StarSoldier1's Full Review: Tetris DX for Game Boy Color
Here is a review of one of my favorite Video Games!
TETRIS DX for GameBoy Color
Now we can finally save our high scores!" Although I loved the original Tetris for the original Gameboy there was no save option to record your best score after playing the A Type game for hours so this alone is a welcome change in Tetris DX but don't worry, Nintendo added even more stuff to a already great game.
Like past Tetris game you must move around falling pieces of blocks so you can make lines and get points. What has changed is you now have the choice of 5 different modes. The modes in Tetris DX includes Marathon, Time Attack, 40 Lines, Vs. Com and Vs. Human options. Marathon is just like the old Type A mode from the older Tetris where the game continues to go faster after so many lines, the longer you survive the more points you get. Time Attack lets you see how many points you can get in just three minutes which is perfect for people think the Marathon games take too long. 40 lines is simple: just get 40 lines in the fastest time possible which is the opposite of the Time Attack mode.
Colour... it's about time!
Tetris DX was specially made for the new Gameboy Color system in Fall 1999 so there are blight and colourful looking backdrops with scrolling backgrounds that are not too distracting when you're playing a game fortunately. There are even cool screen saver if you leave the game alone for a bit that slow off the new colour features of the Gameboy Color system. The graphics are nothing special but they get the job done.
I'm glad there is volume control
The only downside to the new Tetris DX here is the awesome Russian music is now gone and replaced with three awful new corny music tracks that really shows off the poor sound quality of the Gameboy Color which was a really dumb move by Nintendo. What's Tetris without the trademark Russian music?
Perhaps the coolest thing about Tetris DX is that it's fully compatible with the all gameboy's like the Black and White Gameboy(s), Super Gameboy and of course the Gameboy Color it was designed for (it will also work on the GBA but it won't save your scores for some reason). Plus you can easily shut off the power to your Gameboy and your current game will still be saved. When the system starts up again you have the option to either contiune your last game or start a new one just like that. A very useful feature especially if you have to do something else right away.
Bottomline: Tetris to the max!
One of the coolest games ever gets the improvements it needed on the small screen. Tetris DX is even more competitive than ever thanks to the top three records for every speed being saved right to the gamepak. If you love Tetris then this is one of the best to get.
classic excitement new backgrounds full color three modes of play two-player action via link cable, Platforms: Game Boy Color, ESRB Rating: EveryoneMore at Amazon Marketplace
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