Tetris for PC?

Raqia · May 13th, 2007

What is the best build of tetris for the PC?

-Which is the best free version?
-Which is the best retail version?

I have a Tetris craving and would appreciate any good suggestions. Thanks!

Paratech · May 13th, 2007

Tetris Worlds is the easiest one to find in a store or EBay, you shouldn't have to pay more than $10-$20 for it.

I don't particularly like it, because if you play 2 player mode, it handicaps the loser, and continues to do so until the player who is losing starts to win.

I played a college buddy 2 player, and it started with the winner being the person who got 5 lines, then I had to get 10 lines and he only needed 5 lines, then I needed 15, 20, and at 25, it was impossible for me to win, yeah right, make him get 5 lines and me get 25, uh huh...

The next tetris was the previous PC tetris, any before that will require DOS Box or some kind of DOS emulator. I never played the next tetris, so I can't say much about it.

I'd say you'd find a number of freeware tetris games by googling tetris. I dunno how good the freeware versions are, heck I tend to play console versions of tetris. I particularly like Tetrisphere on the N64, although it is a very unique *weird* version of tetris.

Spit_swallower · May 13th, 2007

just look on SourceForge.net: Welcome to SourceForge.net for tetris , I am pretty sure someone has made it probly .

Raqia · May 13th, 2007

What are you guys' favorite console versions then?

Cid Highwind · May 13th, 2007

I highly enjoyed Tetris Attack on Snes, but it's not the real tetris. The AI can become a bit too easy as well, still a great game you should check out.

You can't go wrong with the original Gameboy Tetris either.

**jonc2006** · May 13th, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raqia

What is the best build of tetris for the PC?

-Which is the best free version?
-Which is the best retail version?

I have a Tetris craving and would appreciate any good suggestions. Thanks!

i used to have this program called "free tetrix" or something on my old pc. i dont know if it still exist but it was pretty cool.

**PsYcHoJaK** · May 14th, 2007

Just get "Alawar Tetris 4000", a cool OpenGL/D3D based Tetris clone. It's superb.

Mako Eyes · May 14th, 2007

Try looking for "Bastard Tetris" (sometimes called "Bastet").

This version lives up to its name by calculating the worst possible block to give you, and then dumping it on you. Excellent hair-pulling action.

And Cid, Tetris Attack was (and still is) one of my favorite games of all time. I'm still looking for a copy to buy, all I did before was just rent it all the time

azn585 · June 6th, 2007

dont get me wrong i love tetris, i made it up to 250000 on my Ex GF cell phone and that took like an hour, but u should really try super puzzle fighter if your a streetfighter fan wit tetris skills.

May 13th, 2007	#1 (permalink)
Raqia Ah! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Evanston Il Posts: 545	Tetris for PC? What is the best build of tetris for the PC? -Which is the best free version? -Which is the best retail version? I have a Tetris craving and would appreciate any good suggestions. Thanks! __________________ Laptop: 1.6@2.13 Dothan 2MB (Pinmod), 2 GB 533mhz DDR2, GeForce 6800 360/730 256MB, 100 GB 5400 RPM, 17" UXGA+

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Paratech Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Franklin, PA Posts: 2,287	Tetris Worlds is the easiest one to find in a store or EBay, you shouldn't have to pay more than $10-$20 for it. I don't particularly like it, because if you play 2 player mode, it handicaps the loser, and continues to do so until the player who is losing starts to win. I played a college buddy 2 player, and it started with the winner being the person who got 5 lines, then I had to get 10 lines and he only needed 5 lines, then I needed 15, 20, and at 25, it was impossible for me to win, yeah right, make him get 5 lines and me get 25, uh huh... The next tetris was the previous PC tetris, any before that will require DOS Box or some kind of DOS emulator. I never played the next tetris, so I can't say much about it. I'd say you'd find a number of freeware tetris games by googling tetris. I dunno how good the freeware versions are, heck I tend to play console versions of tetris. I particularly like Tetrisphere on the N64, although it is a very unique weird version of tetris. __________________ -Member of the Windows XP "Sith" with dreams of galactic conquest, er no, I mean dreams of buying an XBOX 360 ------------------------------- Member of the Sith XP/XBOX gaming club. $95 for an XBOX, $9.99 for a copy of Halo 2...Being able to play Halo 2 without buying Vista, priceless! Vista, what OS do you not want to screw up your PC! 'k Wii will Wii will rock you!

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Spit_swallower Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: canton nc Posts: 217	just look on SourceForge.net: Welcome to SourceForge.net for tetris , I am pretty sure someone has made it probly . __________________ I love licking my sweet philtrum .... For those of you who are wondering what a philtrum is its the mark above the lips and below the nose. Welcome to the internet, where men are men,women are men, and young girls are fbi agents. Oh. No. You. Dit'n't! You did NOT just call that guy a double-exclamation mark percentile exclamation mark pound sign! Harsh, dude. HARSH.

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Raqia Ah! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Evanston Il Posts: 545	What are you guys' favorite console versions then? __________________ Laptop: 1.6@2.13 Dothan 2MB (Pinmod), 2 GB 533mhz DDR2, GeForce 6800 360/730 256MB, 100 GB 5400 RPM, 17" UXGA+

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Cid Highwind Ramma Gay Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Somwhere out in space? The Land of the Free? Heaven or Hell? Posts: 11,675	I highly enjoyed Tetris Attack on Snes, but it's not the real tetris. The AI can become a bit too easy as well, still a great game you should check out. You can't go wrong with the original Gameboy Tetris either. __________________ PC Specs: CPU: Intel E4400 @ 2.66GHz GPU: ATi HD4870 / 512MB / Core: 775 / Mem: 1025 Mobo: Gigabyte EP35-DS3 (rev 2.1) SPU: Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music RAM: 2GB Corsair XMS2 DDR800 @ 4-4-4-12 ~ 800MHz HDD: 320GB Western Digital 16MB Caviar SE PSU: Hiper Type-R 580W Geometry Wars: 198.400 Lumines: 523.879 Rip: Cid's Bleemcast 28-08-2007 X360/Wii/PS3 belong to the current generation, update your mindset FFS

May 14th, 2007	#7 (permalink)
PsYcHoJaK Emu author Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Greece - Athens Posts: 132	Just get "Alawar Tetris 4000", a cool OpenGL/D3D based Tetris clone. It's superb.

May 14th, 2007	#8 (permalink)
Mako Eyes Monkey Sundae Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Newfoundland, Canada. Posts: 1,061	Try looking for "Bastard Tetris" (sometimes called "Bastet"). This version lives up to its name by calculating the worst possible block to give you, and then dumping it on you. Excellent hair-pulling action. And Cid, Tetris Attack was (and still is) one of my favorite games of all time. I'm still looking for a copy to buy, all I did before was just rent it all the time

June 6th, 2007	#9 (permalink)
azn585 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Newyork Posts: 32	dont get me wrong i love tetris, i made it up to 250000 on my Ex GF cell phone and that took like an hour, but u should really try super puzzle fighter if your a streetfighter fan wit tetris skills. __________________ Awaiting New Challenger! SIG REMOVED: Max dimensions of 500x130 @ 25KB

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