Now that I've taken the lid off of the Tetris-can, I have lots more to cover on Tetris. I'd like to mention that it was a family-fun-time game. In that, I remember that we rented it one day, probably from placer, and everybody played it. Or at least my dad did. He really loved it, and the next day, he left to return the game, and came home with a newly purchased copy for us to have. He didn't play a whole lot, (not like a certain Tetris Genius I know) but it was a pretty sweet gaming experience - very rare.
Tetris fashion:
Now, I don't know much about fashion. ... ... or color schemes or anything, but I've always been a big fan of the NES version of tetris and it's various color combinations. I remember designing a series of izod style shirts with my friend 'Lary, using the tetris shapes and color combinations. She's an artist, so the fact that she agreed with me on the color combos was all the validation I needed.
If you look at the different levels of NES tetris, it's easy to see like a pants, shirt, tie combination in any of the three-color palletes. orange, grey, white. level 9 done. And the black background is like a safety if you need to mellow it all out a bit.
Tetris Dreams: (The Tetris Effect)
Also - there's probably more to be said on the subject of tetris dreams. That is, 'the tetris effect' which describes any sort of dream which is like a tetris dream. I definitely had this while playing Final Fantasy, recently. And usually when I return to an RPG type game after a long break. Or any sort of 'build a character' time game. Sim City did it to me when I really got into it: I would daydream about building a city, and different approaches I would take.
Tony Hawk was the last 'new innovation' type game that did this. After playing Tony Hawk, I wanted to grind every edge of every surface I encountered. This effect was even stronger when riding in a car.
No, wait, scratch that. Starseed Pilgrim is the last game to give me Tetris Dreams.
Tetris Art:
The other thing I want to talk about is Tetris Art. Jaconian made a comment about a cross-stitch idea, which I think would work fantastically with tetris designs. And, really, the great thing about cross-stitch is that it's a physical thing, so you get to hold it in your hand, which is awesome. Below I've listed about a million different examples of art inspired by Tetris, and there are many more out there!
Tetris Art Links:
construction cranes
pretty square
tetris wallpapers
origami tetris cube
website for above image
world map in tetris
bigger world map tetris
smb mushroom tetris
TuperTarioTros
hooooooooly shit! Mario/Tetris crossover. This is the greatest thing ever!!
Actual tetris game.. like, phsyical game. I wonder how it works.
Tetris finger nail paint
Tetris shoes, I want
tetris stacking shelves. Boy, I want.
tetris jackolantern
Wow, what a Vomitous pile of Tetris Art. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did!
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