

In order to T-spin the player drops the T-piece through a gap that’s two blocks wide and as it lands rotate it into a gap that perfectly fits the T-piece in a horizontal orientation. They also use the fact that rotations in Tetris occur instantly with the piece being rotated changing from one orientation to the other without passing through any intermediate positions. T-spins come in a number of different flavours, but they all use the property that the T-piece is two blocks wide in one dimension and three blocks wide in the other. Maybe this is common gaming knowledge, maybe it’s obscure all I know is that I hadn’t come across the term prior to this. I noticed an entire stats section devoted to ‘T-Spins’… and was compelled to go away and find out what exactly a T-Spin is, and why I’d want to start filling those columns with numbers. Curious to know how many I’d racked up I checked out my game stats. One thing that I did know about Tetris is that a ‘Tetris’ is the clearance of four lines with a single piece and represents the best move in the game… right? In Tetris 99 this sends 4 lines of garbage (not considering other bonuses) to your opponent and I’d had a solid number of them by the time I was finally wiped out. This bring me neatly on to T-spins (which, if you’re like me and have only a passing knowledge of Tetris, you’re unlikely to have heard of). One of the cool things about Tetris 99 is that there are no instructions, which means that in order to discover the subtleties of the game (for example how back-to-backs or combos work) involves playing it lots or finding an online guide. The whole thing comes together to form a satisfying experience that I found, despite not really being much of a Tetris player, is very rewarding even if I’ve yet to claim a victory (4th place being my best performance at time of writing). Clearing rows is necessary, not only to keep you in the game, but it also sends those garbage rows (missing one square) to the bottom of a target’s board, pushing them closer to failure. For anyone not familiar with the concept, Tetris 99 is a Battle Royale version of that iconic soviet puzzle game where 99 players battle it out to be the last one standing. Or more accurately many many small chunks because Tetris 99 is one of those games that’s delightfully easy to pick up in a spare ten minutes. … what my wife and I have actually done is sink a chunk of time into Tetris 99. What finally won me over was access to the virtual console NES & SNES games and the vague idea that I might try a few couch online games…
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Sitting in a PC gaming chair for the past few years has meant that I’ve never paid for an online console subscription so the concept was pretty foreign to me. It's additionally bright mastering as well with an overly punchy master compression, but the instruments are mixed clean and are all readily identifiable in the mix.A few weeks ago I caved and signed up for the ‘Switch Online’ service. The synth solo at 1:12 also sounded exciting and expressive, getting more dynamic and dense as it continued. I loved all the playing around with the melody, whether it be with altering timings, added harmonies, or adaptation to different chords in sequence.

"My first impressions from hearing it in the inbox haven't changed. There were simialr observations about Schtiffles' debut Pokémon Silver ReMix, but it also had mitigating elements, including creative use of tempo. Mike did note that the accompaniment can get repetitious, and that the lead is carrying most of the arrangement in terms of development. I like how the original is expanded and soloed heavily over this EDM background, something you don't usually see in submissions for this genre." Punchy drums and good, surprising arrangement ideas.

"A bit overcompressed to my ears but solid stuff. Since he mixed it most recently, let's see what Mike (NutS) had to say: Our last mix of the original Tetris (GB) soundtrack was posted over six years ago, with Sir_NutS offering up his own infectious & punnerificly-titled take here to rekindle the flame is a sophomore mix from Schtiffles (Conor Busse), who applies big beat/d'n'b EDM and spiraling, expansive, blistering synth solos for a wild ride.
