Tetris Alternatives

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  1. retr0spective

    retr0spective Well-Known Member

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    #1 retr0spective, Aug 18, 2013
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    "Tetris was invented exactly when and where you would expect — in a Soviet computer lab in 1984 — and its game play reflects this origin. The enemy in Tetris is not some identifiable villain (Donkey Kong, Mike Tyson, Carmen Sandiego) but a faceless, ceaseless, reasonless force that threatens constantly to overwhelm you, a churning production of blocks against which your only defense is a repetitive, meaningless sorting. It is bureaucracy in pure form, busywork with no aim or end, impossible to avoid or escape. And the game’s final insult is that it annihilates free will. Despite its obvious futility, somehow we can’t make ourselves stop rotating blocks."

    - Sam Anderson, Just One More Game ...

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    Please add to the list. I am looking for good Tetris-alternative, Tetris-inspired, and Tetris-themed games.

    Thanks!
     
  2. mr_bez

    mr_bez Well-Known Member

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    That's a pretty exhaustive list, but I'd add Push Panic by Barry Kostjens
     
  3. Exact-Psience

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    Wow.. another great list. Thanks Retrospective! My wife was looking for a tetris clone last week, im sure she'll love this list!
     
  4. retr0spective

    retr0spective Well-Known Member

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    Thanks! I added Lumines, Matchblocks, and Push Panic.
     
  5. retr0spective

    retr0spective Well-Known Member

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    You are most welcome! I played Tetris Blitz recently and was less than pleased with it so I spent some time looking into what options I had with regard to alternatives. Finger vs Block in particular has been filling that void for me most directly. Maybe EA will wise up and release a port of the classic Gameboy Tetris as I am sure it would do rather well.
     
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    Exact-Psience Well-Known Member

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    Dang... Finger Vs Block isnt on their dev's list on the PH appstore.

    I dont think EA's going to do the classic tetris. The upcoming tetris+pokemon they're releasing seems like it will run similarly to Tetris Blitz.
     
  9. _Max_

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    Awesome list, just downloaded some great game from there.
     
  10. retr0spective

    retr0spective Well-Known Member

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    I discovered T-Block a while back.

    http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=201478

    So far, this is my favorite of the bunch. It is a straightforward well-designed clone with alternative gameplay modes and optional special blocks with unique properties.
     
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    Two words... Puzzle Prism! I know it looks like Jenga, but it's an awesome 3d "tetris-a-like".
     
  12. retr0spective

    retr0spective Well-Known Member

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    I updated the list with a few new additions including my favorite Tetris clone T-Block!
     
  13. 7lilwhitewolf7

    7lilwhitewolf7 Well-Known Member

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    Omega Supreme iz battelin Metroplex over thiz list!!! You need an award. ####
     
  14. retr0spective

    retr0spective Well-Known Member

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    I added Ones! By Magic Cube to the list.
     

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