Tetris (Sky Gamestar)
| Tetris (Sky Gamestar) | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Denki |
| Platform(s) | Satellite TV |
| Release | 2004 |
| Gameplay info | |
| Next pieces | 5 |
| Playfield size | 10 × 20 |
| Hold piece | No |
| Hard drop | Yes |
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Tetris (Sky Gamestar) was an officially licensed Tetris game for Sky satellite TVs, released in 2004, and available only in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was developed by the Scottish video game company Denki. The game was part of a set of interactive games called Sky Gamestar (later renamed Sky Games). It had both live multiplayer and singleplayer gameplay. For multiplayer, players' performances would be tracked and used to provide skill-based matchmaking with other opponents. Players would use their Sky TV remote as their controller.
Gameplay
The game uses the directional pad on the Sky TV box's remote (which is mapped to the arrow keys on PC) to move the Tetrominos. Unlike most Tetris games, the next Tetromino isn't deployed as soon as it hits the ground and it usually takes about a second to stop the Tetromino and deploy the next one. The SELECT button (mapped to the space bar on PC) rotates and the yellow button (mapped to R on PC) holds the Tetromino.