[Found: Tetris (Spectrum HoloByte)] Tetris clone with Russian emphasis

Doranwen · 14 August 2008, 04:33

This one's going to be hard, I suspect. There have to be dozens of Tetris clones out there.

It had the Tetris pane on the right side of the screen, and the left side had the preview of next shapes coming up, and score.

It was very Russian themed (though the language of the game was only English); every so often (a certain number of points?) the game level would get harder, and the background would change--all of the backgrounds were Russian picturescapes. The music that played in the background was Meadowland, a Russian folk song (it was a main song, if not the only one). The colors were all fairly bright, not dark; the overall feel was very brightly colored.

I probably played this game starting around 1993-1995, somewhere in there--I was just a kid, so I don't remember really well. No clue where it came from--my copy was a copied disk from someone else, and when we tried to copy it over to PC with the others, it had some error and would not copy, so I'm resorting to here to see if it can be identified.

Anyone have any ideas?

vroom6sri · 14 August 2008, 09:50

Twintris!

s2325 · 14 August 2008, 10:37

try http://hol.abime.net/1359 http://hol.abime.net/369 http://hol.abime.net/2221 http://hol.abime.net/1358

StingRay · 14 August 2008, 11:55

Sounds like Microprose's Super Tetris to me.

Doranwen · 14 August 2008, 13:49

From the screenshots, it looks the most like this one: http://hol.abime.net/1359

Super Tetris has the layout of the game positioned different than I remember, and the one I linked to seems to have the look I remember too. Only thing is . . . when I try out a 1987 Spectrum Holobyte version I have, it's nothing like that, in either look or sound. If this is indeed aliased as Spectrum Holobyte, it must be a different one. Anyone have the one linked to, so that I could test?

TCD · 14 August 2008, 14:39

You can find the Spectrum Holobyte version here. This is the cracked version (if there are any problems with the uncracked one).
I hope this is the version you search for Doranwen

Doranwen · 15 August 2008, 00:35

It was not, but this was! http://www.planetemu.net/index.php?s...wrom&id=342379

I figured it HAD to be Spectrum Holobyte, so I decided to see what versions of that there were. This is the correct one, once you get past the "we cracked this" screen at the beginning. The main screen music is so definitely Meadowland (and the music on the other levels is very Russian folk, balalaika and all), and I recognize the screen where you choose the levels (it's been years, but it jogged my memory to see it). My brother played this one for hours, got very very good at it (he liked how it let you play for a long time, getting challenging slowly instead of super fast like most modern Tetris games). I'm happy to find it; thanks for all the help!

14 August 2008, 04:33	#1
Doranwen Zone Friend Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Washington State, USA Posts: 24	[Found: Tetris (Spectrum HoloByte)] Tetris clone with Russian emphasis This one's going to be hard, I suspect. There have to be dozens of Tetris clones out there. It had the Tetris pane on the right side of the screen, and the left side had the preview of next shapes coming up, and score. It was very Russian themed (though the language of the game was only English); every so often (a certain number of points?) the game level would get harder, and the background would change--all of the backgrounds were Russian picturescapes. The music that played in the background was Meadowland, a Russian folk song (it was a main song, if not the only one). The colors were all fairly bright, not dark; the overall feel was very brightly colored. I probably played this game starting around 1993-1995, somewhere in there--I was just a kid, so I don't remember really well. No clue where it came from--my copy was a copied disk from someone else, and when we tried to copy it over to PC with the others, it had some error and would not copy, so I'm resorting to here to see if it can be identified. Anyone have any ideas?

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14 August 2008, 09:50	#2
vroom6sri Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Peterborough Age: 47 Posts: 847	Twintris!

14 August 2008, 10:37	#3
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	try http://hol.abime.net/1359 http://hol.abime.net/369 http://hol.abime.net/2221 http://hol.abime.net/1358

14 August 2008, 11:55	#4
StingRay move.l #$c0ff33,throat Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Berlin/Joymoney Posts: 6,863	Sounds like Microprose's Super Tetris to me.

14 August 2008, 13:49	#5
Doranwen Zone Friend Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Washington State, USA Posts: 24	From the screenshots, it looks the most like this one: http://hol.abime.net/1359 Super Tetris has the layout of the game positioned different than I remember, and the one I linked to seems to have the look I remember too. Only thing is . . . when I try out a 1987 Spectrum Holobyte version I have, it's nothing like that, in either look or sound. If this is indeed aliased as Spectrum Holobyte, it must be a different one. Anyone have the one linked to, so that I could test?

14 August 2008, 14:39	#6
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,733	You can find the Spectrum Holobyte version here. This is the cracked version (if there are any problems with the uncracked one). I hope this is the version you search for Doranwen

15 August 2008, 00:35	#7
Doranwen Zone Friend Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Washington State, USA Posts: 24	It was not, but this was! http://www.planetemu.net/index.php?s...wrom&id=342379 I figured it HAD to be Spectrum Holobyte, so I decided to see what versions of that there were. This is the correct one, once you get past the "we cracked this" screen at the beginning. The main screen music is so definitely Meadowland (and the music on the other levels is very Russian folk, balalaika and all), and I recognize the screen where you choose the levels (it's been years, but it jogged my memory to see it). My brother played this one for hours, got very very good at it (he liked how it let you play for a long time, getting challenging slowly instead of super fast like most modern Tetris games). I'm happy to find it; thanks for all the help!

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