Alexey-O-Lantern?

October 29, 2012 12:43 PM

Playable Pumpkin Tetris. (SLICHC)
posted by Joey Michaels (11 comments total)

I have 80 things to say about this and I can't pick just one.
posted by iamkimiam at 1:10 PM on October 29, 2012 [1 favorite]

Using the stalk as a control input really takes this to the next level. If only he'd found a way to use actual candles in the display. Lots of little liquid crystal filters maybe?
posted by public at 1:18 PM on October 29, 2012 [1 favorite]

this is genius.
posted by PinkMoose at 1:23 PM on October 29, 2012

public: that's on the Minecraft version.
posted by leotrotsky at 1:23 PM on October 29, 2012 [1 favorite]

I'm having a really hard time coming up with the proper Smirnoffian inversion for this.
posted by Strange Interlude at 1:44 PM on October 29, 2012 [2 favorites]

The author/builder's original writeup on this was rather cool.

Thanks for the link!
posted by Folk at 1:58 PM on October 29, 2012 [2 favorites]

Oh, gosh, I wish I'd searched and included that in the main link. If a mod wishes to add it, I fully support that edit.

Otherwise, everyone go read what Folk just linked!
posted by Joey Michaels at 2:04 PM on October 29, 2012

I feel misled. The FPP link says that this was playable. I assumed it was a Flash Monday game or something!
posted by asnider at 2:52 PM on October 29, 2012

Ah, I see how that phrasing was (not intentionally) misleading. The pumpkin is playable. That's what makes me love this.
posted by Joey Michaels at 3:01 PM on October 29, 2012

I was (mostly) being facetious. I do think that this is awesome.
posted by asnider at 3:10 PM on October 29, 2012

Mod note: Folks, people embed videos all the time, maybe contact the OP if you have issues along those lines?
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 7:21 PM on October 29, 2012