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Revision as of 06:43, 6 November 2016
Example of a generic Brick Game. This one is from a Russian market.
The Brick Game was a popular handheld game console in the late 1980s to the early 1990s. It was introduced mid-1980s in China, originally as a clone variant of the original Tetris that dates back to 1984-1985 in the former Soviet Union which is developed by Russian programmer Alexey Pazhitnov for the Soviet ELEKTRONIKA-60 home computer system.
Description
It is essentially a LCD-based Tetris, but usually had a few simple games styled after Tetris block matrixes. The games are usually arranged within alphabetical letters (A-Z), with each letter corresponds with different games. Each game has its own variations by selecting the number below the letter. The difficulty level and speed of each game can be adjusted by pressing the left or right D-pad.
History
Brick Game was popular after a few years following the success of many Tetris variations in the late 1980s. It is mainly manufactured in China and it is often considered as a low-cost toy that can be easily found on dollar stores or cheap toy stores.
Other than the normal Tetris clone, the main inspiration of many Brick Game games usually take inspiration from popular arcade games during the 1980s, which include Breakout, Space Invaders, Galaxian, Road Fighter, Frogger, Battle City, among others. These games were simplified with the use of Tetris squares and tiles.