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Released 24/10/99 ·------------------------------------------------------------------· | CONTENTS | ·------------------------------------------------------------------· 1.0 - File Information 2.0 - Copyright Information 3.0 - Update Information 4.0 - CONTENTS 5.0 - FAQ/Strategy Guide File Information 6.0 - The Pieces 6.1 - The Pieces - Their Movement and Behaviour 6.2 - The Pieces - Their Partnerships 7.0 - The Strategy 8.0 - Cheats 8.1 - Gameboy 8.1.1 - Tetris 8.1.2 - Tetris 2 8.1.3 - Tetris Attack 8.1.4 - Tetris Blast 8.1.5 - Tetris Plus 8.2 - Color GameBoy 8.2.1 - Tetris DX 8.3 - Nintendo Entertainment System 8.3.1 - Tetris (Nintendo) 8.3.2 - Tetris (Tengen) 8.4 - Nintendo 64 8.4.1 - The New Tetris 8.4.2 - Magical Tetris Challenge 8.5 - Playstation 8.5.1 - The Next Tetris 8.5.2 - Tetris Plus 8.6 - Sega Saturn 8.6.1 - Tetris Plus 8.7 - Super Nintendo Entertainment System 8.7.1 - Tetris Attack 9.0 - Contacting the Author 10.0 - Credits and Thank you's _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L| |L| |L| FAQ/STRATEGY GUIDE FILE INFORMATION |L|_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L| |L| This FAQ/STRATEGY GUIDE can be used by the following Tetris |L| Games and what System you can find them on. |L| |L| ARC (Arcade): |L| + Tetris Plus |L| |L| NES (Nintendo Entertainment System): |L| + Tetris (Nintendo) |L| + Tetris (Tengen) |L| + Tetris 2 |L| |L| SNES (Super Nintendo Entertainment System): |L| + Tetris |L| + Tetris 2 |L| + Tetris Attack |L| |L| N64 (Nintendo 64) |L| + Magical Tetris Challenge |L| + Tetrisphere |L| + The New Tetris |L| |L| GB & GBC (GameBoy & GameBoy Color): |L| + Tetris |L| + Tetris 2 |L| + Tetris Attack |L| + Tetris Blast |L| + Tetris Plus |L| + Tetris DX (GBC) |L| |L| PSuX (Playstation): |L| + Magical Tetris Challenge |L| + Tetris Plus |L| + The Next Tetris |L| |L| SS (Sega Saturn): |L| + Tetris Plus |L| _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _|L| |L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L| |L| |L| THE PIECES |L|_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L| _ |L| |L| The 'L' Piece. - One of the most common pieces to really |L| |L|_ make people mad. Because of the little piece that comes |L| |L|L| out from the side, it makes this piece hard to place in |L| gaps when there is no place on the side that will allow |L| that one piece. This piece is the opposite to the 'J' |L| piece. |L| _ |L| |J| The 'J' Piece. - One of the most common pieces to really |L| _|J| make people mad. Because of the little piece that comes |L| |J|J| out from the side, it makes this piece hard to place in |L| gaps when there is no place on the side that will allow |L| that one piece. This piece is the opposite to the 'L' |L| piece. |L| _ |L| |S|_ The 'S' Piece. - Another of the most commonly hated pieces |L| |S|S| that annoy most players. The best thing to do with this |L| |S| piece is to 'Tower' (See TETRIMONOLOGY) them up. This is |L| the opposite to the 'Z' piece. |L| _ |L| |Z| The 'Z' Piece. - Another of the most commonly hated pieces |L| |Z|Z| that annoy most players. The best thing to do with this |L| |Z| piece is to 'Tower' (See TETRIMONOLOGY) them up. This is |L| the opposite to the 'S' piece. |L| _ _ |L| |O|O| The 'O' Piece. - This one everybody loves. Don't know why |L| |O|O| `cause it's plain and dull. Well you won't be compliaing |L| until you can't put it in a safe place beacause they are |L| all jaggered. |L| _ |L| |I| The 'I' Piece. - Well