino and it led to tc.. also clincher told me it was better than hd.

[Ai]

1. I started playing tetris when I was little.. maybe 5? My dad had a computer with tetris on it.. and my cousins lied to me by telling me I had to build pretty castles out of the blocks to win.. and every time I played.. I lost. =P Sound like a fun challenge!

5. Caithness (sn?) made a thread on harddrop about nullpomino and it led to tc.. also clincher told me it was better than hd.I knew I saw your avatar somewhere else before. Welcome and enjoy your stay. ^^ Do you have the same username on HD? I assume you're pretty good at 40 lines and multiplayer? Maybe you can share more about your Tetris achievements so far?

[Amnesia]

-----PURE JOKE BUT "OUT OF FRANCE PEOPLE" SEEM TO NOT HAVE ANY NOTION OF 2nd DEGREE-----

[Ai]

Is your avatar your real face ?
If so, can we meet somewhere ? In Paris for example, this city is so wonderfull during summer, I could make you visit it !

This is exactly what I wanted to ask as soon as I saw the avatar. No seriously I wonder what NoTghost thinks about this? ^^

Do you have the same username on HD? I assume you're pretty good at 40 lines and multiplayer?
I found out you're ohitsstef on HD. ^^

[Amnesia]

This is exactly what I wanted to ask as soon as I saw the avatar. No seriously I wonder what NoTghost thinks about this? ^^


Yes I wonder as well..:rolleyes:

[Rosti LFC]

Nice to know Amnesia is keeping up the reputation of the French being slimy, sex-obsessed creeps :awe:

[Amnesia]

It is not hard in these conditions lol, actually oh-stephanie matches at 92,24% with my ideal women tastes.
But from a so tiny photo it is hard for me to provide a value > 0,01 of accuracy.

[muf]

Is your avatar your real face ?
If so, can we meet somewhere ? In Paris for example, this city is so wonderfull during summer, I could make you visit it !
This is exactly what I wanted to ask as soon as I saw the avatar. No seriously I wonder what NoTghost thinks about this? ^^

Nice to know Amnesia is keeping up the reputation of the French being slimy, sex-obsessed creeps :awe:

It is not hard in these conditions lol, actually oh-stephanie matches at 92,24% with my ideal women tastes.
But from a so tiny photo it is hard for me to provide a value > 0,01 of accuracy.

This conversation reminds me of this:

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/6991/attentionwhore.gif

[Rosti LFC]

Really it just keeps the cycle going, and makes sure that the few number of girls on internet forums are almost all attention whores, because all the regular girls tend to get driven off with the excessive creepy HOLY SHIT A GURL ON TEH FORUM MAYBE I CAN HAS SECKS WITH HER bullshit from people.

Is it any wonder there aren't many female players in the community when we've got the likes of Corrosive and Amnesia to drive them all off by being creepy? :rolleyes:

[Amnesia]

Ohh, don't compare me with corossive this man is vulgar. :rolleyes:
But I agree with your caricature which is so realistic.

[muf]

Ohh, don't compare me with corossive this man is vulgar. :rolleyes:
Actually, we've established that you two are actually very similar:

You both can't stand losing
You both exhibit erratic abrasive behaviour on the internet
You both like trash talking
You both are overly concerned about your appearance
You both randomly hit on girls

The only key differences are:
You have some semblance of intelligence
You don't flat out ask for nude pics
Corrosive doesn't lose all the time

[Rosti LFC]

Corrosive doesn't lose all the time

Just most of the time :awe:

[oh-stephanie]

Tetris "achievements"
40 lines 42.65
survival 2.59.24
driller 26.06
no secret form :( i always mess at up at the tops

lol.. yes that's my real face and i'm ohitsstef from hardpoop.

[Amnesia]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Amnesia
Ohh, don't compare me with corossive this man is vulgar.

Actually, we've established that you two are actually very similar:

You both can't stand losing
You both exhibit erratic abrasive behaviour on the internet
You both like trash talking
You both are overly concerned about your appearance
You both randomly hit on girls

The only key differences are:
You have some semblance of intelligence
You don't flat out ask for nude pics
Corrosive doesn't lose all the time


OMG so I knew that you don't like me muf but I never imagined at this point.
What can I say when I must admit that every of these single fucking point are true in a several sens.
But I know a main difference that I can't expose here for legitime reason, and since I have heard that I am quite happy to be in my body and not in his.

