How Old?

Hey, i was hoping to get a general idea of how old everyone is. I get the feeling that i play a lot of teens on DS but i think the most reliable opponents are like.... 19-25 cuz we grew up with it in our formative years.... i'm 23.

[Rosti LFC]

I'm 16, and first played Tetris on my (original, chunky) Game Boy when it first came out, and later on my NES and have been an addict ever since

[Sully]

The original gameboy came out in 1989- before you were born.


I'm 29. The original gameboy came out when I was in 8th grade. Thus began my Tetris addiction, although I only really played causally until Tetris DS.

[X-Perts]

I'm 16 (turning 17 in 5 days). I barely played tetris at all untill tetris ds... Which makes me wonder how I've beaten all the modes of the game more than anyone else here (excluding mission mode).

[caffeine]

Twenty as of two weeks ago. Played this game over a decade's worth (when I first picked it up is a little blurry, as I remember playing both GB and Microsoft Tetris). Started playing seriously seven years ago.

[deepdorp]

i'm 27. I first saw/played tetris on my brother's macintosh computer. That must have been around late '88/early '89. Then, I remember renting it for NES(it turned out that I rented the tengen version). Then I bought the nintendo version in late '89, and was officially hooked. I got a gameboy sometime the next year, but was never that impressed with the GB tetris compared to NES. I've got a good 15 years under my belt, adding The New Tetris into the mix along the way and most recently Tetris Worlds (PS2). Most likely I will soon be joining the Tetris DS crowd as well.


-deepdorp-

[kotetsu213]

16 and my first Tetris game was the Microsoft Windows version when I around 5. I hated it and never played Tetris again until maybe 5 years ago and didn't really get into it until recently.




(I'm 17 now >_>)

[Nick15]

23 here. I can't remember when I was first introduced to Tetris, kinda like how you can't remember the first time you heard a swear word or rode in a car... it's like it's always been there.


Though, I think it most definitely involved the Game Boy version of Tetris; either Toys R Us had it playing in one of their Game Boy kiosks, a friend of mine had it on the field trip bus one day, or because my dentist had Game Boys for us to play while we waited.


Anyways, I'm glad it exists, it's probably one of the only games I'm really good at. Well, that and other puzzle games like Lumines. Since then I've played an infinite number of versions of Tetris, so far my favorite version is Tetris DX. After being able to play Tetris where I can slide the Tetrimino for a few seconds after it touches down, I can't go back.

[Spectre256]

I'm 17, will be 18 in November. I first played Tetris when I was 3; we got our Gameboy on Christmas '91, and Tetris came with it.

[Phydeaux]

24

[SuPa]

21

[niku]

27. Get off my lawn you little punks

[colour_thief]

23


*wonders if Jago will post and take the (birthday) cake*

[jjdb210]

21 - First Tetris game was on a brand new gameboy Christmas of either 89 or 90 (don't remember which). There's a chance I played it on the Nintendo before that, but if I did, it was very short, and not memorable. (I would have been pretty young).


We ain't *that* young, and just think, two of the biggest TDS sites now (tetris concept and blockstats) are being run by a 20 and 21 year-old respectively.

[Rosti LFC]

The original gameboy came out in 1989- before you were born.


Yeah, saying "when it first came out" was a badly phrased way of saying the first version of Tetris on the game boy, not a later version such as "Tetris Blast" or "Tetris 2".

35 (36 real soon). Seems like im the old gamer. oh well, tetris spans the ages, no?

Oh, and I first played tetris way back in 1992, on an macintosh computer. Then I played it off and on when the arcade machine came out. I wasn't into it as much as my friends were. I got hooked on it when it came out on the original game boy though.

oops, i meant to say, I first played Tetris in 1988, my freshman year of college. Man, t his old age thing is getting to me.

[caffeine]

you've actually played that one? sweet. if you remember anything about it, it'd be great if you could post a little info in the wiki. it's not every day we see someone who's experienced such oldies.


http://www.tetrisconcept.com/tetriswiki ... cintosh%29 (http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/../tetriswiki/Tetris_%28Macintosh%29)

[Sully]

We had Macs in every classroom of my high school (this was the early 90s). I was too busy playing the hell out of Risk to bother with Tetris =/

[Nick15]

There's been quite a few versions of Tetris for the Mac. The three I can think of are Tetris Max, which is pretty damn simple.... and two others I can't remember the names of. One of them used items (like there was a piano item that smashed through a single column of bricks), and another one involved dragons or something. Hmmm...

