EAB/Lemon Super League 2012: Round 12 - Twintris

[Graham Humphrey]

EAB/Lemon Super League 2012: Round 12 - Twintris

Starts: 00:01 September 30 Finishes: 23:59 October 20

Rules

Post a picture of your score here with the score written underneath. Enter as often as you like. Only scores achieved during the round's time frame count.

Play Normal mode only.

No cheating of any kind (including score leeching) - this includes save states. No continues/passwords allowed. If you suspect anyone of cheating please let us know in private - anyone found guilty will be banned for the entire season.

Remember, anyone can join in at any time. Have fun and feel free to ask any questions you may have.

Downloads

- ADF
- WHDLoad-installed

Extras

- Full rules and FAQ (incorporating the Hall of Fame)
- Results and Standings
- Lemon thread

Final Scores: - EAB, Lemon

1. premmisseth - 5,786
2. john4p - 5,413
3. Lonewolf10 - 4,312
4. Djay - 4,252
5. Avanze - 3,958
6. TurricanX - 3,275
7. Biscuit - 3,014
8. dirk_the_daring - 2,571
9. Ze Emulatron - 2,537
10. mihcael - 2,109
11. ChrisN82 - 2,038
12. Predseda - 1,971
13. LinesMachine - 1,390
14. lifeschool - 1,344
15. akabei - 1,213
16. mailman - 998
17. Graham Humphrey - 651

EAB (3,218) vs Lemon (4,005)

[lifeschool]

Hi Graham. Are we playing this on Easy, Medium, Hard or Normal Mode? Normal is the standard tetris clone - which I vote we should use. Any thoughts?

[Graham Humphrey]

Yes, Normal mode would be best suited I think.

[john1979]

WHDload version - A1200

Block rotation sound seems to be bugged, nasty noise on some button presses. Nocache helps but does not eliminate.

[lifeschool]

Ah good! That feels more like a straight Tetris Vs the player mode.

I tried the other modes earlier this week. Although they start out more interesting, you end up with barriers blocking the screen - which again starts out fun but then becomes infuriating.

This way it's just plain tetris.

I must say this game is a very well crafted version of tetris - very addictive - and the great stereo-sound-effects when you get a four line rumble is just great! On my speakers the whole room shakes!

Re: bugs - yes I found this game only plays bug free with A500 setup.

[Avanze]

Oh, nice.

[john1979]

Originally Posted by lifeschool

I must say this game is a very well crafted version of tetris - very addictive - and the great stereo-sound-effects when you get a four line rumble is just great! On my speakers the whole room shakes!

Re: bugs - yes I found this game only plays bug free with A500 setup.

You should also try SuperTwinTris. Even more twintris goodness

[Graham Humphrey]

Played this via WHDLoad with no issues whatsoever.



503

[dirk_the_daring]

997

But I really prefer playing Twintris with provessive levels (starting on EASY)... Traditional playing finally gets so boring (NORMAL) and we will loose some unique features of this game, keep in mind that the game is really set to play with levels starting on EASY if you don't touch any options, and this is the config that we should play.

[dirk_the_daring]

Score improved to 1546

[Lonewolf10]

I used to be a master at Tetris on the original Game Boy, but that was in the mid 90's. I seem to have lost my touch a bit...


2,155


Edit:

It seems that (in the ADF version) the hiscore table add's 1 point to your final score! I have attached pic's of my game over screen and the hiscore table.
Anyone else find this??

[Graham Humphrey]

Every version does it I think. As you get a point every time you place a block I wonder if the score counter doesn't register the last one before game over but it shows in the high score table.

If anybody doesn't get a pic of the high score screen but does get it when you get game over just add 1 to the score.

[dirk_the_daring]

Improved to 1789

[Lonewolf10]

After quite a few attempts I was doing really well... then I got distracted by something on TV, put a block in the wrong place and the perfect run was ruined
Still, it's a good score

My technique involves concentrating on creating 1 line at the very bottom. Attempting to do 4 lines is very dangerous (especially when the blocks fall faster) as you are relying on getting the long thin one (do the shapes have names... I know they are from (or based on) some old Russian puzzle game - no, I'm not talking about Tetris) and sometimes you don't get one for a very long period of time.

3,148

[Djay]

3771

I play alot of Tetris

Think I am still around 300th on Tetris Splash (xbox360), which considering how many people play it... ain't bad

I remember coming second once, but that was only for the week... lol

I find this version quite tricky, firstly the piece drop is scrolling not steps, no hold piece, no semi-infinite spin, no hard-drop and only one next piece!

This score was on my second go, so i'll try again... hopefully I will get used to the above things missing

I would love a "modern" version of Tetris for Amiga, any coders feel up to the challenge?

[mihcael]

Originally Posted by Djay

3771...
I find this version quite tricky, firstly the piece drop is scrolling not steps, no hold piece, no semi-infinite spin, no hard-drop and only one next piece!
...

Yeah, i know what you mean! took me 3 goes before i realised i had to place the pieces myself!

[Djay]

Originally Posted by mihcael

Yeah, i know what you mean! took me 3 goes before i realised i had to place the pieces myself!

Sucks huh

[dirk_the_daring]

New Score 2167

[Avanze]

01685, so far.

[Avanze]

02424. Nice. I had a great run.

[Avanze]

02820. Gosh.

[dirk_the_daring]

New 2398

[Lonewolf10]

4312 (4311+1)

[Avanze]

I've been practising a lot recently and it paid off tonight.

03958.

[Lonewolf10]

Originally Posted by Avanze

I've been practising a lot recently and it paid off tonight.

03958.

That's a great score, Avanze, but we both need to up it a notch to take on premmisseth and get a win for team EAB

[Graham Humphrey]

It might help if I also got my finger out

[Djay]

I will have another go tonight...

[h0ffman]

I'm gonna have a go tonight!

[Djay]

4252

[Graham Humphrey]

I am monumentally rubbish at this game.



651

[mailman]

997

[dirk_the_daring]

2571
Seeing people with 5000+ points, then I wonder if is possible that a shape counter bar reachs to the top of the screen... What will happen? No more shapes of that kind? And if all bars reach to the top... Game over?

[Graham Humphrey]

Last day of the round...

[john4p]

Originally Posted by dirk_the_daring

2571
Seeing people with 5000+ points, then I wonder if is possible that a shape counter bar reachs to the top of the screen... What will happen? No more shapes of that kind? And if all bars reach to the top... Game over?

As you can see on my screenshot no bar had reached the top yet:



But I guess when it does the blocks of that colour will still appear but the bar just stops growing.

[Lonewolf10]

Originally Posted by john4p

But I guess when it does the blocks of that colour will still appear but the bar just stops growing.

It's doubtful any human could get that far. I think you'd have a score between 8-10K to get one of the bars to the top of the screen, and the blocks would be falling so fast that only D.A.R.Y.L could do it!

[Graham Humphrey]

And this one's all over too.

[john4p]

Originally Posted by Lonewolf10

It's doubtful any human could get that far. I think you'd have a score between 8-10K to get one of the bars to the top of the screen, and the blocks would be falling so fast that only D.A.R.Y.L could do it!

Agreed, though I think a Tetris "grandmaster" could reach more than 10k points with the same amount of lines we needed for over 5k points but he probably still wouldn't be able to get the bars to reach the top of the screen.