@monorail Potentially stupid question, but what's guideline tetris-slash-what's a guideline tetris player?

@witchfynder_finder the tetris guideline is a document that's existed since like 2002-ish i believe (but has had a few updates) listing rules that you have to follow if you want to use the "tetris" name. it's why they all use the same colours for the pieces, the same rotation system, etc etc etc

these games are called "guideline games", and if you play them you're a guideline player

@monorail Ahhhh that makes sense, I never thought about it before but of course there would be a codified document to make sure all Tetris games play p much the same

@monorail Anyway while it does make more sense to have the naming be consistent for all pieces, that's not an O, that's a damn square

@witchfynder_finder the piece names aren't a codified thing it's just a community convention, it's just weird that the classic players use a weird convention

they're all letters just call it fucking O like an adult

@monorail @witchfynder_finder potentially foolish question, but why would you play classic tetris instead of guideline tetris

@Lady @witchfynder_finder i couldn't tell you, i can't stand classic tetris

like the ctwc is cool in theory but i don't watch it because i just can't bring myself to give a fuck about classic tetris

@Lady @witchfynder_finder

@monorail @Lady This is fucking wild

@monorail @Lady Like I guess by watching Tetris be played ever and playing it myself I could have come to the conclusion that the pieces don't actually rotate

But still reading it like that is just Weird

@witchfynder_finder @Lady

@witchfynder_finder @Lady it's even wilder in games that support 180 degree rotations

@monorail @Lady EXCUSE ME??

@witchfynder_finder @Lady "This is an extremely lenient system that lets you get away with a lot of bullshit."

@monorail @Lady Yes,