Apple as soon as designed a Tetris clone that has been discovered on a prototype model of the third-generation iPod, indicating the corporate was experimenting with releasing the sport on the music participant. From a report: It is known as Stacker and, clearly, is managed through the iPod’s scroll wheel. The software program was noticed by X consumer AppleDemoYT, who is understood for locating uncommon prototype gadgets. The prototype iPod is a “DVT” system, which means it was a mid-stage system that was nonetheless in “Design Validation Testing.” It has a mannequin variety of A1023, which isn’t a identified mannequin variety of any iPod model.
The system runs a prototype model of iPodOS 2.0, which is the place Stacker comes from. The items are moved from left to proper utilizing the scroll wheel and so they fall when the center button is pressed. The purpose is to clear strains and rating factors. You already know the deal. It is Tetris. It is not the one recreation discovered on the prototype iPod. There’s one thing known as Block0, which is probably going an early model of Brick. The system additionally contains a recreation known as Klondike, which is probably going an early model of Solitaire. The music participant did ultimately get some video games, together with the aforementioned Solitaire and Brick. AppleDemoYT requested former Apple VP Tony Fadell why Stacker was by no means launched and he mentioned it was as a result of video games did not present up till a “later software program launch.”