this piece is the only piece that |L| |I| isn't around when you need it to be. The only piece that |L| |I| can make a 'Tetris' in one move. Well the only in any |L| |I| move. Gernerally try to use this piece down the side |L| walls, or anywhere else if you can get a Tetris. |L| _ |L| |T|_ The 'T' Piece. - The most versitile piece in the whole |L| |T|T| game. Where can't it go? Well in places that you don't |L| |T| want it to go. This piece is great for switching 'Z' or |L| 'S' 'Towers' around. |L| _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _|L| |L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L| |L| |L| THE PIECES - THEIR MOVEMENT AND BEHAVIOUR |L|_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L| |L| PIECE MOVEMENTS (CLOCKWISE) |L| ------+-----------------------------------------------------------|L| _ | _ _ _ _ _ _ |L| |_| | |_| |_|_|_| |_|_| _ |L| |_|_ | |_|_ |_| |_| |_|_ _ |L| |_|_| | |_|_| |_| |_|_|_| |L| | |L| ------+-----------------------------------------------------------|L| _ | _ _ _ _ |L| |_| | |_| |_|_ _ |_|_| _ _ _ |L| _|_| | _|_| |_|_|_| |_| |_|_|_| |L| |_|_| | |_|_| |_| |_| |L| | |L| ------+-----------------------------------------------------------|L| _ | _ _ _ |L| |_|_ | |_|_ _|_|_| |L| |_|_| | |_|_| |_|_| |L| |_| | |_| |L| | |L| ------+-----------------------------------------------------------|L| _ | _ _ _ |L| _|_| | _|_| |_|_|_ |L| |_|_| | |_|_| |_|_| |L| |_| | |_| |L| | |L| ------+-----------------------------------------------------------|L| _ _ | |L| |_|_| | Need I say any more on how this piece will look the same |L| |_|_| | even if you spin it 90 degrees, anyway ? |L| | |L| ------+-----------------------------------------------------------|L| _ | _ _ _ _ _ |L| |_| | |_| |_|_|_|_| |L| |_| | |_| |L| |_| | |_| |L| |_| | |_| |L| | |L| ------+-----------------------------------------------------------|L| _ | _ _ _ _ _ |L| |_|_ | |_|_ |_|_|_| _|_| _ |L| |_|_| | |_|_| |_| |_|_| _|_|_ |L| |_| | |_| |_| |_|_|_| |L| | |L| ------+-----------------------------------------------------------|L| _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _|L| |L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L| |L| |L| THE PIECES - THEIR PARTNERSHIPS |L|_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L| |L| PIECE PARTNERSHIPS |L| ------+--------------------+--------------------------------------|L| _ | _ _ _ _ | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |L| |_| | _ |_|_| |_|_| | |_| |_|_ |_|_| |_|_|_|_| |L| |_|_ | |_| |_| -> |_|_| | |_|_ |_|_| |_| -> |_|_|_|_| |L| |_|_| | |_|_ |_| -> |_|_| | |_|_| |_| |_| |_|_|_|_| |L| | |_|_| |_|_| | |L| | | |L| +--------------------+--------------------------------------|L| | 2xL 2xL + 1xS |L| +-----------------------------------------------------------|L| | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |L| | _ |_|_| _ |_|_| |_|_|_|_| |L| | |_| |_| |_| |_| -> |_|_|_|_| |L| | |_|_ |_| |_|_ |_| -> |_|_|_|_| |L| | |_|_| |_|_| |_|_|_|_| |L| | |L| +-----------------------------------------------------------|L| | 4xL |L| ------+-----------------------------------------------------------|L| _ | _ _ _ _ | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |L| |_| | |_|_| _ |_|_| | |_|_| _|_| |_| |_|_|_|_| |L| _|_| | |_| |_| -> |_|_| | |_| |_|_| _|_| -> |_|_|_|_| |L| |_|_| | |_| _|_| -> |_|_| | |_| |_| |_|_| |_|_|_|_| |L| | |_|_| |_|_| | |L| | | |L| +--------------------+--------------------------------------|L| | 2xJ 2xJ + 1xZ |L| +-----------------------------------------------------------|L| | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |L| | |_|_| _ |_|_| _ |_|_|_|_| |L| | |_| |_| |_| |_| -> |_|_|_|_| |L| | |_| _|_| |_| _|_| -> |_|_|_|_| |L| | |_|_| |_|_| |_|_|_|_| |L| | |L| +-----------------------------------------------------------|L| | 4xJ |L| ------+-----------------------------------------------------------|L| _ | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |L| |_|_ | |_| |_|_ |_|_| |_|_|_|_| |L| |_|_| | |_|_ |_|_| |_| -> |_|_|_|_| |L| |_| | |_|_| |_| |_| |_|_|_|_| |L| | |L| +-----------------------------------------------------------|L| | 2xL + 1xS |L| ------+-----------------------------------------------------------|L| _ | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |L| |_|_ | |_|_| _|_| |_| |_|_|_|_| |L| |_|_| | |_| |_|_| _|_| -> |_|_|_|_| |L| |_| | |_| |_| |_|_| |_|_|_|_| |L| | |L| +-----------------------------------------------------------|L| | 2xJ + 1xZ |L| ------+-----------------------------------------------------------|L| _ _ | |L| |_|_| | Need I say any more on how this piece can fit anywhere & |L| |_|_| | still give you a pretty good advantage. |L| | |L| ------+-----------------------------------------------------------|L| _ | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |L| |_| | |_| |_| |_| |_| |_|_|_|_| |L| |_| | |_| |_| |_| |_| -> |_|_|_|_| |L| |_| | |_| |_| |_| |_| -> |_|_|_|_| |L| |_| | |_| |_| |_| |_| |_|_|_|_| |L| | |L| +-----------------------------------------------------------|L| | 4xI |L| +-----------------------------------------------------------|L| | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |L| | |_|_| |_|_|_ |_|_|_| |_|_| |_| -> |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| |L| | |_|_| _ |_|_| |_| _ |_|_| |_| -> |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| |L| | |_|_ _|_| |_| -> |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| |L| | _ _ |_|_| _ |_|_| _ _ |_| -> |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_| |L| | |_|_| |_| _|_|_ |_| |_|_| |L| | |_|_| |_|_|_| |_|_| |L| | |L| +-----------------------------------------------------------|L| | 4xT + 1xZ + 4xO + 1xI = TETRIS!!!! |L| ------+-----------------------------------------------------------|L| _ | _ _ _ |L| |_|_ | _ |_|_|_| _ _ _ _ |L| |_|_| | |_|_ |_| _ -> |_|_|_|_| |L| |_| | |_|_| _|_| -> |_|_|_|_| |L| | |_| _ |_|_| -> |_|_|_|_| |L| | _|_|_ |_| |_|_|_|_| |L| | |_|_|_| |L| | |L| +-----------------------------------------------------------|L| | 4xT |L| +-----------------------------------------------------------|L| | _ _ _ _ _ |L| | |_|_|_ |_|_|_| _ _ _ _ _ |L| | _ |_|_| |_| _ -> |_|_|_|_|_| |L| | |_|_ _|_| -> |_|_|_|_|_| |L| | |_|_| _ |_|_| -> |_|_|_|_|_| |L| | |_| _|_|_ |_| |_|_|_|_|_| |L| | |_|_|_| |L| | |L| +-----------------------------------------------------------|L| | 4xT + 1xZ |L| ------+-----------------------------------------------------------|L| _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _|L| |L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L| |L| |L| THE STRATEGY |L|_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L| |L| Well now here comes the strategy to a game that is so random |L| that you can't guess what block will come out after the one that |L| is in the preview. Trust me, no matter how random a game can be, |L| a strategy guide can be made. So here it comes. |L| |L| When you start the game your best to start by organising the |L| game pieces into 'Towers' (See TETRIMINOLOGY). This way you can |L| gradually