Name: Mino

Debut: Tetris

Tetris is all about blocks! You know that! Did you know that those blocks are called Tetriminos? Maybe you did! Geometrically, they are tetrominoes, shapes formed from four squares connected at the edges. "Tetrimino" is the official spelling of the ones used in Tetris specifically, which is a little confusing, but it's ok. Don't worry about it unless you are making your own game about tetrominoes! If you do that, be careful.

But what about the little blocks that make up the Tetrimino? These are geometrically called monominoes, but in Tetris, they are simply Minos! Humble little things. The game is named after Four, so what place does a measly One have?

If you ask me, they have all the place, because they are all over the place! There are no Tetriminos without Minos. Together, Minos are powerful, some of the most iconic and recognizable shape clusters in the world! Even in the form of a plush, The Tetris Company almost ALWAYS ensures that the individual Minos are visible. It is a part of the Tetriminos' designs at this point! The only exception I can think of is in situations unable to use their distinct colors, where other design factors are used to distinguish each. In this case, all but the I Tetrimino have their Minos visible, while I is just a solid color. Come on now, I. The most universally beloved Tetrimino, and you can't show some appreciation for the little guys who made you who you are? Sheesh!

While yes, Minos are a bit overlooked, they do indeed get the spotlight every once in a while! In game modes with items, you can expect that there will be one that turns all of your pieces into Minos, allowing you to instantly fill in gaps wherever you like. They are not particularly powerful, only able to clear one line at a time, but they ARE very convenient and easy to use!

Tetris Friends, my dearly beloved and departed Tetris Friends, uses Minos as the base for most of its avatars! I have already talked about these specifically, but I just want to point out these VERY default ones, each a piece of one of the classic Tetriminos, based on color... until the end, where we get what appears to be a Domesticated Mammal Mino! What are the implications of this? Have members of an intelligent species selectively bred the most docile of Minos together? Do Minos reproduce? Am I way off the mark, and is this Mino actually made of cookies and cream ice cream?

Finally, the reason I've been thinking of Minos in the first place! Here is a photo of the Tetris board game, with a single gray square in the Matrix. That's right! A Mino! In my opinion, this game is the most special Minos have ever felt. In this version, Tetriminos are dropped straight down into columns in the Matrix, and so they aren't as maneuverable as virtual ones. They can't be rotated while falling, and can't be slid into place to fill in any little notches.

This is where Minos come in! They are a sort of compensation for the lack of extra control, and can be placed to fill in extra space before dropping a Tetrimino. This is especially useful if you start with a Z or S block, since in this game, dropping one on a flat surface would leave a space no matter what! With a Mino, you can make a nice little ledge for your block to land neatly on.

This game's use of Minos really stood out to me! They're a major gameplay mechanic, they are explicitly named in the instruction manual, and, most importantly, they get their own PIECES. Physical, officially licensed, single Mino objects! They even get their very own color! A humble gray, not flashy like the rest, but distinct among all the others, and practical. A gray not to indicate a lack of interesting qualities, but instead, great potential!

There is no "official art" for Mino, so I just made the post's top image by editing some official Tetrimino art. Also, I have distinct memory of SOME official Tetris game, possibly Tetris Friends, referring to them as Tetrimonos. Does anyone else remember this? Please tell me if you do!

With that, we have reached the end of this post. But this is not the end of my fascination with Minos. In a way, it's only the beginning. In my Mino research, I have discovered some truly incredible things. Look forward to reading about them next week in Minos post part 2!

Rodney Blimp loves to hit the arcade after work, blowing off steam by playing one of his favorite classic games, Tetrominoes. After people start noticing his high scores, they encourage Rodney to step up his game and enter the international championships.

Rodney enters and soon finds himself at the final showdown, but when the long cyan piece doesn’t show up and Rodney’s stack of digital blocks grows higher, he’s forced to pull an unexpected move — he pauses the game.

Ten years later and this match is still undecided, but when a handsome living tetromino enters Rodney’s life he’s forced to confront the past, and create a new erotic future.

This erotic tale is 4,100 words of sizzling human on gay long tetromino action, including anal, blowjobs, rough sex, and sentient falling block love.

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ROUND THREE

(NOTE: Read the Palutena's Guidance for Waluigi HERE and for Tetromino HERE)

the urge

the urge to play tetris

it. .. it grows

it consumes

i must-

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all or nothing: the album

track 18: tetromino

OBJECTOBER 1 - Computer

prompt list by doodlebeeberry!

Repost Classic : Tetrominoes Pico

4/10/2022

thamks

you after i free you from the tetrisphere

"Into the Dreamland"

Our friend here who doesn't stop staring at us is a cat-rabbit and her name is, erm, Cherry? (Still have to consult Baby Names Dot Com to find some name that fits better!). I saw her in a nonsense dream of mine a looong time ago, laughing like crazy for reasons I don't remember or probably didn’t even exist, and when I woke up I quickly did a colored sketch to still remember how she looked like, and now I finally decided to use this critter for a complete art piece. I think this art is a good introduction to this character. This music just got stuck in my head during the art process and couldn't stop thinking about it: https://youtu.be/o7vmukGvMpA?si=WbEedDdl-B4vuiy6 (“You've Come Far, Ness” from Earthbound). I feel like that music fits so well with this. The background actually would have been much more nonsense and random, which would have given the title more justice because dreams are like that most of the time, but I ended up doing something more simple and I ended up liking it. Tetris pieces because yes? Also, I'm pretty proud of the waterfall.

Here's some Drawings of Numerious OC as inanimate objects.

Alex, Alejandro-> Mines

Shadow, Tory, Caleb->@carmenramcat

Maxwell, May, Sam->@bryan360

Spot, Riya->@murumokirby360

Ced->Ced145

Cloudy, Rosie->CuteCatsMaryland

Lisa->LisaDots123

Rene, Singe, Blue, Xena->andebyful

Doug->Doug-The-Dog

Luna->LunaSapphiredDA

Marcus->angelicartist101

I've been playing Tetris lately and've been mentally fitting blocks together between games and uh turns out that's A Thing. Called the Tetris Effect. YOU JUST KEEP PLAYING TETRIS IN YOUR MIND IT IS SO WEIRD WTFFF

you just dont want to admit you have no idea how to play tetris

Shut up, of course I know how to play Tetris. It's such a simple game. How hard is it to understand that I am not going to waste my time on something so stupid?

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ROUND FOUR

(NOTE: Read the Palutena's Guidance for Tetromino HERE and for Professor Layton HERE)