L-block is winning gamefaqs's 6th annual character contest

[caffeine]

Gamefaqs apparently included L-Block (http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/contest/cb6_bracket) in their character contest this year as a joke. By the looks of it, it's going to make it to finals.

[DIGITAL]

I have to admit, I didn't even expect it to be nominated into the bracket at first. And even when it was, I was still skeptical of it travelling very far. Look at it now. http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_eek.gifhttp://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_twisted.gif

[Poochy]

Am I the only one that's continually irked by the fact that their pictures often have a non-orange L block, and occasionally a J?

[jujube]

that's a little ignorant on their part http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif

[kotetsu213]

My dream finals:


L-Block VS Sephiroth VS Bidoof VS John Cena


Yeah, I know, one of those characters shouldn't be there. Too bad, FF7 fanboys...

[tepples]

Am I the only one that's continually irked by the fact that their pictures often have a non-orange L block
A lot of players who consider infinite spin (http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/../wiki/index.php?title=Infinity) to be a game-breaker have placed Tetris products from 2001 and later into their discontinuity (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DisContinuity). The last North American Tetris games prior to Tetris Worlds used the TNT colors (http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/../wiki/index.php?title=The_New_Tetris#Tetromino_behavior) , including magenta L.

and occasionally a J?

Unless someone's playing Blockout or Geom Cube. Or unless someone is confusing the pieces' names based on their SRS initial stances:

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Someone unfamiliar with the tetrominoes' official letter names might think this is shaped like a short and wide letter L. Twice I saw someone edit the description of Wikipedia's copy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetris#Gameplay) of the I, J, L, O pic from Lockjaw's manual (http://www.pineight.com/lj/README) to say I, L, J, O.


But I screwed up registering on GameFAQs years ago; I can't get it to send a confirmation e-mail address. Are these pics available to unregistered users?

[jujube]

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/820/lblockyb2.png
it's definitely a J piece. a yellow J piece.

[Pineapple]

It's now in the final, and I am reminded of something that was said in IRC yesterday:


<@colour_thief> link and cloud and solid snake will split votes with poeple who actually care about the poll, leaving L block to win in a landslide


The only sad thing is that I don't think it will have a major effect on the contect, as the top 50 (and others) have all picked Link to win, and he's likely to come second...


I actually think that L was the best overall choice of the 7, because it's probably the easiest to place and use. T is possibly slightly easier, but may have received some backlash because of T-spins (and in particular the T-spin triple). I is even easier to place, but would never have made it past the first round because it never fucking appears when you want it to...


L ix useful. L is unassuming. L is winning this contest...

[DIGITAL]

The prophecy is true! L-block is going to win. w00t! http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif

[caffeine]

yeah right now L is winning, but it's too early to say it's in the bag (as in it's going to win, not the random piece bag).


edit:

http://www.lol2u.com/tech/src/119418626720.jpg
how do you mess this up?

[DIGITAL]

I don't think it's too early. The number of votes have already passed the climax point. From now on, it seems the votes will only climb slowly with no dramatic spikes.

[caffeine]

i dunno, yesterday snake made a big jump later in the day. and link's really not that far behind.

[tepples]

Cloud's not going to get any Nintendo fanboy votes because of the three, only Cloud has never appeared in a game on Nintendo platform. Among the other three:


All have been in two NES games each (LoZ and Zelda II; Metal Gear and Snake's Revenge; Tet?is and Tetris). All have been on Wii (Link in Twilight Princess, Brawl, and several Virtual Console games; Snake in Brawl) or DS (Link in Phantom Hourglass and Tetris DS; L in Tetris DS) or both.

[Needle]

The L-block won. ROFLMAO.

The bonus round is hilarious as well; no organic lifeforms! (Well, one may be able to speak and threaten to kill you. Maybe. Or maybe not.)

[DIGITAL]

Heh, congrats to the L block. Too bad the ? block mopped the floor with it in the bonus round, but I guess that's to be expected.

[jujube]

L-block is up for reelection (http://www.gamefaqs.com/default.htm). they still didn't get the color right.

[DumbledorsArmy]

And it's only leading Ryu by 84 votes!!!! Come on everybody, show some love for the L-block and cast your vote!!!!!!!!!!!

[jujube]

it looks like the top two will advance to the next round, so i went back and voted for the duck hunt dog. L-block is in good shape to advance anyway.

it makes sense that L was nominated again. everyone hates S and Z, and I is never there when you really need it. that just leaves J, L, and T, but T would be an iffy choice because of all the T-spin haters out there.

edit: i forgot about O. but who cares about O. it doesn't do anything.

[Rosti LFC]

O is my least favourite piece. It's very rarely useful and more often forces me to make holes.

At least the L is actually an L this time, not like last year when it was a J.

[jujube]

At least the L is actually an L this time, not like last year when it was a J.
http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif yeah that was weak.

[DumbledorsArmy]

L-Block has made it to round 2!! Woot!!!!

[DumbledorsArmy]

Vote to get L-Block past the division finals...

[DIGITAL]

It's ironic how I'm so quick to vote for tetris related matters but so slow for anything else.

[DumbledorsArmy]

L-block lost...

[jujube]

L-block sux. boo.

[DIGITAL]

L-block sux. boo.
Yeah, everyone KNOWS the J-block is a million times better...meaning it would have done a million times better.