...since Tetris was introduced?
NEW YORK — With its scratches and sticky brown beer stains, the Tetris arcade machine near the back of a Brooklyn bar called Barcade has seen better days. Which makes sense, given that the machine was made in the 1980s.
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“You could just play infinitely,” said Michael Pierce, 28, who was playing against Dan Rothfarb, also 28. Both have been fans since they — and the game — were young. The game just had its 25th birthday.
I don't know exactly how long I've been playing Tetris. If I remember right I was introduced to it via the first-generation Nintendo Game Boy back in the early '90s. But I've always loved it. The man's right — you really can play infinitely. Nowadays I do it on my iPod, and it's every bit as addictive now as it was back then...
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