Atari 5200 Guy

Today I have been. I can't get any where close to what I made earlier.

I have found a very interesting phenomenon that happens here, with me anyway. I have yet to be able to come even close to my first high scores. LOL I complete the same amount of levels, same play style and yet I am averaging half my original posted scores. LOL
 
Anyone else experiencing this?    

HA!  Game tells lies.  See what it says?
 
"You are a Tetris Master."
 
Blah.  Anyone that can do anything with this game is a Tetris Master.  It takes a lot of concentration to play this game on it's slow speeds.  At its core it is a thinking game because you have one piece falling you have to figure out where to place PLUS you have to plan ahead where the NEXT piece can go.  Then you get your NEXT piece you thought you knew where it could go but your new NEXT piece would fit that place better.  So now you have to figure out where the current piece would fit best.  It's a constant battle and causes lots of insecurities LOL.  Basically you will find yourself battling against your own thoughts trying to place these pieces because time has no meaning in this game.  It doesn't exist.  And the real world will disappear while you play.  That's the Tetris Trance!
 
And just for an FYI, the history of this game is an amazing mess.  If you have never watched it, be sure to go to YouTube and check out Gaming Historian's Story of Tetris.  It's a long video but the history is rather amazing.  It's a wonder any one console or computer ever got this game.

Wouldn't do me any good...I only have super tennis and I wouldn't have that if not for RickR. F-Zero challenge would be nice.

I agree, Justin. Now, let's see Pepper II make it to the 5200!

HA!  Game tells lies.  See what it says?
 
"You are a Tetris Master."
 
Blah.  Anyone that can do anything with this game is a Tetris Master.  It takes a lot of concentration to play this game on it's slow speeds.  At its core it is a thinking game because you have one piece falling you have to figure out where to place PLUS you have to plan ahead where the NEXT piece can go.  Then you get your NEXT piece you thought you knew where it could go but your new NEXT piece would fit that place better.  So now you have to figure out where the current piece would fit best.  It's a constant battle and causes lots of insecurities LOL.  Basically you will find yourself battling against your own thoughts trying to place these pieces because time has no meaning in this game.  It doesn't exist.  And the real world will disappear while you play.  That's the Tetris Trance!
 
And just for an FYI, the history of this game is an amazing mess.  If you have never watched it, be sure to go to YouTube and check out Gaming Historian's Story of Tetris.  It's a long video but the history is rather amazing.  It's a wonder any one console or computer ever got this game.

Well? It's bad enough to be running from those robots when they finally get you. But to be spawned right in front of a robot that, by the time you realize where you are, it is either too late or you can't move without dying. It is a hair pulling moment! He he...but this is still one of my top favorite 2600 games for that reason. 
The 2600 might not have been able to get everything right but it nails it on challenge...on most games anyway.

HA!  Game tells lies.  See what it says?
 
"You are a Tetris Master."
 
Blah.  Anyone that can do anything with this game is a Tetris Master.  It takes a lot of concentration to play this game on it's slow speeds.  At its core it is a thinking game because you have one piece falling you have to figure out where to place PLUS you have to plan ahead where the NEXT piece can go.  Then you get your NEXT piece you thought you knew where it could go but your new NEXT piece would fit that place better.  So now you have to figure out where the current piece would fit best.  It's a constant battle and causes lots of insecurities LOL.  Basically you will find yourself battling against your own thoughts trying to place these pieces because time has no meaning in this game.  It doesn't exist.  And the real world will disappear while you play.  That's the Tetris Trance!
 
And just for an FYI, the history of this game is an amazing mess.  If you have never watched it, be sure to go to YouTube and check out Gaming Historian's Story of Tetris.  It's a long video but the history is rather amazing.  It's a wonder any one console or computer ever got this game.

Improved my score.  Made it to level 10, was doing good, had my Tetris mind set...wife asked me something and I lost it.  LOL.  I'm not blaming her, though, even if it sounds like it.  
 
59,113 - Pic only this time.
 

I thought I was recording when I got my number one high score in the video but I didn't even get a snapshot.  For some reason I thought I hit the record button on my camera but ... yea ... technical glitch.  So I am submitting my second high score shown in the last portion of the video.  
 
51,813 Points
 

 
Enjoy the video.  I plan to do more Tetris game play videos.  Played on real hardware.

The whole idea is just to have fun! You don't suck. You are doing good for someone that never plays the game much. Keep plugging away at it. I'm no pro at Tetris but there is something about Tetris that makes it hard to stop playing. The game will often feel like its against you. Show it who's boss! And just have fun!! That's all video games are about.

Improved my score.  Made it to level 10, was doing good, had my Tetris mind set...wife asked me something and I lost it.  LOL.  I'm not blaming her, though, even if it sounds like it.  
 
59,113 - Pic only this time.
 

Improved my score.  Made it to level 10, was doing good, had my Tetris mind set...wife asked me something and I lost it.  LOL.  I'm not blaming her, though, even if it sounds like it.  
 
59,113 - Pic only this time.
 

I never seen a ROM scanner for the standard issue NES before but did see a stand alone unit with 12 games in it at Wal-Mart years ago. Is that what you are talking about?

That would be awesome, Creep!

Tetris on any system is the only game I have found that no matter how much the game causes frustration you keep going back for more. Once I start to play this game I have a really hard time putting it down. I have to force myself to stop but I could literally play this game for days without sleep and without realizing it. I had this on a CoCo 3 cart and could not stop. That was my first encounter with Tetris. The GB got it followed by the NES and ... Yea...not a good thing for me lol.

Ok first try. I don't know if this a good score but I almost never play this game.
 
3529

34152 to start. Before the lady and kids took over that is. 
Emulated on a Wii using a Wii-Mote
 
 
 
 

I thought I was recording when I got my number one high score in the video but I didn't even get a snapshot.  For some reason I thought I hit the record button on my camera but ... yea ... technical glitch.  So I am submitting my second high score shown in the last portion of the video.  
 
51,813 Points
 

 
Enjoy the video.  I plan to do more Tetris game play videos.  Played on real hardware.

Love Coco!! Fixing to watch Rogue's Tavern on the Archives after I finish my round of Animal Crossing on Wii and GC.
 

Tetris on any system is the only game I have found that no matter how much the game causes frustration you keep going back for more. Once I start to play this game I have a really hard time putting it down. I have to force myself to stop but I could literally play this game for days without sleep and without realizing it. I had this on a CoCo 3 cart and could not stop. That was my first encounter with Tetris. The GB got it followed by the NES and ... Yea...not a good thing for me lol.

Wouldn't do me any good...I only have super tennis and I wouldn't have that if not for RickR. F-Zero challenge would be nice.

Tetris on any system is the only game I have found that no matter how much the game causes frustration you keep going back for more. Once I start to play this game I have a really hard time putting it down. I have to force myself to stop but I could literally play this game for days without sleep and without realizing it. I had this on a CoCo 3 cart and could not stop. That was my first encounter with Tetris. The GB got it followed by the NES and ... Yea...not a good thing for me lol.

Well? It's bad enough to be running from those robots when they finally get you. But to be spawned right in front of a robot that, by the time you realize where you are, it is either too late or you can't move without dying. It is a hair pulling moment! He he...but this is still one of my top favorite 2600 games for that reason. 
The 2600 might not have been able to get everything right but it nails it on challenge...on most games anyway.

Wouldn't do me any good...I only have super tennis and I wouldn't have that if not for RickR. F-Zero challenge would be nice.