Xref: utzoo rec.games.misc:4866 rec.games.video:2447 comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d:2656 misc.wanted:4556 Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ukma!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!knutsen From: knutsen@athos.rutgers.edu (Mark Knutsen) Newsgroups: rec.games.misc,rec.games.video,comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d,misc.wanted Subject: Re: Seeking "Tetris" for IBM XT Message-ID: Date: 13 Apr 89 19:22:23 GMT References: <6915@cg-atla.UUCP> <10195@ihlpb.ATT.COM> Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 23 In article <10195@ihlpb.ATT.COM> res@ihlpb.ATT.COM (Rich Strebendt) writes: > In article <6915@cg-atla.UUCP>, granger@cg-atla.UUCP (Pete Granger) writes: > > I recently ran into an arcade version of "Tetris" for the first time, and > > immediately became hooked. > > Any leads on getting "Tetris" for an IBM XT (clone) with EGA graphics will > > be greatly appreciated. I'd prefer one that allows keyboard control I agree; keyboard control is best. > The game is commercially available in many computer software stores ...and is most assuredly worth buying. Time to indulge my ego: my current high score on the PC/XT/AT version of this game is in the 8700-point range. Has anyone broken 9000? How? Disclaimer: commercial versions of Tetris for various microcomputers differ, albeit slightly. It may be easier to get scores this high on the PC than on the Macintosh, (or vice versa) for example. -- Mark Knutsen knutsen@rutgers.edu -or- {...}!rutgers!knutsen Vice President, USACS ____ ____ ____ ____ / ...the Rutgers Undergraduate Student / //___ /___// /___ / Association for Computer Science /___/____// //___ ____/ .