Minitris C64
Minitris is NOT a Tetris clone. There are no tetrominoes, no rotations, and no clearing by filling rows.
A single coloured cell falls into a compact 4×12 well. When it lands, forming a line of 3 or more same-coloured cells — horizontally, vertically, or diagonally — clears them from the board. Remaining bricks compact downward under column gravity, potentially triggering chain reactions (cascades) that multiply your score.
The game ends on exactly one condition: when every cell in the top row is occupied. As long as even one space remains open, play continues.
Features
- Strategic Arcade Puzzle Action — Fast, fluid 50 Hz gameplay tuned for quick sessions and high-score chasing.
- Cascades & Chain Reactions — Plan drops to trigger multi-stage chain clears for massive bonus points.
- Six Brick Types — Distinguished cleanly by VIC-II palette colours.
- Persistent High Scores & Settings — Saves top 5 records with initials to floppy disk via standard KERNAL routines.
- SID Soundtrack — “Memory Reboot” arranged for SID by DJ Space (Hokuto Force, 2024), seamlessly sharing the chip with sound effects.
- Results & Fireworks — Post-game results screen with sprite-based particle fireworks and detailed game stats.
Controls
Joystick (Port 2 — Recommended)
- Left / Right: Move falling brick
- Down: Soft drop (faster fall)
- Up: Hard drop (instant)
- Fire: Select / Confirm / Pause
Keyboard
- , (comma) / . (period): Move left / right
- Cursor Down: Soft drop / Navigate menu down
- Shift+Cursor Down: Navigate menu up
- Spacebar: Fire / Select / Pause
In-browser (VICE.js)
- Numpad 4/6/8/2: Joystick Left/Right/Up/Down
- Numpad 0: Fire
- Or use the keyboard controls above.
Downloads
The files below are also available for download from the CSDb release page.
- minitris.d64 — Standard 1541 disk image. Recommended — supports persistent high-score saves.
- minitris.prg — Standalone executable with BASIC stub.
LOAD"*",8,1thenRUN.
Drag and drop either file into your favourite C64 emulator (VICE, Denise, Hoxs64), or use real hardware, MiSTer, Ultimate 64, Kung Fu Flash, or SD2IEC.
⚠ PAL Only
Minitris is designed for PAL machines. NTSC runs approximately 20% too fast.
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