If there is one collectible NES game that has legendary I.P. conflict written all over it, then it has to be Tengen Tetris. Atari-controlled company Tengen, you see, despite apparently only having the rights for the computer versions of Tetris, went on and produced an excellent port of the game for Nintendo's 8-bit console. But, with Nintendo having already acquired the Tetris rights on consoles (only) and producing -an inferior, though legally superior- version of the game, Tengen was forced to withdraw and remove its cartridges from shops worldwide. Thus Tengen's Tetris became a rarity. A rarity you can now grab for a modest price by following this Tengen Tetris NES eBay link. Seller ships worldwide.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Tengen Tetris NES
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I never knew of that conflict. Pretty interesting, and here I thought Nintendo invented the whole Tetris thing up...
ReplyDeleteI keep saying you should teach this stuff in a college course ya' know!
And I keep answering that -unfortunate as it might be- universities are quite specific about what an urban geographer should lecture about :p
ReplyDeleteOh, and do google "Pajitnov"...
yeah, I would of moved over here too if I invented Tetris.. Prob good he did- looks like he did the Hexic series as well, which I like.
ReplyDeleteSee? He's a bloody genius!
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