Tetris (Microsoft Entertainment Pack for Windows)

Microsoft Entertainment Pack for Windows
Release Information
Developer
Publisher	Microsoft
Platform	Microsoft Windows 3.x
Release Date	1990
Gameplay Information
Next pieces	1
Playfield dimensions	10w x 20h visible
Rotation system
Hold piece	✗
Hard drop	N/A
Has 180° rotation	N/A
Adjustable tuning	N/A
Websites

Also known as Microsoft's Best Of Windows Entertainment Pack or BOWEP for short.

Scoring

Integer passed

• The current piece starts with an initial score value, which increases for each successive playing level. Each time you rotate the piece or move it horizontally, its score value decreases.
• If you drop the piece, its score value increases proportionally to the distance it falls. Therefore, you can achieve the highest score per piece by immediately dropping the piece from the top of the playing area. (The lowest score per piece will result when you continually manipulate the piece until it lands on another piece or the bottom of the playing area)
• Programmers used 16-bit signed integer variables to store points gained by the player. Because of the binary representation of the signed number inside the computer, after you reach the largest possible value (32,767 points) it overflows and is displayed as a negative number (-32,768 points).

Bonus for clearing rows

Row	Points
One Row	100
Two Rows	200
Three Rows	400
Four Rows	800

Gallery

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External links

• where to go to get the tetris you had in previous windows? (microsoft.com)

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