make your TETRIS up. If your first block is an 'I' |L| block you should put them verticaly up the wall so that they |L| don't fill up un-necessary space. By doing this you eliminate all |L| the layers down the bottom so that you can get easy lines and |L| also go for the TETRIS. From there the different combo's are |L| limitless. So here I go with how I do it. The 'Z' and 'S' blocks |L| I tower up the sides or next to each other. These blocks are the |L| hardest to fit places so putting them on top of each other will |L| reduce the holes in your layers. When you get your first 'T' |L| piece your should put it's flat side on the bottom layer of the |L| screen. From here start layering what you can but try not to make |L| a 'Fish Net' (See TETRIMINOLOGY). |L| |L| An easy way to get a tetris is to layer all your pieces but |L| leave a row on the side of the screen spare so that when you get |L| a 'I' piece you can slot it down there and collect the tetris. |L| The only bad thing about this is that the 'I' pieces either don't |L| come at all or they come at the wrong time. |L| |L| Another way to play is to just eliminate each line as you go. |L| This way you will probably not get a tetris but you will steadily |L| increase your line count. This way is probably the safest way |L| that you could play but it's about the most boring way that you |L| could play. Live on the edge, take risks and find that you will |L| get more points from taking risks in Tetris. |L| |L| Always look up at the Preview box for what is coming out next. |L| This will help you in the placement of the pieces. Also you will |L| have to train your mind to think how each piece looks when it is |L| rotated and see where it can fit. You will net this further when |L| you increase the level count, oh boy it can come down fast at |L| level 15+. |L| |L| TIPS FROM TRAVELLING LONG DISTANCES IN A CAR WHILE PLAYING TETRIS |L| ON A GAMEBOY (RANT ONE OF MANY MORE TO COME) |L| |L| Ok where do I start. Oh yeah, when you decide to play Tetris |L| while traveling anywhere make note of these special points. |L| |L| ú Have you got enough batteries for the entire trip ? |L| ú Will you be by any chance going under overpasses, through |L| tunnels etc (Trust me this is a major one.) ? |L| ú Do you have a set of head-phones ? |L| |L| Now why I'm pointing these things out is because they have all |L| been major things that have happened to me. Below I will explain |L| in more detail why these things are important. |L| |L| 1: Batteries. Well we all know the feeling when your right at |L| the good part of a game and the batteries kick it in, and |L| leave you sitting there gagging on, well anger (could |L| have said many other things). Well don't be stuck with |L| this problem. Bring more batteries than you will ever |L| need. Just in case... |L| |L| 2: Overpasses. Don't know what these are, well I'll explain. An |L| overpass is like a bridge that when driving on a freeway |L| your car will pass under. Now note. In a game like Tetris |L| one millisecond is all that seperates you from a perfect |L| Tetris and misery while you bash your head on the door |L| handle. How does this happen, well sometimes when you go |L| under an overpass there will be a shadow of the overpass. |L| This may last for a brief moment or a few seconds. But |L| that is enough time to blank out your vision of the |L| Gameboy screen and lose a brilliant line. The best way to |L| get around this is to make the Driver of the car or |L| someone