Megatris
| Megatris | |
|---|---|
 Megatris in single player mode  | |
| Genre | Falling Blocks Puzzle |
| Developer | Uze (Alec Bourque) |
| Code license |  or (at your option) any later version. |
| Media license |  version 3.0 |
| Engine | Kernel V1 |
| Video Mode | 1 |
| Latest release | 1.0 |
| Release date | August 24th, 2008 |
| Language | English |
Megatris is a Tetris clone. It was the featured Uzebox game when the console came out in August 2008. The gameplay mechanics closely resemble those of Tetris DS for the Nintendo DS.
In 2020, Mapes released Megatris Arcade, a version adapted for the Uzebox JAMMA arcade cabinets. It also added a custom menu to deal with arcade specific settings and display stats on the right panel.
Features
- 1 or 2 players gameplay
- Implements most of the official "Super Rotation System" (SRS)
- Hold and Next block
- Garbage in 2P mode
- 2 in-game selectable songs
- Back-to-Back
- T-Spins
Gameplay
- Button A: Spin block clockwise
- Button B: Spin block anti-clockwise
- Up: Hard drop
- Down: Soft drop
- Right Shoulder: Hold
- Right-Shift (Arcade only): Displays the arcade menu
JAMMA specific
To be able to play the game on CUzebox emulator, one must first press right-shift to bring the arcade menu, then set the required credits for player 1 to zero. Then go back to the game and the rest controls normally.
Tetris Strategy Wiki
Consult the Tetris Wiki for information & strategies on the various Tetris versions.
ROM
Sources
Part of the master Uzebox repository: [1]