This is the biggest official version of Tetris we've ever seen. This arcade game was a licensed Tetris Company product. If you've ever seen a larger version that is official let us know!
The use of monkeys in this version is actually a reference to previous SEGA versions of Tetris including the SEGA's arcade release and the Dreamcast version.
I’ve seen this machine at an arcade in Ann Arbor called Pinball Pete’s. It was in Japanese and had the projector. You should really check out that arcade, it’s the best arcade in Michigan. It’s got the best retro games and the owner always repairs them to keep them in the best original state.
You can find this at many Round 1 arcades. Most of the time it’s the overhead with a monitor, and it’s in japanese, but if you’re near one, try it out! Also, the J-Pop music is catchy.
I used to play this all the time at the ill-fated Disney Quest, a five-floor arcade that once existed in Orlando, Florida. How I wish Disney hadn't shuttered its doors...
You should find a World's Largest Pac-Man. They're awesome! Not only huge, but has a fantastic 2 player mode, and the screen is very unique in that it uses actual LEDs like a digital billboard rather than traditional display tech. It makes for some amazingly beautiful, bright, chunky visuals!
There's one at Round1 near where I live (which also includes Galaga). There's also a giant Space Invaders game that plays really fast and you use a gun turret to shoot at the Invaders!
I saw the giant Space Invaders too, both in Branson, MO at The Bigfoot. Sadly, Space Invaders was set on such a hard difficulty and short timer that it felt like a ripoff and I barely played it.
We have one at the world's largest truckstop in Walcott, IA. It's a blast to play, but it gets a little tricky when you have to look around the control panel...
I noticed that this game uses the same hardware as the Dreamcast! It is using Naomi after all. This could have been ported on the Dreamcast if it didn't fail.
It uses a compact format of the NAOMI hardware known as the System SP (aka Aurora) that was used in some budget machines. This was the final game using any variant of the NAOMI hardware, being released in late 2009 in Japan and early 2010 internationally. Sure, the RingEdge/RingWide duo did also release in 2009 - but Tetris Giant does not use RingEdge/RingWide, it uses System SP - a compact fork of the NAOMI hardware.
Being a Tetris fan since the 80’s, this is a very cool arcade novelty! However I am super excited for the upcoming Tetris Effect in VR. If you would had told me as a kid that one day I’d be able to go “inside Tetris” I would have said you were crazy. :)
Expected a 10 min gameplay, got a very good & complete explaination! Pleasent surprise ^^ Great video and never heard of this version of Tetris before! I'd totally try it out!!
You know, this kind of reminds me of that "Biggest Pacman" arcade cabinet I see in Union Station these days. Kinda odd to see them alongside VR machines, but watching this vid kind of reminds me of that.
Fun fact, “dekacon” is just a portmanteau of “dekai” (giant) and “controller”. I’ve also seen arcades in Japan put other games in these cabinets like Super Mario Bros
Whats interesting is theres a 1980s movie called Joysticks that use these giant floor sticks with buttons on them. I think the idea has been around since early gaming but maybe never used till recently?
I was going to mention that I've played this at Strong. And lo and behold, they did too. So never mind. I will say, though, that Strong also has a truly amazing pinball room with like 3 dozen tables. It's the main reason I revisit the museum.
I just love how you showed nes tetris when talking about the vs mode because if you access the hidden multiplayer mode in nes tetris with the game gene you get the same fighting over the next box princepe, its pretty awsome you might want to look it up
The giant joysticks remind me of the movie "Joysticks" from 1983 (they had giant joysticks on top of platforms as part of a game challenge in the film).
I saw this at Round1 Bowling & Amusement at Great Lakes Crossing (Auburn Hills, MI). They have many Japanese arcade games there which include giant Pac-Man,/Galaga and Space Invaders games that use giant LED boards for their displays! Will have to try that Tetris Giant next time I'm there!
9:15 Is not actually the first time that they made a fight for the pieces mechanic. Another Tetris game in Japan (I forgot the name) is also to the same thing, but I think Magical Tetris Challenge is does the same thing.
Not to be that guy, but apparently MIT has a game of tetris on the side of a 20 story building using lights on the inside of the building. Hella cool video
man, hope i can see one on my country. time to emulate this bad boy. also, some of mechanic can be implemented to iteration of tetris and it will be heck of fun (especially vs mode)
In these giant Tetris game modes , Sometimes you have to stack high and leave holes you wouldn't normally do on regular Tetris. Watching people who are really good at Tetris giant is fascinating. It looks totally counterintuitive to what you'd think it should be. IDK I hope I make sense.
If you ever get a chance to go to the National Video Game Museum in Frisco, TX,. they have a Pong machine that absolutely dwarfs even this. It's insane. The knobs are bigger than the tires of my vehicle. Plus they have a TON of other amazing stuff , including one of Brown Box prototypes signed by Ralph Baer himself.
