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Tetris
Tetris-zone-screenshot
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Developer(s)Blue Planet Software
Publisher(s)Blue Planet Software
SeriesTetris
Platform(s)Macintosh, Microsoft Windows
ReleaseMacintosh
  • NA: February 22, 2007
Windows
  • NA: August 26, 2007
Genre(s)Puzzle
Mode(s)Single-player

Tetris Zone is an official Tetris game for the Macintosh platform and was released as a Universal binary for Apple computers. A Windows version was later released and the game became also available for PCs.

It was one of the first games that attempted to limit the effects of T-spins on the game, by eliminating the recognition of T-spins triples. However, singles and doubles that use the TST twist are still recognized.

It is Alexey Pajitnov's favorite version of Tetris.[1]

In 2014, the game support was discontinued and it can no longer be downloaded.

Gameplay[]

Gameplay was nearly identical in gameplay to other Tetris titles, but with a different soundtrack. The game offered four modes of play dubbed "Marathon" mode, "Challenge" mode, "Sprint" mode and "Master Mode".[2]

Marathon[]

Marathon mode played as a more classic version of Tetris, where a point system along with number of lines cleared were kept as indicators of progress. The level of speed was chosen prior to starting the mode of gameplay. There were 15 levels total.[3]

Discontinuation[]

On 2014, the game was discontinued without prior notice from the official website and replaced by Tetris.com, a simpler online version.[4]

References[]

  1. "Tetris at 30: An Interview with the Historic Puzzle Game's Creator". Time Magazine. 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2018-02-27. {{cite web}}:
  2. "Tetris Zone". Official Website. 2008-07-14. Archived from the original on 2008-02-13. Retrieved 2013-10-16. {{cite web}}: ; deadurl
  3. "Tetris Zone". Official Website. 2008-07-14. Archived from the original on 2008-02-13. Retrieved 2013-10-16. {{cite web}}: ; deadurl
  4. "We Regret that the Product Has Been Discontinued". Official Website. 2014. Retrieved 2018-02-27. {{cite web}}:

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