Tetris (CD-i) Playthrough

[@JomasterTheSecond]

You know shit's gonna be mental when the game starts with a fucking obelisk rising from the ocean with "TETRIS" written on it.

[@BfblegacyA]

I think that it is Monolith

[@MrJerryUltra10000]

@@BfblegacyA And it's the playing field too. Notice it's shadow during gameplay?

[@Dorian_Scott]

Seems like they spent more time on the backgrounds and music than the gameplay. Seriously, both are equally amazing.

[@kidwaryodproduction]

I imagine playing the music while playing Mortal Kombat 😄

[@Dorian_Scott]

@@kidwaryodproduction "TEST. YOUR MIGHT... With these falling Tetraminos!"😂

[@whatr0]

such a fascinating game. one of the few CDi games that felt like it *belonged* on CDi with how it utilizes music and the FMV backgrounds, and one of the most unique Tetris entires period.

[@randybutternubs4647]

With that said, I can't help but wonder what a Philips CDI port of Killing Time would've been like. Atlantis already proved that the CDI could do first person shooters. But what about a first person shooter that heavily uses FMV?

[@jimbotron70]

@@randybutternubs4647 It simply lacked the horsepower for 3D fps. As for FMV shooters, they're shooters on rails, they could certainly run on the CD-i, but they're boring and repetitive as f. after a while.

[@NintendoComplete]

"The classic becomes a legend in CD-i," the box proclaims. No arguments from me on that point.

[@jasonmorgan661]

My dead grandma could have coded a better version. Even now! 😂 Lol

[@rjcupid]

All the songs in this game are magical and pure 90’s goodness, but my favourite is the Level 5 Theme at 10:46. It’s like music that would be perfect for a TGIF lineup family sitcom, mixed with music from John Hughes movies and the first Beethoven movie. So good.

[@NintendoComplete]

​@@rjcupid The one in the next stage (12:16) makes me think of that old Peabo Bryson song If Ever I'm In Your Arms Again.

[@silhouettoofaman2935]

​@@NintendoCompleteThat's one of my favorites in the soundtrack. Such nice, Christmas-ey vibes!

[@Krbyfan1]

This is an oddly serene and relaxing version of Tetris, which is weird considering Tetris becomes one of the most stressful games you can play. Props to the developers for making the playing field feel like it belongs in the environment; look at the bottom of the playing field and it's nestled along the grass, sand, stones, etc instead of being pasted over the center of the screen.

[@Steelcrow81]

If you look closely, the playing field actually casts a shadow on the area around it in some levels.

[@briank6534]

I actually grew up with a CDi and this has forever been my favorite Tetris.

[@Mecha_phant0m]

Didn’t even notice that, good observation!

[@MrJerryUltra10000]

@@Steelcrow81 Yep, and it's the monolith from the intro.

[@jimbotron70]

Stressful?

[@BB-te8tc]

Reminds me of staying up late at night watching the PreVue Channel scroll through the TV schedule, 7 or 8 channels at a time. I was that kind of weird kid.

[@jamesregan6679]

I used to watch the TV Guide channel and Sneak Prevue, which showcased pay-per-view movies, as a kid back in the 90s. I guess it was the music 🎶 Weatherscan also had great music.

[@drunkensailor112]

It was the 90s, we were all bored, but man were we happy!

[@Pixelcraftian]

Tetris games always have the vibe of "Ominous, yet so so welcoming." This game is awesome.

[@metroid23]

If you start on the beach level (6) after a while you'll see a dog run across the bottom. You aren't on the level long enough during normal play to see it, but if you start there and hang out for a bit, you'll get that little Easter egg. I remember feeling clever as a kid whenever I could show someone.

[@NintendoComplete]

Ha, that's really neat. I didn't know.

[@fargeeks]

@@NintendoComplete you wanna know a secret?? i found out that if you insert any music cd inside the cdi it will actually display HIDDEN IMAGES on the cd to which no other computer can do!!

[@TheAdamlee23]

Every time when I'm done with work for a few days, I would listen to the music of the CD-I Version. It was so relaxing and chill to listen to the music. Apparently I had this game but never played it. I was born in 2000 and have a knack for watching old games and pop culture. Thanks for posting on the weekend!

[@claudejohnson6645]

Never ever expected this game to have such a fantastic music for a Tetris game , is how exactly the 90s soundes like

[@fargeeks]

i like almost all the soundtracks in this game

[@legionxxiii3570]

This brings back so many memories. My moms bf at the time was a serious gamer and purchased the CDI along with Tetris and Burn Cycle. Man we had great times and the music brings back so many good times. It’s almost haunting hearing this tracks again.

