Happy Birthday to TETRIS, Happy Birthday to You!
Let the blocks fall where they may.
Tetris and its variants: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tetris_variants. My favorites were the original, Welltris and Wordtris. Obviously these were not the favorites of the general population because the reversion for use on modern devices is for something akin to the original game.
Tetris changed things for computers. I was one of the first church pastors to have a PC. I spent a lot of money in the very early 80's to use the latest technology to create a database of the members of the church I served, write and edit my sermons and lessons and get onto the INTERNET with a modem and a service called COMPUSERVE. All with a 12 inch amber monitor and a 9-pin dot matrix printer. That printer was soon paired with a noisy daisywheel printer that replaced my trusty IBM Selectric.
When Tetris came along, something else could be done on the PC. A mental break could be taken and we could play.
This seemed to bring a balance to the whole system. The computer was really PERSONAL. It connected us. It did our work for sure. I have only played two games on my PCs ever: The three Tetris titles and the Mechwarrior series. XP and Vista won't run them and I don't care to run retro, but those were the days.
A new generation of games and gamers abound. They have the eyesight and coordination to PLAY. Of course, many gamers salivate at my graphics PC saying it would make a grand gaming machine – but, hands off. It is for photos and videos. That is for my mind and work today. And bless your young thumbs.
However, if I could just get my XP or Vista wrapped around a decent rendition of PONG! Tim
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