Tetris Attack
😊 8.2/10
Not for Resale (GameBoy - US, Puzzle)
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Developed_By:
Nintendo
Published_By:
Nintendo
Released On:
01 Aug 1996
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Tetris Attack is a fast-paced action puzzler that features the colorful cast of characters from Yoshi's Island. The story revolves around King Bowser casting a spell on the island's inhabitants, turning them into mindless slaves. Only Yoshi has escaped its effects, and he must set off to free his friends, defeat Bowser, and break the spell.
The gameplay is centered around a stack of blocks continually rising from the bottom of the screen. The player controls a cursor that can swap any two blocks horizontally. Making a row or column of three or more clears them, potentially creating combos from new blocks falling to take their place. Combos will send large garbage blocks to the opponent, which must be eliminated by clearing a piece that is touching it, turning it into normal blocks.
The game offers various modes, including a story mode against the computer, a 2-player versus mode, an endless mode, a timed mode where a certain number of blocks must be cleared within a set time limit, and a puzzle mode where a set arrangement of blocks must be cleared in a specific number of moves.
Nintendo Media PN:
DMG-AYLE-USA (United States)
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Number of Players Supported:
1-2 Players
Miscellaneous Attributes:
Game Link Cable, Super Game Boy Compatible
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Manual
Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
Controls
CONTROL PAD
Moves cursor
A BUTTON
Switches highlighted panels
START
Starts the game
B BUTTON
Raises the stack of panels
How to Play
Before Starting the Game
Correctly insert the Tetris Attack Game Pak into the Game Boy system and switch the power to the ON position. The "Nintendo" logo will appear for a few seconds, followed by the title screen.
When the title screen appears, use the + Control Pad to select the game mode, then press START to begin. If you choose 1P, the Mode SELECT Screen will appear. Select VS. and the LEVEL Select Screen will appear first.
Using the Game Link Cable
To play the VS. Mode, you must use the following:
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Two Game Boy or Game Boy pocket hand held game systems
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Two Tetris Attack Game Paks
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One Game Link Cable
1. Connect the Game Link Cable and check that the Game Pak has been correctly inserted in each Game Boy. Then turn the power switches to the ON position.
2. When the title screen is showing on both systems, select VS. Mode on one of the systems and press START.
Note
The game will stop if step 1 has not been carried out correctly, or if the Game Link Cable is pulled out and inserted again during the game. If this happens, turn the power switches on both Game Boy systems to their OFF positions. Restart the setup procedure from step 1 again.
When Using Game Boy Pocket
When a Game Boy pocket is used, please use the Game Boy pocket Game Link Cable Adapter. See your Game Boy pocket instruction manual for details.
How to Play
Tetris Attack is a puzzle game in which you rearrange the order of a stack of panels in order to clear them. As the stack begins rising, switch two horizontally adjacent panels. If you place at least three identical panels in a row vertically or horizontally, they will disappear. If the stack of panels touches the top, the game is over.
For example, after positioning the cursor and pressing the A Button, the panels framed by the cursor will switch places. When the three panels align vertically, that row of panels disappears. Any panels left above fall into the space left by the eliminated row of panels.
When half of the cursor frames an empty space, the panel and the empty space will be swapped. After switching, if there is an empty space below the panel, it will fall. Panels cannot be switched vertically, only horizontally; however, by switching them wisely with empty spaces, you can often achieve the same result.
1 Player Game Modes
If you select 1P on the Title Screen, the Mode SELECT Screen will appear, allowing you to choose from the five different one-player game modes.
When playing ENDLESS, TIME TRIAL or VS. game modes, you must first establish the levels before you start. (In VS. Mode, you establish GAME LV. only.)
Speed Level
This setting determines how fast the stack of panels will rise.
Game Level
This setting will change the speed of disappearing or falling panels. In the ENDLESS Mode it will also change the number of panels with which you begin.
Endless
In this mode, play continues until the stack of panels reaches the top. As time progresses, the speed at which the stack rises will gradually increase. Before beginning a game, you must select a mascot. The character you select for a mascot will determine which playfield background and music you will see and hear.
Time Trial
In this mode, you must try to score as many points as possible in two minutes. You can select your favorite mascot, just like in the ENDLESS Mode.
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High Score
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Playfield
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Cursor
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Your Score
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Elapsed/Remaining Time
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Current Speed Level
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Level
Stage Clear
In this mode, the object is to clear all the panels above the clear line. When you begin the stage, you cannot see the clear line, but it will appear as you begin to eliminate the stack. As the stages advance, the speed at which the stack rises will increase. After each screen is completed, a password will be displayed. If you write down your password and enter it later, you can resume your game from where you left off.
Password Entry
In the STAGE CLEAR, PUZZLE or VS. Modes, every time you clear a screen, an eight-character password will be displayed. To resume playing at this point, select the same mode, then choose PASSWORD. When the Password Entry Screen is displayed, enter the password.
Puzzle
In this mode, you must clear all the panels on the screen with limited switches. After each screen is completed, a password will be displayed. If you write down your password and enter it later, you can resume your game from where you left off.
If you press SELECT, you can cancel your last switch. Pressing START will give you three menu choices:
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CONTINUE (Continue current puzzle)
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RESTART (Restart current puzzle from the beginning)
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CANCEL GAME (Quit Puzzle Mode)
VS. (VS. Computer)
The VS. game is played against an opponent. When played as a 1 PLAYER GAME, you will compete against the computer (CPU). When you complete Chain Reactions or Combos, your opponent's HP (strength) will decrease. When the HP is gone, you win. Your opponent can try to recover HP using the power from their PW gauge, or attack directly by dropping Garbage Blocks onto your stack.
Be careful; when the opponent's PW gauge becomes full, you WILL be attacked, unless a Heart mark appears, next to your opponent's picture.
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Playfield
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Game level
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Stage number
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This is a Shock Panel.
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HP
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Cursor
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HP gauge
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PW gauge
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