EGAD. I'm going to have to go with the Penn &Teller/Gilbert Gottfried thing on the player of Tetris" | |
Wow. Cosplay that's functional. Wish I actually went to conventions. | |
You see, the trick is that you can flip the blocks. | |
This is why gamers should start with the clasics, not this inflated Halo-MLG-assperations junk. | |
The costume is incredible, but the video makes my head ache. How can anyone fail THAT HARD at Tetris? | |
ppl who cant figure out tetris cant have the iq to get to a convention on their own...im guessing he's with his parents | |
I'm thinking his IQ's in the single digits. | |
To the guy in the costume: Great Job! To the guy who couldn't play tetris to save his life: You have failed as a human being. | |
Jeez, you guys are really elitist when it comes to Tetris, huh? Awesome costume though, makes me wish I had it for Halloween. | |
I'm kinda glad he did lose at tetris. Imagine if a veteran was at the controls...the guy would be standing there all day! | |
Awesome costume... EPIC FAIL for the player... Seriously, how can you fail at Tetris? | |
Come on guys, be fair. The strategy guide for GB Tetris has been out of print for like, ever. | |
He must only be half asain. | |
Uh....No, Just No....
Point taken, Tetris is addictive.
Try Lower. | |
Watching him stack those blocks up and make no attempt to fill up a line was physically painful for me. | |
Nice, good effort by that guy, looks like a pretty complicated setup and a lot of effort for something he can play on any mobile, but still good on him. And the guy who sucks at tetris is an idiot. | |
This was the reason for my dramatic response - I had no idea simple game mechanics could make me feel so downright uncomfortable inside. | |
Well now, that's some crazy stuff... Thumbs up to the dude who made the costume, though the player should get more into Tetris. | |
I don't think this is elitism more than the fact that the kid didn't clear a single line on the slowest speed. That is just the saddest display known to man. Edit: Whoops at the date. Saw "February" and not the 2009 bit. | |
Huge necro, dude. I posted that a year ago, please look at the time a topic is posted next time. | |
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Game Boy Cosplay is Functional, Gamer is Not
There can not be great win without great fail.
One only has to visit their local anime convention to see the unbelievable amount of cross appeal that exists between fans of Japanese animation and video games. Regardless of the focus, one can always expect to find a slew of gaming-based panels, tournaments and of course, cosplay. There's been Tetris cosplay in the past, but could any of them legitimately play Alexey Pajitnov's magnum opus?
One clever costumer at Ohio's annual Ohayocon, held last week in Columbus, has done just that, whipping up not only a giant-sized Game Boy outfit, but a fully-functional one as well. For as much effort as the cosplayer put into his outfit, however, one player most certainly did not. The above video was embedded to show that yes, there are people out there who have no worldly idea how to play a game of Tetris. How shameful.
Has anyone else out there been inspired? I'm thinking Keane and I should hook up for Fanime and go as Konami's six-player X-Men cabinet.
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