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vitetris is a terminal-based Tetris clone by Victor Nilsson Geraldsson. Gameplay is much like the early Tetris games by Nintendo. Features include:

• Configurable keys
• Highscore table
• Two-player mode with garbage
• Network play
• Joystick (gamepad) support on Linux or with Allegro

It has been tested on Linux, NetBSD and a few other Unix-like systems, and ported to Windows and DOS. Library dependencies are minimal (only libc is required), and many features can be disabled at compile-time.

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Source Code

Get the latest version from the GitHub repository for vitetris

To compile vitetris you need a Unix-like environment with a C compiler and other basic development tools.

• Latest release
  Installation instructions: INSTALL

• vitet055src.zip for DOS
  Installation instructions: INSTALL.DOS

Optional dependency: Allegro 4

Binaries

Windows:	vitetris-0.57-win.zip	README-win.txt
DOS:	vitet055.zip	README.DOS
Linux:	vitetris-0.55-i486-linux.tar.gz Built with gcc 3.4.6 for i486-linux on Slackware 11.0.

Linux Packages

• Debian and other distros: pkgs.org/download/vitetris

• Arch Linux: vitetris package in AUR

• Gentoo: ebuild-vitetris-0.57.tar.bz2
  Packaged by matt the guy.

  Unpack into $PORTDIR_OVERLAY (in /etc/make.conf, often set to /usr/local/portage).
  Then type "emerge vitetris" and you're done.

Screenshots

vitetris 0.3.1 and 0.3

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I install vitetris?

• Linux: Unpack with "tar xzvf vitetris-XXX.tar.gz" and cd into the directory. Read the text files and run "make" to build.

• Windows: Download the zip-file and extract it to any directory, e.g. C:\vitetris. Create a shortcut to tetrisal.exe.

How does the won-lost thing displayed after my opponent's name work?

When either of you wins three times, that counts as a match and this score is updated. It is simply saved in the configuration file and not communicated in any way to the server/other end of the connection. If a game was cancelled, the score is unchanged. It is only based on the names you use, which are case sensitive.

More Information

See the README file.

vitetris is open source, released under a 2-clause BSD-style licence (fewer restrictions than GPL).

"vitetris" stands for virtual terminal *tris.

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