Tag: TETRIS

If you're a Mac user, did you know that Tetris comes with your Mac? Have a look through your Applications folder - you won't find it there. Thanks to Cory over at TUAW, I now know that Tetris is an Easter Egg that can be found in the Terminal application. Here are the steps to get the game going: Open Terminal, which you can find in the Utilities sub-folder in your Applications folder In ...

Quinn is a free Mac-style Tetris (ever heard of it?) clone with a few tricks up its sleeve. Aside from it's smooth, clean interface, Quinn offers customizable keyboard controls and downloadable custom backgrounds and piece styles. Quinn's key feature is network multiplayer (via the Internet or locally through Bonjour), and there are multiple ways to determine a multiplayer winner: highest total ...

Multi-player Tetris not your cup of tea? How about a shot of espresso then? Tetrical is an online Tetris-style game that adds a whole new dimension of complexity. Literally. Tetrical is a browser based game that's basically a 3D version of Tetris. If you're pretty good at Tetris there is no guarantee you will be good at Tetrical, as it takes a while to get used to the 3D environment, And to make ...

Think you're pretty good at Tetris? Well playing against a computer is one thing, but how do you think you'd fare playing against other hard-core Tetris players? Blockles is an on-line competitive Tetris-clone from the makers of online dating site i'minlikewithyou. And it's the quickest way we're aware of to find out if you suck at Tetris. Gameplay is pretty much exactly what you'd expect. You ...

Bloxorz is a game with a silly name, but great gameplay. While there are millions of puzzle games out there, few come close to matching the fun and challenge of Tetris. Though Bloxorz does. Now, to be perfectly clear, Bloxorz is not a Tetris clone. In fact, the gameplay in Bloxorz couldn't be more different. The Tetris comparision is simply to point out that we think the game is that good, ...

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/10_free_Windows_Mobile_games_Mobile_Minute'; A few years ago you could impress friends by showing them a minesweeper clone on your PDA. These days, it's not unusual to see full-fledged PC or console games like Call of Duty 2 or Syberia ported to Windows Mobile. But you don't have to spend a ton of money to turn your PDA into a gaming device. A few weeks ago ...

Tetris clones are a dime a dozen, but S-TRIS 2 is unique in two ways. One, it's free, and two, it's damn good. I found and tested it on my Pocket PC, but it turns out that S-TRIS 2 is available for a number of platforms, including Win32 (Windows), GP2X, Pocket PC, Smartphone, and Symbian. How cool is that? In terms of game play value, S-TRIS 2 is right up there. The visuals are clean, quick and ...

Although it's a little late for Easter, it's worth mentioning that the popular Bit-Torrent client uTorrent contains an Easter Egg on the About screen. Simply hitting the 'T' key on your keyboard while viewing the About window in uTorrent will show a very rudimentary but playable version of Tetris. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear to keep score or speed up as game play goes on, but it's definitely ...

Puzzle Express is an interesting cross between Tetris and... something else. It's a great fast-paced Flash game that will appeal to people who grew up with Legos. You're presented with a box—a boxcar, actually, hence the "Express"—and your goal is to fill it with Tetris-like pieces that appear on a conveyor belt. The catch is, you have to fill it up completely—no ...