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{{Infobox |title = DTET | {{Infobox |title = DTET | ||
|developer = Mihys | |developer = Mihys | ||
|released = c. February, 2003 | |||
|released = February | |latestrelease = 1.00 (September 6, 2004) | ||
|latestrelease = 1.00 (2004 | |platform = Windows | ||
|platform = | |||
|preview = 0-3, 25 | |preview = 0-3, 25 | ||
|hold = No | |hold = No | ||
|hard = Usable in HARD, ADVANCE, and FINAL levels | |hard = Usable in HARD, ADVANCE, and FINAL levels | ||
|system = | |system = ''DTET'' rotation system | ||
|title-scrn = DTET_title.png | |title-scrn = DTET_title.png | ||
|ingame-scrn = DTET_ingame.png | |ingame-scrn = DTET_ingame.png | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''DTET''''' | '''''DTET''''' is a fan game created by Mihys in Japan, with the goal to create the their own vision of ''Tetris'', different from both [[Tetris Guideline|guideline]] and ''[[TGM series|TGM]]'' Tetris games. | ||
It implements many rule elements that are not seen elsewhere, such as symmetric wall kick, double rotation, a huge number of previews, and on-demand ARE canceling (There is no [[Line clear#Delay|line clear delay]] in ADVANCE and FINAL levels). | |||
== Gameplay == | |||
The game's control system consists of 2 rotate buttons, unlike many other Japanese games which feature a duplicate button for one of the directions (usually counter-clockwise). This potential drawback is overcome as follows: When a piece is rotated, and the other rotate button is presssed while the first button is still down, the piece rotates an extra turn in the direction of the first button, for an overall 180 degree rotation, otherwise known as a "double rotation". One can also produce an instant double rotation (treated as counterclockwise for wallkick testing purposes) by hitting both buttons simultaneously. | The game's control system consists of 2 rotate buttons, unlike many other Japanese games which feature a duplicate button for one of the directions (usually counter-clockwise). This potential drawback is overcome as follows: When a piece is rotated, and the other rotate button is presssed while the first button is still down, the piece rotates an extra turn in the direction of the first button, for an overall 180 degree rotation, otherwise known as a "double rotation". One can also produce an instant double rotation (treated as counterclockwise for wallkick testing purposes) by hitting both buttons simultaneously. | ||
== Game modes == | === Game modes === | ||
* '''DTET''' features score attack, time attack and battle modes, as well as two special ("FINAL") modes. | |||
* '''Score attack''' is a mode where getting a certain number of lines (usually 8, sometimes more in HARD mode) increases the level, and the objective it to survive as long as possible and get the highest score possible. The player has five lives in this mode, and should the player block out, they will lose one life and keep going until they run out of lives. | |||
* '''Time attack''' is a mode where the player must clear 100 lines at the maximum level for each mode, with three lives. Clearing all the required lines without losing a life will give the player a Perfect. | |||
* '''Battle''' modes are where the player faces off against other players (over LAN) or against CPU opponents. In the Official Battle menu, the player can choose the AI strength and game difficulty (mode and level). | |||
* '''FINAL''' modes are expert-only modes. Joker starts at level 50 with the highest gravity where each line clear increments the level counter. Quadruples add one to the stock. The "stock" counter determines how many non-quadruple line clears they can perform in level 200 and beyond. At level 200, quadruples will only count toward the current level, and any other line clear decreases the player's stock by 1. Once the player's stock reaches 0, the game ends. If they manage to playing until level 300 with at least 1 stock, they can continue on as long as they have stocks. Players only have one life in this mode. Furthest is a hard 20G challenge where players have 10 lives to clear 300 lines. All of the delays in this mode are incredibly short. Both of these modes blend the pieces in with the background, only showing an outline of the stack. | |||
There are three different modes which can be applied to the score attack, time attack, and battle modes. In each, there is a drop in gravity at level 20 as well as level 40 (except in NORMAL, where the game never reaches 40). Levels 50 and up are 20G. | |||
