Game Boy emulator in Javascript Nov 04 2009
Neat. Tetris on the Game Boy is still like a comfy chair after all these years. Runs best in Google Chrome. See also the Javascript Nintendo emulator.
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The Game Boy is 20 Apr 27 2009
The Game Boy just turned 20; here are six reasons why it was so successful. Surprisingly, the list is not:
1. Tetris
2. Tetris
3. Tetris
4. Tetris
5. Tetris
6. Tetris
Tetris didn't start with the Game Boy, of course (Pajitnov created it for the PC in 1985), but the Game Boy made it mainstream. Ultimately, Tetris proved so popular that it quickly drove sales of Nintendo's handheld console into the millions. Tetris's grown-up gameplay also attracted adults to Nintendo's new platform, expanding Game Boy's potential audience beyond the usual adolescent NES set.
Somewhere, I still have an original Game Boy with a Tetris cart wedged into it.
