Tetris Zone Explained

Tetris
Developer:Blue Planet Software
Publisher:Blue Planet Software
Series:Tetris
Platforms:Macintosh, Microsoft Windows
Released:MacintoshWindows
Genre:Puzzle
Modes:Single-player

Tetris Zone is a Tetris game for the Macintosh platform and was released as a Universal binary for Apple computers. A Windows version was later released. It was one of the first games that attempted to limit the effects of T-spins on the game, by eliminating the recognition of T-spins triples. However, singles and doubles that use the TST twist are still recognized. In 2014, the game support was discontinued and it can no longer be downloaded.It is Alexey Pajitnov's favorite version of Tetris.[1]

Gameplay

See also: Tetris. Gameplay was nearly identical in gameplay to other Tetris titles, but with a different soundtrack. The game offered four modes of play dubbed "Marathon" mode, "Challenge" mode, "Sprint" mode and "Master Mode".[2]

Marathon

Marathon mode played as a more classic version of Tetris, where a point system along with number of lines cleared were kept as indicators of progress. The level of speed was chosen prior to starting the mode of gameplay. There were 15 levels total.[3]

Discontinuation

In 2014, the game was discontinued without prior notice from the official website and replaced by Tetris.com, a simpler online version.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tetris at 30: An Interview with the Historic Puzzle Game's Creator . 2014-06-06 . Time Magazine . 2018-02-27.
  2. Web site: Tetris Zone . 2008-07-14 . Official Website . 2013-10-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080213192912/http://zone.tetris.com/ . 2008-02-13 .
  3. Web site: Tetris Zone . 2008-07-14 . Official Website . 2013-10-16 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20080213192912/http://zone.tetris.com/ . 2008-02-13 .
  4. Web site: We Regret that the Product Has Been Discontinued . 2014 . Official Website . 2018-02-27.