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72. Oh yeah, the Gamboy's original killer app. I played the hell out of this game and to date, I still consider this to be one of the most addictive puzzle games on the market. There really isn't much to say about it though since most people it's just about moving blocks to form lines and make them disappear for points. The game has a killer soundtrack as well, which most people know.What is kind of interesting about this game is that it's one of the few super popular Nintendo titles (at least back in the day) that Nintendo had nothing to do with its creation. It was actually developed by Alexey Leonidovich Pajitnov a programmer in the former U.S.S.R. who designed it to give him something to do while he had downtime at work. He kept making copies of it for friends, until one of them got smuggled out of the country and eventually found it's way to Nintendo, who wanted it for their new Gameboy system. There was a bit of a legal issue obviously, but we know Nintendo kind of got their way in the end. The programmer in question became a game developer after the wall fell in 89. He designed for Nintendo, Microsoft, and even formed his own company, at which point he was able to finally receive royalties for his creation. Overall, I really love this game, and make sure I never download it onto my hone or browser cause it would destroy what little free time I have. It encompasses what I love about a good puzzle title, being simple to understand but difficult to master. It also has more of a twitch element to it than something like a jigsaw puzzle, which I also like.
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