Tetris Dekaris

Tetris Dekaris
Release Information
Developer	Sega
Publisher	Sega
Platform	Arcade (Sega RingWide)
Release Date	2009
Gameplay Information
Next pieces	2 (shared)
Playfield dimensions	6x7 (Single Mode and Versus Mode) 12x7 (Co-op Mode)
Rotation system	SRS
Hold piece	✗
Hard drop	✗
Has 180° rotation	✗
Adjustable tuning	✗
Websites

Tetris Dekaris (also known as Tetris Giant) is an arcade Tetris game played on a large 70" DLP Projection Monitor. It is controlled using giant joysticks with a built-in shaker "rumble" motor, a device that Sega refers to as "Deka Lever" ("deka" is Japanese for large).

Gameplay

Line Challenge in the Co-op Mode.

This game is a one or two-player game with competitive and cooperative modes available. Single Mode includes Line Challenge and Score Challenge modes, and Co-op Mode includes the same modes. During competitive multiplayer, clearing multiple block rows makes the other player's speed increase. During two player cooperative play, players can swap pieces with each other by tapping a button on the main arcade cabinet, up to three times. As in a normal game of Tetris, you move your pieces left and right by moving the stick left and right, and push down on the stick to make the pieces fall into place. Buttons on the top of the joystick can be pressed to rotate your pieces around.

Unusually for a Guideline Tetris game, Tetris Dekaris lacks a Hold piece and features step-reset lock delay instead of the more common move-reset.

Unique to this game, the Tetris Dekaris/Giant base unit is actually a projector which can optionally be detached from the default screen and projected onto a large wall. Arcade operators are able to disconnect the game from its default monitor and project the gameplay onto a large wall.

Line Challenge

Line challenge is a time-limited mode aimed at beginners of the game. In it, the player must clear as many lines as possible before the time runs out. Under default settings the timer starts at 120 seconds, though this can be changed in the operator settings.

Clearing two or more lines at once adds bonus time to the timer (2 sec. for Doubles, 5 sec. for Triples, and 20 sec. for Tetrises). If a player would top out, either by placing a block entirely above the line over the 7th row or by having piece entry blocked, the bottom seven rows will be cleared and the player will be allowed to continue playing. The game ends when either the time limit expires or the 200-line limit is reached.

The player is awarded a rank based on how many lines they clear. Clearing 1 line awards a D rank, with every subsequent 5 lines advancing to the next rank. The highest rank is Legend, awarded at 46 lines.

Lines	Rank
0	None
1	D
6	C
11	B
16	A
21	Super
26	Expert
31	Master
36	Wicked
41	Unreal
46	Legend

Score Challenge

Score challenge is a score attack mode aimed toward those more familiar with the game. The objective is to get the highest score possible before topping out or reaching the 200-line limit.

The scoring system in this game is significantly different than Guideline scoring and puts a high emphasis on clearing Tetrises.

Action	Score
Single	10*level
Double	30*level
Triple	50*level
Tetris	500*level
T-Spin	40*level
T-Spin Single	90*level
T-Spin Double	150*level
T-Spin Triple	210*level
Soft Drop	2/cell
Perfect Clear	50

The level advances every 10 lines and caps at Level 15. The score cap is 99,999 points.

The game keeps track of the 1000 highest scores registered on the machine and displays them on the attract screen and in game. Extra emphasis is put on scores on positions of a multiple of 100 (1000th, 900th, etc.) and on the top 10 scores.

Gallery

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External links

• Official Trailer Video
• 200 lines, 99,999pts. video

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