Apotris - Amazing Gameboy advance Tetris

[watusi]

I posted this elsewhere, but I think the game warrants a dedicated thread because it's a really good version of Tetris with lots of features.  The developer also deserves some love and money!

 

It's available for pay what you want over at Itch.io

 

https://akouzoukos.itch.io/apotris

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A block stacking puzzle game for the Gameboy Advance, with focus on delivering responsive gameplay and satisfying visuals. It follows guideline rules, so all spins, kicks and setups should work as expected.

 

 

 

 

Support discord here, where the author is taking feedback on improvements and features.

 

https://discord.com/invite/jQnxmXS7tr

 

Game modes

• Marathon
• Sprint
• Dig
• Ultra
• Blitz
• Combo
• Survival
• Classic
• 2P battle
• Training

 

Not tried all these but this plays a brilliant game of Tetris and most of the modes I have played are excellent. I'm pretty hooked playing this on my Anbernic RG351V and Miyoo Mini.

 

 

and a video:

 

 

[Vimster]

This went straight on my MiSTer and 351P. It's a very good Tetris with the emphasis on accurate gameplay that I'm sure would appeal to proper Tetris players who know what a T-spin is etc (I don't). 

 

Dig - pushes lines up from the bottom. 

Combo - very quick mode where you have to try and clear as many consecutive lines as possible. 

Sprint - it's 40 Lines but you can set the number of lines, would like more choices.

Training - drops blocks with no time limit, it has a Finesse setting that, from what I can gather, tries to get you to use less button presses or stop you continually rotating pieces. 

 

The itch.io page needs descriptions for the modes really. 

 

It also has one of my very, very old Amiga mod files in there (kb-zip) which I made getting on for 30 years ago. It's all good though as they give full credit and a link to the source. Might do them a new tune maybe. 

[Vimster]

Dig - actually you set the number of lines to dig down and see how long it takes.

 

[watusi]

This has just been updated with a new Tetris the grandmaster mode. Still lovely

[bradigor]

Nice, getting this. 

[bradigor]

If anyone wants some boxart for the frontend...

 

 

[bradigor]

Looks good (did some meta data edits too) 

 

[Vimster]

The one tune on this is by me. It's really, really old, from 1994 or thereabouts. It's really strange hearing it in this.

[mwaawm]

Does it have gold and silver blocks? If not then I'm out.

[Paulando]

1 hour ago, mwaawm said:

Does it have gold and silver blocks? If not then I'm out.

There’s a pixel editor to design your own.

 

EDIT: Actually, not sure if you can customise the colours or if it’s just the design?

[mwaawm]

It wasn't so much the colours as the game mechanics of creating gold and silver blocks I was hoping for the inclusion of.

[Paulando]

9 minutes ago, mwaawm said:

It wasn't so much the colours as the game mechanics of creating gold and silver blocks I was hoping for the inclusion of.

Oh, hah.

 

Cleary a Tetris n00b over here.