167: The Tetris Effect

The Tetris Effect is the latest music/puzzle/synesthesia experience from legendary game designer Tetsuya Mizuguchi. Shane spends most of this episode mercilessly clowning on me for my Tetris skills while we discuss the benefits playing Tetris in veeeeee arrrrrr.

• Tetris effect – Wikipedia
• Tetsuya Mizuguchi – Wikipedia
• Ecstasy of Order: The Tetris Masters (2011) – IMDb
• The Story of Tetris | Gaming Historian – YouTube
• A conversation with Tetsuya Mizuguchi and more in Episode 112 | Retronauts
• FINAL FANTASY TACTICS: War of the Lions on the App Store
• Etrata, the Silencer (Guilds of Ravnica) – Gatherer – Magic: The Gathering

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Your hosts this week were:

• Raygan Kelly – @raygank
• Shane Kelly – @8bitshane

• (01:17) - The Story Of Tetris
• (07:34) - Tetsuya Mizuguchi
• (08:33) - PSVR
• (12:45) - The Tetris Effect
• (18:29) - Wait, What Is The Zone Meter?
• (23:28) - Playing With And Without VR
• (33:02) - Tetris For Forty Damn Dollars In 2018
• (34:59) - Raygan Is Still A Tetris Idiot
• (37:37) - “Okay, Here’s How To Play Tetris”
• (42:05) - Other Modes
• (44:01) - Favorite Songs/Levels
• (49:53) - PSVR: Better Than The Sega 32X
• (53:41) - What’s Making Us Happy This Week
• (54:11) - Final Fantasy Tactics: War Of The Lions
• (58:38) - Etrata, the Silencer
• (01:02:17) - Outro

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