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ztetris.zip
Filename ztetris.zip (Download)
Title ZTetris v1.1
Description The Best Tetris for the Ti-83
Authors Jimmy MÃ¥rdell (yarin@acc.umu.se)
Ahmed El-Helw (porter) (ahmed@ticalc.org)
Patrick Davidson (porter) (pad@ocf.berkeley.edu)
Sam Heald (porter) (samuel.heald@duke.edu)
Category TI-83 Assembly Games (Ion)
File Size 21,359 bytes
File Date and Time Thu Nov 25 22:24:30 1999
Documentation Included? Yes
Source Code Included? Yes

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Review
Review by  Benjamin Stauffer
Reviewed on 2004-11-22
Attention span: 10/10 I play it almost every school day.
Controls: 10/10 Logical, easy to learn.
Implementation: 9/10 Excellent game of Tetris.
Overall: 10/10 A must for any Tetris fan.

If you've been into video games for any length of time, it's very likely you have heard of Tetris, the simple-yet-addictive puzzle game from Russia. Tetris can be found on almost any computer, calculator, or video game system out there. ZTetris is a version of Tetris written for the TI calculators. I am reviewing the 83 port for ION.

ZTetris is the best version of Tetris I've seen for the TI-83. It has backgrounds that change every 10 lines you get, easy-to-learn controls, a quit-and-save button, and adjustable levels and "height" (random lines put in the playing area before the game starts, adding to the challange). One of its best features, though, is multiplayer support; you can play against other players regardless of which port they are using (i.e. TI-83 ION users can play against TI-82 users, etc.) The multiplay is similar to the Gameboy version; when you get more than 2 lines at a time, random lines are added to the bottom of your opponent's game.

I only found two problems ZTetris, and neither are game-killing. On the high score screen, backspace doesn't work. The random "height" lines you select at the beginning seem to use patterns that get less challanging after awhile.

If you're a fan of Tetris, or just need an addictive puzzle game to waste time, get ZTetris. You won't be disappointed.

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ARCHIVE CONTENTS

Archive Contents
Name Size
ZTETRIS.TXT   9434
link83.h   2087
Linkrout.h   2905
ZTETRIS.83P   3400
ztetris.8xp   3402
ztetris.asm   29617

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