Tetris S

n/a

Tetris S
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Bullet-Proof Software
Developer: Bullet-Proof Software
Licensor: The Tetris Company
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (12 tracks)
Genre: Puzzle
Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code JP 1996-12-27 ¥4,8004,800 T-20802G JP (Satakore) 1997-12-11 ¥2,8002,800 T-20804G

Tetris S (テトリスＳ) is a puzzle game developed by Bullet-Proof Software for the Sega Saturn. It is a variation of Tetris made specifically for the Sega Saturn system (unlike Tetris Plus, which was an arcade port). During development it was known as BPS Puzzle, possibly until the Tetris license could be secured.

Gameplay

The game is a version of Tetris that is very similar to Sega's 1988 arcade version of Tetris, using the Sega rotation scheme, a similar presentation, and an identical ruleset, albeit with enhanced graphics and sound. It contains only a one-player endless mode and a two-player competitive mode (against either a human or a computer opponent). It features a purple ape as a mascot (recalling the monkey that appears in the Sega arcade game), who appears during gameplay to encourage the players and to throw bananas to speed up a player's blocks in the competitive mode.

Like other Tetris games, pieces called tetronimoes fall into the playfield one at a time in a random order, and the player must fit them together in such a way as to form complete lines, which are then cleared. Eliminating multiple lines at a time awards more points. The next piece is visible at the top of the playfield before it drops. The game ends if the playfield fills so that the player can no longer place new pieces.

Pieces are moved with and . They are dropped faster with (which awards extra points). Pieces are rotated clockwise with or counterclockwise with or .

Modes

Classic Mode

Classic Mode

This is a single-player endless mode that continues until the player loses. The game starts at level 0, and the level increases (up to level 99) for every four lines eliminated or otherwise when forty seconds passes. The speed of the game increases and the background changes at certain levels. The game lasts until the player loses; the player is given the option to continue the game at the previous level, with an empty playfield.

Vs Mode

Vs Mode

There are two versus modes, Com Vs for one player to compete against a computer player and 人 Vs for two players to compete against each other. The goal is to outlast the other player. Matches are played to the best of 3 games (which can be changed to any number between 1 and 5 in the options). There are five difficulty levels for computer opponents (Easiest, Easy, Normal, Hard, and Hardest).

When a player clears multiple lines at once, instead of sending additional lines to the opponent (as is common in other Tetris games), the ape throws a banana at the opponent that increases the speed at which a certain number of the opponent's pieces drop. Eliminating more lines at once increases the number of pieces that are sped up. A double (two lines at once) speeds up 1 piece, a triple (three lines at once) speeds up 3 pieces, and a tetris (four lines at once) speeds up 5 pieces.

Production credits

• Executive Producer: Henk B. Rogers (BPS)
• Producer: Edward S.P. Rogers (BPS)
• Planner: Akira Oomi, Yoshimi Kanda
• "Segale" Designer: Yuko Isoda (From SEGA Amusement R&D DEPT. #1)
• Main Programmer: Akira Oomi
• Sub Programmer: Kazuhiko Maeda
• Graphic Designer: Izumi Okahashi, Maroka Miura, Norio Mitsuhashi
• Back Ground Designer: Masanori Kikuchi
• Cartooned "SARU" Designer: Masato Yamashita
• Movie Creator: Norio Mitsuhashi
• 3-D Graphic Designer: Tomoaky Tachizawa. Norio Mitsuhashi
• All Sound & Music Designer: Yukinori Kikuchi
• Assistant Director: Kunio Arai
• Special Thanks: Kouichi Takahashi (as King of TETRIST), Marorin, Okapy, Satchan (as Ukky Voise)
• Executive Director: Hiroshi Ueda

Source:

In-game credits

File:Tetris S Saturn credits.pdf

Magazine articles

Main article: Tetris S/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source

{{{{{icon}}}|L}}
Based on 0 review

Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J 48 Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J 61 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 67 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 64

	60
Based on 4 reviews

Tetris S

Saturn, JP
Cover
Disc

Saturn, JP (Satakore)
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Technical information

Main article: Tetris S/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
✔	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1	153,545,616	1996-11-15	CD-ROM (JP)	T-20802G V1.001
✔	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1	153,931,344	1996-01-20	CD-ROM (JP)	T-20804G V1.003

Extra content

This disc needs to be checked for an abstract text file.
This disc needs to be checked for a bibliography text file.
This disc needs to be checked for a copyrights text file.