Game:

The Next Tetris (1999)

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Let's Play

Duration: 1:09:28

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This is Part 3 of 3 of my mini series on the Pizza Hut Demo discs. If you missed part 1 or 2, you can check it out here:
https://youtu.be/p4ATSjW4kEM
https://youtu.be/jkDVDewSS-Y

In 1999 Pizza Hut had a 2 disc PlayStation promotional campaign, where they gave away disc 1 for about a month, and disc 2 later on. This is part 3, which included the games The Next Tetris, Sled Storm, Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage, Gran Turismo 2, and Tomb Raider 4: The Last Revelation.

Timecodes:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:26 - Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage
0:29:06 - Gran Turismo 2
0:37:21 - The Next Tetris
0:51:42 - Sled Storm
1:03:25 - Tomb Raider 4: The Last Revelation

So, what is my ranking for this demo disc?
1. Sled Storm. Very surprising, especially to me. I heard this game was fairly underrated, but I really enjoyed what little I played of it. Once again, reminds me of ATV Offroad Fury for the PS2. Good graphics, Rob Zombie music, fun game play, 2 player. I might check out the official version of this game at some point.
2. Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage. I thought I'd like this one more, to be honest. Maybe I just wasn't in the right mindset, but having just played the first game (which I loved for its simplicity), I was a bit blind-sided by the huge jump up in complexity. It does seem like a lot of gameplay for a demo, and in hindsight if I knew how little time the rest of the demos would take, I would have spent more time one this one and have probably liked it better. Still Spyro, still fun.
3. Gran Turismo 2. Great game, probably better than the first Gran Turismo demo from the first demo disc, but it's extremely similar. If you played the hell out of the first one and still want more, there you go, I guess. Still fun, I like that you now have three cars to choose from instead of only two, and the track is better than the one they gave you for the first GT demo.
4. The Next Tetris. Bizarre and it hurt my brain. Just when you're about to grasp the new mechanic, the demo cuts you off. I guess it's cool that it's two player. Still though, feels like they're trying to reinvent the wheel, fix something that isn't broken, etc.
5. Tomb Raider 4: The Last Revelation. Not even a playable demo, but instead just a trailer. WOW. I mean, I've played demo discs with trailers on them before, but they have a whole bunch of demos on them, and the trailer is just extra. This is a demo disc with only 4 games and a trailer. If it wasn't free, I'd feel ripped off. Damn, should've started with this one so I would've known I could've taken my time with Spyro 2.

All in all, the worst of the three Pizza Hut demo discs. 1 is better than 2, 2 is better than 3, in that order.

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