Brain / Brain - Tetris · 1991
Valgus²
Published by Glenn, James R. · Developed by Glenn, James R.
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Information
- Genre
- Brain - Tetris
- Language
- Compiled BASIC
- Controls
- Joystick, Keyboard
- Players
- 1
- Programmer(s)
- Glenn, James R.
- Graphic Artist(s)
- Glenn, James R.
- Sound
- Glenn, James R.
- Cover Artist(s)
- [n/a]
- Year
- 1991
- Publisher
- Glenn, James R.
- Developer
- Glenn, James R.
- Country
- USA
- License
- PD / Freeware / Shareware
- Medium
- Disk
- Rarity
- 0
- Serial
- -
Votes / Statistics
Rating: 6.9/10 · Votes: 8 · Downloads: 2,057 · Hits: 5,522
Additional Comments
Do not write-protect as game saves high scores.
Two versions:
_ 1991 (playable demo)
_ 1992 (registered)
_ 1991 (playable demo)
_ 1992 (registered)
Many thanks to author James R. Glenn for dumping this program / John Hardie for sending it!
Missing original disk image (1991)!
Screenshots (4)
Trivia (1)
A few words from author James R. Glenn courtesy of John Hardie...
"I started by thinking through the code for a Tetris clone during class one day and then hacking something playable together in a couple of hours that afternoon. I wanted to add another dimension but thought working in 2-D would be a lot easier than doing it in 3-D. Completing squares instead of lines seemed like the logical in-between step. I never tried selling it other than the shareware route and sold maybe 100 copies across various platforms, probably not more than a dozen for the Atari 8-bits. I never did anything else for public distribution aside from a short-lived revival of Valgus² as Bloxmo² for iOS. I have worked on a few academic projects in AI for tabletop games."
Comments (1)
the big m — 28 Oct 2024
Interesting Tetris clone where you receive points for creating patterns in the middle of the screen! An Atari ST port by the same designer.