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title: "Tetris for the TI-84 Plus CE"
date: 2018-12-07T14:54:00
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type: "post"
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*Originally posted on my [old old old blog](https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c726379h1750362_tetris_for_the_ti84_plus_ce)*
Enjoy the classic arcade-style game Tetris, now on your TI-84 Plus CE calculator! This particular version, Tetric A, features high scores and five different modes: Marathon, High Speed, Cascade, Touchdown, and Sadistic. Download [url=https://www.ticalc.org/pub/84plusce/asm/games/tetris_ce.zip]Tetric A[/url], and never fall victim to boredom in math class again!
[img]https://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/ss/865/86597.gif[/img]
[b]Design: 7/10[/b]
Graphics definitely could be better
[b]Functionality: 9/10[/b]
Five modes!
[b]Practicality: 7/10[/b]
Controls could also be improved
[b]Performance: 9/10[/b]
Smooth gameplay
[b]Overall: 8/10[/b]
Not the best game for the TI-84 Plus CE, but still a nice game
[size=120][b]Installation[/b][/size]
(1) Download and install [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c726379h1726734_ti_connect_ce]TI Connect CE[/url] on your computer if you dont already have it
(2) Send TETRICA from the zip folder to your calculator
(3) Select ATETRIS from the program menu and hit [enter]. Enjoy!
[size=120][b]Controls[/b][/size]
[u]Main Menu[/u]
[<] / [>] - Choose mode
[2nd] / [ENTER] - Start game
[CLEAR] - Exit
[u]In-Game[/u]
[<] / [>] - Move piece
[^] / [2nd] - Rotate piece clockwise
[ALPHA] - Rotate piece counterclockwise
[v] - Soft-drop
[XTθn] - Hard-drop
[MODE] - Pause
[CLEAR] - Exit
[i]Source: [url]https://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/fileinfo/465/46530.html[/url][/i]