* '''NORMAL''' mode caps off at level 30. The hard drop option is unusable in this mode. | |||
* '''HARD''' mode caps off at level 50. In score attack, the number of lines per level steadily grows over the course of the game. Level 50 requires 500 lines. | |||
* '''ADVANCE''' mode has a time limit located at the bottom of the playfield, and caps off at level 200. Line clears will restore the timer, and if time runs out, the game will end instantly, regardless of the number of lives the player has. In score attack, each level past 50 is earned with one line clear. | |||
''DTET'' | == DTET rotation system == | ||
The [[rotation system]] used in ''DTET''. Although sometimes referred to by the abbreviation D.R.S., both the abbreviation and expanded form are informal names. The system was not given a specific name by Mihys, the author of the game. | |||
'' | [[Image:Dtet-pieces.png|right|frame|DTET's basic rotations]] | ||
=== Basic rotation === | |||
''DTET''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s basic rotations are strongly reminiscent of the [[Arika Rotation System|ARS]] and [[Sega Rotation|Sega]] rotation systems, but with two differences: | |||
* ''S'', ''Z'' and ''I'' pieces have four rotation states instead of two. However, the two horizontal states are identical. | |||
* The horizontal orientation of the ''I'' tetromino is shifted 1 cell down. | |||
Pieces spawn horizontally in the center, (left of center for the odd width pieces) with their topmost solid block in row 20. The ''J'', ''L'' and ''T'' spawn pointing downwards. | |||
'' | === Button processing === | ||
''DTET'' only features two rotation buttons, each with a different direction which are not duplicated. Normally, the right rotation button rotates counter-clockwise, and the left rotation button rotates clockwise. However, due to its sophisticated button processing routine, ''DTET'' still manages to retain the facility for rapid double rotations without having to double-tap with a single finger. The button processing routine also enables other innovative features, namely: instantaneous 180° Flips, Rotation Reversal, and Failure Compensation, as well as allowing for [[IRS]]-like behavior. | |||
For as long as a button is pressed (held down), the game will continually attempt to process it, every frame, until it succeeds in producing a rotation. Once a pressed button has produced a rotation, it must be released before it can produce any further rotations. Therefore, if a rotation fails due to an obstacle, but the rotate button is held down whilst the piece is moved away from the obstacle, the rotation will occur on the first frame on which it is possible. This has been called "Failure Compensation". Also, if a rotation is attempted during [[ARE]] and the rotate button held down until spawn, the rotation will occur on the first frame after spawn, if it is possible to do so, thereby creating an IRS-like rotation. | |||
If after producing a rotation, a rotate button is not released, it will cause all rotations produced by the other rotate button to be reversed in sense, i.e. "Rotate Left" will produce a clockwise rotation and "Rotate Right" will produce a counter-clockwise rotation. This has been called "Rotation Reversal", and effectively allows the player to produce two successive rotations in the same sense. For example, to replicate the A, C double counter-clockwise rotation possible in the ''TGM'' series, the player would press and hold "Rotate Left", then whilst still held, press "Rotate Right". | |||
If both buttons are pressed, and both are yet to produce a rotation, the game will continually attempt to process ''both'' buttons, ''every'' frame, potentially producing what looks like an instantaneous 180° rotation. This situation can arise if the buttons are pressed simultaneously, or if one or both buttons were pressed at an earlier frame but could not effect a rotation at that time due to some obstacle, and therefore Failure Compensation was applied. Regardless of which button was actually pressed first, ''DTET'' will attempt the processing order of "Rotate Left" followed by "Rotate Right" first, and "Rotate Right" followed by "Rotate Left" second. Note that if the first rotation is successfully processed, it will cause the subsequent rotation to be reversed. In effect, ''DTET'' is testing the following two possibilities: | |||
