From the forum
Every month, retro Gamer asks a question on the forum and prints the best replies. This month we wanted to know… Is Tetris the best puzzle game ever? the Laird
as good as Tetris is there are other puzzle games that i prefer more such as Columns, Baku Baku and Shanghai.
kiwimike
i love Tetris. it deserves its accolades of course. my late mum god rest her soul was addicted when i bought her an original gb with the cart! imo it is a better solo game than two player though. i love Bust A Move and its variants for that.
many of the popcap games are great too, as is Columns. But one favourite overlooked at times is Klax. that would probably be my personal favourite, and the lynx had a close to perfect version of it.
solegor
Tetris is great and can be enjoyed in hundreds of different iterations (bar some of the recent Ubisoft games). even today we can see developers finding ways to improve on the simple but addictive formula apparently we will now get Tetris in Vr! Tetris is also the game to bridge generations and is loved by people who otherwise don’t play videogames. in that regard it is definitely the best puzzle game ever.
though for me personally rhythmically-oriented puzzlers have more appeal - Lumines, for example.
retrobob
for me Tetris is not just the best block puzzler out there but one of the best games out there. the gameplay is evergreen and anyone can play it.
samhain81
Baku Baku Animal - a great spin on the ‘connect 3 or more of the same’ puzzler. lovely animal animations keep the game fresh and entertaining to play.