Geek on Stun

WHAT? We're Buying Tetris Again?!

And this time with pleasure! :D

'Cause it's got Mario in it! And you can move the blocks around with the stylus which we'll NEVER EVER DO! Now it doesn't just have Mario in it, because it's not MARIO TETRIS (but this is a GREAT IDEA), but simply Tetris DS. And now that the lovely people at Nintendo have wrestled the license from those horrible horrible ogres at THQ, everything is great! The benevolent Nintendo folk who really aren't in this for the money, but for the spreading of FUN are bringing the best puzzle game of ALL TIME (Not including Lumines and Tetris Attack of course (And we just mean the Super Nintendo version, not Pokemon Puzzle League (But the Game Boy Color one was okay, we guess (Now, we really only DID played it this one time at a Waffle House with Mssrs. Amigarad and Turbeaux (Are we really using their online nicknames? (Or was that a Perkins? Can one of you refresh that memory? Send us an e-mail.)))))) back to its Nintendo handheld GLORY!

It's going to be so good! When we look at the screen, not only will we be reminded just how AMAZING we are at Tetris (as far as we know -- we've never really seen anyone else play) but how much we LOVE NINTENDO because it's got Metroid themes and Mario Bros. themes and probably more great Nintendo THEMES!!!

AAAAAAAAHHHHH!!! We're about to burst with glee!! You can play it online against other people! That'll be us, ha ha, the one without the "LOSE" over our puzzle and we'll just keep delaying the game for everyone else by being so good. They'll be dropping out, unplugging their wireless routers as we casually get awesome high scores! Man, this is the best! We already feel that Tetris Joy just thinking about it.

And look how humble they are about the whole thing!

DID YOU KNOW? TOUCH-CONTROLLED, WI-FI-READY TETRIS DS FALLS INTO PLACE ON MARCH 20

The long blue bar. The yellow block. And those darn zigzag things whose images stay on your brain. These familiar Tetris shapes started a generation of video game fans. Now Nintendo is putting a new spin on the classic with Tetris® DS, available March 20 exclusively for Nintendo DS™, which incorporates the use of Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection, Nintendo's wireless gaming service.

Hard-core and casual gamers alike became obsessed with the original. Tetris DS builds on that emotional attachment by combining the original game with new types of game play that could only be possible on Nintendo DS.

Each of the six modes of play features a theme based on a classic Nintendo game, such as Super Mario Bros.®, The Legend of Zelda® or Metroid®. The traditional Tetriminos (falling blocks) and line-clearing strategy remain the staples of the game, but the touch screen adds a new element of interactivity.

Some modes give players special Tetris puzzles to solve. Others feature head-to-head action between two players, or massive wireless battles between 10 DS users, even if only one player has a game card. Players also can log onto Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection to compete in two- or four-player battles. Tetris DS even includes a point-based rating system based on players' battle results. Opponents can see one another's ratings, which indicate their skill levels.

Every gamer, whether competitive or casual, will find a way to reconnect with one of the most popular puzzle games in history.

TOTAL CLASS.

OH AND did you see that Boo item up there? It's probably some great little aspect they've added to the game that reminds us of the Boos from Super Mario World which we really, no really, did laugh out loud at when we saw them for the first time.

Ha ha, everything is so much better now. This isn't the alcohol talking, really. We're really happy about this. Genuinely. So what if we've had a few? What, we're not ALLOWED to drink at home alone on a Wednesday night because we had a hard day at work and were really depressed all day for various reasons?

Oh boy! We can't wait until April when this comes out! What? March 20th? EVEN BETTER! :D REALLY. WE MEAN IT :D.

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