Friday, May 1, 2009

Best Tetris Piece?

Lowbrow Answer: The "T"
This piece is such a slut. You can fit her in anywhere, the dirty cow. She loves it any way you want to give it to her: right side up, upside down, on her side. If there were Nintendo porn, Yoshi, Mega Man, Bowser, Metroid, and Link would be having a field day with this piece, if you understand what I'm saying.

The "T" is like that vaguely attractive girl you knew in high school who hooked up with all the football and hockey players: she'll make out with anybody as long as it helps her fit in.


Middlebrow Answer: The Long One
Anybody else see phallic imagery here? Especially when you slam this piece down into a hole to get a Tetris. All the lights flash, the score goes crazy, and the little 8-bit sirens blare; it's one big digital orgasm.

This piece is the key to the whole game when you stand it up, but is utterly useless when you lay it down. It's such a drastic turnaround. It's like how Jimmy Fallon is totally endearing and funny one moment, and I want to strangle him with a garden hose the next. I can't handle that type of inconsistency. It frays my fragile socialist nerves.


Highbrow Answer: The Block
This bad boy changes for no man. Rotate him 400 times, he'll always look the same. Why? Because fuck you, that's why. He's too busy sipping high-end whiskey and smoking a pipe to worry about how you can't fit him into whatever mess you've made of the screen.

Using the block is like inheriting a pet Stegosaurus: he'll be fun and interesting if you make room for him, but he can really make a mess of things if you haven't prepared for his arrival.

4 comments:

  1. For somebody who gets his ass-kicked so thoroughly by me at Tetris, you've actually pretty much nailed this. I'm very impressed.

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  2. Why? Fuck you, that's why.

    Perfection.

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  3. I can't believe I have appeased Dave! Success!

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