[@darkchashy2663]

Never thought I'd hear a tetris soundtrack I would want to fall asleep to. Even tetris effect isn't this chill.

[@thecunninlynguist]

OST stays in my rotation. Excellent music

[@throningermine8]

So this is what the CD-i had going for it. A strange but banging Tetris soundtrack.

[@renardleblanc5556]

The lack of sound effects over these bgm tracks is... haunting? I didn't even realize the backdrops were animated till I read the description, it's very aesthetic indeed (probably a more effective use of FMV than anything I've seen on the PS1🙃).

[@LaserBread]

This game very much feels like the spiritual precursor to Tetris Effect.

[@spectralid]

It's pretty surreal and almost liminal. Never thought I could describe a Tetris game like that...

[@Mecha_phant0m]

Vaporwave artists WISH they had made this

[@zeppelinattack2803]

I really wish there was a way to get the original footage for the FMVs playing in the background. I tried looking everywhere online and although I did find the director of photography, I have to yet to find any way to reach out to said person. Hell, I'd even be content to get the extracted FMVs from the .cdi ROM even if they play at like 5fps and have the resolution of a shoe box lol

[@zeppelinattack2803]

@@snnn4818 I find them beautiful

[@DavideGendo]

This could use one of those fan remakes. Exact same graphics and sound but decent controls.

[@RogerCasella]

I found out the other day that some boardrooms back in the 90s has these machines for presentations. It def has that uniquely 90s office vibe, even if it was to some degree a video game console. Perfect for Jeopardy. It makes me wish I was old enough in the 90s to work in an HR office. Sitting next to a big dot matrix printer and going to the PGA tours and to the Wimbledon with the office team. None of that crazy hood shit I had in the 90s. Just a peaceful and estute life. That was really the time.

[@rjcupid]

This soundtrack is so amazing. It sounds like 90’s JRPG music.

[@ryanschrafel9576]

I wish they would remix the music and visuals of this version for Tetris Effect.

[@NintendoComplete]

I'd be down. Nature could always stand to benefit from bursts of particle effects in HDR.

[@chromplex]

I'm surprised there hasn't been an attempt made at a "definitive" Tetris, just a massive pack of Tetris themes from across the years under the same physics engine; Tetris 99 is close, but the game has an eventual expiration date.

[@grongy6122]

Tetris: Bob Ross Edition

[@deftcoleman0552]

"Whenever a piece doesn't land as you wanted, just work your way around it. Because we don't make mistakes here; just happy accidents." "How about we add a happy little t-piece over here? It's just gonna... You see how it just rotates when it lands like that?" "You see the i-piece? It's just gonna wipe the devil out of the field."

[@ChillGamerBlue]

Was not expecting a freaking Tetris game to have a soundtrack that slaps...

[@kitterbug]

You ever heard of tetris the grandmaster? this is the exact opposite

[@Pokaroquai]

Love both versions of tetris. One is chaotic and one is for chill

[@CyberKnightProbably]

This reminds me of the unreleased version on the genesis, sure that version wasn’t very good, but was unique in style, so this version of Tetris feels reminiscent.

[@kitterbug]

That genesis version is an arcade port, that version was very much released and is the basis for many Japanese versions of tetris. Arcade Sega Tetris is THE version of tetris in japan

[@turrican3839]

The music is geniunely nice here

[@CannedHam2479]

This looks and sounds awesome

[@professors84]

This reminds me of watching the weather channel when I was a kid

[@NintendoComplete]

Right? It's like the Weather Channel, a Folgers commercial, and department store shopping all at the same time. It's great.

[@rjcupid]

@@NintendoComplete ​ “The best part of waking up is Tetris in your cup. Brought to you by Sears in the Boynton Beach Mall. See our new full-color catalogue now, including Kathy Ireland towels and throw pillows. Also brought to you by Service Merchandise, come in now to see our new selection of Sony Walkman products and the revolutionary Philips CD-i, destined to be the most successful video game system ever created. Please visit Wetzel’s Pretzels in the food court and have a nice day.”

[@rjcupid]

@@NintendoComplete Hahaha I was thinking about department stores that were a mainstay in our lives that aren’t around anymore and the first one I thought of was Sears. Then I thought, what is a cheesy, super 90’s pillow/comforter/curtain collection they would have sold there that I could mention from around that specific period? The first thing that popped into my head was “Kathy Ireland”. It was so random that I couldn’t believe I remembered that of all things - and trust me, I am not a fan of throw pillows or whatever items that were part of that collection, so that makes it even more random. Those were good times though. Seeing the fmv backgrounds and super early-mid 90’s aesthetic of this game really warps you back to a specific time in the 90’s of the CD-i, 3DO, Sega CD, Jaguar, the period of time between Windows 3.1 and ‘95 etc. Great times. I miss those days - the world was much simpler and I think happier place in general. Anyways, just my two cents. Thanks for the reply!

