The Tetris Effect: Difference between revisions

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{{quote|''The game is on, and you have gone''~~<br />~~

{{quote|''The game is on, and you have gone''

''Gone to a world on its display''~~<br />~~

''Gone to a world on its display''

''And the game is fun, but when it has won''~~<br />~~

''And the game is fun, but when it has won''

''All you ever hear is what it says''|[[Helloween]], ''The Game is On''}}

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=== 4X ===

* ''[[Galactic Civilizations]] II'': referenced in one notable [[Let's Play]] that crossed this over with [[Earthshattering Kaboom]] and [[The All Solving Hammer]].

{{quote| It's my answer to everything. How did I try to mend relations with the Terrans? I destroyed a sun. How did I vanquish the Dread Lords? I destroyed their sun. How did I tackle the volatile Drengin? Destroyed all their suns. Drath relations dodgy? Gear up to destroy some suns.~~<br />~~

{{quote|It's my answer to everything. How did I try to mend relations with the Terrans? I destroyed a sun. How did I vanquish the Dread Lords? I destroyed their sun. How did I tackle the volatile Drengin? Destroyed all their suns. Drath relations dodgy? Gear up to destroy some suns.

It was spreading to real life, too. Deputy Editor Tim called just now to ask how this diary was coming along, and all I could say was "It's taking a while. Couldn't we just destroy the sun?" }}

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=== Turn Based Tactics ===

* From the [http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/xcomufodefense/review.html review] for ''[[X-COM]]: UFO Defense'' on Gamespot:

{{quote| Finally, I finished my first game, and proceeded to stumble about for weeks after, having paranoid delusions that aliens really were invading Earth, cautiously looking for a flashing red "enemy in sight" warning in my peripheral vision.}}

{{quote|Finally, I finished my first game, and proceeded to stumble about for weeks after, having paranoid delusions that aliens really were invading Earth, cautiously looking for a flashing red "enemy in sight" warning in my peripheral vision.}}

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=== Webcomics ===

* From [[Scott McCloud]]'s ''[http://scottmccloud.com/1-webcomics/chess/chess.html My Obsession With Chess]'':

{{quote| My brain was being rewired. I began to see diagonal lines of force emanating out of the corners of any orthogonal pattern such as the tiles of a floor or the legs of a chair.}}

{{quote|My brain was being rewired. I began to see diagonal lines of force emanating out of the corners of any orthogonal pattern such as the tiles of a floor or the legs of a chair.}}

* ''[[Awkward Zombie]]'': Anyone had [http://www.awkwardzombie.com/comic1-101810.php this] happen in real life?

* ''[[Homestuck]]'': The official forums have threads full of people talking about what the webcomic has made them do, including more than a few mentions of attempting to captchalogue items and jumping at the sound of [[Hell Is That Noise|bicycle horn honks.]]

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** When Lisa became a crossword puzzle addict, she started to see crosswords in everything.

** Apu sometimes answers with his trademark quote outside of work.

** In one episode, Homer attempts to jam Lennie's head into a jigsaw puzzle while trying to complete it, hallucinating he fits the spaces perfectly. Lennie ends up with several jigsaw pieces in his eye, [[Butt Monkey|as is usual for him.]]

* Watch enough ''[[Transformers]]'' and you could find yourself visualizing what every vehicle or household appliance would look like if it spontaneously turned into a robot.