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- Tetris
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- - Version 1.3b by Ross Fuller
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- * Introduction
- Welcome to Tetris! I wrote this version because most versions I'd seen
- for the Amiga were not faithful to the original or were very sloppy with
- their controls. It is a very easy program to use and enjoy. Have fun!
-
-
- * Installation/Running
- Installing and running Tetris is very easy. Simply copy the Tetris
- directory wherever you wish it to go and double click on the icon to
- start. Note that Tetris looks for its High Score tables in the directory
- it is started from.
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-
- * How to play
- Start the game and give it a go. If you've never heard of Tetris before
- (what planet have you been on?), have a look at the Help Screen for some
- pointers.
-
-
- * Hints
- Experiment with how pieces can be rotated and moved. Like the original,
- pieces can be moved just before being fixed into place when landing.
- Also, rotating can be done in what looks like an unlikely position if
- the end position is clear.
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-
- * Scoring
- I won't give away the exact method of scoring. Suffice to say that more
- points are scored for a block dropped from a great height or to a great
- height, removing multiple lines at once is rewarded, and points are
- scored for completing each level (and it gets faster). Note that the
- high score files look like plain text, but if they are changed, a
- checksum will cause Tetris to report a corrupt file.
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-
- * Controls
- The mouse controls are obvious, but once familiar with the program, some
- keyboard short-cuts will be more useful. These controls are as follows:
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- Main menu:
- Enter - Start Game
- Help - Help
- M - Music toggle
- F - Sound FX toggle
- H - High Scores
- Esc - Exit
- Up/Down Arrows - Change Start Depth
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- Help Screen:
- Esc - Exit
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- High Scores Screen:
- Up/Down Arrows - Change Depth
- Esc - Exit
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- Play Screen:
- Left/Right Arrow - Move Left/Right
- Up Arrow - Rotate
- Down Arrow - Drop
- Space - Pause
- Esc - Abandon Game
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- * Files
- Files in the Tetris directory:
- Tetris - Compiled Tetris game
- Tetris.info - Tetris icon (for 640x512/400 Workbench screens)
- TetrisHR.info - Tetris icon for use on normal HighRes 640x256/200
- WB screens (copy over Tetris.info if needed)
- Tetris.Depth#?.HS - High Score files (created when there are High
- Scores to save). You can reset high scores by
- deleting these files. I've included one HS file
- with my current highest score. If anyone beats it,
- please send me details (uuencode the HS file in an
- email if possible).
-
-
- * Compatibility
- Tetris should run on any Amiga. It has been tested on: A500 (WB 2.0, PAL),
- A4000/030 (WB 3.0, PAL & NTSC).
-
-
- * History
- Tetris is written in AMOS and compiled using the AMOS Pro Compiler.
- Tetris is freeware.
-
- v1.0 - April 1992
- Bare bones version.
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- v1.1 - April 1993
- Jazzed up version.
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- v1.2 - January 1994
- Couple of minor bug fixes.
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- v1.3 &
- v1.3a - March 1994
- Checksum on HS Files + minor cosmetic changes.
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- v1.3b - March 1994
- Workaround for strange Compiler bug which causes program to bomb
- on an A500.
-
-
- * Future
- Once AMOS Pro is available with AGA support, that will be the next
- update. Also, any suggestions I receive may be included.
-
-
- * Thanks
- Thanks to Robert Cheeseman and Paul Farrington for suggestions and
- playtesting. Thanks to Robert for the suggestion to call the program
- 'Tetross' but I thought that was just a BIT corny. Also, thanks to
- whoever did one of the music modules I've used (Popcorn). I found it
- on a Public Domain disk ages ago but haven't a clue where it originated.
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-
- * Contact
- Anyone who wishes to contact me (please do) to let me know what they
- think of this version, report bugs, make suggestions, or whatever, can
- reach me by:
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- email: r.fuller@nla.gov.au
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- post: Ross Fuller
- 4 Inwood Place
- Gowrie, ACT, 2904
- AUSTRALIA
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