vdub_bobby Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 (edited) Enough brawling - it's time to exercise your mind! It's time for Tetris! Post a score and let's get this thing rolling! Please post any tips you may have - best tip gets 1 bonus point! Only scores for games played from the beginning will count! No continues! Please play 1 Player - Level 0 - Handicap 0. And if anyone has a link to the manual, please post it. This week's competition ends next Tuesday (October 23) morning at approximately 9:00 am PST. This week's scores: 73,937 vdub_bobby (+10 pts) 45,601 Artlover (+8 pts) 39,521 gdement (+6 pts) 25,321 Blackjack (+4 pts) 21,816 LarcenTyler (+2 pts) 14,916 PressureCooker2600 (+1 pt) Twin Galaxies High Scores No scores! You could be the first! Overall standings: 1. PressureCooker2600 (32 pts) 2. gdement (23 pts) 3. vdub_bobby (22 pts) 4. LarcenTyler (20 pts) 5. rjchamp3 (18 pts) 6. Artlover (14 pts) 7. theKLT (10 pts) 8. Blackjack (10 pts) Game Info Coin-op released by Atari Games in 1988; ported to the NES by Tengen and released in 1988. Other platforms: Everything has some kind of Tetris port, I think. Related games: Welltris (1989-Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Macintosh, ZX Spectrum), Faces (1990-Amiga, DOS), Super Tetris (1991-Amiga, DOS), etc. Tips We played Tetris (the Nintendo version) almost exactly a year ago. Here are the tips from that thread: The A and B buttons rotate the pieces in different directions (A = clockwise, B = counterclockwise. Or vice versa.) If you learn to rotate both ways you will never have to rotate a piece 3 times. At the faster levels it makes a big difference. Obvious, but go for all Tetrises (4-line combos) - they give the most points. The classic technique is to build a solid mass of blocks, leaving room for the straight-line piece on one side or the other. The variation on this I use is to leave room for the straight piece in the middle, since that is where new pieces drop. When the pieces are falling quickly and your screen is almost filled it can be the difference between losing and getting a Tetris! Edited October 24, 2007 by vdub_bobby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 For the record.....I'm horrible at Tetris. 3109 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 And I don't know if my version is the Tengen version or not.....I'm supposing it is. I'm sure both are the same gameplay anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artlover Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 28857 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 I found out that the version me and Artlover are playing isn't the Tengen version. And I can't find a ROM image of the Tengen version anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub_bobby Posted October 16, 2007 Author Share Posted October 16, 2007 (edited) Look for a ROM labelled "unlicensed." I found it very easily earlier today. And the gameplay is undoubtedly close, but it almost certainly isn't exactly the same, and the same for the scoring. Make sure you are playing the correct version of Tetris. The graphics are obviously different; here are some screenshots to help you out. Nintendo version (this is the wrong one! Do not submit scores if you are playing this version!): Tengen (unlicensed) version: Edited October 16, 2007 by vdub_bobby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artlover Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 45601 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 (edited) 775 I'm even worse at this version. I was watching the demo go.....and it seemed to score normally. I think the scoring mechanism is screwed up when I play. Hmmmm...... Edited October 16, 2007 by PressureCooker2600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Nope......apparently my score is working fine. That means Artlover must have been playing a long time for that score.................plus I suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 6638 At least I beat the first stage......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjack Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 (edited) First try 6191.... not great but it's been a while Edit... Much Better. Managed a tetris this time. 21,448 Edited October 17, 2007 by Blackjack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjack Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Shouldn't this be pinned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Since Punisher 5.0 is doing the pinning and unpinning.......it'll happen when he gets around to it. Don't worry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjack Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Improvement 25,321 I'm using UberNES, what's a good nes emu that takes screenshots? Think I'll check nestopia. I don't like not being able to post a screenie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Whenever I don't have the game, I use nestopia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 21,816 I could do better, just tired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 7460 A little improvement......starting to get the hang of things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 8960 Got two tetrises this time. Sweet!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdement Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 39,521 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 12910 Starting to get alot better at this. I used to like the puzzle game, Columns, better than Tetris......but now I'm beginning to like this one better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 14855 Inching closer and closer each time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 (edited) Not much of an improvement.....but I got to Level 2. 14916 Edited October 21, 2007 by PressureCooker2600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub_bobby Posted October 22, 2007 Author Share Posted October 22, 2007 This is by far the weirdest version of Tetris I have ever played. I have never played a version that had 30-line levels, that paused between levels, and that gave level-completion bonuses for Tetrises. Odd, odd. But still Tetris. 73,937 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub_bobby Posted October 24, 2007 Author Share Posted October 24, 2007 And we're done! Sorry I'm late; sick yesterday. Hope you had fun with the naughty version of Tetris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WispFollower Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 A strange version of tetris, but still fun. 101,501 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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