S-Blox
Platform: Commodore 64
Gametype: Undefined
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“S-Blox” is more or less, a standard port of the classic title Tetris. For those that have been living under a rock, the object of the game is to complete rows of 10 consecutive blocks. Blocks are brought to the player in one of seven different shapes. Each shape is made up of individual blocks. When the shape is placed on the final row that is open, that row is checked for completeness and if it is complete, the player is rewarded with points, and the row clears, allowing more game play space. The shapes available on “S-Blox” range in different widths and lengths, which will permit  anywhere from a single line to a full 4 lines to be completed at once.

The game uses what could be considered “typical” keystrokes for action. You can use the cursor keys move left and right, or use the A and S keys. In addition, to turn the shape for a better possible origination, you can press the up arrow or press D, and to drop the shape to the bottom faster, you can press the down arrow, or press F. The music (which takes full advantage of the incredible sound chip when used on an actual Commodore), has a few options as well. For instance, pressing F3 adjusts the music to a slow tune, while F5 give you a faster musical background. (F1 will turn the sound off). F7 quits the game, while the STOP button will pause the game dead in it’s tracks. Scores of as little as 20 points for a single compeleted line, all the way to 800 points for a full 4 lines completed will be awarded.


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Introduction

S-Blox is a clone of the old standard, Tetris. As such, the object of the game is to complete rows of 10 consecutive blocks. Blocks are delivered in one of seven shapes. Each shape is made up of individual blocks. When a shape is placed into the last row which allows it to move, the row is checked for completeness and if it is complete, the player is rewarded with points.
Scoring

The shapes available in S-Blox range in size that allow anywhere from one to four lines to be completed at a time. Each time you drop a shape onto the stack of blocks, the entire stack is evaluated for completed lines. Here is the scoring possibilities:


Number Lines	 Score Given
1	 		20
2	 		50
3	 		200
4	 		800



Playing the Game

To play the game, you can use either the joystick, cursor keys or A S D F keys to control the shape as follows:

Key	 	Action    	Joystick
A or LEFT	Move Left       Left
S or RIGHT	Move Right      Right
D or UP	 	Turn Shape      Fire
F or DOWN	Drop Shape      Down


Additionally, the following keys can control the gaming environment:

Key	 Action
F3	 Slow Tune
F5	 Fast Tune
F7	 Quit Current Game
STOP	 Pause The Game





http://www.retrogamenetwork.com/2013/01/09/new-tetris-port-by-avatar-called-s-blox-now-available-for-commodore-64-computers/
