One of the coolest announcements from the most recent Nintendo Direct was Tetris Forever. When I saw that, I thought “My Dad would’ve loved that game”. I actually knew I’d love it too. Okay I’m going to get nostalgic on you. When I was kid, my Dad bought a Gameboy. He bought a Gameboy for himself. You see, my Dad was gamer too. He got me into the hobby and kept gaming for the rest of life. One of his…
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Blast From the Gameboy Past
10th February, 2023 by Daniel Fugate
During the Nintendo Direct on Wednesday, it was revealed that Gameboy and Gameboy Advance games were coming to the Switch Online Services that night. We’ve checked the available titles out so far. What do we think of Gameboy and Gameboy Advance games on the Switch? My favorite announcement from Wednesday’s Nintendo Direct was the reveal of Gameboy and Gameboy Advance games coming to the Switch Online services. Now that I’ve tried them, here are my thoughts on the games available:…
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24th November, 2020 by Kevin Austin
When Tetris Effect came to PS4 and PSVR in 2018, I largely wrote the game off because, well, Tetris is a game I’ve been playing all my life. It’s a great game, obviously, but I’ve never been particularly great at it. And why would I pay $40 for yet another iteration of the game? Well, I was wrong. Tetris Effect is worth every bit of $40. Two years later, Tetris Effect: Connected has launched alongside the Xbox Series X and…
Read More Do We Need Tetris 99?
14th February, 2019 by Daniel Fugate
Yesterday during the Nintendo Direct, a surprise free-to-play game was announced. The game is Tetris 99. I’ve played it and now I have some impressions to share. Do we need Tetris 99? Tetris 99, a free-to-play game for the Nintendo Switch, came to the eshop yesterday. The game pits you in a game of Tetris against 99 other people. It is an online, multiplayer only game. As far as I can tell, there are no extra things to buy. Tetris…
Read More Tetris Dropping on PS4 and Xbox One
16th January, 2014 by Mat Growcott
You've got your nice shiny next-gen console, you've got a HDTV and your state of the art smartphone for second screen play. There's only one thing missing really, isn't there? Tetris. Because as easy as it would be to joke about the classic game coming to the latest gaming machines, actually, there's not a down side.
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