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- From: Adam Lawrence Salter <adam@zooid.guild.org>
- Subject: Re: Tengen Tetris?
- Organization: The Zoo of Ids
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 05:29:29 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.052929.16147@zooid.guild.org>
- References: <1992Dec29.210905.16@sfpp.com>
- <C03014.JuK@rahul.net>
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- In article <C03014.JuK@rahul.net>,
- bryanw@rahul.net (Bryan Woodworth) writes:
-
- >In <1992Dec29.210905.16@sfpp.com> longo@sfpp.com (Bob Longo) writes:
- >
- >>I have heard about a rare version of Tetris for the NES called Tengen Tetris.
- >>What does anyone know about Tengen Tetris. Is it better than the Nintendo
- >>version? How is it different?
- >
- >>Does anyone know where I could find a Tengen Tetris game?
- >
- >Tengen's version of Tetris is MUCH better than the Nintendo version. It
- >has backgrounds, better 2 player mode, and a few other whistles. I've only
- >heard this, I haven't played it firsthand (unfortunately).
- >
- >Nintendo actually had the nerve to take Tengen to court in order to get the
- >game removed from shelves, since Tengen hadn't obtained permission from
- >ELORG (The Russian videogaming organization). Sigh. Sometimes I want to
- >poke Nintendo in the eye.. *boop*
- >
- >As for where you could find it? <giggle> Maybe someone who bought it
- >before it went off-market is willing to sell it? For a dear price of
- >course. It is definitely a collector's item.
- >
- >--
- >Bryan Woodworth <bryanw@rahul.net>
-
-
- Is this true? I know an obscure video store that I might be able to get it
- from. I've rented it from them and played it several times, though not in the
- last few months. And YES it was the TENGEN version, black case with the two
- thumb-grips and all.
-
-
- adam
-