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Games
The Perfect Lego NES Only Plays Bricked Tetris
8:40AM Jesus Diaz | This full scale Lego NES reproduction is exactly like the original, complete with video and audio connectors, gamepads with flexible cables made out of solid pieces, pushable buttons, and a working front-loading mechanism to insert the included Tetris cartridge. More »
Design
6:40PM Rosa Golijan | At first I thought that Gabriel Cañas was nuts for designing a chair that’s missing a corner, but then I realised the man is just preventing a full line from forming and the chair’s bottom disappearing in true Tetris fashion. More »
I Don’t Care If It Could Disappear, I Want This Tetris Chair
6:40PM Rosa Golijan | At first I thought that Gabriel Cañas was nuts for designing a chair that’s missing a corner, but then I realised the man is just preventing a full line from forming and the chair’s bottom disappearing in true Tetris fashion. More »
Random Stuff
Skateboard Tetris: First Sport Of The Unofficial Video X Games
2:00AM Mark Wilson | Towering above San Francisco, glowing Tetris pieces gently fall into place like just as they were fated since birth. But at the street level level, skateboard Tetris is a different, more intense experience. More »
Games
10:00AM Adam Frucci | That game gets hard enough around level 8 without having to move the stick a metre to drag a piece. [Kotaku Japan via Kotaku AU]
Gigantic Tetris Setup Won’t Make Tetris Any Easier
10:00AM Adam Frucci | That game gets hard enough around level 8 without having to move the stick a metre to drag a piece. [Kotaku Japan via Kotaku AU]
Software
Palm Pre Tetris Mania Demo Is Pointless, Just 30 Seconds Long
12:00PM Rosa Golijan | Electronic Arts knows that we can’t wait to get our Tetris fix on the Palm Pre, so instead of making us wait until the October release of Tetris Mania, they’ve released a thirty second demo. A thirty-freakin’-second demo. More »
Science
Playing Tetris Will Get You A More Efficient Brain
8:20AM Jesus Diaz | According to new research by neuroscientist Richard Haier, Tetris makes your brain more efficient, as it helps develop some parts of it. In fact, according to Haier, any “challenging visuospatial task” will affect it. More »
Random Stuff
Tetris Haircut Won’t Help Your Long Piece Complete A Tetris
2:40AM Adam Frucci | Bad video game inspired haircut, or worst video game inspired haircut? You decide. [Walyou via Technabob]
Games
Hardcore Tetris Orgy Brings Back Odd Memories
2:40AM Jesus Diaz | In case you missed it, last Saturday marked the 25th birthday of the legendary Tetris, the game that made the Nintendo GameBoy an instant blockbuster and became a pop-culture icon. And a porn-culture icon too. [Thanks Eduardo] More »
Games
Happy 25th Birthday, Tetris
5:15AM Dan Nosowitz | Tetris, our favourite non-vodka Russian export, turns 25 today. Unquestionably one of the greatest games of all time, Tetris is a bona fide cultural institution, responsible for wasting innumerable hours of time worldwide. Happy birthday, King of Puzzles! More »
Design