*Two successive counter-clockwise rotations, the first with left kick precedence and the second with right kick precedence (see below for wall kick precendence) | |||
*Two successive clockwise rotations, the first with right kick precedence and the second with left kick precedence. | |||
Although any intermediate state is never rendered, it must still exist in order for the two successive rotations to be successful. | |||
When rotating ''J'', ''L'' and ''T'' pieces, there is a third possibility that is attempted when the above two fail: | |||
*rotate 180° with left kick precedence, bypassing any intermediate state. | |||
Even if one of the three options can only be executed partially, ''DTET'' will always do this in preference to attempting a later option; e.g. a single counter-clockwise rotation will be performed in preference to two successive clockwise rotations. Failure Compensation will still apply to any rotate button which failed to produce a rotation. | |||
=== Wall kicks === | |||
The [[wall kick|wall kicks]] in ''DTET'' are an extension of the system pioneered by [[Arika]] in [[Arika Rotation System#Wall kicks|TGM's rotation system]]. In addition to testing for wall kicks 1 cell to the left and right, ''DTET'' will also continue to test for wall kicks 1 cell down, followed by 1 cell diagonally down-left and down-right. DTET's wall kicks are sometimes described as "symmetric", the reason being that kicks left and down-left take precedence when rotating with the "Rotate Left" button, and kicks right and down-right take precedence when rotating with the "Rotate Right" button. Note that kick precendence is independent of whether the rotation is clockwise or counter-clockwise and is determined solely by the button pressed; "Rotate Right" will ''always'' have right kick precendence, and "Rotate Left" will ''always'' have left kick precendence: | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+Wall Kick Test Order | |||
!width="30" | | |||
!width="200"|"Rotate Left" | |||
!width="200"|"Rotate Right" | |||
|- | |||
| 1 || one space left || one space right | |||
|- | |||
| 2 || one space right || one space left | |||
|- | |||
| 3 || one space down || one space down | |||
|- | |||
| 4 || one space down-left || one space down-right | |||
|- | |||
| 5 || one space down-right || one space down-left | |||
|} | |||
Additionally, the rotation system does not employ the kick restrictions in ARS. As long as a piece is able to pass one of the kick tests, it will kick and rotate, regardless of whether or not the adjacent blocks are occupied. | |||
'' | === Other appearances === | ||
This rotation system appears in ''[[Heboris Unofficial Expansion]]'' with the following differences: | |||
* The button to perform double rotations is mapped to a separate button, instead of being executed by pressing both left and right rotation buttons. This is treated as an instantaneous 180° rotation with left kick precedence, bypassing any intermediate state, and unlike the actual rotation system in ''DTET'', ''I'', ''S'' and ''Z'' tetrominoes are also allowed to perform this move. | |||
* It is possible to perform [[floor kick]]s like Ti-ARS, ACE-ARS and ACE-ARS2. | |||
'' | It appears as an available option in ''[[Tessellate]]'', albeit with some inaccuracies regarding double rotation. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
*[[Falling Down]] | *[[Falling Down]] | ||
== | == External links == | ||
*[http://dtet.zui.jp/ New official ''DTET'' Website] (note: game is no longer available for download there) | *[http://dtet.zui.jp/ New official ''DTET'' Website] (note: game is no longer available for download there) | ||
[[Category:Fan games]] | [[Category:Fan games]] | ||
Revision as of 03:36, 25 May 2021
| DTET | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Mihys |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Release | c. February, 2003 |
| Latest release | 1.00 (September 6, 2004) |
| Gameplay info | |
| Next pieces | 0-3, 25 |
| Hold piece | No |
| Hard drop | Usable in HARD, ADVANCE, and FINAL levels |
| Rotation system | DTET rotation system |
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DTET is a fan game created by Mihys in Japan, with the goal to create the their own vision of Tetris, different from both guideline and TGM Tetris games.
It implements many rule elements that are not seen elsewhere, such as symmetric wall kick, double rotation, a huge number of previews, and on-demand ARE canceling (There is no line clear delay in ADVANCE and FINAL levels).
