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> The lack of a next tetromino, no hold, no fast drop, no ghost, the completely random draw of pieces [1], and it just felt sluggish. Maybe I’ve misunderstood
by Xenoamorphous 3y ago
> The lack of a next tetromino, no hold, no fast drop, no ghost, the completely random draw of pieces [1], and it just felt sluggish.
Maybe I’ve misunderstood something but the original GameBoy Tetris definitely showed you the next piece and had fast drop.
- jader201 3y agoYou’re right, it does show the next piece. But some modern ones show you more than one (e.g. Tetris 99 shows the next four pieces queued up). Re: fast drop, I mean press up to insta-drop. OG Tetris allowed pressing down for a fast-ish drop, but not instant (which is what I meant).
- cubefox 3y agoShowing more pieces in advance makes the game easier, but it's unclear whether it also makes it better.
- jader201 3y agoYeah, for sure. I think it can be helpful when planning tetrises, and figuring out whether to just plug the chasm with a non-line piece to buy you some time when you’re close to the top.