Corrosive doesn't lose all the time

Sorry muf but this one deverves :

FUCK YOU !

[Rosti LFC]

But I know a main difference that I can't expose here for legitime reason, and since I have heard that I am quite happy to be in my body and not in his.


Please let it be that he actually has female genitalia :v

[muf]

OMG so I knew that you don't like me muf but I never imagined at this point.
We often misunderstand eachother because of various reasons, mostly language-barrier related, but let it be clear that I have no ill will against you whatsoever and am looking forward to meeting in Strasbourg (provided that you sleep in the basement :sneaky:). The list is just an objective observation, so don't look too far into it.

But I know a main difference that I can't expose here for legitime reason, and since I have heard that I am quite happy to be in my body and not in his.
ALERT ALERT NOT SO SUBTLE PENIS SIZE REFERENCE ALERT ALERT
:AWE:

Corrosive doesn't lose all the time
Sorry muf but this one deverves :
FUCK YOU !
It's funny because it's true :awe:


:amn:

[Amnesia]

I hate you, maybe more than I hate kevin.

[muf]

I hate you, maybe more than I hate kevin.
:$:wub::wub::$

[Zircean]

I hear Amnesia is not nearly so much of a firecracker in real life from some people :P Come on, could that mellow guy in the wifebeater on NolifeTV's TGM episode really be a loose cannon?

[Ineluctable_Entropy]

Welcome Stephanie!

I would have welcomed you a bit sooner but you see, Valve released the Engie update and I've been very busy with that game.

Btw, I recommend you all try the game out! :D







:AWE:

[oh-stephanie]

try out engie?
i think im going to try some TGM stuffff

and maybe that.. iono yet >_< i have to study for LSATs

[Mariowinsall]

1. Hello I was on tetrisfriends and I looked at the high scores. Someone had this website in their description so I looked at it. I remembered coming here once after watching someone on the leaderboard doing a T-spin.
I started playing tetris just a month ago.

. Why did you start playing Tetris? Can you also please specify how long you have been playing and if you consider yourself a great player? ^^

2. I play tetrisfriends because it's free and it's the only way/shape/form I can play on the internet for free.

3. I play a lot of runescape, an MMORPG.

4. I remember my friend had a game called Pokemon Puzzle league...

5. How did you find out about tetrisconcept? Some really high leaderboard guy has 999,999 on nblox on tetrisfriends.com and had this website in the description.

[Caithness]

2. I play tetrisfriends because it's free and it's the only way/shape/form I can play on the internet for free.



Have you never heard of Blockbox or NullpoMino?

[Rosti LFC]

Have you never heard of Blockbox or NullpoMino?

Is that a serious question? Do you think anyone in the world who isn't on here or HardDrop has?

It's the main reason it's never going to be that successful.

[Caithness]

Well, I know there are some Facebook players on Blockbox at least. But yeah, you're right about Nullpo.

[Ineluctable_Entropy]

4. I remember my friend had a game called Pokemon Puzzle league...

a game called Pokemon Puzzle league...

Pokemon Puzzle league

Yesssssssssssssssss

[Ineluctable_Entropy]

Is that a serious question? Do you think anyone in the world who isn't on here or HardDrop has?

It's the main reason it's never going to be that successful.

...Null-wut?

[brookman]

Hi everybody!
I love tetris and I thought it's about time to register. :D
My skill isn't very high but I manage to reach about lvl 400 at TAP.
I'm going to Akiba soon, so I'll have to start practicing again a little in advance. :) (I hope they still have TGM in the arcades there)

[Ai]

Hi and welcome! Great to hear you're a TGM player. You don't have to worry about TGM availability. Have a great time and hopefully you can improve your records.

Oh and thanks for reminding me of the hilarious Giga Pudding commercial. Are you Swiss?

Also a belated welcome Mariowinsall. Enjoy your stay!

[muf]

Oh and thanks for reminding me of the hilarious Giga Pudding commercial. Are you Swiss?
Location: CH
:rolleyes:

[Ai]

^^

I wasn't completely sure. Shouldn't be so lazy... I admit it's a very stupid question. ^^;

[brookman]

Have a great time and hopefully you can improve your records.