Co-op mode looks a lot like co-op mode in tengen tetris save for in that version there is no side of the screen you are tied to and both players can drop tetrominos wherever they like in the well.
OK, I gots to know how you got video capture of the gameplay. If that's just cam capture thats amazing. If the machine has video out you can tap into then that's even more amazing :P
Great. Now I wish that the Deka-con series actually took off & took the head of the controller, incorporated it into a trackball setup, & took a chance at another Super Monkey Ball sequel. FUCK!!
Tetris the grand master 3 and Tetris Party Deluxe have some similar variants to this mini well variant of tetris… or if you're playing lockjaw you can adjust the well size
Yooo I've been hoping someone would make a vid about this game. I love Tetris and this is a very unknown gem. The strategy changes so much with the giant pieces. I love playing big mode on nullpomino. It's similar but the field is only 5 minos across instead of 6.
This is the biggest official version of Tetris we've ever seen. This arcade game was a licensed Tetris Company product. If you've ever seen a larger version that is official let us know!
Building Tetris?
Yknow they have a Tetris Giant in Edmonton right?
And it's the first modern Tetris arcade not made by Nintendo.
I'll be moving to Rochester NY this year I can't wait to play Tetris giant
I want to play! I have a Tetris weakness.
Giant tetris was surprisingly fun! That's again for having me on to play it with you!
REMATCH.
Stream this on TH-cam
He didn’t actually thank you.... he “that’s” you. 🤣
@@dexterdouglas he probably was meant to say “thank you”
Sega knows how to do puyo puyo...
AND TETRIS.
and thats why puyo puyo tetris happened.
I wish SEGA published Tetris Ultimate instead of Ubisoft
@@Jasonvoorhees57469 That would be bad, tetris ultimate is trash
@@arbi9506 The 3DS version of Tetris Ultimate is great. The other ports are trash.
*AND TETRIIIIIIIS!!!*
The use of monkeys in this version is actually a reference to previous SEGA versions of Tetris including the SEGA's arcade release and the Dreamcast version.
I’ve seen this machine at an arcade in Ann Arbor called Pinball Pete’s. It was in Japanese and had the projector. You should really check out that arcade, it’s the best arcade in Michigan. It’s got the best retro games and the owner always repairs them to keep them in the best original state.
They also have an old-school Tetris machine there. Fairly confident My high score still stands. JKC
You can find this at many Round 1 arcades. Most of the time it’s the overhead with a monitor, and it’s in japanese, but if you’re near one, try it out!
Also, the J-Pop music is catchy.
I used to play this all the time at the ill-fated Disney Quest, a five-floor arcade that once existed in Orlando, Florida. How I wish Disney hadn't shuttered its doors...
They had it at Disney Quest? Dang... It’s still a fun game, at least.
@DJ It was a lot of fun, and with my Disney Quest annual pass, I could play it indefinitely. There will never be an arcade like that again, I fear.
Yep, one opened near me not that long ago at Great Lakes Crossing Mall in Auburn Hills, MI! Very fun place to spend an evening!
I don't know if it's in the one in Portland, Maine. I'd love to go there, and I live in Northern Maine.
You should find a World's Largest Pac-Man. They're awesome! Not only huge, but has a fantastic 2 player mode, and the screen is very unique in that it uses actual LEDs like a digital billboard rather than traditional display tech. It makes for some amazingly beautiful, bright, chunky visuals!
There's one at Round1 near where I live (which also includes Galaga). There's also a giant Space Invaders game that plays really fast and you use a gun turret to shoot at the Invaders!
I saw the giant Space Invaders too, both in Branson, MO at The Bigfoot. Sadly, Space Invaders was set on such a hard difficulty and short timer that it felt like a ripoff and I barely played it.
I played that at dnb and man was it cool
That's like at every main event ever, but it's cool
We have one at the world's largest truckstop in Walcott, IA. It's a blast to play, but it gets a little tricky when you have to look around the control panel...
When you're playing with the green joystick while your friend uses the red one:
*Not bad, but mine's bigger*
This is crazy because I live just outside of Rochester and I used to go to the Strong museum all the time.
Co-op would be a good mode in Puyo Puyo Tetris Switch.
I noticed that this game uses the same hardware as the Dreamcast!
It is using Naomi after all. This could have been ported on the Dreamcast if it didn't fail.
@Harry Warburg That's what I was thinking.
Tetris Giant uses the RingWide hardware which is all PC based.
It uses a compact format of the NAOMI hardware known as the System SP (aka Aurora) that was used in some budget machines.
This was the final game using any variant of the NAOMI hardware, being released in late 2009 in Japan and early 2010 internationally.
