http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/15/tris-brings-tetris-to-iphone-for-free/ ... keeping in touch with the latest in iPhone gaming Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:24:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/15/tris-brings-tetris-to-iphone-for-free/#comment-2341 Burner Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:03:13 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=472#comment-2341 @D Wo: I honestly didn't know "diffidently" was a word... Live and learn, I guess :-D @D Wo:
I honestly didn't know "diffidently" was a word...
Live and learn, I guess

]]> http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/15/tris-brings-tetris-to-iphone-for-free/#comment-289371 Burner Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:03:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=472#comment-289371 @D Wo: I honestly didn't know "diffidently" was a word... Live and learn, I guess :-D @D Wo:
I honestly didn't know "diffidently" was a word...
Live and learn, I guess

]]> http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/15/tris-brings-tetris-to-iphone-for-free/#comment-1810 Michael Belisle Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:21:19 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=472#comment-1810 @Dan: Oh, I had forgotten about the Pajitnov's Tetris Company and Blue Planet Software. Wikipedia says that EA eventually ended up with the Blue Planet Software. @Dan: Oh, I had forgotten about the Pajitnov's Tetris Company and Blue Planet Software. Wikipedia says that EA eventually ended up with the Blue Planet Software.

]]> http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/15/tris-brings-tetris-to-iphone-for-free/#comment-289370 Michael Belisle Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:21:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=472#comment-289370 @Dan: Oh, I had forgotten about the Pajitnov's Tetris Company and Blue Planet Software. Wikipedia says that EA eventually ended up with the Blue Planet Software. @Dan: Oh, I had forgotten about the Pajitnov's Tetris Company and Blue Planet Software. Wikipedia says that EA eventually ended up with the Blue Planet Software.

]]> http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/15/tris-brings-tetris-to-iphone-for-free/#comment-1809 Michael Belisle Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:13:39 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=472#comment-1809 @Dan: EA's version is licensed and Alexey Pajitnov never had the license. (In Soviet Russia... Tetris is a state property.) They have targeted "unauthorized" versions in recent memory: http://www.chillingeffects.org/dmca512/notice.cgi?NoticeID=15384 @Dan: EA's version is licensed and Alexey Pajitnov never had the license. (In Soviet Russia... Tetris is a state property.) They have targeted "unauthorized" versions in recent memory: http://www.chillingeffects.org/dmca512/notice.cgi?NoticeID=15384

]]> http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/15/tris-brings-tetris-to-iphone-for-free/#comment-289369 Michael Belisle Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:13:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=472#comment-289369 @Dan: EA's version is licensed and Alexey Pajitnov never had the license. (In Soviet Russia... Tetris is a state property.) They have targeted "unauthorized" versions in recent memory: http://www.chillingeffects.org/dmca512/notice.cgi?NoticeID=15384 @Dan: EA's version is licensed and Alexey Pajitnov never had the license. (In Soviet Russia... Tetris is a state property.) They have targeted "unauthorized" versions in recent memory: http://www.chillingeffects.org/dmca512/notice.cgi?NoticeID=15384

]]> http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/15/tris-brings-tetris-to-iphone-for-free/#comment-1805 ccspark120 Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:54:32 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=472#comment-1805 you can actually lift up the pieces by swiping up you can actually lift up the pieces by swiping up

]]> http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/15/tris-brings-tetris-to-iphone-for-free/#comment-289368 ccspark120 Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:54:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=472#comment-289368 you can actually lift up the pieces by swiping up you can actually lift up the pieces by swiping up

]]> http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/15/tris-brings-tetris-to-iphone-for-free/#comment-1786 Dan Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:17:03 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=472#comment-1786 @nattylux: Tetris has been pirated so many times since its invention, and the guy who invented it doesn't get a dime. He tried to form his own firm to control the marketing and sale of his game and it failed. I don't even know if the EA version is technically licensing it from him. @nattylux: Tetris has been pirated so many times since its invention, and the guy who invented it doesn't get a dime. He tried to form his own firm to control the marketing and sale of his game and it failed. I don't even know if the EA version is technically licensing it from him.

]]> http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/15/tris-brings-tetris-to-iphone-for-free/#comment-289367 Dan Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:17:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=472#comment-289367 @nattylux: Tetris has been pirated so many times since its invention, and the guy who invented it doesn't get a dime. He tried to form his own firm to control the marketing and sale of his game and it failed. I don't even know if the EA version is technically licensing it from him. @nattylux: Tetris has been pirated so many times since its invention, and the guy who invented it doesn't get a dime. He tried to form his own firm to control the marketing and sale of his game and it failed. I don't even know if the EA version is technically licensing it from him.

]]> http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/15/tris-brings-tetris-to-iphone-for-free/#comment-1781 ccspark120 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:23:13 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=472#comment-1781 it's still a great game for free though. it's still a great game for free though.

]]> http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/15/tris-brings-tetris-to-iphone-for-free/#comment-289366 ccspark120 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:23:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=472#comment-289366 it's still a great game for free though. it's still a great game for free though.

]]> http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/15/tris-brings-tetris-to-iphone-for-free/#comment-1780 WhySoSerious Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:20:07 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=472#comment-1780 i agree about the control an the piece sticking. the pieces shouldn't stick immediately..there should be some play in there that allows you to shift it over for a brief moment. i agree about the control an the piece sticking. the pieces shouldn't stick immediately..there should be some play in there that allows you to shift it over for a brief moment.

]]> http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/15/tris-brings-tetris-to-iphone-for-free/#comment-289365 WhySoSerious Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:20:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=472#comment-289365 i agree about the control an the piece sticking. the pieces shouldn't stick immediately..there should be some play in there that allows you to shift it over for a brief moment. i agree about the control an the piece sticking. the pieces shouldn't stick immediately..there should be some play in there that allows you to shift it over for a brief moment.

]]> http://toucharcade.com/2008/08/15/tris-brings-tetris-to-iphone-for-free/#comment-1776 Ryan Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:35:05 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=472#comment-1776 My biggest complaint about it is that it starts too fast and ramps up too fast. The curve should be a lot lower than it is. My biggest complaint about it is that it starts too fast and ramps up too fast. The curve should be a lot lower than it is.

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