Apple once designed Tetris A clone found on a prototype version of the third-generation iPod shows that the company is testing to release the game on the music player. It is called Stacker and obviously controlled via the iPod’s scroll wheel. Detected by software known for finding rare prototype devices.
The prototype iPod is a “DVT” device, meaning it was a mid-range device still in “Design Validation Testing.” It has a model number of A1023, which is not a known model number of any iPod version.
The device runs a prototype version of iPodOS 2.0 Stacker comes from Pieces are moved from left to right using the scroll wheel and fall when the middle button is pressed. The goal is to clear lines and collect points. You know the deal. this Tetris.
This isn’t the only game found on the iPod prototype. there is something called Block 0probably an early version Brick. The device also has a named game Klondikeprobably an early version Solitaire. The music player finally got some games, including the ones mentioned above Solitaire and Brick. AppleDemoYT asked former Apple VP Tony Fadell why Stacker was never released, saying that this was because the games didn’t appear until “a later software release”.
Later versions of the iPod had an official version Tetrisin addition to games like Jewellery, Mini Golf, Mahjong, Zuma, Kubis 2and Pac-Man. All of these releases predate the App Store. In 2014, iPod Classic and iPod Touch were discontinued In 2022, the era of the standalone music player is coming to an end.
