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Apple Founder Could Kick Your Ass At Defender

By Luke Plunkett on July 16, 2009 at 8:30 PM

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak isn’t just a rich, cuddly nerd. He’s also an avid gamer. Mostly card games, sure, but also Defender. Which he plays really well. Oh, and Tetris. Dude’s a Tetris purist.

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peter starbird

July 16, 2009 at 9:22 PM

I’ll take him on, I got over 10 million on defender back in the 80s after a session that went for more than 8 hours. I ended up with a blister the size of a 50c piece on the ball of my right hand… but it was worth it :)
Man I loved that game….

Mind you, my reaction time now would probably suck.

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T3rm1n4L

July 17, 2009 at 7:02 AM

Must be hard playing tetris with one mouse button :)
ArrestedDeveloper

July 17, 2009 at 4:31 AM

Big up to Woz for representing the Snood.
Phydeaux

July 17, 2009 at 2:22 AM

@CHEEZCOLA: You are correct, sir!

Steve Jobs worked at Atari and brought Woz on board with Breakout as a home project they did. Woz did all the work and Jobs misrepresented how much they were getting paid and ate most of the chunk.

Oops!
Phydeaux

July 17, 2009 at 2:21 AM

@Peter Pinto: Tetris Gameboy ignores some very specific gameplay standards for a Tetris game.

Because it sold more copies than any other version is no reason to overlook how many flaws it has.

And yes, Tetris geeks that are going to come out and blah blah about the standards not being published by TTC until just under a decade ago so this should get a pass, whatever. It's no more official than a 3rd party rip-off block stacking game.
Soldier_CLE

July 17, 2009 at 1:01 AM

Oh yeah? Let's see him play me in a game of Roc N' Rope, Gyruss or Tapper!

I'll hand his ass to him in those games!
Ajh

July 17, 2009 at 12:53 AM

Hey now, getting really good at Tetris and Defender is actually "skillz." I mean granted, they're not new games, but they're much harder than the vast majority of games released today. Hats off to Wozniak on this one. I'm impressed.

Ajh
auberondreaming

July 17, 2009 at 12:47 AM

@High Speed Indeed: Suck.
Peter Pinto

July 17, 2009 at 12:46 AM

This guy is just like me...

Tetris on the gameboy is made of win

Peter Pinto
mangs

July 17, 2009 at 12:38 AM

@High Speed Indeed: lose weight
ryno365

July 17, 2009 at 12:30 AM

@High Speed Indeed:

Put a blinking LED in your mouth and smile? Oh, wait...

ryno365
ChewyDogg

July 17, 2009 at 12:17 AM

@High Speed Indeed: use a chair.

ChewyDogg
Kalamaty

July 16, 2009 at 11:43 PM

@y2julio: Ahhh, the brutal truth stings.

+1 for you though.

Kalamaty
Jon

July 16, 2009 at 11:30 PM

Ah Woz, when will you fail to surprise me with how awesome you truly are.

Answer: Probably never.
CHEEZCOLA

July 16, 2009 at 11:24 PM

What game did he make again? breakout? I remember him making something and selling it to atari.

CHEEZCOLA
y2julio

July 16, 2009 at 11:23 PM

@High Speed Indeed: Dance?
High Speed Indeed

July 16, 2009 at 11:20 PM

The Woz... is there anything he can't do?

High Speed Indeed
KesMonkey

July 16, 2009 at 11:05 PM

I'm sure he could. I'm crap at Defender. But, I can hold my own in a fight with a badger.

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