Sure, the RingEdge/RingWide duo did also release in 2009 - but Tetris Giant does not use RingEdge/RingWide, it uses System SP - a compact fork of the NAOMI hardware.
@The SNES Man wasnt this game released for the dreamcast aswell?
@@spikerthedragonbear No, it released in 2009, whereas the last Dreamcast games came out in 2002 in North America and 2007 in Japan.
That ball controller makes you feel IN the game! It just does.
Being a Tetris fan since the 80’s, this is a very cool arcade novelty! However I am super excited for the upcoming Tetris Effect in VR. If you would had told me as a kid that one day I’d be able to go “inside Tetris” I would have said you were crazy. :)
You know, i pretty miss the one-seconded intro.
Expected a 10 min gameplay, got a very good & complete explaination! Pleasent surprise ^^ Great video and never heard of this version of Tetris before! I'd totally try it out!!
You were in Rochester? I wish I knew. You'd have loved my home arcade and game collection. Love your channel!!!
You know, this kind of reminds me of that "Biggest Pacman" arcade cabinet I see in Union Station these days. Kinda odd to see them alongside VR machines, but watching this vid kind of reminds me of that.
Reminds me of the Super Pac-man game played at the end of the movie "Joysticks".
202 lines isn't the max in Tetris giant ITS 200
Also in the Japanese side it's called Tetris dektaris
1:25 “I’ve never seen anything bigger than this.” That’s what she said.
I've wanted to see one of these cabinets for years. Thank you so much for this video.
The Joysticks remind me of a 80s movie called well...
joystick
Fun fact, “dekacon” is just a portmanteau of “dekai” (giant) and “controller”. I’ve also seen arcades in Japan put other games in these cabinets like Super Mario Bros
Whats interesting is theres a 1980s movie called Joysticks that use these giant floor sticks with buttons on them. I think the idea has been around since early gaming but maybe never used till recently?
Could we talk about when your time limit is running out, the weird, off pitch music plays?
I was going to mention that I've played this at Strong. And lo and behold, they did too. So never mind.
I will say, though, that Strong also has a truly amazing pinball room with like 3 dozen tables. It's the main reason I revisit the museum.
I remember seeing Tetris Giant back when Disney Quest was still around at Disney World. Not sure if I played it though.
I just love how you showed nes tetris when talking about the vs mode because if you access the hidden multiplayer mode in nes tetris with the game gene you get the same fighting over the next box princepe, its pretty awsome you might want to look it up
I'm so glad someone finally made a video on this game
The giant joysticks remind me of the movie "Joysticks" from 1983 (they had giant joysticks on top of platforms as part of a game challenge in the film).
I'm watching this while playing a small version of Tetris on a basic fun mini arcade cabinet
Man when Sega did hit a homerun they did all out and amazing
7:06 there’s a bug in the corner. Just wanted to point that out. No reason
I just hope it wasn't a spider.
Jason Voorhees it does look like one
Someone better patch it.
I saw this at Round1 Bowling & Amusement at Great Lakes Crossing (Auburn Hills, MI). They have many Japanese arcade games there which include giant Pac-Man,/Galaga and Space Invaders games that use giant LED boards for their displays! Will have to try that Tetris Giant next time I'm there!
holy crap I live in Rochester and go to the Strong all the time
9:15 Is not actually the first time that they made a fight for the pieces mechanic. Another Tetris game in Japan (I forgot the name) is also to the same thing, but I think Magical Tetris Challenge is does the same thing.
Not to be that guy, but apparently MIT has a game of tetris on the side of a 20 story building using lights on the inside of the building.
Hella cool video
This is 'officially' the biggest version of Tetris licensed by the Tetris Company. :)
European museums:art,culture and sculptures
American museums:FREAKING GIANT (but cool) TETRIS
man, hope i can see one on my country.
time to emulate this bad boy.
also, some of mechanic can be implemented to iteration of tetris and it will be heck of fun (especially vs mode)
1:25 that's what she said!
I played this at Disney Quest before it shut down, sadly their unit was very busted when I played it
Ah man!! I wanna play!!!! Of all the video games I've ever played, Tetris is, and always will be, my favorite game.
Wooo! Epic Game Music!
I bet this version could port so well to a ticket dispenser or even a prize redemption variety...which has become a hit in the arcades, these days.
From what I'm to understand this can be converted to a Ticket Dispenser variation straight from Sega.
In these giant Tetris game modes , Sometimes you have to stack high and leave holes you wouldn't normally do on regular Tetris. Watching people who are really good at Tetris giant is fascinating. It looks totally counterintuitive to what you'd think it should be. IDK I hope I make sense.
what's awesome is this game is/was in my hometown. Sadly the arcade is hard to get to, but still it's a cool fun game.