Gameplay
The game's control system consists of 2 rotate buttons, unlike many other Japanese games which feature a duplicate button for one of the directions (usually counter-clockwise). This potential drawback is overcome as follows: When a piece is rotated, and the other rotate button is presssed while the first button is still down, the piece rotates an extra turn in the direction of the first button, for an overall 180 degree rotation, otherwise known as a "double rotation". One can also produce an instant double rotation (treated as counterclockwise for wallkick testing purposes) by hitting both buttons simultaneously.
Game modes
- DTET features score attack, time attack and battle modes, as well as two special ("FINAL") modes.
- Score attack is a mode where getting a certain number of lines (usually 8, sometimes more in HARD mode) increases the level, and the objective it to survive as long as possible and get the highest score possible. The player has five lives in this mode, and should the player block out, they will lose one life and keep going until they run out of lives.
- Time attack is a mode where the player must clear 100 lines at the maximum level for each mode, with three lives. Clearing all the required lines without losing a life will give the player a Perfect.
- Battle modes are where the player faces off against other players (over LAN) or against CPU opponents. In the Official Battle menu, the player can choose the AI strength and game difficulty (mode and level).
- FINAL modes are expert-only modes. Joker starts at level 50 with the highest gravity where each line clear increments the level counter. Quadruples add one to the stock. The "stock" counter determines how many non-quadruple line clears they can perform in level 200 and beyond. At level 200, quadruples will only count toward the current level, and any other line clear decreases the player's stock by 1. Once the player's stock reaches 0, the game ends. If they manage to playing until level 300 with at least 1 stock, they can continue on as long as they have stocks. Players only have one life in this mode. Furthest is a hard 20G challenge where players have 10 lives to clear 300 lines. All of the delays in this mode are incredibly short. Both of these modes blend the pieces in with the background, only showing an outline of the stack.
There are three different modes which can be applied to the score attack, time attack, and battle modes. In each, there is a drop in gravity at level 20 as well as level 40 (except in NORMAL, where the game never reaches 40). Levels 50 and up are 20G.
- NORMAL mode caps off at level 30. The hard drop option is unusable in this mode.
- HARD mode caps off at level 50. In score attack, the number of lines per level steadily grows over the course of the game. Level 50 requires 500 lines.
- ADVANCE mode has a time limit located at the bottom of the playfield, and caps off at level 200. Line clears will restore the timer, and if time runs out, the game will end instantly, regardless of the number of lives the player has. In score attack, each level past 50 is earned with one line clear.
DTET rotation system
The rotation system used in DTET. Although sometimes referred to by the abbreviation D.R.S., both the abbreviation and expanded form are informal names. The system was not given a specific name by Mihys, the author of the game.
Basic rotation
DTET's basic rotations are strongly reminiscent of the ARS and Sega rotation systems, but with two differences:
- S, Z and I pieces have four rotation states instead of two. However, the two horizontal states are identical.
- The horizontal orientation of the I tetromino is shifted 1 cell down.
Pieces spawn horizontally in the center, (left of center for the odd width pieces) with their topmost solid block in row 20. The J, L and T spawn pointing downwards.
Button processing
DTET only features two rotation buttons, each with a different direction which are not duplicated. Normally, the right rotation button rotates counter-clockwise, and the left rotation button rotates clockwise. However, due to its sophisticated button processing routine, DTET still manages to retain the facility for rapid double rotations without having to double-tap with a single finger. The button processing routine also enables other innovative features, namely: instantaneous 180° Flips, Rotation Reversal, and Failure Compensation, as well as allowing for IRS-like behavior.
