Tetris was born about a month after me (June 6, 1984 according to Wikipedia), and has been played on more mediums (from game consoles to the sides of buildings) than any other computer game. Which you have to admit, is pretty awesome for something that got it’s name because all the shapes had four pieces (tetra in latin is four) and because Alexey liked tennis. Go figure.
This video is obviously and awesomely taking tetris to a whole new (dangerous) level.
I’m not what you’d call a huge Beatles fan, although I do know a fair number of their songs. I think I’ve probably been a fan more of the covers of their work than of the original pieces, and I’ve never owned an actual Beatles album. The closest I’ve come to being a bit of a fanboy was completely inadvertent – I was taken out to dinner by a guy in Russia who thought I was British (because of the accent, I guess, though someone tonight was positive I was American) to a very poor replica of the Cavern Club in St Petersburg that only served various burgers and sandwiches (but luckily lots of alcohol), was literally dripping with (probably forged)Beatles memorabilia, and played a constant stream of their songs. I gave him full marks for trying, and for bringing me to what must have been the least typically Russian night out possible.
They are, however, an undeniably legendary band. So when I saw that they were releasing The Beatles – RockBand on the show a few weeks ago, I was somewhat excited, and made a mental note to get around to playing it.
Fast forward to last weekend. It’s right before Raya, when KL, like the lumbering whale she is, descends into the depths to hibernate for 3 days solid while its inhabitants go out of town, gorge themselves and generally do nothing. And I had almost a whole week off. And I see this amazing game for sale in BSC. I’ve been playing Guitar Hero since I got the Wii for my birthday (thanks Chris!) and have been hankering for the full band set, so it seemed like a nice way to kill two birds with one stone.
Let me tell you, this is one awesome game. Guitar Hero is great, but there’s a limit to how much Bon Jovi and Lennard Skinnard you can rock out to. This has such an amazing mix, and is a little more chilled out too. It’s one hell of a way to make an evening disappear, and now I just need to recruit some friends and get the band together.
And in case you doubt the awesome scope of the Beatles, take a look at this…