[@rjcupid]

@@NintendoComplete p.s. If I had to give a name to this version of Tetris, I would call it “Tetris: Kenmore Edition”. It just really reminds me of Sears. Maybe I’m coming out of left field here, but that’s how I view it. I liked Sears. Anyways, have a good one.

[@NintendoComplete]

@@rjcupid There were a ton of those. I remember my mom being a big Montgomery Ward fan.

[@lamisscherrie]

Truly sucks that this version of Tetris is almost unplayable in emulator. I hope someone can recreate it for PC or something like that. 🍒

[@bean9004]

I tested playing it on MAME 0.256 and it's playable. I got that working rom from Pleasuredome.

[@KOOPAS1234]

Tetris: Therapy Edition.

[@xxHUNGRY4THETRUTHxx]

Awesome for a vgm lounge session.

[@RandomGamerKnight25]

I didn’t know they had Tetris for the CD-i.

[@williamcrowe2576]

Rather glad AppleTV+ is taking the biopic approach with the movie.

[@KOOPAS1234]

The movie was great!

[@Pokaroquai]

Man if I only have a CDi console and only have this game to play for the rest of eternity, I wont complain tbh.

[@Archdeco]

I still think about this video sometimes.

[@Sandlot1992]

this music is catchy and relaxing!

[@MathijsBooden]

"Imagine how cool this would've been to have had at home back in 1992!" No need to imagine. Fond memories, and at the time I guess we were very willing to overlook the input lag - I don't remember that at all, whereas the background scenes and music are etched in memory.

[@dave4shmups]

Anyone who has a CD-i should definitely get the 3-button controller that has a d-pad and was made by Logitech. It makes playing games on the CD-i a lot nicer.

[@NintendoComplete]

In most cases it makes a huge difference, but not so much in Tetris. I used a Gravis pad for this and it still felt so damn mushy to play.

[@dave4shmups]

@@NintendoComplete That’s too bad. At least the backgrounds look really nice.

[@jprogman]

And I thought "The New Tetris" for N64 was the first to feature real-life places.

[@jacquelineliu2641]

Look up Sega's arcade Tetris game from 1988.

[@jamicaparty2860]

I love the music, totally my taste!! 👌👌

[@PrimevalDemon]

Jurassic Park Trespasser Monolith has nothing on this guy.

[@Gordiepiethecat]

This may be in fact one of the only good cdi games

[@bitwize]

You could zone out to this, spoon controller in hand...

[@VirtualBilly]

The music at around 5:00 reminds me of the Doogie Howser theme.

[@nismonolo]

were you intentionally trying not to get tetris’? i started getting infuriated at a certain point lol

[@NintendoComplete]

Yeah I was trying to make the levels last long enough for the music to play a full loop before moving on.

[@nismonolo]

@@NintendoComplete makes sense. i figured haha. thank you for the gameplay. i love the vibe of this so much

[@velvetpilot2008]

Can you do "The Flowers Of Robert Mapplethorpe" on CD-i for April Fool's Day? Lol

[@neuronoc.7343]

Jim really killed it with this one.

[@turtlegodkingskyrimlemodau8050]

This is up there as one of my favourite versions of Tetris to play, it is a more relaxing verson to play

[@BASEDSAKRI]

I wish I could emulate this but every time I try it doesn't work. If anyone has any tips it would be appreciated. I love the mid 90s fmv aesthetic.

[@NintendoComplete]

It runs on Mame but the backgrounds and music get really screwed up after awhile. That's why I didn't record this from an emulator.

[@jamesg1827]

I recommend watching trashcangooddess's tutorial on running cdi games in mame as mame's probably your best bet if you wanna play cdi without using frontends like launchbox or retroarch stuff. If you're still running into problems involving checksum errors after watching the video you have to run mame from command prompt, i wrote a comment explaining how i did this on their video. Hope this helps

[@JaredDWeiss]

Pure Moods Tetris

[@tempest6027]

okay can we talk about how the background on the last level is glitching that's literally analog horror stuff

[@CodesTheOtaku]

Speaking of analog horror, I came here looking for something with a similar feel to Liminal Land’s Training Tape video… and it turns out Level 0 is the EXACT BGM used for it.

[@vittosphonecollection57289]

Is it intentional tho?

[@illogicalriddle]

A beautiful experience, share it with your family.

