Tetris® Forever

I saw that Tetris Forever was on sale, and I picked it up.  The Good: - It's neat to have the very first versions of Tetris in an easily accessible format. - The interface is very controller friendly, especially with systems that didn't originally have controllers. - It's cool to see games that were originally Japan only finally come out worldwide. - It's got some cool videos of Alexei Pajitnov talking about making Tetris - The new Tetris game that's part of this is pretty neat, having pieces that transport you briefly into older versions of the game for bonuses.  The Mid: - I get that rights are hard to get, and there was no way Nintendo was going to let you have any of their Tetris versions, but you couldn't get Sega to give you their Genesis port? Come on. - What is your obsession with Bombliss? It's.... okay I guess, it just doesn't scratch the same itch that Tetris does. - The go game didn't have to be there but cool I guess.  The Bad: - ♥♥♥♥ Henk Rogers forever for locking up what should be a cut and dry game anybody can make as your own ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ royal property. Tetris *will* last forever, and it will be no thanks to you and your litigious ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ of a compan…

Doesn't include the US NES or Gameboy versions. Great nostalgia trip but not worth the effort without the superstars.

For nostalgia trip this is must have. I just wish they would have the NES version which is my child hood right there.

Oldschool Tetris thinks out of all the versions i saw on steam this is one of the best as it has classics. Game runs great without any issues.

Tetris Battle Gaiden is the most lovely game out of all Tetris games.

This is more of an interactive documentary than a fully fledged game, but as long as you know that going into it, there's a lot to like here. For one, Henk Rogers carried a camcorder with him everywhere he went in the 80s and 90s, so it's not just interview footage, but his own video footage from visiting Moscow, CES, Japan. It's amazing that he filmed it all and it has been preserved. Also, this is the first time I've encountered the original Tetris from the Elektronika 60 in playable form, and it's cool as hell to see just how fully formed the game was in its first incarnation, even though it looks like a prototype. Yes, it's very disappointing that licensing prevented them from including the NES and Game Boy versions, and I'm also disappointed it doesn't include the Tetris versions made by Tengen and Sega. On the other hand, those already exist elsewhere, but from an archivist standpoint, having well-emulated versions of older versions from the 80s (MS-DOS, Apple II, etc.) for preservation purposes is definitely fun. If you just want to play Tetris, buy Tetris Effect. If you want a thorough oral history from the two most important people involved (the creator, Alexi, and t…