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ZTetris v1.1

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ztetris.zip
Filename ztetris.zip (Download)
Title ZTetris v1.1
Description The Best Tetris for the TI-83 Plus.
Authors Jimmy MÃ¥rdell (yarin@acc.umu.se)
Ahmed El-Helw (porter) (ahmed@ticalc.org)
Jason Kovacs (porter) (jason_k@calc.org)
Patrick Davidson (porter) (pad@ocf.berkeley.edu)
Sam Heald (porter) (samuel.heald@duke.edu)
Category TI-83/84 Plus Assembly Games (MirageOS)
File Size 17,198 bytes
File Date and Time Thu Jul 27 02:10:11 2000
Documentation Included? Yes
Source Code Included? Yes

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Review
Review by  John Wyrwas
Reviewed on 2004-11-22
Attention span: 10/10 Say goodbye to class.
Controls: 9/10 Well placed for play.
Implementation: 9/10 Almost the real thing.
Overall: 10/10 Hey, it's tetris!

Tetris is one game everyone should have on their calculators. It is very similiar to the game boy version. Features include link play, which actually works, high scoring, increasing levels, and next piece preview.

The background graphics change with each level like the original but are not very detailed. The pieces are solid black, abandoning that 3D look, but make them clearer to see on the small screen. The layout is great showing the score, lines, level, and next piece on the left panel.

Gameplay in single player progresses smoothly to higher levels and will keep you hooked. One point of thought: the game does NOT award higher points at higher levels. The high score feature has its annoyances. It shows no cursor when entering your name and it does not indicate that Alpha-lock is on. I would have place an "A" icon in the corner to show this.

Link play also worked smoothly. Players can choose different levels to start at: can be used as a handicap but also faculates cheating. Sometimes when you make rows, the game loads on too many penalty rows to the other player. This really doesn't detract from the gameplay though. I'd blame this problem on the hardware, rather than the game, since the link port is unreliable.

There you have it. Download ZTetris, now, and go play against your friends (in math class).

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ARCHIVE CONTENTS

Archive Contents
Name Size
ZTETRIS.TXT   8903
linkrout.h   2184
ztetris.asm   30055
ztetris.8xp   3352

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