Thanks for the warm welcome! I already made it to 460 in the first try after months! :D
And yes, CH means Switzerland. :p

[KevinDDR]

Hey Brookman! Good to see a new player (or at least new to the forums). TAP is an evil game, but if you keep struggling with it you'll eventually become great. Trust me, it will happen. :D Have you played any TGM3 clones or anything like that? When you're in Japan, you need to try TGM3 in a real arcade machine! Also, what other games do you play?

[brookman]

Hey Brookman! Good to see a new player (or at least new to the forums). TAP is an evil game, but if you keep struggling with it you'll eventually become great. Trust me, it will happen. :D Have you played any TGM3 clones or anything like that? When you're in Japan, you need to try TGM3 in a real arcade machine! Also, what other games do you play?

Actually I have only played TAP in Mame so far (first saw it in an arcade). Maybe I should check a clone for Ti. Which one has the most accurate settings?

Tetris games I have played: old-school Game Boy, DS (I don't really like it) and tetrisfriends flash version. I don't play any other arcade games.

Apart from that I used to play DotA, TF2, Teeworlds, Warsow and a bunch of other PC and PC3 games. Now I'm not able and willing to spend so much time for that anymore.
The advantage of Tetris is of course that a session can be very short unlike other games where one has to spend 2h for a single match.:)

[PetitPrince]

Hooray, another swiss guy ! Welcome !

[KevinDDR]

The most played clone for Ti is probably Texmaster. However, Nullpomino is more accurate. That being said, if you want to compete on here I'd probably play Texmaster. Keep in mind that I played exclusively on Texmaster for about a year and then when my arcade got TGM3 transitioned with absolutely no effort.

[Mariowinsall]

Yesssssssssssssssss

I'm glad someone knows what I'm talking about. Do you know if there is an internet verison of this game or a remake out there?

Have you never heard of Blockbox or NullpoMino?

I've just downloaded nullpomino but no one was online except for one other person who refused to play with or simply just didn't answer.

[Magna]

Heeeeey... I decided to actually start posting here. Partly because Hard Drop is sort of boring, partly because I want to actually learn about TGM, and partly because I'm moving to Seattle in a few weeks.

1. I started playing seriously in Fall 2007-ish... That was when I found TF and Blockbox, anyway. And I think I'm pretty good(but not "great") at everything except 20G. (My best game in TAP Master is around 170. :\ )

2. I've played most of the modern Tetris games, along with Tetris(Game Boy) and Tetris Worlds. I kind of want to play NES Tetris... Right now I play mostly Nullpo and TDS with a little bit of Blockbox and Hangame.

3. Tetris is the only game I play regularly, but I'm also a huge RPG and survival horror fan. I end up hopping between games a lot... Right now I'm playing through Dead Space.

Too lazy to answer 4 and 5. Cheers.

[KevinDDR]

Hey, good to see you over here!

[Ineluctable_Entropy]

Apart from that I used to play DotA, TF2, Teeworlds, Warsow and a bunch of other PC and PC3 games. Now I'm not able and willing to spend so much time for that anymore.

!!!

But I see you used the word "used..." Does that mean you don't play anymore?

[Ineluctable_Entropy]

I'm glad someone knows what I'm talking about. Do you know if there is an internet verison of this game or a remake out there?


I do not. To my knowledge, there is one sequel and it's for the DS. It's almost the same except you can "capture" Pokemon for later use.

Kitaru is bitching how the games are skinned copies of Panel de Pon, so if you are just interested in games that play like that, that's a lead.

edit: Kitaru is also saying that I misunderstood the question. Take what you will, Mariowinsall.

[Kitaru]

Do you know if there is an internet verison of this game or a remake out there?
The most recent iteration is Planet Puzzle League for the Nintendo DS. There is also a Puzzle League Express based on this title available on DSiWare. I don't know if there is too much in the way of fan clones. I know there is a rough open source clone of it called Crack Attack, but I couldn't tell you how it compares to the real deal.

