CGRundertow - TETRIS for Game Boy Video Game Review

[xJoeEDangerouslyx]

Tetris DX is just a little bit better. There were some minor flow issues with this game. Not that it's inconsistent and the speeds are only slightly different, but it does make a difference.

[halomano07]

I got a question... did you ever find the sound that plays when you lose before the game over tune surprise you or freak you out without warning?

[JaphethMario21st]

Yes toad gets hit in this episode

[HYPNOGLANCE87]

all hail tetris bow down to tetris this game will and always be my No.1 portable handheld game of all time

[videogameadventure]

Wow, I love this game. I played this all the time and still do to this day. I don't care what console that the game appears on, will it be the Wii, PS3, PS Vita, 3DS, Xbox 360, Wii U, or whatsoever, I love to play the game regardless.

[Xavior3102]

i got tetris on gameboy today i and after watching 1 minute of it i burned it

[qwwertyyuful]

i prefer columns for gamegear than tetris for gameboy!

[eenayeah]

Yeah, that's my favorite too. 

[fgv112]

NO PROBS MAN! Glad u liked the game! like i said its just been sitting around for ages now and needs a happier home. I want to get it boxed and complete :P

[GrantJacobReinhardt]

0:09 - Tetris suicide

[SincerlyAbsol44]

your a pirates fan? :)

[Menace94u]

toaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad why? :( lol 

[BisonFTW]

i even pick this version up and play it now and again, I AM A TETRIS MASTER!

[NOOBEPICASSO]

infidels!!!

bow to your highness!!!

[lylatfox4]

the best

[BurningArmyman]

4:22 NOOOOOOO YOU IDIOT YOU COULD OF HAD A TETRIS TWICE!!!!!!!!!!!

[crammage]

i think the best version is on the snes

tetris & dr.mario!

[townsjim]

I first played this 20 years ago when I was about 5... holy shitbricks, where did all that time go?

[LupusRexRgis]

Great review! It made me feel like playing Tetris again... :-)

[fiddlebender88]

"Why break what not need fix?"

Derek, are you Heavy Weapons Guy?

[telecomboring]

Best game ever. I bought my copy in a post office in Denmark with my holiday money.

[Carlosmashiado]

in my country everybody says we are playing nintendo even if is a ps3 or a xbox is just stuck with us

[geno344]

''PLEASE

TRY

AGAIN<3''

FUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[arizonacardinals2007]

35 million! wow. I bet the russian sleeps on piles of money dreaming about..well, tetris.

[rehnai]

I used to play this all day when I was young, I had the original gameboy with the green screen, it ate the batteries like a kid eats candy.

[rodney1279]

CGRundertow, I really enjoy Tetris. This is the big daddy of puzzle games. I am a puzzle game professional.

[alonmania]

tetris is cool

but pokemon is sell more than tetris

[acicon]

fuckyeahtetris!

[mokshaingive]

Why didn't you talk about multiplayer at all? That was a huge feature back then. That's alright though because you are very awesome.

[OrdoMallius]

I played this on LCD 9999

[phatlip2]

I'd have to disagree and say the DS version is the best imo.

[NotPotter]

@phatlip2 nah, infinite spins break everything tetris. It's thq's fault for adding that 'feature'.

[NWpowerhouse85]

This is the apex for portables, but the NES Tetris 1 is the apex of all of them

[Mgamerz]

HOW DO YOU MAKE SO MANY DAMN VIDS A DAY!?

[Eleclover2021]

I STILL got this game and I agree, BEST VERSION EVER!

[thebrainstorm9803]

I personally prefer the NES version. I'd much rather play Tetris on tv instead of the smaller Game Boy screen. However, I enjoy playing the Game Boy version while I'm sitting on the toillet. Sometimes I have to remember to get off the crapper because I'd get too involved in my next game and I'd be in the bathroom for quite awhile.

[brunoploc]

DEREKA

[geforcefly1982]

Was that a lamb at 4:22?

[dejey9410]

0:30 Derek Vs. Toad 1-0. K.O.

[IHOP007]

HD TETRIS!!!!!

[emucosmos]

but everybody knows that this game is for chicks

[Blackyoshi100]

@emucosmos tetris is not just for chicks. it's an engageing puzzle game that just about everyone loves. i play teris on wii. my 50 year old father who mostly plays the battlefield series of games on pc even plays tetris still. tetris is one of those games that will never die.

[emucosmos]

@Blackyoshi100 it's just the song tetris with lyrics form brentalfloss,

[StickPeopleAndPuff]

Like if your leaning on your left elbow

[a3HeadedMonkey]

37,821 is the score to beat Undertoads!

[WebVMan]

I'm too distracted to listen as I'm too busy shouting "Over there! Put the piece over there! NOOOOOOOOOO!!! Over there!"

[KidArceus]

Lol Derek God's gift to mankind

[WebVMan]

If Tetris hits the eShop, the 3DS will sell like hotcakes. And I don't mean Tetrisphere 3D. I mean, the original Gameboy game. Its black and white graphics will sell 3DSes like no other game console except Gameboy.

[thedavidmango]

just found my gameboy color!

[SonofMrPeanut]

Yes. This review needed to happen near the wake of the eShop. Thanks for coming out of hiding for this, Derek. Gaming history salutes you.

[megamanfan3]

Why did I sell this version of Tetris again? I guess there's no shame to buy another copy of that game.

[Neji56565]

the more game boys u had the more tetris games there was

[lemonrind]

The Tengen version for NES was pretty good too, but they recalled it and destroyed most of the copies.

[RunTitan09]

Tengen tetris is still the best for consoles

[cesarman1234]

anyone think in the next smash bros. they should make a tetris assist trophy?

