This game is a variant of the old known Tetris game, with a major facelift. The program is distributed as shareware - please pay for it if you like it.
Features includes:
* Great true color mode graphics
* Smooth moving bricks
* Great soundeffects
* Mouse control (Yes - and works great too!) or keyboard
* Tree different gametypes: speed, cleaning and time challenge!
* Hiscorelist (works with networked scorelists too!)
* Very intuitive userinterface
* Demo function (playes game by itself) & replay (records your game and allowes you to replay it.).
* Options dialog (with options for game(rotation direction), graphics(grid lines) and sound.)
* Great graphics performence and color reduction support for 256-color mode
* Windows friendly
* With install/uninstall
* ... and a lot more! (and even more to come, if you support my effort by registering.)
Installation:
Just run the Setup program. Use Control panels "add/remove program" facility, to remove it again. This program does not create any files in other places than it's homedirectory.
Playing the game:
Fill out a whole horizontal line by placing the bricks with the arrow keys. Use arrow-up or return to flip the brick. Use Arrow-down to drop the brick quickly.
If you play the "Cleaning" gametype, then you must clean the playfield from bricks already there from start. In the "Time" gametype, you must get some rows in a maximum time. This is illustrated by some blinking red spots.
How to get great scores:
Try to get as many lines at the same time as possible in the beginning of the game. When it starts to get a bit speedy, play more conservatively. 1 line gives you 100 points, 2 lines 200 points, 3 lines 400 points and 4 lines 800 points! If you have any closed holes, try not to drop too many bricks on top off the highest of these. Holes with 3 or more fields are potentially dangerous, try to avoid this. Too many holes with 2 fields are not very nice either. It's vice to have a landing spot for the 2*2 (blue) bricks to avoid holes. And... keep an eye on the next brick!
Tips:
* You do not have to wait for wipes to complete - just press the mouse on the area and they will finish at once. (Or any keyboard key - except the Esc-key.)
* You can use the Esc-key to exit the game or quit any screen.
* The game can also be controlled with the mouse. Try clicking on the brick.
Disclaimer
Users of the product must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
"The Tetris Again package is supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use of the product."
This software remains the property of the author. This software may not be modified in any way.
Distribution
Beyond a fee for the reproduction and media cost, no fee may be charged for distribution of this software, without the written permission from dmagic. All files must be included.
Network topscorelist
If you are connected to a network then you can use the same scorelist as many other players! To install this facility, follow these steps:
1. run TetrisAgain from a nonwriteprotected disk.
2. check out the TopScore list, by pressing the TopScore-button. This writes TetrisAgain.dat to the disk.
3. copy TetrisAgain.dat, from the TetrisAgain directory, to the network location where the common list should be. In the TetrisAgain.ini file, write the path to the TetrisAgain.dat file, e.g. ScoreListPath=x:\TetrisA
4. You should be up and running by now.
5. You can also just install the program on the network instead. Then you don't have to follow these steps.
Order form
Please let me register Tetris Again:
_ by e-mail. I have enclosed my check (DKK 75.00 or $15.00).
or
_ on a disk by mail. I have enclosed my check (DKK 100.00 or $20.00).
NAME:
_______________________________________________
ADDRESS:
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
ZIP CODE:______________ CITY:_________________________
Mail to: dmagic, Parkvej 7 B, 8660 Skanderborg, Denmark.
Make check payable to: Poul Joergensen.
(It's not allowed to send money in an envelope, but I'll accept this form of payment too.)
When registered, you will receive a registrationcode. This code should typed on the keyboard, when the menuscreen is visible. (That would be the picture with the [Start], [TopScores] & [Options] buttons). When given the correct registration code, the program will repond and after that it's registered.