For as long as a button is pressed (held down), the game will continually attempt to process it, every frame, until it succeeds in producing a rotation. Once a pressed button has produced a rotation, it must be released before it can produce any further rotations. Therefore, if a rotation fails due to an obstacle, but the rotate button is held down whilst the piece is moved away from the obstacle, the rotation will occur on the first frame on which it is possible. This has been called "Failure Compensation". Also, if a rotation is attempted during ARE and the rotate button held down until spawn, the rotation will occur on the first frame after spawn, if it is possible to do so, thereby creating an IRS-like rotation.
If after producing a rotation, a rotate button is not released, it will cause all rotations produced by the other rotate button to be reversed in sense, i.e. "Rotate Left" will produce a clockwise rotation and "Rotate Right" will produce a counter-clockwise rotation. This has been called "Rotation Reversal", and effectively allows the player to produce two successive rotations in the same sense. For example, to replicate the A, C double counter-clockwise rotation possible in the TGM series, the player would press and hold "Rotate Left", then whilst still held, press "Rotate Right".
If both buttons are pressed, and both are yet to produce a rotation, the game will continually attempt to process both buttons, every frame, potentially producing what looks like an instantaneous 180° rotation. This situation can arise if the buttons are pressed simultaneously, or if one or both buttons were pressed at an earlier frame but could not effect a rotation at that time due to some obstacle, and therefore Failure Compensation was applied. Regardless of which button was actually pressed first, DTET will attempt the processing order of "Rotate Left" followed by "Rotate Right" first, and "Rotate Right" followed by "Rotate Left" second. Note that if the first rotation is successfully processed, it will cause the subsequent rotation to be reversed. In effect, DTET is testing the following two possibilities:
- Two successive counter-clockwise rotations, the first with left kick precedence and the second with right kick precedence (see below for wall kick precendence)
- Two successive clockwise rotations, the first with right kick precedence and the second with left kick precedence.
Although any intermediate state is never rendered, it must still exist in order for the two successive rotations to be successful. When rotating J, L and T pieces, there is a third possibility that is attempted when the above two fail:
- rotate 180° with left kick precedence, bypassing any intermediate state.
Even if one of the three options can only be executed partially, DTET will always do this in preference to attempting a later option; e.g. a single counter-clockwise rotation will be performed in preference to two successive clockwise rotations. Failure Compensation will still apply to any rotate button which failed to produce a rotation.
Wall kicks
The wall kicks in DTET are an extension of the system pioneered by Arika in TGM's rotation system. In addition to testing for wall kicks 1 cell to the left and right, DTET will also continue to test for wall kicks 1 cell down, followed by 1 cell diagonally down-left and down-right. DTET's wall kicks are sometimes described as "symmetric", the reason being that kicks left and down-left take precedence when rotating with the "Rotate Left" button, and kicks right and down-right take precedence when rotating with the "Rotate Right" button. Note that kick precendence is independent of whether the rotation is clockwise or counter-clockwise and is determined solely by the button pressed; "Rotate Right" will always have right kick precendence, and "Rotate Left" will always have left kick precendence:
| "Rotate Left" | "Rotate Right" | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | one space left | one space right |
| 2 | one space right | one space left |
| 3 | one space down | one space down |
| 4 | one space down-left | one space down-right |
| 5 | one space down-right | one space down-left |
Additionally, the rotation system does not employ the kick restrictions in ARS. As long as a piece is able to pass one of the kick tests, it will kick and rotate, regardless of whether or not the adjacent blocks are occupied.
Other appearances
This rotation system appears in Heboris Unofficial Expansion with the following differences:
- The button to perform double rotations is mapped to a separate button, instead of being executed by pressing both left and right rotation buttons. This is treated as an instantaneous 180° rotation with left kick precedence, bypassing any intermediate state, and unlike the actual rotation system in DTET, I, S and Z tetrominoes are also allowed to perform this move.
- It is possible to perform floor kicks like Ti-ARS, ACE-ARS and ACE-ARS2.
It appears as an available option in Tessellate, albeit with some inaccuracies regarding double rotation.
See also
External links
- New official DTET Website (note: game is no longer available for download there)