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!

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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.

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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 .

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Raqia · May 13th, 2007

What are you guys' favorite console versions then?

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**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.

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**jonc2006** · May 13th, 2007

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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.

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**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.

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Raqia Ah! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Evanston Il Posts: 546	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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May 13th, 2007	#2 (permalink)
Paratech Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Franklin, Pa Posts: 4,137	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. __________________ -Dreams of getting a new 360 XBOX in 201x. -Current consoles: Playstation 2 and Wii, also has DS/GBA and a PSP 3000 -PC: AMD 5000 2.6 Dual Core, 2GB Ram, 8600 GeForce GT video card, SB Live!, Win XP SP3

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Spit_swallower Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: canton nc Posts: 302	just look on SourceForge.net: Welcome to SourceForge.net for tetris , I am pretty sure someone has made it probly . __________________ Remember the sweetness of the philtrum while you are not licking it! The two eyes are daystars which can blind the wicked , and can propel the just to heaven with just a single glance.

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Raqia Ah! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Evanston Il Posts: 546	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 Human Metal Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holland / Hungary Posts: 13,548	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 Q8200 @ 2.8GHz GPU: Sapphire ATi HD4870 / 1024MB / Core: 801 / Mem: 1000 Mobo: Gigabyte EP35-DS3 (rev 2.1) SPU: Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music RAM: 2GB Kingston HyperX DDR2 1066 @ 4-4-4-12 ~ 800MHz HDD: 1TB Samsung Spinpoint, 32MB PSU: Hiper Type-R 580W Monitor: Iiyama B2403WS / 19201200 Geometry Wars: 198.400 Lumines: 999.999 Join the NGEmu Folding @ Home community NOW!*

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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.

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Mako Eyes Refrigerate after opening Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Newfoundland, Canada. Posts: 1,369	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

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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