Scientists have been working for years on the question, "what if every Tetris piece was long?" Finally, after decades of research, we have our answer.
You see, in a typical Tetris game, the long piece — also known as a Straight, a Line, or, according to this elaborate prank, "Hero" — is the only way you can get a full Tetris, i.e. four lines in one go. As such, the Tall Boy is the best piece, and everyone loves him and hates him in equal amounts.
But what if all the pieces were blessed with the gift of height? Well, game developer Henri (@henriforshort) asked this question, and, being a game developer, was also able to answer it.
The answer is "it would be a bit harder to play Tetris", with the additional discovery that "well, it's not really Tetris if the pieces aren't tetrominoes". This is why scientists (and game developers) can't be trusted, with their clean white coats and their "accredited degrees" from "respectable institutions". Bah! Here at Nintendo Life, we don't need fancy bits of paper to tell you that Long Tetris is the FUTURE.
[source twitter.com]
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If every piece is long you make a Tetris every ten pieces. This isn't rocket science.
Kevin. That’s it. Kevin.
Some call me.... Tim?
@nessisonett I think that's what the professionals call it. I mean, him.
That's the bar. bar piece.
This bothers me more than it should.
I never really call the pieces anything, but "That ***** Who Never Turns Up When You Need Him" is an accurate description.
Edit: C'mon NL, I was just directly quoting the poll option.
If they're elongated they're no longer tetrominos.
These are in fact, hexaminos, but a limited selection that most closely match the renowned tetrominos.
@Tyranexx haha, I get special swearing privileges? COOOOL
@KateGray Must be a staff perk mentioned under the miscellaneous section!
Well now I’ll never call it anything but Kevin
I laughed too hard at Kevin
It called PENTRIS for 5 lines high according to Magical Tetris feat. Disney by Capcom on PS1 and N64.
The politically correct term for them would be, "Tetrilongos."
Blocky McBlockface.
I call it "Jesus"
Slow day at the office?
Tetris can also help with PTSD!
Not sure the extra long pieces are needed tho.
You forgot to add, "the blue piece" to the poll. That's what I call it at least
I love the sub heading. Reminds me of a dad joke.
Want to hear a long joke?
Jooooooooooooke.
And "That ***** Who Never Turns Up When You Need Him" in the poll is just proof that @KateGray is one of the best writer's on this site, she's funny' and makes her article's a lot of fun to read.
@Kiyata Slow day at the comment factory?
@KateGray it takes a lot less time to type a one line comment than a whole article. 😉
@Kiyata true, but I bet I had a lot more fun
I feel like as a kid I called them "pretzel sticks", but I've also forgotten most of my childhood so in reality I probably called them something even dumber.
@KateGray lol it looked more like work to me 😆
I’ve been playing Tetris since ‘89 and never even thought to write an article about the tetraminos. 🤷🏻♀️
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