Minna no Tetris

Minna no Tetris
Front of box
Developer(s)	EPOCH
Publisher(s)	EPOCH
Platform(s)	Dedicated device
Release	2007
Gameplay info
Next pieces	3
Playfield size	10 × 20
Hold piece	Yes
Hard drop	Yes
Rotation system	SRS

Minna no Tetris (みんなのテトリス Min'na no tetorisu) is a handheld plug and play TV game developed and published by EPOCH in Japan. It includes 11 different modes, including 1 player and 2 player modes.

Gameplay

ARR is a bit slow compared to modern games.

These options are available under certain modes.

• Starting level 1-15
• Endless on/off
• Handicap - two levels of handicap, the player with the star will be advantageous.

Menu options

11 modes can be selected, an option menu to disable ghost piece or hard drop, and a screen to view rankings.

1 player modes

• Standard rules - Endless can be enabled.
  • Marathon - 150 line goal, level increases each 10 line clears.
  • Easy - Difficulty setting, sets the types of polyominoes used.
  • Relax - Speed level is capped
• Special rules
  • 3 Minutes
  • Countdown - Same as marathon but every 60 seconds a garbage line rises.
  • Target - Game starts with 10 garbage lines. The player must clear the bottom target line as fast as possible.
• Computer battle - Can select strength of CPU. There are 5 levels, which are multiplied by the starting level. (e.g., level 5 x start level 15 = cpu level 75)
  • Standard match
  • Naughty match

2 player modes

• Standard match
• Mischievous match
• Team - Level goes up every 20 combined lines. Game ends if both players top out within 30 seconds of each other.

Options

• Turn harddrop on or off
• Turn ghost piece on or off

* By default both are on.

External links

• Product page
• Review on Game Watch in Japanese