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ZTris v1.3

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ztris.zip
Filename ztris.zip
Title ZTris v1.3
Description Simply the best 1 and 2 player Tetris game for your calculator. Runs on both the TI83 Plus and TI83 Plus Silver Edition. Features link play between different types of calculators (both players get the same pieces!), 21 levels, high scores, teacher key, 16 different background patterns, and pausing. (successor of the famous ZTetris)
Authors Ahmed El-Helw (ahmed@ticalc.org)
Jimmy Mardell (yarin@acc.umu.se)
Sam Heald (samuel.heald@duke.edu)
Tijl Coosemans (tijl@ulyssis.org)
Category TI-83/84 Plus Assembly Games (MirageOS)
File Size 11,799 bytes
File Date and Time Mon Mar 4 17:49:08 2002
Documentation Included? Yes
Source Code Included? Yes

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REVIEWS

Review
Review by  Kuro Ichigo Neko
Reviewed on 2006-09-20
This is simply the best Tetris clone I've ever seen. It is pretty much exactly like the Gameboy version - pure, unadulterated Tetris goodness.

Features for increasing speed, an option for a height handicap, and anything else you would expect from a proper Tetris game are all included. The great 2-player mode includes line penalties if your opponent clears multiple lines, which can be changed on the main page from scrambled or linear. It also has a basic height meter, so you can know roughly how your opponent is doing.

The interface is clean, polished, and well spaced out. What I found pretty neat was that after a certain amount of lines cleared, you don't only raise a level of difficulty, but also the stage background changes. The only real complaint I'd have is about the block graphics being pure black. Sometimes it can be hard to judge distances since the squares can't be distinguished, especially at high speeds. Also, at a quick glance, some pieces look similar and can throw you off. This is a little nit-picky, though.

Controls are one of the biggest reasons why this is a great version of Tetris. "Ztris" has everything you may need, two-way rotation, movement, instant drop, pause, and quit (plus MirageOS's functions such as returning to the games menu, exiting it all, or turning off the calculator completely) all of which are quite intuitive, even if you don't believe in reading readmes. Especially at higher speeds, the difference between a single flip and 3 can make a lot of difference, as well as "skill" flips in tight spaces which require the right direction.

Overall, I'd give "Ztris" an 11/10, for simply being way too awesome. This will be on my calculator until the plastic warps, rusts, and rots.

Gameplay- 10
Graphics- 9
Controls- 10


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ARCHIVE CONTENTS

Archive Contents
Name Size
readme.txt    8187
ztris.8xp    2457
ztris.gif    594
ztris.z80    20363

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