[alpha]

Hello,

I started playing tetris on the gameboy.
I play tetris ds, tetris party and tetris party deluxe.
I like to play other puzzle games such as dr mario.
I found this site by googling about tetris and came across this site.

[MisterBenn]

It's 8 months since I posted an introduction - but I have a suggestion for a puzzle game "Hexion" you guys may not have come across. Don't see it's name come up on a search here but then it's from Konami and I can't imagine it slipped by under the radar...

http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=thumbs&db=videodb&id=4006

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj5JMPQKCmU&feature=related

[Zircean]

Oh hey, I've seen that video... SAL is known around the TGM community for playing BIG mode and wrecking at it. I don't quite understand Hexion's mechanics though... I get the basic premise, but it seems like you can move pieces up, which kind of makes no sense...?

[Bobby Stackwell]

Hello to the TetrisConcept community!

i'm probably among the older guys on the forum (1980), and even though i don't play as much video games in general as i used to when i was a teenager, i'm still hooked on Tetris.

I discovered it in 1990 on the original Gameboy (although i have already seen the game on computers, but was never attracted to) that i borrowed from a friend.

I play NDS_TGM (even though the DS dpad is a pain when it comes to lock the pieces or to tap/double tap, etc.) and Heboris + Texmaster on my PC with a Hori stick.

I don't play many other games at the moment (and probably never will again, too much work :( ), but i enjoy Shmups and even some other puzzle games. Reading this thread, i realized not many people praised the original Meteos on NDS, but i think it's an incredible game that i enjoyed and got me hooked many many hours (my poor wrists do still remember)!
The other puzzle games, on the NDS too, that i enjoy is incredibly simple but highly addictive: Zoo Keeper! Forget the flash and iPhone version, this game reveals its true nature on the Nintendo handheld... My only regret is that i never could unlock the highest difficulty level (you have to beat all the hiscores in every mode, and one of them is just impossible), so i can't get the highest scores but hey...

[Ai]

Welcome alpha and Bobby Stackwell. I still enjoy playing Meteos and Dr. Mario. I too wish I had more time for gaming. Have a great stay.


It's 8 months since I posted an introduction - but I have a suggestion for a puzzle game "Hexion" you guys may not have come across. Don't see it's name come up on a search here but then it's from Konami and I can't imagine it slipped by under the radar...

http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=thumbs&db=videodb&id=4006

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj5JMPQKCmU&feature=related

I've seen the video before as well and found some info about the game's origin (http://www.hextris.com/blog/) a while ago. There you can play the original game called Hextris.

[steadshot]

Hello guys,

since I haven't introduced myself yet, I thought I might as well do it right now. ^_^

1. A friend of mine once said: "Hey, let's play Tetris!" So I grabbed a random Tetris-version from the internet and started to play. I sucked and my buddy teased me that I could not get better than that anyways. :mad:
So I started to play NES Tetris all the time to surprise him next time and searched the internet for all the information about Tetris I could possibly get. A while later I found out about Texmaster and tetrisconcept through google. So yeah, I started just to be better, but got addicted. :D
I've been around reading on this forum and hanging out in #tetrisconcept and #arika since December 2009. I'm not a great player, but my progress so far is pretty decent. ;)

2. I'm playing TGM and TAP on Mame, Texmaster, Blockbox, Nullpo netplay and rarely TOJ and Tetris Friends. That should be about it. :p When I started I played several hours a day and I still spend some time almost every day to improve.

3. I've been playing a lot of games, but Tetris is probably the one I invested the most time in by now.

4. Not really, I played a few rounds of Jewlery Master, Tetris Attack and Dr. Mario, but didn't bother to get into it yet.

5. Google IIRC, see above :D

This post got a bit longer, but at least now I officially introduced myself. B)

[MisterBenn]

... found some info about the game's origin (http://www.hextris.com/blog/) a while ago...

Love the part where Konami call up and ask to license the game!

[DAS44]

New forum fucktard reporting :x

Yep, I'm DAS. I'm on HD, and I perused these forums as a guest for a while, decided to make the jump to an account. Yes I fuckin suck at tetris but that ain't the point.

(Hell yes no censor, I like it here)

[DeHackEd]

Just us moderators. Thankfully we enjoy saying "shit" as much as the next guy.

[Monte]

SHIT YA, BROTHA!