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Tetris
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Last discussed Oct 19, 2026
Classic puzzle video game involving falling blocks
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David Heinemeier Hansson
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Chromatic
Used for: Playing Tetris on the ModRetro Chromatic with improved speed mechanics
Praised: One elegant change (up button slams brick) speeds up gameplay 400%; incredibl...
vs: Compared to original Game Boy Tetris which DHH played extensively
"That is the Chromatic Tetris re-implementation. I played a lot of Tetris on the original Game Boy. Probably one of my top three favorite games of all time. And they rewrote it with one change. If you hit up, the brick slams. And that speeds up the..."
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Bing Gordon
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vs: Competed on shelf with EA's Dr. J and Larry Bird sequel
"The first time I saw it in a store was sitting right beside another package with a red background called Tetris, and consumers walked up and they picked up the other red package, and we were DOA."
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