else that is watching the road to warn you a few |L| seconds before that the overpass is coming. This will |L| allow you enough time to pause and wait. |L| |L| 3: Headphones. Headphones I hear you say, well what's more |L| annoying, you losing a Tetris by an underpass, or your |L| other siblings annoying the crap out of you and making |L| you lose a Tetris. The answer is your other siblings. |L| Why ? Well by the time the overpass goes by and ruins |L| your game, you can't turn around an thump it, but with |L| siblings you can. The only bad thing is that you sort of |L| get in trouble when you hit your siblings. So the answer |L| is headphones. You won't hear them at all, well with it |L| turned up real loud, but this will chew batteries, and |L| this is where the extra batteries come in handy. |L| _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _|L| |L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L| |L| |L| CHEATS |L|_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L|L| |L| TETRIS (GAMEBOY) |L| |L| Harder Game |L| At the title screen, hold DOWN and press START. When you start |L| your game you will see a little heart by the level and the game |L| will run much faster. |L| Submitted by Benjamin Katt |L| |L| Helpful Hint |L| You know that those blocks and l shapes can be pretty annoying. |L| Well right from the start make a column on the left hand side |L| for blocks only, then another column for l shaped only. When |L| you need them use them in the center but otherwise do as I said.|L| Submitted by Chris Pateman |L| |L| No Preview |L| To play a harder game where the next piece is not shown, hit |L| START during any point of the game. While the game is paused, |L| hit SELECT. When the game is restored, the box where the next |L| piece is shown will be empty. To show the pieces again, repeat |L| this process. |L| Submitted by rghanson@iamerica.net |L| |L| Secret Ending |L| In Tetris mode B there is a special level ending. To earn it |L| score 25 lines on level 9, with the initial height set to 5. |L| If you're successful you will be rewarded with new music with |L| Russian dancers and musicians prancing in front of the title |L| picture. |L| Submitted by Kenny Coats |L| |L| Secret Rockets |L| Secret rockets are found in both type games. The type A game |L| will show a small rocket when you hit 100,000 points and a |L| large rocket when you hit 200,000 points. The type B game shows |L| a space shuttle taking off when you beat the game at level 9 |L| and height 5. |L| Submitted by Bathazar (duncana@ix.netcom.com) |L| |L| |L| TETRIS 2 (GAMEBOY) |L| |L| Easier Game |L| At the title screen press and hold UP and START until the title |L| screen disappears. In easy mode there are fewer bombs and |L| bricks fall slower. |L| |L| |L| TETRIS ATTACK (GAMEBOY) |L| |L| Extra Puzzles |L| For more puzzles, enter the password JO!JOO6O. |L| Submitted by Red Bomber (dgore@hal-pc.org) |L| |L| Fight Bowser |L| Enter the password "78RN5B?8" to fight Bowser in the final |L| level of STAGE CLEAR mode. |L| Submitted by Adam Bomb |L| |L| Hard Mode Passwords |L| |L| Level Password |L| 2 ?4XJ700N |L| 3 ?28J71HN |L| 4 Q1LK51ZN |L| 5 JCCK82TP |L| 6 !WML12!P |L| 7 PZ5LQCZP |L| 8 KJXMJXXP |L| 9 YKHMJYWP |L| 10 ZPPM5YWP |L| 11 RN9NRZUP |L| |L| Submitted by Jimmy Valenzuela |L| |L| Passwords |L| Use these passwords for Vs. Computer mode |L| |L| Level Password |L| 2 63QJJ05Q |L| 3 6FDJJ1CQ |L| 4 65MJK1ZN |L| 5 2HBJN2TP |L| 6 1PQK22TP |L| 7 4!9L1C?P |L| 8 2ZRLRXXP |L| 9 