TETRIS

TETRIS  was a title that  made such an impact on the gaming world and such a revolution in gaming that every console or personal computer since had to have at least  one version of it available. The game that shook the world came to Alexey Pajitnov in a dream and stood out as an  inherently unique tile-matching puzzle game.The concept was simple and unique- you rotate dropping pieces to form solid lines at the bottom of the screen so that they could disappear. It's still equally addictive and attractive. It was a triumph of brains and imagination over graphics, state and corporate greed.To think that a single game could mess things up  on a grand scale only to  end up being what it was - a game of the people for the people- is amazing . Long live Alexey Pajitnov !

BLOCK OUT

Tetris was a success with every kid I knew, and so was Duotris on the c64 , but when I saw this game in the amusement park that came to my hometown  I was completely blown away by it!Having spent a few days playing this title for hours on end, I decided to buy a Commodore64 version of it, and although it was quite a decent conversion I got back to playing the arcade version. The elegance behind the original Tetris game was so simply unique that the only way to upgrade it in a way was to make a 3d version of it, and the results were impressive.There's a decent colour palette that doesn't get in the way of  playing the game, and a firm sense of depth while moving your tertominoes about.The giant head that challenges you and decides whether you live on or die gives you an impression you are actually solving your packing problems on a holodeck of some kind.
Though nothing beats its original predecessor, this title is highly addictive and rewarding. Whether this game helped me with my geometry lessons and indeed enhanced my spatial intelligence or not is completely irrelevant. It was and still is unique and fun to play.