https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2008/02/24/on-the-game-studies-download-30-shadow-list/ My name is Jesper Juul, and I am a Ludologist [researcher of the design, meaning, culture, and politics of games]. This is my blog on game research and other important things. Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:37:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2008/02/24/on-the-game-studies-download-30-shadow-list/comment-page-1/#comment-52827 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:37:55 +0000 http://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/?p=436#comment-52827 You mentioned “While Tetris has been hugely popular, its matching criteria of filling an entire row has surprisingly not been copied in any later games.”. Actually, I think the reason is that Hasbro is pretty protective of the Tetris license, so any game developer who develops a game where you fill an entire row to make it disappear coupled with falling blocks will have a Cease and Desist letter from Hasbro. Faced with a lawsuit by a corporation with almost unlimited cash. Most game developers would prefer to clone something else and avoid cloning a Tetris game.

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