Path: utzoo!utgpu!utstat!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uflorida!gatech!hubcap!disd From: disd@hubcap.UUCP (Gary Heffelfinger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Tetris Message-ID: <4721@hubcap.UUCP> Date: 9 Mar 89 18:07:39 GMT References: <20216@santra.UUCP> Organization: Clemson University, Clemson, SC Lines: 43 From article <20216@santra.UUCP>, by jtp@lupu.hut.fi (Jukka Tapani Partanen): > In article as4e+@andrew.cmu.edu (Andrew Paul Stern) writes: >>I have written a tetris game for the Amiga, and would be interested in >>releasing it public domain. Is there already a PD tetris? I know there's >>a commercial one. How would I go about submitting to Fred Fish or whoever? > > There are actually a number of Tetrixes around, but > who would mind another one ... Bring it on! I am aware of 3. "Tetris", the commercial one, "Tetrix", my current favorite FD version, and "Tertis", another FD verson which by default runs on the WB screen. > BTW, some suggestions about the Tetris game: > don't use a custom screen (who wants such a memory- I like the custom screen. I find it much cleaner to swap to a new screen rather than juggling YAWorkbench window. How about making it optional? I only have 1M of RAM, but I don't mind eating the memory. > setting option, and please try to make it multitask > nicely. Amen. Addicted to Tetris-like games, Gary -- Gary R Heffelfinger - Not speaking for Clemson University disd@hubcap.clemson.edu -- FIX the Holodeck -- Furman Paladins --- National Champs!!