Post by: MegaByte on March 24, 2006, 08:41:19 PM
Photos: http://nintendoods.com/stuff/Tetris%20DS/
Post by: Mario on March 24, 2006, 09:59:00 PM
...it looks like there's room for a few more digits there.
Post by: Infernal Monkey on March 24, 2006, 10:29:30 PM
Post by: stevey on March 25, 2006, 04:05:53 AM
Post by: KnowsNothing on March 25, 2006, 05:37:39 AM
Even with rotating pieces the highest I've gotten is level 19 :P (152 lines, I think). I guess I'm just so bad that the rotating piece thing doesn't "break" the game for me >_>
Post by: animecyberrat on March 25, 2006, 06:43:05 PM
Post by: Caliban on March 26, 2006, 10:34:57 AM
Post by: 31 Flavas on March 27, 2006, 05:49:48 AM
QuoteHere is the deal, if you can recall from GameBoy tetris when the falling pieces touched the stack, they were set in place, like it or not. Apparently in Tetris DS that is not the case. Once the falling pieces touch the stack as long as you keep rotating the tetris piece it doesn't set in place. So you can move it around and find an appropriate place for it, probably to combat the fast fall rate of high levels. This I believe is what is refered to as "Infinite Spin".
Originally posted by: Caliban
I don't get this stuff about rotating pieces, is it in the manual?
I have no clue though if MegaByte is being truthful regarding maxing the line counter and level counter, though.
Post by: UltimatePartyBear on March 27, 2006, 06:00:03 AM
Post by: 31 Flavas on March 27, 2006, 06:08:58 AM
QuoteUhm... You should play it online before you pass judgement on it. Megabyte either photoshop'd those images and is lying through his teeth, or just extrodinarily gifted. I've played it single player, online, and with my friends, and "infinite spin" does not make the game a cakewalk, at all.
Originally posted by: PartyBear
Well, crap. I'm glad I found out about this before I bought it. Are the other modes worth it, at least?
Post by: UltimatePartyBear on March 27, 2006, 06:22:38 AM
Post by: Caliban on March 27, 2006, 06:54:43 AM
Post by: 31 Flavas on March 27, 2006, 12:31:19 PM
QuoteIs it different in Tetris Worlds, though? I played Tetris DS more today and found out you can't spin the tetriminos indefinatly. They lock into place after 2 - 3 seconds regardless of how much you spin the tetrimino.
Originally posted by: PartyBear
I didn't even look at the pictures. I hate the infinite spin in Tetris Worlds already. While I'd love to try it before passing judgement, that would require buying it, unfortunately.
And regarding purchasing... Of course I can't tell you what to purchase, but I'll say you're doing yourself a disservice if you don't purchase a copy. It is a hell of a lot of fun, espicially on WFC.
Post by: KDR_11k on March 27, 2006, 09:27:48 PM
Post by: Rancid Planet on March 28, 2006, 12:11:54 AM
Man I come back from my Tetris DS marathon of super happy fun time that's been going on since last Tuesday and THIS is what you boys are saying about this game? Baloney. (You have to type in that way when you mean it as "Untrue" or else some dip will actually phoentically pronouce "bologna" and wouldn't know what the hell I was typing on and on and on and on about!)
Let me give you peeps the REAL scoop on Tetris DS. You guys ever think that a game maybe, just maybe, should be regulated as an addictive narcotic? Me neither. Not untill now anyway....
Uhm listen, I have to go and play I mean WASH, my hair.
That's right.
Wash.
My hair.
(Not play Tetris DS)
Post by: UncleBob on March 28, 2006, 02:35:27 AM
And I still need to play through Hunters.
Post by: UltimatePartyBear on March 28, 2006, 04:30:19 AM
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Originally posted by: KDR_11k
You could still rotate the tetrads (shorter name from Star Tropics FTW) when they visually touched the stack in the GB Tetris and I think there was a slight additional delay before locking in place (i.e. the tetrad remained mobile for longer than it would normally stay in one position while in the air) on higher levels.
It was possible to slide and rotate pieces into place on the stack, but the window of opportunity was so small that it required a bit of skill to actually do it at high levels. If you can take a two or three second breather after any piece falls to plan your next move, where's the challenge? I wouldn't even mind the feature being in the game for those who like it if I could turn it off, but it appears that's not an option.