[Sully]

Don't forget the version that Peter was playing in Office Space when he told Lumbergh that he was about to go meet with the Bobs.

[tepples]

There's been quite a few versions of Tetris for the Mac. The three I can think of are Tetris Max, which is pretty damn simple

If I remember correctly, that's the shareware version that had the Unsolved Mysteries-esque music and had to change its name to Bricklayer, right?


EDIT: I found the music (http://pinocchio.jk0.org/fuckRIAA/vg/tetris/Bricklayer/Bricklayer.ogg).

[Nick15]

There's been quite a few versions of Tetris for the Mac. The three I can think of are Tetris Max, which is pretty damn simple
If I remember correctly, that's the shareware version that had the Unsolved Mysteries-esque music and had to change its name to Bricklayer, right?

EDIT: I found the music (http://pinocchio.jk0.org/fuckRIAA/vg/tetris/Bricklayer/Bricklayer.ogg).

OH SNAP man I haven't heard that shit in hella long! THANK YOU!!!!! http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gifhttp://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gifhttp://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif

But yeah, that's the song! I need to find it again in some of my old MacAddict discs.....

[Phydeaux]

Ah, it all rushes back to me. That was an awesome version, if only for music that came with it.


Apparently you got more variations of the same if you registered. Never registered, though. http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif

[tepples]

Imagine if Nintendo had used that music. Download and unzip this file (http://pinocchio.jk0.org/nt2/covers.zip), open tmus.nsf in your NES emulator or NSF player, and seek to track 3.

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[Mountainrunner]

Seems I'm breaking the record, I'm 42.


The first Tetris I've played was Duotris on the Commodore C64.

(1991).


In my free time besides montainbiking and running I'm writing code for the old commodore-machines.


-- Thomas

[K]

yop !

since last sunday.... i'm 30.

[colour_thief]

Seems I'm breaking the record, I'm 42.

The first Tetris I've played was Duotris on the Commodore C64.
(1991).

In my free time besides montainbiking and running I'm writing code for the old commodore-machines.

-- Thomas


Hi,


You're awesome. Recommend some good SID tunes plzkthx.

[tepples]

I don't do SID, but I do NSF. I've made some NSFs (http://pinocchio.jk0.org/nt2/covers.zip) myself.

[DIGITAL]

I guess I'm quite late to the topic. I'm 16 currently, approaching 17 soon. I began playing tetris around 9 years ago. I've only begun to play tetris extremely seriously within the past year or so due to being introduced to the TGM series.

[tetrisdude]

well im 16 turning 17 soon.....I started when i was around 8 or 9.....Ive been playing addictivly ever since, And when people look at me they think of tetris... http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif

**people that know me it is...lol

[Caithness]

Wow, so many young whippersnappers around here! I'm fairly average as far as this group goes, at 23.

[tepples]

I turn 26 on Sunday.

[Amnesia]

22 YEARS OLD


hey thank you colour_thief, you are the alive proof we can reach 500 in T.A. DEATH before 25 years old..

[chris]

someone turned off guest posting ):


i'm 22.


my first tetris was probably on NES at some point. i have been lingering on these forums from time to time as a representitive (in a sense) of Quinn, and that is the primary "falling blocks game" i play these days.

[Rosti LFC]

Apparently, nicholas you were wrong about your age. (http://forums.nintendo.com/nintendo/board/message?board.id=tetris&message.id=31940&page=2)


And I swear NSider should ban that indifferent smiley.

[Josh]

Im 16. I only started playing Tetris since Tetris DS came out. But I just trained myself to the extreme in the little time I've been playing Tetris.


I'm sure I'd be able to give anyone here a good match. http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif

[Amnesia]

Hmm...I love you. http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_twisted.gif

[Rosti LFC]

Im 16. I only started playing Tetris since Tetris DS came out. But I just trained myself to the extreme in the little time I've been playing Tetris.

I'm sure I'd be able to give anyone here a good match. http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif


Is your sig accurate, or because of old data?

[Josh]

Im 16. I only started playing Tetris since Tetris DS came out. But I just trained myself to the extreme in the little time I've been playing Tetris.

I'm sure I'd be able to give anyone here a good match. http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif

Is your sig accurate, or because of old data?


Partly because it's not accurate and partly because I got disconnected a bunch of times recently. Right now my rating is 6872, but usually it's never below 7000. I dont know whats wrong with my blockstats image because it never gives me the correct rating.

[mat]

22 YEARS OLD

hey thank you colour_thief, you are the alive proof we can reach 500 in T.A. DEATH before 25 years old..


i did it at 18 http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif

[caffeine]

pro gamers range from 16 to 27.

