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I Wish I Had Bought Tetrisphere.

Posted by Amber Ahlborn

Tetris, who isn't familiar with Tetris? I owned the original Game Boy once upon a time so naturally I had the game that started the craze. But I have a secret to share. I wasn't really a fan. It was okay, but I seemed utterly immune to its spell. Really, I'm not much of a puzzle game fan. Oh sure, I like puzzles that are worked into other games, like platforming games or adventures and such, but pure puzzle games have never attracted me that much.

But I really do wish I'd bought Tetrisphere.

I rented Tetrisphere numerous times for my N64 but I never bought it. I thought about buying it, but never got around to actually buying it. When enough time passed that the game had become all but impossible to find, I regretted not buying it. While the original Tetris didn't do much for me, and I can say the same of all the puzzlers inspired by Tetris, Tetrisphere was different. It mesmerized me. It even had a really good techo/trance soundtrack. Now, many years later, the game still pops into my mind and I hold out hope that it will hit the Wii's Virtual Console.

I still wonder why I never purchased this game when I'd had the chance.

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Posted Aug 29 2008, 11:00 AM

Filed under: nintendo, amber ahlborn, n64, tetris, game boy advance, virtual console, retro game, tetrisphere

Comments

Roto13 said:

I bought it! I bought it when I bought my N64. I bought my N64 with Smash Bros. and I had some money left over so I bought Tetrisphere for cheap. It's pretty cool. Very different from standard Tetris (which I also love). I remember there was a cheat code to turn all of the music into Gameboy-style chiptunes. :P

August 29, 2008 11:41 AM

philodygmn said:

I marathoned Tetris but never enjoyed it all that much, whereas the satisfaction of Tetrisphere's chains I found utterly addictive. I was tartly dissatisfied with its lack of depth and strategy, every session seemed to end far too soon, but I loved the hell out of every minute of it. I always wanted combos to extend through layers in addition to just what's adjacent within the one you place a piece! I have fond memories of killing time working at CSUMB's Network and Computing department in the Summer of 1997 where they hade an N64 set up for staff.

August 29, 2008 1:39 PM

Nadia Oxford said:

Ah, I'm glad to hear I wasn't the only one who just never got off on Tetris. My mom pretty much bought us a Gameboy so she could play it. She was pretty incredible at it, too.

August 29, 2008 9:36 PM

Roto13 said:

That's it, Nadia. You've convinced me that you are mostly a female version of myself. My mom did the exact same thing.

Except I do like Tetris. :P

August 29, 2008 10:02 PM

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