Post by: 31 Flavas on March 28, 2006, 06:12:24 AM
QuoteHow about you answer that after you've actually played with it. What I am saying, I guess, is that it doesn't make as big of a difference as you think it does. Really when the pressure is on from a high stack and the stack is filled with holes, it doesn't make much difference.
Originally posted by: PartyBear
If you can take a two or three second breather after any piece falls to plan your next move, where's the challenge?
Post by: UltimatePartyBear on March 28, 2006, 06:45:49 AM
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Originally posted by: 31 Flavas
How about you answer that after you've actually played with it. What I am saying, I guess, is that it doesn't make as big of a difference as you think it does. Really when the pressure is on from a high stack and the stack is filled with holes, it doesn't make much difference.
Well, I've played Tetris Worlds, and I hated it. I agree wholeheartedly with Gamespot's review of that game. So when Gamespot's review of Tetris DS says it's still bad in this version, I tend to believe them. Other reviewers mention this feature without docking points for it. Of course, that's not all there is to Tetris DS, and even Gamespot's review praises the other modes, which leads me back to my original question. Do the other modes carry the game well enough to be worth the money, or do they come across as glorified minigames? I would love to try the game before deciding, but unless you can make that happen for me, it's not very helpful advice.
Post by: 31 Flavas on March 28, 2006, 07:04:34 AM
QuoteThere is always GameFly for game rentals, or friends if they have a copy, and i'm sure there are store DS kiosks with a demo version of the game in them.
Originally posted by: PartyBear
Of course, that's not all there is to Tetris DS, and even Gamespot's review praises the other modes, which leads me back to my original question. Do the other modes carry the game well enough to be worth the money, or do they come across as glorified minigames? I would love to try the game before deciding, but unless you can make that happen for me, it's not very helpful advice.
As far as the other modes though, I can't comment really, because i'm having so much fun with the online modes. I did try single player "Catch", and it is quite fun.
Post by: MegaByte on March 28, 2006, 03:06:38 PM
You can spin the blocks indefinitely unlike what 31 Flavas said, in offline mode. I believe they still lock after a time in online mode.
No, this was not a Photoshop, and although I consider myself good at Tetris, that really had little bearing on my ability to do what I did.
There is another thing that I consider broken about the game compared to classic Tetris: not only can you spin forever, but the way certain pieces rotate allows you to actually climb back up the stack!
Other things that don't necessarily break the game but make it much less of a challenge include the ridiculous number of next blocks, the ability to hold a piece, the fact that all blocks start at the same orientation, and the fact that blocks start off of the top of the screen. They put in options for Ghost Piece and Hard Drop, so I don't know why they couldn't have put in other options.
Post by: UltimatePartyBear on March 29, 2006, 04:17:30 AM
Post by: Requiem on March 29, 2006, 03:51:59 PM
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Originally posted by: Rancid Planet
Whew!...HEY! What is THIS CRAP?
Man I come back from my Tetris DS marathon of super happy fun time that's been going on since last Tuesday and THIS is what you boys are saying about this game? Baloney. (You have to type in that way when you mean it as "Untrue" or else some dip will actually phoentically pronouce "bologna" and wouldn't know what the hell I was typing on and on and on and on about!)
Let me give you peeps the REAL scoop on Tetris DS. You guys ever think that a game maybe, just maybe, should be regulated as an addictive narcotic? Me neither. Not untill now anyway....
Uhm listen, I have to go and play I mean WASH, my hair.
That's right.
Wash.
My hair.
(Not play Tetris DS)
Haha. The way you post reminds me of adult swim.
Post by: Rancid Planet on April 09, 2006, 12:02:55 AM
Post by: animecyberrat on April 12, 2006, 05:38:12 PM
Post by: Rancid Planet on April 12, 2006, 09:30:31 PM
Seriously, you're missing out. Get your screen fixed.
Post by: Kairon on April 12, 2006, 10:36:37 PM
/cry
I suck so bad at tetris!
~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
Post by: UltimatePartyBear on April 13, 2006, 07:49:05 AM
I'm still happy with the purchase, though. Push mode is the best multiplayer puzzle game ever. I love how you can mess with each other directly. There's nothing like removing the floor just before your opponent drops his I down a hole. Puzzle mode is good, too, but the cheery music gets old fast. I judge all puzzle game soundtracks against Tetrisphere and The New Tetris these days, so Tetris DS loses a few points there.