8LCL8YXP |L| 10 B!YL8YWP |L| End 8JFL8ZWP |L| |L| Submitted by micjes23@cbn.net.id |L| |L| Super Hard Game |L| On VS. Com mode highlight Hard then hold UP + SELECT and A or |L| START in that order. When you play your game, the difficulty |L| level at the top will read SPHard. |L| Submitted by Scott98765@juno.com and The Code Wizard |L| |L| |L| TETRIS BLAST (GAMEBOY) |L| |L| Change the Music |L| While playing, press START then SELECT to change the music. |L| Submitted by John Boles (goldeneye_66@hotmail.com) |L| |L| Fight Mode |L| At the "One Player/Two Player" screen press B five times, then |L| press START. An option called FIGHT 2 will appear on the next |L| screen. |L| Submitted by Robert Knickerbocker |L| |L| Passwords |L| |L| Level Password |L| 20 DOVGYKHD |L| 46 ZCYXJVMH |L| |L| Submitted by asim6276@hotmail.com and Mr.Lucky |L| |L| |L| TETRIS PLUS (GAMEBOY) |L| |L| Level Select |L| To select any level, you must complete Stage 100 (Atlantis |L| World Stage 20), then select Puzzle, then Continue, your |L| continued game says "Stage Clear". During Puzzle game, Pause |L| and Press B. You can play any level 001-100. |L| Submitted by WolfpacSOB@aol.com |L| |L| TETRIS DX (COLOR GAME BOY) |L| |L| Chalkboard Screen Saver |L| 1. On the first demo press SELECT. A fish screen saver will |L| apper instead of the demo. |L| 2. Close the screen saver by pressing A. |L| 3. On the next demo press A. A confetti screen saver will |L| appear. Close the screen saver by pressing B. |L| 4. On the last demo press B. This code can take a while. |L| Submitted by Billy G. (Yosh219@aol.com) |L| |L| Confetti Screen Saver |L| Press Start after the demo begins and you will get the |L| Confetti/Nintendo Logo Screen Saver. Nice graphics |L| demonstration of the GameBoy Color's capabilities. |L| Submitted by Speed! |L| |L| Continue a One-Player Game |L| If you ever get tired while playing a game,Press "START" to |L| pause the game, then switch off the power. Now when you turn |L| the system on, you will get a "CONTINUE?" screen, and you will |L| start off from where you left off. |L| Submitted by Sushi Ball Z |L| |L| Fish Screen Saver |L| When the main screen appears, wait until the demo starts then |L| press A to cancel it. After that the demo will be replaced by |L| some fishies swimming around on the screen. |L| Submitted by Cab84 |L| |L| Move the Blocks Up |L| In Tetris DX, there's a bug. When any piece but a straight bar |L| or a block is falling, hold LEFT (even after it's against the |L| wall keep holding left) and keep pressing A really fast and the |L| piece will actually start moving back up! You can do the same |L| thing on the right side wall, but you have to hold RIGHT and |L| keep pressing B instead. It's strange but it works. |L| Submitted by Blazemore |L| |L| No Preview |L| To play a harder game where the next piece is not shown, press |L| SELECT while playing. To show the pieces again, repeat this |L| process. |L| Submitted by phoenix9999@usa.net |L| |L| Quick Restart |L| To get back to the beginning screen at any time simply hold |L| START, SELECT, A and B all at once. |L| Submitted by Joshmann |L| |L| TETRIS(NINTENTO) (NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM) |L| |L| Free Points |L| Start a new game and watch the demo for a while. If the |L| computer gets a Tetris (and the screen blinks), press Start to |L| exit the demo. When your game starts you'll get credit for the |L| computer's Tetris. |L| Submitted by Slateman |L| |L| Warp 10 Levels |L| Hold A