Archive for June, 2008

11 June, 2008 | 3 comments

Tetris Attack!

so you’ve never heard of tetris attack.  you probably never played it, either.  in fact, you probably think that it’s just like tetris–only good for techno remixes of the game soundtrack… but the truth is that this game really has nothing to do with tetris other than it’s a puzzle-style game.  sure, there’s this similar “don’t hit the top” mentality, but that’s it.  what it is, however, … is just one very very very addictive game, especially if you have someone else to play it with.

what do we learn from a game such as this?  it is zen in a cartridge.  as you get better and better, the technique eventually becomes to ‘blur your eyes’ and allow your hands to control the screen without cognitive thought.  somehow, you just move.  you know what to do.  you don’t think.  you don’t even realize what’s happening, much like a deep meditation.  it’s awesome.  if zen and meditation is a concentration on an idea, then this cartridge is budda in your pocket.