Ten months ago on a whim, I went into Best Buy and bought an Nintendo DS, an investment that has repaid itself in full and then some. The little handheld has kept me occupied on long flights, long bus trips, long weekends at home, sometimes long waits while organizing for another online game.
And it works because the console features fun little games that don’t take long to play. In particular, they started this free WiFi service a few months back, and I’ve been a fan of online play ever since, especially amazing coming from such a small machine. The game I’ve been keeping myself occupied with is none other than the classic Tetris DS.
Tetris is fun and challenging to begin with, but multiplayer brings a whole other dimension to the game. We had tried a few matches in the Factset offices complete with teams, handicaps and level-changing items; great fanatic fun for all, really. Online play takes it to yet another level, where one can play against the world in the comfort of one’s bed, whilst camping in the bathroom, or trying to make packaged ramen (note: neither the game nor the noodles will tolerate pausing in the middle of their respective tasks).
More thoughts in the next post, I’ll try to keep them somewhat short to avoid glazing eyes.