<![CDATA[I Was Programmed by Tetris to be a Better Person - io9 Comments]]> <![CDATA[I Was Programmed by Tetris to be a Better Person - io9 Comments]]> <![CDATA[I Was Programmed by Tetris to be a Better Person]]> @zenpoet:

HA! With guns for eyes, Lisa could blast new spaces for those damn L-shaped chunks.....oh wait, that might not work.....

Habu

]]> <![CDATA[I Was Programmed by Tetris to be a Better Person]]> @Annalee Newitz: I call B.S., as it would be very difficult to play tetris with guns for eyes!

zenpoet

]]> <![CDATA[I Was Programmed by Tetris to be a Better Person]]> I have always believed that games like Tetris enhance and excercise analytical problem solving abilities. As the game moves on and gets faster, the value of this increased, having to make these analytical decisions faster. Excellent tool it is.

Habu

]]> <![CDATA[I Was Programmed by Tetris to be a Better Person]]> @zenpoet: It's not a hippie compound -- it's a hardened cyber compound and Lisa is its robot guardian with gigantic guns instead of eyes. So beware!

Annalee Newitz

]]> <![CDATA[I Was Programmed by Tetris to be a Better Person]]> @Brian Lam: So its not incestous, its nepotism!

Actually I don't know what that would be considered. Anyway, Lisa wrote a great article, and I still wish I could live in the Gawker hippy compound. I can tie-die my own shirts, and can grow a decent beard if need be.

zenpoet

]]> <![CDATA[I Was Programmed by Tetris to be a Better Person]]> @zenpoet: We met way before my time at Gawker, not that that's anyone's business!

Brian Lam

]]> <![CDATA[I Was Programmed by Tetris to be a Better Person]]> Action games taught me you should pick the right path, and stay on that path, cause you should use the basic pistols rather than use a rocket launcher, you'll run out of rockets when you need them most. The basic pistol has unlimited ammo, so you'll get good at something you can use forever and that is why I don't wank off.

The illest wind

]]> <![CDATA[I Was Programmed by Tetris to be a Better Person]]> all hail the mighty god of electronic devices!-blurey

blurey

]]> <![CDATA[I Was Programmed by Tetris to be a Better Person]]> I was a columns fan, but mostly because it filled in the empty spots that tetris had. I was way better at it than tetris, but then again, I consider beating Duck Tales on NES a major gaming accomplishment in my life. I could always kick my ex's ass at Sonic's Mean Bean, though.

Git Em SteveDave loves this guy->★

]]> ★]]> <![CDATA[I Was Programmed by Tetris to be a Better Person]]> Tetris is my favorite video game. It's so zen.

Falling blocks delight
Square, Ls, zig-zag, elongate:
Can you fill the gap?

Pouncer

]]> <![CDATA[I Was Programmed by Tetris to be a Better Person]]> @Gann: I remember playing 3d Tetris on my brothers vitrual boy. After an extended period of time the outside world would have an unnatural reddish hue to it and my eyes would be overly sensitive to real light. I can't Im not blind now from wario, tennis and tetris on that thing.

Metropolis

]]> <![CDATA[I Was Programmed by Tetris to be a Better Person]]> @Gann: I remember Tetrisphere for the N64. I thought that game was a lot of fun.

Szin

]]> <![CDATA[I Was Programmed by Tetris to be a Better Person]]> Tetris has made me an extraordinary packer of trailers and such. I am called upon to help friends move. Moving this, music gear furniture, in trailers making it fit just right is one of my guilty pleasure in life.

JonGrant

]]> <![CDATA[I Was Programmed by Tetris to be a Better Person]]> Tetris is definitely on of the best games of all time. Does anyone remember a 3d version I think called frac3d? Well made game, but insanely hard.

Also, for those who haven't tried it, Hexic has all the great qualities of tetris, but adds a taoish element of interconnectivity and has a much more natural flow.

Gann

]]> <![CDATA[I Was Programmed by Tetris to be a Better Person]]> @Brian Lam: Gawker sure is an incestuous bunch. Do you, Miss Katayama, Jesus, Addy, and all the rest live in some hippy compound together? If so, can I move in?

zenpoet

]]> <![CDATA[I Was Programmed by Tetris to be a Better Person]]> Thats my woman. Very proud boyfriend here.

Brian Lam

]]> <![CDATA[I Was Programmed by Tetris to be a Better Person]]> Patience, Simplicity, Dignity, Humility

Wisdom of the Ages, Thy name is Tetris.

92BuickLeSabre

]]> <![CDATA[I Was Programmed by Tetris to be a Better Person]]> Great article and funny topics. Good times.

Benjo

]]> <![CDATA[I Was Programmed by Tetris to be a Better Person]]> Super Bust-a-move II taught me the meaning of life.

indemnitypop

]]> <![CDATA[I Was Programmed by Tetris to be a Better Person]]> i'm on board with so much of that. tetris taught me patience and holding out for the ultimate goal. it taught me the value of building a good base for the future. tetris was also a good way to clear my mind.. whenever i had a problem to think through, i turned to tetris (or other games of its ilk). i sometimes even create holes/problems for myself so i can gain the satisfaction of overcoming them later. and the best feeling? fixing everything and having a clean board at level 10 :D

geekgrrl

]]> <![CDATA[I Was Programmed by Tetris to be a Better Person]]> I play Tetris all the time. I believe it is a good game for kids to learn problem solving and such. I find Tetris relaxing to play. It's always in my DS.

The HZA.

]]> <![CDATA[I Was Programmed by Tetris to be a Better Person]]> I had Tetrisitis for a while, but Dr. Mario had the cure.

Szin

]]> <![CDATA[I Was Programmed by Tetris to be a Better Person]]> Heh.

Should add, don't get greedy and start going for the big kill especially on head to head play.

In the negative, Tetris made a worse student because I ended up playing it for hours on end instead of studying...

ManchuCandidate

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