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[-] nac82@lemm.ee 36 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Nah, tetris is literally still going. Today is too diversified to compare success with success of pre/early internet eras.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 15 points 6 months ago

No it is not. Tetris is Tetris

[-] jeffw@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago

Was candy crush the first to use its formula though? I don’t think so

[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 41 points 6 months ago

I remember when it was called Bejeweled.

[-] Num10ck@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

even Dr. Mario wasn't the first.

[-] fubbernuckin@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

God we're all so old now

[-] jeffw@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

Yup, that’s probably this generation’s Tetris equivalent

[-] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago

And there was also a predecessor that was extremely similar on Kyocera phones in the 90s

[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 months ago

not even close

[-] vodkasolution@feddit.it 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

~~This~~ past
Ftfy

[-] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

I agree with the points other comments, but I think it's a fair comparison as "The game that got more moms into gaming".

[-] Resol@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Wasn't it Dr Kawashima's Brain Training for the Nintendo DS?

For the Muricans: Brain Age

Candy Crush is more Gen X. I am convinced that no one younger than my aunts play it, and yea tetris is still popular.

this post was submitted on 20 Apr 2024
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