[tetrisdude]

pro gamers range from 16 to 27.I fit in that range.



YES!!!!!!

[colour_thief]

pro gamers range from 16 to 27.


I don't think it's fair to cap it at 27... Mihara is how old and he rocked wifi like a mofo? Also a sizeable portion of strong TGM players grew up with Sega Tetris in '88, putting them in the late 20s early 30s age bracket. Our own jagorochi is 30. http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif

...Though you were probably simply desbribing the people who current pass for pros, not potential pros. I thought it would be good to clarify, as too many people think that youth is a necessity for competitive performance.

[caffeine]

i don't like anymore than the next guy, but reaction speed starts to leave us as we near closer to our thirties. it's not much, but around that time, you'll see professional gamers (those who make a living off of playing pc games) start fading out. there's a really good national geographic documentary about pro gaming you should dig up.


i'm not saying older players can't be skilled. i'm just saying players prime between 16 through 27.

[Amnesia]

I would be happy if you give me a real explanation matt_hatter, how do you explain the fact in the past, me, colour_thief and mfm we had reached Gm1 grad a long time before you..And 6 months later you have

exceeded us with a "M" grad..How did you do? You've played 7 hours per day every days for one year?

Maybe you are an exceptionally gifted ..? http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif

[colour_thief]

Oh, I'm not disagreeing with that. I just don't think that raw reaction time is the end all be all of tetris skill. Raw reaction time goes up, but skilled reaction, that involves complex decision making that draws on experience, is relatively stable.


I'm probably just biased because I had a prof that really stressed this angle (and he himself biased because he's old). Apparently this attitude towards aging is a recentish development and textbooks are having to rewrite that section etc. The course was developmental psychology.

[colour_thief]

I would be happy if you give me a real explanation matt_hatter, how do you explain the fact in the past, me, colour_thief and mfm we had reached Gm1 grad a long time before you..And 6 months later you have
exceeded us with a "M" grad..How did you do? You've played 7 hours per day every days for one year?
Maybe you are an exceptionally gifted ..? http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif


He was a strong player before starting with TGM. He used to play Tetris Worlds and a few no longer popular clones. Also, he gets to practice TAP with savestates past lvl 400, something my computer can't satisfactorily do.


Though I'm still impressed even considering that. http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif

[Amnesia]

Hmmm oairff.. http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif
I always don't understand :

Tetris World is one of the most horrible tetris I've seen...

How did he do to become strong with this Tetris???

[caffeine]

"Tetris World is one of the most horrible tetris I've seen..."


ever play Kids Tetris?

[colour_thief]

"The future of mino-kind depends on YOU, brave tetronauts!"

[Rosti LFC]

I don't think we have pro-gamers in England...

[caffeine]

<a href="http://www.four-kings.com">You do</a>.

[Rosti LFC]

<a href="http://www.four-kings.com">You do</a>.

OK, for WoW and CS, I knew that. I meant other games like Tetris.

[caffeine]

lol, i don't know of any tetris pro gamers. it'd be awesome time find some way of making money by playing it, though.

[Phydeaux]

I know that on the Tetris that was subscription based for cellphones there was contests for BestBuy gift certificates and the like, and they'd switch out the prizes fairly frequently. Playing with a number pad is so rough, though. I was hoping that with the advent of Wi-Fi and leaderboards Nintendo would seek out top people and reward them, or invite them to tourneys (a Japan vs. US. tourney would be VERY awesome to watch), but it's a shame that this hasn't come to fruitation. I don't know why not, it'd sell tons more copies, re-interjecting life into the sales of the cartridge.


Hopefully it's an Ace-In-The-Hole.

[colour_thief]

Japan vs. US


...


...


I hear the US won the World Series of baseball again this year.


...


*insert american pig-dog comment here*

[caffeine]

Why would it be Japan vs US anyway? I mean, of course the US would win, but why exclude all other countries?

[colour_thief]

I mean, of course the US would win...


See, talking smack like that is ok. http://www.tetrisconcept.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif It's accidentally forgetting the rest of the world exists that gets me. And I won't say any more than that for fear of bringing up the flame bomb that is international politics.

[Phydeaux]

Is it an accidental omission, or is it that NOA and NOJ seem to be the only ones with it together enough to host said tournaments?


Hmm.

[Rosti LFC]

If it's as far as Tetris clans, TC would win by some distance, unless someone collects some of the major japanese names.


In an unofficial kinda match last night, me and phydeaux played two of the better players from TEC and won 5-0 in teamless four player.