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.

3 comments to “Tetris Attack!”

Adam, June 11th, 2008 at 8:32 pm:

• I’ve heard of the game, and play it often. Sometimes I play Panel de Pon, which is weird because I am used to all of the Yoshi characters. I also have the GBA Puzzle Pack with Dr. Mario and Tetris Attack. It has all of the features and more, and I’ve logged several hours on that game. It even has an option to hold the GBA vertically to get a larger arcade-style vertical screen. You can completely customize your playing field, but it doesn’t have a “story mode” like the SNES version. Also, I’d recommend lumines if you haven’t played it, great puzzle game.

Adam, October 17th, 2008 at 11:10 am:

• Wow dude, you haven’t posted in a while… maybe you should update?

Adam, December 22nd, 2008 at 2:56 pm:

• No updates still?

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