First-person Tetris: the whole screen rotates with the block

In a world of clever Tetris variants, First-Person Tetris stands out for being challenging, not impossible, and fun. When you rotate the bricks, the entire screen rotates as well, so two rotations makes the bricks fall "up" -- it's mind-bending and way cool.

First-Person Tetris (via JWZ)

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Krisjohn

I was expecting something more like http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockout — which I played way too much as a kid.
Anonymous

I’m still a fan of my own variant, “Falling Up” — which sort of does the opposite. The board reorients itself as you play.

http://www.erif.org/code/fallingup/
allenbukoff

I think I’m confused. Isn’t this just a photo of a normal tetris game turned sideways…which doesn’t really illustrate the point? Maybe I’m missing something.
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  @allenbukoff
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Anonymous

allenbukoff,

you are missing the point. go to the link and try playing it and you’ll understand. It requires a slightly different way of thinking to play, at least until your eyes adjust.
Adam Stanhope

Mind bending and way cool: confirmed!
stumo

Try the link. Then you’ll understand.

Night mode makes it even harder!
ErikO23

got to line 53
cmpalmer

I never thought that I could get motion-sickness and vertigo from playing Tetris, but this did it for me. Bravo.
The Thompson Five

That was so cool, and nauseating at the same time. I only lasted about 2:00, now I’m all sick and sweaty.
SkullHyphy

I don’t get why so many tetris clones only rotate blocks one direction. They’re supposed to rotate either direction. FAIL!
Anonymous

wouldn’t this be third-person-shooter?
Anonymous

agreed… that almost made me throw up.
Anonymous

third-person tetris*
Anonymous

Anyone catch the rickroll…
arkizzle / Moderator

Somehow that seemed more intuitive.. I still didn’t get a great score, but it just seemed.. righter.

/May have to get out of the house more
scifijazznik

Warning: barf bag not included.

Did this make the game better/more interesting for anyone?
- Anonymous
  
  @scifijazznik: Being only 15 years old, I’ve lived on Tetris clones instead of the original game. For me, this has got to be the best Tetris game I’ve ever played, I loved it.
  
  Harder in night mode, until you get the hang of it.
KurtMac

I could fathom a handy iPhone version in which you rotate the iPhone around the brick.
technogeek

I had problems with unexpectedly stuck (?) cursor keys. No obvious pattern I could figure out. +5 idea, -1 execution.
jrhd

Umm, I think I’m going to be sick.

Wicked fun, but not for those prone to carsickness, etc.
biggreenhead

Sometimes the pieces would move two spaces over (or up or down) with just a tap of the direction arrow. Which got pretty frustrating, but it was still fun.
Anonymous

D: i got to level 4 in night mode IT IS HARD :D and i love this game . and all the time put into it aswell
anansi133

I used to daydream about what a pinball game would look like from the ball’s perspective, but this is better.

When I get my equilibrium back, I’ll try night mode: I think it will be less distracting once I sacrifice a few lines for orientation.
hijukal

I expected it to be what the block actually sees, given that it is meant to be first-person.

I thought it would be more like http://3dtris.de/ but you are “inside” each brick.