Nintendo TETRIS User manual

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Thank
you
for
selecting
the
Nintendo
Entertainment
System
® TETRIS* Pak.
Please read this instruction booklet
to
ensure proper handling
of
your
new
game, and
then save
the
booklet for future reference.
PRECAUTIONS
1) This is a high precision game.
It
should
not
be stored in places
that
are
very
hot
or cold. Never
hit
it
or drop
it.
Do
not
take
it
apart.
2)
Avoid
touching
the
connectors. Do
not
get
them
wet
or
dirty.
Doing so
may
damage
the
game.
3)
Do
not
clean
with
benzene,
paint
thinner, alcohol or
other
such
solvents
.
4)
Store
the
Game Pak in its
protective
sleeve
when
not
in use.
5)
Always
check
the
Game Pak edge
connector
for
foreign material before
inserting
the
Game Pak
into
the
Control Deck.
Note:
In
the
interest
of
product improvement, Nintendo Entertainment System specification
and design are
subject
to
change
without
notice
.
*
"TM
AND ©1987 V/O ELECTRONORGTECHNICA
("ELORG"),
TETRIS LICENSED TO NINTENDO.
©1989
NINTENDO
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
ORIGINAL CONCEPT, DESIGN
AND PROGRAM BY ALEXEY PAZHITNOV."
©
1989
Nintendo
of
Amer
ica Inc.
TM
&
®
Trademarks
of
Nintendo
of
America
Inc. 2

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WHAT
IS TETRIS?
TETRIS is a
new
type
of
puzzle game
from
the
Soviet Union
that
tests
your
reflexes.
It's
really simple
to
play
. Seven
different
shaped
blocks
fall
down
the
game
field
one
after
the
other.
The
object
of
the
game is
to
keep
the
blocks
from
piling
up
to
the
top
of
the
game field.
To
do
this,
you
can
move
the
blocks
to
the
left
and
right,
and
rotate
them
as
they
fall.
If
you
can
completely
fill in
one
horizontal line,
that
line disappears and
you
get
points
.
If
the
blocks pile
up
to
the
top
of
the
game
field,
then
that's
the
end
of
the
game. TETRIS is simple,
easy-to-understand,
but
difficult
to
drag
yourself
away
from!
TETRIS originally came
from
the
word
"
tetra
" meaning
the
number
4. By rearranging
four
squares,
you
can
make
seven
different
shapes
which
are
the
pieces used in
this
game.
With
TETRIS,
you
can play
two
types
of
games: endurance
game
A,
and
game
B
where
you
play
for
the
highest
score
at
the
25th
line.

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How
to
Use
the
Controls
Controller 1
0
Control
Pad
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- A
button
L
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button
• Basic Operations
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Moves
blocks
to
the
left.
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Moves
blocks
to
the
right.
• Makes
the
blocks fall
down
fast.
Use these
controls
to
select TYPE, LEVEL
or
HEIGHT.
4

Select which way to rotate the block while it is falling down:
A Button : Block rotates 90 ° clockwise each time button is pressed.
B
Button Block rotates 90 ° counter-clockwise each time button is pressed.
SELECT
button : Use to delete the NEXT display during play. (Press again to restore).
This will make the game more difficult as you won't be able to see what the next
shape is until it actually appears in the playfield.
START button : Use to start the game.
Press during play
to pause. Press again to resume play.
* The license screen will be returned to and the game will be reset if A button, B button
and the SELECT button are pressed at the same time during game play. The
TOP SCORE
will not be erased. (This functions in the same way as the RESET
switch .)
5

0 HOW TO PLAY
• GAME TYPE/MUSIC TYPE setting screen
Pick GAME TYPE. (Pick either A-TYPE
or B-TYPE.)
Pick MUSIC TYPE. (Pick either MUSIC-1, -2, -3,
or
OFF.)
0 A-TYPE game
This is a test of endurance where you must try to get
a high score by completing as many lines as possible.
Choose
the LEVEL (falling speed of the blocks) on the
LEVEL setting screen. (The higher the LEVEL, the faster
the blocks fall down .)
During
the course of the game, the LEVEL gradually
increases and the game gets increasingly harder. When
the blocks have reached the top of the game field,
that's the end of the game.
GAME TYPE/MUSIC TYPE
setting screen
A-TYPE LEVEL setting screen
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7
LINES
Shows
the
total
number
of
lines
that
have been
completed
since
the
start
of
the
game.
SCORE
Shows
the
score
you
have earned
by
completing
the
lines and
dropping blocks.
STATISTICS
Shows
the
number
of
each
of
the
seven
types
of
blocks
that
have fallen so
far
.
NEXT
Shows
the
next
block. (This can be
turned
off
by
pressing
SELECT during game play.)
LEVEL
Shows
the
falling speed
of
the
current
block
on screen.
PLA
YFIELD This is
where
the
action is.

0
B-TYPE
game
The
object
of
this
game is
to
complete
25
lines.
Select and set LEVEL and HEIGHT (height
of
the random blocks) at the LEVEL setting
screen. The higher
the
HEIGHT setting,
the
higher
the
random blocks are placed
at
the
bottom
of
the
game field.
If
the
blocks reach the
top
of
the game field,
your
game is over.
*
Game B
differs
from
game A in
that
the
level
of
the
game does
not
change.
LINES
SCORE
STATISTICS
NEXT
LEVEL
HEIGHT
PLAYFIELD
B-TYPE LEVEL Setting Screen
Shows
the remaining number
of
lines (decreases
from
25).
Shows
the score you have earned by completing
the
lines.
Shows
the number
of
the seven types
of
blocks
that
have fallen so far.
Shows
the
next
block. (This can be
turned
off
by pressing SELECT
during game play.)
Shows
the falling speed
of
the
current
block on screen.
Shows
the height
of
the
random blocks.
This is where the action is. 8

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•TOP
SCORE
The names (up
to
six letters) and thescores
of
the
top
three playerscan
be
registered
for
both
games
A and
B.
Use
the
top
and
bottom
of
the
0
Control
Pad
to
select
the
letter
of
the
alphabet.
Use
the
left
and
right
of
the
0 Control
Pad
, the A
button
,
or
the
B
button
to
move
the
cursor.
Press
the
ST
ART
button
to
go back
to
the
LEVEL
setting
screen.
* The
top
scores
will
be erased
from
memory
when
the
power
is
turned
OFF.
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TECHNIQUE
• Remember
that
there
are seven
different
types
of
TETRIS
blocks
.
• Line up
the
blocks
to
form
a single line.
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Align
the
blocks in a
horizontal
line
making
sure
there
are no gaps.