[@TokyoXtreme]

I usually play NES Tetris with the sound off, while listening to this soundtrack with my headphones on. I don't like how the NES speeds up when playing higher up the board. Plus I love this music and often listen to the soundtrack when studying or working.

[@BluemaniaX]

the rarest tetris game ever

[@superstaramyrosethehardcoreyt]

Unbelievable video.

[@torterratortellini6641]

Nice of the square shaped block to invite over for a picnic eh L shape block?

[@silhouettoofaman2935]

I hope she made lotsa T-spins!

[@torterratortellini6641]

@@silhouettoofaman2935 L shape block look!

[@silhouettoofaman2935]

@@torterratortellini6641 It's from Bar Block!

[@torterratortellini6641]

@@silhouettoofaman2935 Dear Pesky Blocks.

[@silhouettoofaman2935]

@@torterratortellini6641 The garbage blocks and I have taken over the Tetris Kingdom!

[@muushupork]

Music by Christopher Cross.

[@CodesTheOtaku]

I was expecting to find music that was similar in vibe to Liminal Land’s Training Tape video. … I was not expecting to find the exact BGM used. XD

[@retro3188]

I love Tetris.

[@tinklegaming2298]

Ah man I remember playing this along with mad dog mcree, Zelda and the patriot movie 😅

[@critchblackpoolful]

Once you reached it always felt impossible 😂😂

[@vgaoct91]

I knew about this ver. of Tetris from a long time ago. It's just another unfortunate case of style over substance. By the way, did you hear? The original arcade version of Phelios is on the Arcade Archives!

[@NintendoComplete]

I did see that. Excellent news!

[@benny423]

das spiel war aus meine kindheit das cdi hatte ich auch mal und das spiel auch mega

[@smbhax2000]

Level 9 wasn't playin'.

[@Ubritoons96]

Tetris Effect is the most zen version of this puzzle game Tetris CDI: Hold My Line piece…you little scrub

[@zigfaust]

Its funny that one of the worst consoles has possibly the best version of one of the most famous games ever created.

[@TR4NS1ST0R]

Well, visually. The controls… leave a lot to be desired.

[@johncmeyer5832]

I like the music and the visuals, but the lack of sound effects makes this seem like an incomplete game.

[@TheLostWoodshed]

When you hand a vaporwave fan the aux.

[@moon_angelart0110]

who knew you could make Tetris somber and sad lol.

[@sackerlacker5399]

Imagine playing this in 1992

[@legionxxiii3570]

Don’t have to imagine we had one! It was a great time to be alive

[@brandontadday6288]

【Ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ】

[@jacobandmaddy171]

19:29 My entertainment shorts theme

[@volvoguy804]

3:19 sounds like Wilson Philips.

[@kirbylover2.038]

can you play nes bombliss

[@CCCP-sr9ou]

Круто ТЕТРИС 👍

[@trunisium9966]

this music is making me understand why that woman married tetris

[@januarymagcalas-nones9]

10:41 for Gemini home entertainment fans

[@katwhiskers8]

weird thought, but i feel like a part of this game at least inspired tetris effect

[@alex.starostin]

Read your description.. I wonder how could you mess up Tetris. This thing played great on Gameboy, ffs.

[@artman40]

It feels like it was targeted to baby boomer generation but still has appeal to other demographics as well.

[@daily_pocket_review]

15:16 goes hard ngl

[@Colin7555MO]

IT DID

[@martinrouterkingjr.7609]

nice

[@KenMasters.]

This is the best early-90s version of Tetris, but the gameplay itself is too bareboned and soundless.

[@monterrang1]

YOU DID NOT!!!!

[@soviet9922]

Much better the nes russian theme songs, this ones are to relaxing

[@SolCresta3405]

Music doesn’t feel like Tetris…

[@GMOTP5738]

who cares

[@SolCresta3405]

@@GMOTP5738 It's fine, but it doesn't feel like the kind of music I'd hear in Tetris.

[@lilstinker1949]

@@SolCresta3405 Then mute it. Get over yourself

[@NintendoComplete]

​@Lil' Stinker Maybe you should follow your own advice, or at the very least, take two seconds to consider what he said. There wasn't any sort of criticism in his statement.

[@SolCresta3405]

@@lilstinker1949 Hey, I don't mind it at all, actually.

[@choyjj5354]

The music is so boring

[@Pokaroquai]

Boring? It's amazing The hell you're talking about

[@choyjj5354]

@@Pokaroquai No Korobeiniki (type A music)

[@vxcvxmcrposfdsdfulpdfg]

@@choyjj5354 objectively bad take

[@megadoyourmom64]

​@@vxcvxmcrposfdsdfulpdfg Horrific take even. The music is brilliant.

[@galaxius179]

This has to be bait