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Nah, tetris is literally still going. Today is too diversified to compare success with success of pre/early internet eras.

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No it is not. Tetris is Tetris

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Was candy crush the first to use its formula though? I don’t think so

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I remember when it was called Bejeweled.

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even Dr. Mario wasn’t the first.

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God we’re all so old now

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Yup, that’s probably this generation’s Tetris equivalent

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And there was also a predecessor that was extremely similar on Kyocera phones in the 90s

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not even close

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This past
Ftfy

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I agree with the points other comments, but I think it’s a fair comparison as “The game that got more moms into gaming”.

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Wasn’t it Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training for the Nintendo DS?

For the Muricans: Brain Age

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