while selecting a level to start 10 levels ahead of the |L| one you chose. |L| Submitted by Zane Price |L| |L| TETRIS(TENGEN) (NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM) |L| |L| Block Transformation |L| Pause the game, then press Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, |L| Left, Right, B, A. A long red block will replace the existing |L| block at the top of the screen. |L| Submitted by David Natiuk |L| |L| Level Select |L| While playing pause the game and press Up, Down, Up, Down, |L| Left, Right, B, B, A. |L| Submitted by Jesse Geoppo (GEOPPO@aol.com) |L| |L| THE NEW TETRIS (NINTENDO 64) |L| |L| CPU Blocks Fall Faster |L| To make the computer's blocks fall faster, select single |L| player, then enter "AI2EZ4U" as the player name. |L| Submitted by Adam Laughlin |L| |L| Kaleidoscope |L| Set the music in the options menu to "Haluci" and set the |L| music mode to CHOOSE. Now start a one-player game and enter |L| your name as HALUCI. then go under ONE PLAYER and type in |L| HALUCI as your name. Do not press START to get to the OK |L| button, you have to manually go there with the D-pad. Press A |L| and enjoy the show. |L| Submitted by Treble21 |L| |L| Player Blocks Fall Faster |L| To make the player's blocks fall faster, select single player, |L| then enter "2FAST4U" as the player name. |L| Submitted by Adam Laughlin |L| |L| MAGICAL TETRIS CHALLENGE (NINTENDO 64) |L| |L| Line Clear Graph |L| Here's a neat hidden feature for Magical Tetris Challenge's |L| Endless Tetris Mode. Start a game in endless mode and tap A and |L| B at the same time during gameplay. This will switch on a |L| graphical display on the 2P screen that shows how many lines |L| you have cleared (divided into singles, doubles, triples, and |L| so on). Have fun. |L| Submitted by Dexter Spy |L| |L| THE NEXT TETRIS (PLAYSTATION) |L| |L| Sound Control at the Main Menu |L| At the main menu hold R1+L1 to make the music louder, R1+L2 to |L| turn down the music. |L| Submitted by Allen |L| |L| TETRIS PLUS (PLAYSTATION) |L| |L| Access to Seceret Puzzle Design Area |L| Continue hitting X ten times when puzzle design thingy is |L| highlighted. |L| Submitted by Just a |L| |L| Fast Professor |L| In puzzle mode after you beat the stage and the professor has |L| fallen into the chamber below, press R2 to make the professor |L| walk faster. |L| Submitted by Butthead (sw24@is.nyu.edu) |L| |L| Level Select |L| 1. Choose Puzzle Mode and select Password |L| 2. As soon as the Password screen appears press Down, Down, |L| Right, Up, Up, Right, Up, Up, Up, Right |L| 3. Repeat Step 2 |L| 4. Press X |L| 5. When the game starts, a Stage Select will be available |L| |L| Submitted by IVcyte@aol.com |L| |L| TETRIS PLUS (SATURN) |L| |L| Easy Win |L| In vs. mode, try to build a square around the professor, |L| leaving 1 area of no lines above, and box him in. Doing so will |L| prevent the professor from so foolishly climbing to his own |L| death, and you can watch your opponent suffer. This trick can |L| work wonders once mastered. Also: all excess blocks can be |L| broken off by making the touch the spikes, as you can't lose |L| without the professor's head touching the spikes. |L| Submitted by ørbitz |L| |L| TETRIS 2 (SUPER NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM) |L| |L| Passwords |L| Level Password Level Password |L| 31 FT? 66 9V9 |L| 32 N7? 