Slog - Comments on I'm (Probably) Better At Tetris Than You Are http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/im_probably_better_at_tetris_than_you_ar Hey, so I'm a geek. I realized this the other day, and it's hard to admit because I always thought I was cool. No, I don't like the Lord of the Rings movies or speak Klingon, but I do have a crush on Kevin Rose and I get excited about scoring over a million points in Tetris on my Nintendo DS, which I did the other day. My high score in the Standard Marathon game is 1,440,356. It was level 50 something. Or 60 something. I can't remember. Basically, that means I'm awesome. I mean, right? Am I? Is... Copyright 2008 Tue, 22 May 2007 15:26:57 -0800 Wed, 23 May 2007 13:42:50 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Will in Seattle The DS is beating the Sony version too.

Fun games are just that - fun!

But my favorite Tetris is the one in Monty Python's Holy Grail: "Bring out your dead!"

"I'm not dead yet! I'm feeling fine ..."

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/im_probably_better_at_tetris_than_you_ar#c723518 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/im_probably_better_at_tetris_than_you_ar#c723518 Tech Tue, 22 May 2007 15:33:53 -0800 Comment by tera I dream about tetris. and After playing tetris, in my head, I'm secretly still playing the game for hour, sometimes even days. I don't even realize it's happening most of the time. It's like the makers of that game really figured out how to get inside the human mind....

]]> tera http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/im_probably_better_at_tetris_than_you_ar#c723535 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/im_probably_better_at_tetris_than_you_ar#c723535 Tech Tue, 22 May 2007 15:53:26 -0800 Comment by High-Rise Ever tried Lumines on PSP? Fucking awesome & very addictive! Feels like Tetris from 3AM Tokyo with an interactive soundtrack to boot...

]]> High-Rise http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/im_probably_better_at_tetris_than_you_ar#c723550 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/im_probably_better_at_tetris_than_you_ar#c723550 Tech Tue, 22 May 2007 16:15:40 -0800 Comment by maria I can't read very well, and at first I thought this said that you can beat me at TENNIS and I was going to have to kick your ass, but you can probably beat me at Tetris, unless it was Marathon Wii Tetris for 24 hours, which may not be real, but if it was, I would win.

]]> maria http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/im_probably_better_at_tetris_than_you_ar#c723655 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/im_probably_better_at_tetris_than_you_ar#c723655 Tech Tue, 22 May 2007 17:21:59 -0800 Comment by Susanna My high score on Tetris DS is 2,497,296. It was level 104, and after 999 lines it stopped counting. Sorry, brosephina.

]]> Susanna http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/im_probably_better_at_tetris_than_you_ar#c723697 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/im_probably_better_at_tetris_than_you_ar#c723697 Tech Tue, 22 May 2007 18:27:52 -0800 Comment by Fnarf You should try Dr. Mario for super tetris-style fun.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/im_probably_better_at_tetris_than_you_ar#c723709 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/im_probably_better_at_tetris_than_you_ar#c723709 Tech Tue, 22 May 2007 18:41:45 -0800 Comment by Aexia Puzzle Quest for the DS is the shit. I can't beleive how many hours I've spent playing that.

]]> Aexia http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/im_probably_better_at_tetris_than_you_ar#c723717 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/im_probably_better_at_tetris_than_you_ar#c723717 Tech Tue, 22 May 2007 18:48:59 -0800 Comment by Jordyn I just got 2,028,314.

My fingers kind of ache right now.

Maybe this was a bad idea.

]]> Jordyn http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/im_probably_better_at_tetris_than_you_ar#c723732 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/im_probably_better_at_tetris_than_you_ar#c723732 Tech Tue, 22 May 2007 19:40:09 -0800 Comment by Mac I've spent over 70 hours (mostly bus hours) playing the new Pokemon for the DS. A fun throwback to my youth. You know the years are flying by when Pokemon becomes a nostalgia game. I'm 22, mind you.

]]> Mac http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/im_probably_better_at_tetris_than_you_ar#c723790 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/im_probably_better_at_tetris_than_you_ar#c723790 Tech Tue, 22 May 2007 22:06:07 -0800 Comment by Gabe Global Though I didn't set it up, I have a modified x-box with all the old games from the first Nintendo and I only really play Tetris--on a projected 8 foot screen no less. I've yet to meet my rival at this game and my friends won’t play me. My record is 177 lines (not that high) but I can beet the hardest computer opponent in level 9-5 in b-mode pretty consistently. Want to play?

]]> Gabe Global http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/im_probably_better_at_tetris_than_you_ar#c723816 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/im_probably_better_at_tetris_than_you_ar#c723816 Tech Tue, 22 May 2007 23:45:02 -0800 Comment by Christin Did you miss the memo where geek is cool now? Nintendo DSs are awesome. Knowing who Kevin Rose is? Is awesome. (But only if you know him for Digg and not for that TV show.) Music and media that references internet phenomena (kitty pidgin, for a recent example) is awesome. Internet-borne cultural phenomena are awesome.

Of course, cool is still cool, independent of the fact that geek is cool as well.

]]> Christin http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/im_probably_better_at_tetris_than_you_ar#c724071 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/im_probably_better_at_tetris_than_you_ar#c724071 Tech Wed, 23 May 2007 08:56:03 -0800 Comment by gillsans Quinn is a great (and free!) Tetris for Mac OSX.
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/10063

My record is only 246 lines. Honestly I start to get bored at around 150 lines. (BTW, who the hell counts points? It's all about the lines baby!)

]]> gillsans http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/im_probably_better_at_tetris_than_you_ar#c724075 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/im_probably_better_at_tetris_than_you_ar#c724075 Tech Wed, 23 May 2007 09:08:11 -0800 Comment by ica Megan,
Watch this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xfkCBqhNM8

]]> ica http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/im_probably_better_at_tetris_than_you_ar#c724233 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/im_probably_better_at_tetris_than_you_ar#c724233 Tech Wed, 23 May 2007 12:20:44 -0800 Comment by Megan Seling If he were wearing a Spiderman outfit, that video would've been way hotter.

Next time.

This one is not sexy at all, however:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlQ4PzpNT70

]]> Megan Seling http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/im_probably_better_at_tetris_than_you_ar#c724292 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/im_probably_better_at_tetris_than_you_ar#c724292 Tech Wed, 23 May 2007 13:42:50 -0800