I just came across this article which digs through the actual code of the original NES version of Tetris and then creates an AI to play it.
Taking Apart The NES Version of Tetris
January 28, 2014
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25 Years Of Tetris
June 14, 2009Nice to see some recognition of the 25th birthday of Tetris:
- Time Magazine: 25 Years of Tetris: From Russia With Fun
- Kotaku: Tetris Creator Wants To Turn Puzzler Into Sport
- Joystiq: Interview with Alexey Pajitnov
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This Is Your Brain On Tetris
April 25, 2009We’ve all seen the findings showing that Tetris has effects upon cerebral glucose metabolic rates (GMRs). Well, the game is back in the news with more brain research…
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Portable Video Games
March 31, 2009No, I’m not talking about handheld games. I’m talking about games that get ported to a variety of hardware platforms.
Code portability is a topic of interest to me, and some video games allow an opportunity to study code that is ported across multiple hardware platforms and multiple operating systems. And sometimes, it is just a pleasure to see a good game move to another platform.
There are actually several categories here, so I’ll take a quick moment to sketch out how I divide them.
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