67 T1M |L| 33 48N 68 9VM |L| 34 8QN 69 WZ5 |L| 35 48R 70 BL5 |L| 36 8QR 71 WZ1 |L| 37 2F2 72 BL1 |L| 38 XS2 73 V19 |L| 39 2FK 74 CV9 |L| 40 XSK 75 V1M |L| 41 S8N 76 CVM |L| 42 0QN 77 5Z5 |L| 43 S8R 78 ?L5 |L| 44 0QR 79 5Z1 |L| 45 QF2 80 ?L1 |L| 46 HS2 81 TW6 |L| 47 QFK 82 926 |L| 48 HSK 83 TWZ |L| 49 4NQ 84 92Z |L| 50 80Q 85 WK4 |L| 51 4N0 86 B64 |L| 52 800 87 WKP |L| 53 2RV 88 B6P |L| 54 X9V 89 VW6 |L| 55 2R! 90 C26 |L| 56 X9! 91 VWZ |L| 57 SNQ 92 C2Z |L| 58 00Q 93 5K4 |L| 59 SN0 94 ?64 |L| 60 000 95 5KP |L| 61 QRV 96 ?6P |L| 62 H9V 97 JP7 |L| 63 QR! 98 JPH |L| 64 H9! 99 JPH |L| 65 T19 100 Z3H |L| |L| Submitted by Jody Born (jodyborn3@hotmail.com) |L| |L| |L| TETRIS ATTACK (SUPER NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM) |L| |L| Challenge Mode |L| To play the Challenge Mode on 1p VS. Mode, do the following: |L| |L| Go to 1p VS. Mode. |L| Select new game. |L| Put the cursor on Hard mode. |L| Hold Up + L and press A. |L| The screen will turn red if you've done this correctly. |L| Submitted by Brian Kent |L| |L| Change Characters in One-Player Vs. Mode |L| Begin a 1 player game in Vs mode. After winning a match, press |L| and hold the X and Y buttons. You will now be able to play as |L| any character you have defeated. |L| Submitted by Lloyd Kim |L| |L| Harder Game |L| In the beginning of the game, when Yoshi appears on the screen |L| and says "Nintendo!", press B, A, L, L. If you hear a sound |L| then the code was done correctly. Now when you make a Combo or |L| a Chain, the panels continue to rise, it doesn't do a stop. |L| Submitted by Brian Kent |L| |L| Hardest Bowser Level |L| To go to the hardest VS. mode level in the game, type in this |L| code:S6?L7B7!. |L| Submitted by d8uv |L| |L| Passwords - Puzzle Mode |L| In the passwords below, only enter one the letters in |L| parenthesis. The first one is for the Regular Puzzle levels and |L| the second one is for the EXTRA Puzzle levels. With all of the |L| codes below your time starts out at 0'00. |L| |L| Level Password Level Password Level Password |L| 1-01 FP5D29(C,J)! 3-01 FPMD29(C,J)J 5-01 FP&D29(M,G)2 |L| 1-02 FP5J29(C,J)K 3-02 FPMJ29(C,J)G 5-02 FP&J29(M,G)4 |L| 1-03 FPSD29(C,J)3 3-03 FPCD29(C,J)Q 5-03 FPTD29(M,G)H |L| 1-04 FPSJ29(C,J)P 3-04 FPCJ29(C,J)8 5-04 FPTJ29(M,G)L |L| 1-05 FP%D29(C,J)D 3-05 FP8D29(C,J)9 5-05 FPXD29(M,G)N |L| 1-06 FP%J29(C,J)R 3-06 FP8J29(C,J)% 5-06 FPXJ29(M,G)X |L| 1-07 FP9D29(C,J)Z 3-07 FPQD29(C,J)S 5-07 FPND29(M,G)T |L| 1-08 FP9J29(C,J)? 3-08 FPQJ29(C,J)5 5-08 FPNJ29(M,G)& |L| 1-09 FPBD29(C,J)2 3-09 FPGD29(C,J)7 5-09 FPPD29(M,G)C |L| 1-10 FPBJ29(C,J)4 3-10 FPGJ29(C,J)6 5-10 FPPJ29(M,G)M |L| 2-01 FPYD29(C,J)H 4-01 FPJD29(C,J)Y 6-01 FP3D29(M,G)1 |L| 2-02 FPYJ29(C,J)L 4-02 FPJJ29(C,J)B 6-02 FP3J29(M,G)F |L| 2-03 FP6D29(C,J)N 4-03 FPLD29(M,G)! 6-03 FPKD29(M,G)J |L| 2-04 FP6J29(C,J)X 4-04 FPLJ29(M,G)K 6-04 FPKJ29(M,G)G |L| 2-05 FP7D29(C,J)T 4-05 FPHD29(M,G)3 6-05 FP!D29(M,G)Q |L| 2-06 FP7J29(C,J)& 4-06 FPHJ29(M,G)P 6-06 FP!J29(M,G)8 |L| 2-07 FPFD29(C,J)C 4-07 FP4D29(M,G)D 6-07 FP?D29(M,G)9 |L| 2-08 FPFJ29(C,J)M 4-08 FP4J29(M,G)R 6-08 FP?J29(M,G)% |L| 2-09 FP1D29(C,J)1 4-09 FP2D29(M,G)Z 6-09 FPZD29(M,G)S |L| 2-10 FP1J29(C,J)F 4-10 FP2J29(M,G)? 6-10 FPZJ29(M,G)5 |L| |L| Submitted by Brian Kent |L| |L| Passwords - Stage Clear Mode |L| These passwords are for single-player Stage Clear mode. |L| |L| Level Password |L| 1-5 N4JZN5KZ |L| 2-5 &RG8NB&X |L| 3-5 XXG!NGI5 |L| 4-5 >MNHS? |L| |L| Submitted by Billy Hatch |L| |L| Secret Characters |L| Go to the Player vs. Player character select screen, then hold |L| L + R on both controllers for a few seconds. 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