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I'm not sure if anyone else noticed this, but does this seem familiar?
Not only is this an excerpt from the dubious Tetris DS instruction manual, but it's also an excerpt from one Ryan Davis's review posted on Gamespot.
What's even more immediately striking than these fundamental gameplay tweaks is the presentation of Tetris DS, as Nintendo has plastered the game with all kinds of classic 8-bit Nintendo sights and sounds. It covers the basics with themes based on Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Donkey Kong, and Metroid, though it also includes themes based on less well-known properties like Excitebike, Balloon Fight, and Yoshi's Cookie. Ultimately, the biggest problem with the presentation is that it banks too much on nostalgia, and frankly, we don't always want to listen to the Super Mario Bros. music on loop while we play Tetris. A lot of the themes are inexorably linked to specific gameplay modes, which means that if you don't much care for a certain piece of music, you're going to want to stay away from certain modes.
Not only is this an excerpt from the dubious Tetris DS instruction manual, but it's also an excerpt from one Ryan Davis's review posted on Gamespot.