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'''''Tetris''''' for [[Windows 3]] is a port of ''[[Tetris]]'' developed by [[Dave Edson]] and published by [[Microsoft]] in their [[Microsoft Entertainment Pack For Windows]] in 1990. This port features 1 player mode, 2 player competitive mode, and supports starting anywhere from level 1-9, initial height levels, and next piece display.
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'''''Tetris''''' is an action [[puzzle video game]] developed by [[Dave Edson]] and published by [[Microsoft]] in their ''[[Microsoft Entertainment Pack For Windows]]'' for [[Windows 3]] in 1990. The game is a port of ''[[Tetris]]''. This port features 1 player mode, 2 player competitive mode, and supports starting anywhere from level 1-9, initial height levels, and next piece display.
  
My first experience with this version of Tetris was on my family's Packard Bell 386SX computer my parents bought back in 1991. The PC was a showroom floor model and came with some demo software including the first Entertainment Pack. Although this wasn't the first version of Tetris I ever played, it was the first one I owned and where I practiced playing the game initially. I remember gradually getting better at the game and eventually bumping all the existing high scores off the list so it was just my name all the way down.
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==Personal==
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My first experience with this version of ''Tetris'' was on my family's Packard Bell 386SX computer my parents bought back in 1991. The PC was a showroom floor model and came with some demo software including the first ''Entertainment Pack''. Although this wasn't the first version of ''Tetris'' I ever played, it was the first one I owned and how I initially practiced playing the game. I remember gradually getting better at the game and eventually bumping all the existing high scores off the list so it was just my name all the way down.
  
 
==Status==
 
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==Review==
 
==Review==
* '''Overall:''' 3/10
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{{Video Game Review|3|4|3|1|4|Windows 3}}
* '''Best Version:''' Windows 3
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{{Spoilers}}
  
 
===Good===
 
===Good===
* This is a competent port of the original Tetris.  It has the options you would expect for a Tetris game of the day.
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* This is a passable port of the original ''Tetris'', having the options you would expect for a port of the time.
 
* This version includes a competitive 2-player mode, which is always nice.
 
* This version includes a competitive 2-player mode, which is always nice.
 
* The game draws the Tetrominoes as vectors, so they scale to any screen size.
 
* The game draws the Tetrominoes as vectors, so they scale to any screen size.
  
 
===Bad===
 
===Bad===
* The game lacks any of the more interesting Tetris options. For example, if you drop a piece, you can't nudge it afterward, you can't store a piece in reserve, there isn't an AI to play against, cut scenes, etc.
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* The game lacks any of the more interesting Tetris options. For example, if you drop a piece, you can't nudge it afterward, you can't store a piece in reserve, there isn't an AI to play against, no cut scenes, etc.
 
* Keyboard input cannot be customized, and the second player's layout is both uncomfortable and too close the player 1.
 
* Keyboard input cannot be customized, and the second player's layout is both uncomfortable and too close the player 1.
  
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Revision as of 13:41, 22 April 2020

About dialog.

Tetris is an action puzzle video game developed by Dave Edson and published by Microsoft in their Microsoft Entertainment Pack For Windows for Windows 3 in 1990. The game is a port of Tetris. This port features 1 player mode, 2 player competitive mode, and supports starting anywhere from level 1-9, initial height levels, and next piece display.

Personal

My first experience with this version of Tetris was on my family's Packard Bell 386SX computer my parents bought back in 1991. The PC was a showroom floor model and came with some demo software including the first Entertainment Pack. Although this wasn't the first version of Tetris I ever played, it was the first one I owned and how I initially practiced playing the game. I remember gradually getting better at the game and eventually bumping all the existing high scores off the list so it was just my name all the way down.

Status

I do not own this game, it is unbeatable.

Review

Video Game Review Icon - Enjoyment.png Video Game Review Icon - Control.png Video Game Review Icon - Appearance.png Video Game Review Icon - Sound.png Video Game Review Icon - Replayability.png
3 4 3 1 4

Best Version: Windows 3

— This section contains spoilers! —

Good

  • This is a passable port of the original Tetris, having the options you would expect for a port of the time.
  • This version includes a competitive 2-player mode, which is always nice.
  • The game draws the Tetrominoes as vectors, so they scale to any screen size.

Bad

  • The game lacks any of the more interesting Tetris options. For example, if you drop a piece, you can't nudge it afterward, you can't store a piece in reserve, there isn't an AI to play against, no cut scenes, etc.
  • Keyboard input cannot be customized, and the second player's layout is both uncomfortable and too close the player 1.

Ugly

  • Probably the worst part of the design, and what makes this port nonviable to skilled players, you can't choose which direction to rotate a piece. Up rotates a piece clockwise, and that's it.
  • The game is media-challenged. There is no music or custom sound effects. With sound on, it uses the default Windows sounds. Graphically, it only supports 4-bit color, and the backgrounds are poorly made.

Media

Screenshots

Backgrounds

These are the tiled background graphics used by the game.

Level Image Notes
1 Tetris - WIN3 - Background - 1.png Simple, yet fits with the blocky nature of the game.
2 Tetris - WIN3 - Background - 2.png Dull and obviously tiled.
3 Tetris - WIN3 - Background - 3.png Very poorly tiled, but it's nice to have a non-black background.
4 Tetris - WIN3 - Background - 4.png Obviously tiled. Interesting concept of alternating color at collision points, but poorly executed.
5 Tetris - WIN3 - Background - 5.png The inner circle isn't centered properly, and the circles have unfilled black pixels between them.
6 Tetris - WIN3 - Background - 6.png Nice jagged almost 3D shape. My favorite, but still obviously tiled.
7 Tetris - WIN3 - Background - 7.png Nice contrast with bright colors, obviously tiled.
8 Tetris - WIN3 - Background - 8.png The coloration doesn't fit the game, but still a nice graphic.
9 Tetris - WIN3 - Background - 9.png Inverted embossed effect from the previous tile. Lazy.

Links

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