═══ 1. Help for Tetris 1.0 ═══

Tetris 1.0 OverView 

                        04/02/93  Tetris 1.0 program by Jim Garrison: 

This Tetris game is a 32 bit OS/2 PM application that I wrote to get some 
experience writing OS/2 PM programs.  The blocks that make up the pieces are 
bitmaps, so they can be scaled to larger or smaller size easily.  I have a lot 
of ideas for new features (like better sound, more new shapes, help, etc), and 
let me know if you have any suggestions. 

Permission is granted to freely copy and distribute on a non-profit basis. 

To get more information about Tetris, double click on one of the following 
highlighted words (or press the Tab key until the highlighted word is selected 
and then press Enter). 

Starting Tetris  Keys  Options  Hints  Top scores 

Please let me know if you like this version of Tetris, or if you have any 
enhancements or bugs to report. 

Have fun,

Jim Garrison

Work phone (8 AM to 4 PM) (408) 447-6832


═══ 1.1. TO START Tetris ═══

TO START Tetris : 

From the shell, type 'Tetris'.  You can also type 'Tetris n', where the n is 
the new size, in pixels to use for the blocks (16 is the default, 8 is minimum, 
and 25 is maximum.)  You may also just click on the Tetris icon (which will of 
course use 16 pixel square blocks). 

TO PLAY Tetris : 

The game starts when you move the mouse into the lefthand side of the window 
(the playfield) and start the game by clicking the left mouse button in it. 
Different shaped pieces will fall down one at a time to the bottom of the 
screen, and you can rotate them, move them, or make them drop by pressing 
certain keys. 

The object of the game : 

The object of the game is to drop all pieces so that there are no empty spaces 
at the bottom.  When a solid row is completed, all the pieces drop down one 
level and the speed at which the pieces fall increases. When the pieces reach 
the top, and no more can drop down, the game is over. 


═══ 1.2. The keys ═══

The keys are : 

 j or 4 = Move piece left
 k or 5 = Rotate piece clockwise 90 degrees
 l or 6 = Move piece right
 Spacebar or 8 = Drop piece to bottom immediately

Note:  NUM LOCK must be on if you use the number pad keys.


═══ 1.2.1. Top Scores ═══

Top scores : 

The top 10 scores are stored in the file tetris.scr, which is created if it 
doesn't exist.  When you get a high score, a small window will pop up, so you 
can enter your name (or initials and date).  To start a new game at any time, 
select the New Game menu item.  To pause the game at any time, move the mouse 
out of the playfield (lefthand window) and click the left mouse button.  To 
restart a paused game, just move the mouse into the playfield and click the 
left mouse button in it. 


═══ 1.3. Options ═══

Options you can turn on or off : 

o Control panel: 

   - Sound Makes feeble beeps when a row is cleared. 

   - NextPiece Shows the next piece that will be dropped. 

   - AutoPlay The game plays by itself.  At the end of the game, it will pause 
     for 60 seconds, then restart itself again. 

o Level Menu: 

   - Beginner Plays an easy game.  This is default level. 

   - Advanced A little more difficult (faster) 

   - Expert Usually good for a quick game! 


═══ 1.4. Hints ═══

Hints : 

I find that going into the Keyboard configuration program, in the Systems Setup 
folder, and setting the Key Repeat Rate to FAST, and setting the Repeat Delay 
to SHORT, will make the game much snapier to play.  If you're really good, then 
slowing down the repeat rate will make the game more challenging. 


═══ 1.4.1. Known bugs ═══

Known Bugs : 

Hopefully there aren't any! 

 1. If you have the repeat rate on your keyboard set too slow, the game seems 
    rather slugish. 

 2. The game does not save any setting changes that you make. 

 3. While you were here browsing help, the game dropped the piece a notch or 
    two!