[hamyo4]

PS3 TETRIS IS BEST TETRIS ON ALL LEVELS

[jimmyelgringito]

@hamyo4 ....its tetris

[hamyo4]

@jimmyelgringito but it has the most features ever and 1080p

[jimmyelgringito]

@hamyo4 ...it's tetris

[hamyo4]

@jimmyelgringito tetris deserves its own category, its like sayin mw is the same as halo because they are both shooters

[jimmyelgringito]

@hamyo4 ...it's tetris, nah i'm just trolling, its a good game, I wouldn't call it the best, but its a decent enough puzzle game. As for the best tetris game i would have to say there is a PC version which is called the best by many, i think it might be the same as the ps3 version, but i wouldn't know. Its tetris, the graphics don't matter, it was great on the NES and the Gameboy, 1080p doesn't matter at all in a game like this.

[hamyo4]

@jimmyelgringito ...its tetris

[jimmyelgringito]

@hamyo4 exactly :p

[megamanfan3]

@hamyo4 Doesn't even beat the GB version of Tetris, not by a long shot. I guess that's because GB Tetris was one of the first games I owned.

[88119966]

i disagree, the best tetris game is tetris dx. its very similar to this one. but it has a score saving system.

[gustyvedova]

poor toad =/

[thebaggedavenger]

You're not the best at tetris but you got a point. Coming from a Canadian, I've played arcade cabinets, uncountable console versions, tetris 1 and 2 for the original gameboy, many gba versions, computer versions, and many more right down to my good ol' TI-83 calculator. The original gameboy version is by far the best version. Best thing to have on road trips.

[orionpax55]

So... what makes this game any better than other versions? Yes, it had a bigger impact, and may or may not have been more popular, but it has less features, and is in black and green.

[SOUTHWESTENZ]

gr8 review as always derek

[DeadOmega]

Agreed. 

[OBJACULATION]

Do dododo dododo dododo dododo dododo do do do dooooo.

Catchy theme :P

[zeprefel]

This tale Derek talked about can be found on youtube, look for the documentary "from russia with love" here or in the Management tv lineup, they show it almost everyday

[MrTURBOJOHN]

Am I the only one that by now only watches dereck reviews?

and mark and Kevin of course

[DaveTheSodaGuy0]

you see what people are doing to this poor fellow's head, he's now having delusions about being a god....

oohh sweet lord.... dude, u may look like jesus but u're not a god man...

[meamjustme]

I must say that the PS mini version is one of the best i ever played.

[purpleblizzard]

It's like the old saying goes: the original is always best. sure, that doesn't apply to all original media, but when the saying is applied, it is used for a reason. Tetris is THAT good and THAT addictive.

[SexyPotatoDancer]

derek, you, mark, and kevin are the premier reviewers of cgr. don't forget that. this is what i subbed to undertow for - honest and concise reviews of old and new games alike with that distinct cgr flavor that you, kevin, and what used to be ray expressed consistently. while your reviewing skills are still spot-on, these newbie reviewers are really dragging down undertow. I just watched amanda's review of brink, and she admitted to ONLY PLAYING THE 1st MISSION OF THE SINGLE PLAYER CAMPAIGN.

[NINJACH0P957]

I used to have this for my TI-84 calculator.

[phillipsouter86]

oh tetris, bring back so many memories of being 5 and playing this, and this was a time where games didnt involve guns

[technoshock11]

The first version of Tetris I ever played, like many others I assume. While it's not my favourite one (the NES Tengen version is), I still play it a lot to this day.

This game has such memorable music too, my favourite is the B-type theme.

[nonamerus]

REVIEW THE GAMEBOY CAMERA,i still have mine

[RedYoshiReturns]

Canada is empty as fuck

[bmanrulz828]

Nothing better than that *whoosh* when you clear 4 lines with a straight piece.

[DeltaPhi79]

You Tetris bad. XD

[KyleReidzilla]

i saw this, along with a game boy color, at my thrift store, I immediately dropped 25 bucks for it, and have never looked back. This alongside my Sega Game Gear and columns are beast!

[THEREALVITO]

Roses are red,

Violets are blue,

In soviet Russia,

Tetris plays YOU!

[digioverlord]

@THEREALVITO yes! please people give this man a thumbs up!!!

[KriegKadaver]

@THEREALVITO roses are red

violets are blue

in soviet america

democracy fucks you

[volkte37]

@KriegKadaver I like that! After all democracy is thinly disguised communism! (but that is another topic!)

[Creamy360]

oh boy what a fun game, hooray! hooray!

[jake546213]

canada is actually 36 million now sorry

[NitromeSupporter]

My teacher asked my friend about tetris and he said "what's tetris?"... *facepalm

[shadowtsunami]

They should consider bringing back the Gameboy, I like the simplicity of it

[guimac09]

I got the song stuck in my head before even watching the video.

[Virtualmanify]

Tetris is simply an amazing game and good review as always

[SporeFan01234]

YES TETRIS now i has the song in mah head again :(

[KenjiYoza]

@LPsForGames yes you are

[LPsForGames]

@KenjiYoza :D

[NitromeSupporter]

@LPsForGames i believe so

[HaruhikoHachirobei]

@LPsForGames

OH OKAY

[RedWolf3487]

@LPsForGames OBVIOUSLY

[masterchiefisawomen]

@LPsForGames We know.

[genx304]

@LPsForGames then you must be the one who disliked the video

[DoitForTheLolz1]

@LPsForGames you're saying you're an archaic unit of measurement for bundles of sticks? or perhaps a british meatball?