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FREE: BBTetris for the BlackBerry Bold

by Kevin Michaluk on 30 Jan 2009 04:49 PM
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Free BBTetris for the Bold

* Updated: Follow Papped's Tetris for the Bold forum thread to stay on top of the latest updates for this app! *

Need a fun, addicting and FREE game to play on your BlackBerry Bold this weekend? Then you'll want to check out BBTetris! BlackBerry Addict and CrackBerry member Papped optimized the game for the Bold but it may work on other trackball models as well (install at own risk). You can check these comments over at BerryReview to see how users on other devices have faired.

I installed it on my Bold just now and it's totally addicting! Game play is easy - click the trackball to rotate pieces and scroll to move it around. Just don't judge my Tetris skills by the image above... I wasn't paying attention to the game while grabbing the capture. Trust me. I've got mad Tetris skillz :)

If you give it a go, be sure to drop your comments to this post. You can download the game over the air by visiting the link below on your Bold's browser:

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Posted by dagda1 Friday, Jan 30, 2009 1209 days ago

Typical Tetris implementation. Very simple interface (trackball moves and clicking flips the shape). Keeps score and will play the tetris song ad nauseum. If you like tetris this is for you. One item they need to fix is that the item is unsigned and this bothers me.

 
 
Posted by papped Saturday, Jan 31, 2009 1209 days ago

Don't particularly plan on paying $100 to get a free app signed =P

 
 
Posted by ccrx Friday, Jan 30, 2009 1209 days ago

Man, it would have been sweet if this worked on the Storm. Unfortunately its a no go. I know it didn't say it was supposed to, but I had to try.

 
 
Posted by quahog_convo Friday, Jan 30, 2009 1209 days ago

The bottom of the screen has a large white bar on it and pieces will fall into that area and appear bigger than they really are. Of course, the dev only said it was supposed to work on Bolds.

 
 
Posted by davidnyc Friday, Jan 30, 2009 1209 days ago

I can confirm this problem! Looks neat though.

 
 
Posted by havanahjoe Friday, Jan 30, 2009 1209 days ago

It's Tetris! What more can I say. Using the trackball to control it works pretty well, I wish there was a way to stop the accelerated drop rate (or be able to accelerate the drop a little) to have a more fast paced game, but I'm sure this will happen as I go higher up in levels. In any case, it's a great little game. Thank you

 
 
Posted by papped Saturday, Jan 31, 2009 1209 days ago

Scroll up = stop fast drop

 
 
Posted by minnick Friday, Jan 30, 2009 1209 days ago

awesome free app!! i did notice one thing though.. it froze after i paused it tryna get to homescreen.. i mean, the block would still move sideways, but it wouldnt go down at all >_< free though so i ain't complainin!

 
 
Posted by 8830 Anonymous Friday, Jan 30, 2009 1209 days ago

Anyone try to install it on an 8830?

 
 
Posted by Cobra302 Friday, Jan 30, 2009 1209 days ago

blackberry bold

 
 
Posted by carpedm2 Friday, Jan 30, 2009 1209 days ago

No problems with the curve-thanks for an awesome freebie!

 
 
Posted by alex1 Friday, Jan 30, 2009 1209 days ago

anyone know if this'll work on a Curve 8330 4.5??

 
 
Posted by alex1 Friday, Jan 30, 2009 1209 days ago

yes --- works on curve 8330 i got impatient and just decided to dl

 
 
Posted by rwind Friday, Jan 30, 2009 1209 days ago

Doesn't work that great on a 8320, kind of laggy and it won't move all the way to the right, rotating sticks a little.

Using the latest firmware and all up to date on the 8320.

 
 
Posted by bgwavrder Friday, Jan 30, 2009 1209 days ago

What a perfect game for the Bold!

 
 
Posted by Stuart Parsons Friday, Jan 30, 2009 1209 days ago

It works fine on the Curve 8330, But the picture is a little off, The playing area looks bigger than it really is, Thats all =) Great time waster

 
 
Posted by fisherclive Friday, Jan 30, 2009 1209 days ago

works on curve 8900...awesome game

 
 
Posted by BlackPearl890 Friday, Jan 30, 2009 1209 days ago

using on the Pearl and works great! thnx!

 
 
Posted by blackberry9999 Friday, Jan 30, 2009 1209 days ago

This is an awesome version for Free!!

 
 
Posted by funkster Saturday, Jan 31, 2009 1209 days ago

Can't show this to my kids or I will not get my BB back. OK I just don't want the to beat my score!!!

 
 
Posted by chipahoy Saturday, Jan 31, 2009 1209 days ago

how did you download on the 8830?

 
 
Posted by tasha23 Saturday, Jan 31, 2009 1209 days ago

Awesome!! My 1st game download n it was free. Thank u. I know my girls would enjoy as well.

 
 
Posted by medievalist Saturday, Jan 31, 2009 1209 days ago

Great version of Tetris, although it drains my Bold's battery pretty quickly.

 
 
Posted by rob762 Saturday, Jan 31, 2009 1209 days ago

Papped - thank you.... one of my favorite distractions whilst I wait for the wife out shopping....

 
 
Posted by buckwild Saturday, Jan 31, 2009 1209 days ago

has anyone tried this on a pearl 8100 yet?

 
 
Posted by delta1 Saturday, Jan 31, 2009 1208 days ago

Just snagged this, looks great and runs beautifully on my Bold.

Thanks very much!

 
 
Posted by gorJess Saturday, Jan 31, 2009 1208 days ago

your link doesn't work when i put it into my bb browser. tried several times.

'the page you were trying to load could not be found.'

 
 
Posted by RAPTOR0065 Saturday, Jan 31, 2009 1208 days ago

The playing field doesn't fit the screen. It would be cool for the Curve.

 
 
Posted by windyzhou Saturday, Jan 31, 2009 1208 days ago

man,i like it.classic game.

 
 
Posted by goddessnyki Sunday, Feb 01, 2009 1208 days ago

I dl this for my Pearl 8100 because I really liked the idea of being able to play with the trackball... and It's great! I actually deleted a version of tetris that I paid for because I like this version so much better. I've only played it at work so far, so I don't know about the sound effects, but really that's just icing.
And over at the berryreview site is a new version for the curve 8900 as well!
Thank you Papped!

 
 
Posted by WLF705 Sunday, Feb 01, 2009 1207 days ago

I downloaded the BB Tetris and as stated in the blog, "It is addictive!!!" I really like this game!!!

 
 
Posted by Zach7 Monday, Feb 02, 2009 1207 days ago

What a great idea! A free game that everyone can enjoy! Just wanted to say thanks. This has worked great thanks to all the people posting comments and updates by the maker!

 
 
Posted by bbatfan Tuesday, Feb 03, 2009 1205 days ago

it works on my 8330 but the background is off a bit

 
 
Posted by Efeezy4Sheezy Sunday, Mar 22, 2009 1158 days ago

Does it work on the 8130?