I was on a train once and was finally - FINALLY! - getting close to finishing 150 lines on Mode B. Totally in the zone, for once feeling like there was a direct connection between my brain and the game, all the pieces were landing just right...so after goodness knows how long, I finally did it. I saw the spaceship lift off for the first time, and...I had missed my stop and had to spend the next hour and a half walking to my destination.

Totally worth it.

What hardware is this? (Sorry if I'm completely out of the loop)

Have you played Apotris? It's on GBA but it's an awesome Tetris clone https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Apotris_GBA

I loved the original but - and you may hate me for saying this - I think Tetris Effect is basically perfect. Amazing visuals, incredible music, the gameplay is classic but the holds and t-spins make it all the more fun.

I tried to go back and play the gameboy version reasonably recently and the lack of a bag system (where the available pieces go into a bag and are pulled out randomly, then once they're all out they get put back in and the cycle repeats) means that the game is slightly less random and slightly more understandable.

It's a classic whatever format it's in though :)

Wow that brings back memories! I used to play this in the back of the car with a torch! Lost my GB years ago.

Thanks for bringing back good memories!

i had a gba sp in my bedside draw for years with my og tetris cart in it for the occasional game. i found my original grey gameboy when cleaning out recently and sadly it no longer turns on

I remember linking a couple together with a data cable and having tournaments. And, coming from playing in those days, "infinite rotate" and "hold" just seem like cheats to those of us that were forged in the fire of head to head battle ;)

Yes! Tetris was the pack-in game for my big brick GameBoy and it was amazing. You could count on everyone knowing it & playing it. It was such a universally loved & played game.

What are your memories of GB Tetris? Do you still play it? Do you think it holds up?

I think my biggest memory is the music, that classic song it plays. Other versions had different music, but the Gameboy version was most iconic. I think the game is still great to play today.

What is your go-to Tetris?

Hey check out this Rosy Retrospecitve Romhack for it, it adds some modern tetris features to the game but it still really feels like the original. It's the one I usually play these days.

Great game!

I was able to get both Tetris GB and Tetris DX cartridge recently, to use with an Analogue Pocket. I need to get my lazy self into action and research how 'save games/high scores' work on the cartridges themselves (like on the original had, I assume). Right now, my top scores are lost after each power off... I am assuming it's a battery that needs to be replaced.

My wife does not play games. When I handed her my DMG gameboy with Tetris in it, she played for 2 hours.

When I was in school, my go-to Tetris was on the TI-83. Nowadays, it has to be Tetris Effect.