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<p>[QUOTE="PetitPrince, post: 3606, member: 4"]<b>Re: Can you tell me more about...</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>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? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie15" alt="^^" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></b></p><p><br /></p><p>Copied/Edited from <a href="http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=197" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=197" rel="nofollow">a previous thread</a>:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>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.</p><p><br /></p><p>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 <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie15" alt="^^" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />). Internet being an huge place full of useless stuff, I saw from time to time some interesting Tetris stuff (<a href="http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f2.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f2.html" rel="nofollow">Zetrix</a>, <a href="http://games.mess.be/default.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://games.mess.be/default.htm" rel="nofollow">MSN6 Custom Game's Tetris</a>, <a href="http://www.a-tribute-to-tetris.com/default.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.a-tribute-to-tetris.com/default.htm" rel="nofollow">a Tribute to Tetris</a>, tetriNet and of course, "Tetris Japan Finals" video), but didn't gave them much attention.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I bought TDS on May on a compulsive purchase and immediatly liked it, particularly the multiplayer mode. One month after, I discovered caffeine's <a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8945614971471418773" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8945614971471418773" rel="nofollow">T-Spin Triples video</a>, 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.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>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 <img src="http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />. But I do try to introduce TGM to many person as possible.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?</b></p><p><br /></p><p>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.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>3. What other games besides Tetris (if any <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie15" alt="^^" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />) keep you busy?</b></p><p><br /></p><p>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 <img src="http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> . </p><p><br /></p><p>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. </p><p><br /></p><p>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.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Hmm... The Incredible Machines, Portal and <a href="http://www.kongregate.com/games/ArmorGames/shift" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.kongregate.com/games/ArmorGames/shift" rel="nofollow">Shift</a>. <img src="http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="PetitPrince, post: 3606, member: 4"][b]Re: Can you tell me more about...[/b] [b]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? ^^[/b] Copied/Edited from [url=http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=197]a previous thread[/url]: 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 ([url=http://www.caiman.us/scripts/fw/f2.html]Zetrix[/url], [url=http://games.mess.be/default.htm]MSN6 Custom Game's Tetris[/url], [url=http://www.a-tribute-to-tetris.com/default.htm]a Tribute to Tetris[/url], 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 [url=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8945614971471418773]T-Spin Triples video[/url], 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 [img]http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif[/img]. But I do try to introduce TGM to many person as possible. [b]2. What Tetris games do you play and how much do you play daily on average?[/b] 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. [b]3. What other games besides Tetris (if any ^^) keep you busy?[/b] 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 [img]http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif[/img] . 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. [b]4. Any other block/puzzle game you recommend I should look into? Tetris variants are also welcome.[/b] Hmm... The Incredible Machines, Portal and [url=http://www.kongregate.com/games/ArmorGames/shift]Shift[/url]. [img]http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif[/img][/QUOTE]
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