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Proto:Tetris (DOS, AcademySoft)
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This page details one or more prototype versions of Tetris (DOS, AcademySoft).
A prototype of Gerasimov's Tetris was included on the Tetris Gold compilation CD-ROM, released in 1993.
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Download Tetris (AcademySoft Prototype)
File: Tetris (DOS, AcademySoft) (Proto).zip (13 KB) (info)
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Overall Differences
- If the player presses the speed up button during gameplay, the player's points will be subtracted, or if the player has no points, it will make the score go into negative values; Version 1.0 does away with this entirely.
- The player cannot restart the game from a game over via pressing R. This was added in Version 1.0.
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Title Screen
| Proto | Version 1.0 |
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- The title screen has rougher color cycling that doesn't always fully cover areas; and lacks timing delays. It wasn't until Version 3.12 that proper timing delays were supported.
- The copyright info and creator info are all maroon-colored and the order of it is different; with the creator and programmer names on the top and the copyright on the bottom.
- Line clears are instantaneous as opposed to being delayed in Version 1.0.
| Proto | Version 1.0 |
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The level select prompt is worded slightly differently and is positioned to the leftmost part of the screen, as opposed to being in the middle of the screen.
Gameplay Screen
| Proto | Version 1.0 |
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- The Help section is on the right as opposed to being on the left, same goes for the Statistics section, which had their places switched in Version 1.0.
- The statistics for Tetriminos use colored blocks, rather than using each piece's distinctive shape.
- The score number is gray. Version 1.0 changed it to brown, presumably to help it stand out more.
- The grid background uses a repeating horizontal pattern instead of dark blue periods.
Game Over
| Proto | Version 1.0 |
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- The Game Over text is... hard to make out, being dark blue text on a black background, but thankfully, in Version 1.0, the coloring was changed to have black text on a gray background that also covers up part of the board that the Game Over text is on.
