A thing I wish existed but didn't: A giant list of every version of Tetris ever released, along with the controller it's intended for and which of the buttons is clockwise or counterclockwise
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@mcc this is, sincerely, the type of data entry work i would enjoy doing
https://tetris.wiki refuses to talk about control layouts with an almost suspicious level of care. https://tgm.tips has a "tetronimoes and buttons" section under basics that does not document the buttons. The only thing anywhere to actually diagram this is the control select menu in TGM3, which I would consider the Tetris "rosetta stone". On the right, below, is the abnormal Sega/Arika control scheme; on the left (though usually with only the 2 left buttons) is Literally Everyone Else
@mcc next, you'll be wanting a randomizer that keeps flipping you between the different incarnations of Tetris.
@mcc Not a list, but Acerola did a video on the history of tetris (while implementing it)
iirc they talk about the control schemes, tho not the controllers
https://youtu.be/mGuYUEuVDYc?si=fC9Sb-bRcwzpSiPk
Understanding TETRIS As a Game Developer
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