#SuperOldGameSaturday - Tetris 2 (Super Nintendo)
1Originally Recorded/Aired on Friday, July 22nd, 2022
It's time for another Friday entry of #SuperOldGameSaturday (which I guess we should call #SuperOldGameAlmostSaturday going forward) and, just like the last Friday show we had for Wario's Woods, it's a puzzle game that's this month's viewer request program, courtesy of ElecVerse and ElecVerse's mother, and it's another great and underrated 16-bit puzzler getting a well-deserved modern spotlight. Tetris 2, known as Tetris Flash in Japan, first hit the NES and Game Boy from Nintendo R&D1 and Tose in 1993, but we played the Bullet-Proof Software-developed Super Nintendo version from 1994, which has a unique puzzle mode and its own Earthbound-esque visual style. This is actually the first game I ever played on this show almost 2 years ago, but with better equipment and it being recorded, we're giving it the full play now as the first Tetris game we've shown, though it plays a lot like Dr. Mario. Yet, there's a unique style, clever mechanics (like tetriminos that can be broken off) and some great music to set this one apart and, as always, the chat and I went all in with our memories and insights on this one, as well as other personal and gaming topics such as other puzzle games, other Tetris games, the difficulty of puzzle games of the time, the ways in which ideas were turned into games in unconventional ways and the recent Nintendo Switch Online puzzle game releases that give a possibility that this may have a way to be introduced to modern audiences. I had a great time playing this one and mixing it up with the chat on this hidden puzzle gem and I thank ElecVerse and ElecVerse's mother for requesting this and contributing to this and so many of our shows. Hope you enjoy our play of Tetris 2 (and if you like what you see here, stop by https://www.twitch.tv/captainditrag each Saturday at 7 PM EST to see these streams live and join/help drive the conversations on what we play each week)!
Also, here is the Link List, with all the links and/or chat brought up on this show:
The Console Wars episode on Kirby's Avalanche and Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, referenced by me with the link provided by ElecVerse and courtesy of Console Wars on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bx9wUbDrxY
A retrospective on Parasite Eve from the Happy Video Game Nerd, AKA Uncle Derek, referenced to/provided by ElecVerse and courtesy of Stop Skeletons From Fighting on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5aNiX_9e2c
The latest Stop Skeletons from Fighting video about Delisted Konami games, courtesy of Stop Skeletons From Fighting on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDgGc4xw7FM
Information on the Tetris 2 game that Japan got for Super Famicom, called Tetris 2 & Bombliss, referenced to/provided by ElecVerse and courtesy of the Tetris Fandom wiki site:
https://tetris.fandom.com/wiki/Tetris_2_%2B_Bombliss
The story of the making of Ecco the Dolphin and the actions taken by its creator, Ed Annunziata, to get Sega to greenlight it, referenced to/provided by DollyFinn and courtesy of the Ecco the Dolphin Fandom wiki site:
https://eccothedolphin.fandom.com/wiki/Ecco_the_Dolphin
A story about Space War Arena, the latest game by Ecco the Dolphin creator Ed Annunziata and his current contest to win $100 for beating him and the development team at this currently $2 (until August 1st) Switch game, courtesy of Nintendo Life:
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/07/ecco-the-dolphin-devs-are-offering-money-to-anyone-who-can-beat-them-in-their-new-game
The Sonic 06 episode of the How Did This Get Played podcast, courtesy of How Played on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7UBFoitXL0
Canyon, AKA Trip Through the Grand Canyon, the legendary Windows MIDI song by George Stone, referenced by me and courtesy of tylerdjm on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIW4F285QjA
The live performance of Canyon by The Smash Brothers & Virt at MAGFest 2009, courtesy of MAGFest on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eRgGS4SuJ8
An overview of Tetris creator Alexey Pajitnov and other gaming out of Russia, referenced to/provided by ElecVerse and courtesy of Gaijin Goombah on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yShjp6brErg
A video on forgotten and/or strange Tetris sequels, including Tetris 2, referenced to/provided by ElecVerse and courtesy of The Golden Bolt on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vpAS6xIsE0
A video of all the Tetris 2 SNES cutscenes (including the ones we didn't show), referenced to/provided by ElecVerse and courtesy of Seahawk0027 on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JREgiX9wgt4
A link to MobyGames, a gaming database I reference a lot:
https://www.mobygames.com/
An article about Ken Akamatsu, Japan's soon to be House of Counsellors member who is planning to preserve games, courtesy of Nintendo Life:
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/07/random-elected-official-in-japan-is-looking-to-legally-preserve-games
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