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Re: Great Tetris-clone for OS/2 2.0

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From: Cave Newt
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 21:28
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frampton@vicuna.ocunix.on.ca writes:

>I just FTP'ed "tetrispm.zip" -- it is a Tetris-clone for the WPS, called
>"Sirtet" and is written by John Lisek.

I found it as sirtet.zip, and it's for PM, not WPS...did you really
find an OS/2 2.0 version?

>The only problem I have with the game is the way the blocks rotate.  They
>rotate the *wrong* way -- directly opposite the true arcade game and
>every PC-Tetris clone that I have seen.  This is quite disruptive for
>a Tetris geek such as myself.

I agree!  If the author is lurking about, or if the source code is
available somewhere, it would be nice to fix this.  It is, as you 
say, disruptive.

It would also be nice if the game detected the aspect ratio of the
screen instead of assuming 1:1.  Or maybe it is detecting it, but
overcompensating...anyway, on EGA (ye gods, I'm so embarrassed...)
everything is squished.

Oh well, it's still a nice game, even if it doesn't get fixed.

Greg
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