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negative. modern tetris has moved way beyond NES' system. there have been many improvements to the game, like a holding piece, hard drop, the ghost piece you mentioned, advanced maneuvers like t-spins, and most interesting of all (to me) is the improved piece selection [1]. you're probably aware of the tall block meme -- when you need it, it never shows up! well that's been more or less solved.

there's also interesting strategies/techniques like 4-wide [2]. there's a whole rabbit hole to follow...

if you want to try out modern tetris, check out jstris [3]. the skill level people have attained is unbelievable [4], and can't be replicated on NES tetris.

[1] https://simon.lc/the-history-of-tetris-randomizers

[2] https://harddrop.com/wiki/Combo_Setups

[3] https://jstris.jezevec10.com/

[4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3QmU79Vli8



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