If you ever get a chance to go to the National Video Game Museum in Frisco, TX,. they have a Pong machine that absolutely dwarfs even this. It's insane. The knobs are bigger than the tires of my vehicle. Plus they have a TON of other amazing stuff , including one of Brown Box prototypes signed by Ralph Baer himself.
I plan on going there at some point!
I just found out an arcade nearby in Northern California had this same machine, decals and everything.
Thx for bringing more video game knowledge
NEVER have I seen this and I frukking know Tetris (I thought)
Cheers 👍🏼
4:30 BOOM, Tetris for Rerez!
And nerves aren’t a factor... for the newbies... _in the final._
Holy crap. When I was a kid I went here with my cousins and played giant tetris every time.
Man, I haven't been there in years. I want to go back to the Strong someday. Say "Hell Yeah" if you are also from Rochester, NY.
That Tetris is huge
Woo-hoo, almost in my backyard. Also, wasn't there giant ball end justices in the classic movie Joysticks?
Once COVID ends imma head to that Museum in Rochester cuz it looks dope
Co-op mode looks a lot like co-op mode in tengen tetris save for in that version there is no side of the screen you are tied to and both players can drop tetrominos wherever they like in the well.
soundtrack for this game is a fucking BOP
I hope this gets released as a dlc for something like puyo puyo tetris, they could make a 2vs2
This needs to be on the Nintendo Switch! Who's with me?
They should also make the giant Joysticks while they're at it!
Me
...oh no.
I only just now noticed the ring on his finger, is Shane married?
Clearly Sega needs to get Arika on the phone to make Tetris The Giant Grandmasters
OK, I gots to know how you got video capture of the gameplay. If that's just cam capture thats amazing. If the machine has video out you can tap into then that's even more amazing :P
you're able to emulate it...
We emulated it back at our studio. We have a lot of footage of us playing the game on camera but we felt it would look better this way.
If it's coming to Switch, it possibly have a LABO version of that stick or miniature of entire arcade unit..
HOLY SHIT IVE BEEN TO THAT MUSEUM BEFORE. I CANT BELIEVE I MISSED THAT ARCADE CABINET ;-; It was like 6 months ago too ;-;
Great. Now I wish that the Deka-con series actually took off & took the head of the controller, incorporated it into a trackball setup, & took a chance at another Super Monkey Ball sequel. FUCK!!
1:25 Heh.
"I never seen anything bigger than this!" - Shane
Tetromino? I thought they were Tetrads (I seem to remember this from a commercial).
Tetrads were what Nintendo called them back when they held exclusive console rights.
6:54 The maximum number of lines is actually 200.
Tetris the grand master 3 and Tetris Party Deluxe have some similar variants to this mini well variant of tetris… or if you're playing lockjaw you can adjust the well size
Imagine if we actually got a home console port of this
We have one of those arcade machines here in Chile. It's a really fun game, and you can play the 2 players mode just with one credit
@Hernandez Aaron is a nice feature for sure
If I was designing those machines, I might of put the buttons by the Feet instead to make it something even wilder!
shoutout to the spider at 7:05
Science always asks if something is possible; sometimes science ask if it should be done in the first place
Yooo I've been hoping someone would make a vid about this game. I love Tetris and this is a very unknown gem. The strategy changes so much with the giant pieces. I love playing big mode on nullpomino. It's similar but the field is only 5 minos across instead of 6.
As a Tetris "pro" this makes me want to buy one of these.
Where did you get that 50 Blessings hoodie? I must have one!
Discount clothing store!
Wait, how did you capture footage? Did they let you record?
Does it have the infamous theme a song?
I think I just had a nerdgasm...
I’d love this on Switch, even if it’s not as good as the original
I’ve played this before at an arcade!
In Japan, The game is known as Tetris Dekaris!
Wow I've played the same machine as you!
that arcadestick ball is the size of a basketball at BEST
beach balls are like twice as big
Gotta say, you are blatantly wrong in your title.
People turned the side of a building into a playable tetris game
This is an official version of Tetris licensed by the Tetris Company.
I've never heard about this, but did the Arcade Cabinet have to have a Widescreen even though it's not proportionate to the actual Aspect Ratio?
How _dare_ you beat Michael Jackson's highscore? Shamone!
Jaw drop moment has achieved!
Can you do a review of the dreamgear system
They had this at Disney Quest. Too bad it closed down.
F
*sees the thumbnail*
What in the name of alexey pajitnov is this and how do I get my hands on it
Tetris plus is my fave version
How many quarters did you use for this review?
This is pretty good
I go to the strong museum too.
Perfect controller for a Ken player.
I played Tetris giant and it was awesome
Tugu dugu dugu chiki-chiki boom boom!!
I've played the world's biggest Pac Man game in Atlantic City...