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Mutatris by CiderPunk

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made by CiderPunk for LD27 (JAM)
Mutatris - it's Tetris(like)... but a bit different!
I started this Sunday morning 'cos my Saturday project wasn't going anywhere and I thought it'd be interesting to create a Tetris clone.

Every 10 seconds the mutation rate increases unless you take out a line, taking out a line reduces the mutation and resets the timer, but this reprieve is always short lived!

The web version displays a blank dialogue at the end of the game, this is supposed to show 'Game over' and your score, it does on the Java releases so I'm not sure what GWT is doing there! just press space or return to start again.

I used LibGDX, eclipse, Gimp2, SFXR, Launch4j.

source available here:
https://bitbucket.org/CiderPunk/mutatris
and
https://bitbucket.org/CiderPunk/gamebase
Windows http://goo.gl/NDLEQr
Jar http://goo.gl/nUqiY2
Web http://goo.gl/vkflJg
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-27/?action=preview&uid=7534

Ratings

Coolness 50% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.00 341
Audio(Jam) 2.19 446
Fun(Jam) 3.10 213
Graphics(Jam) 2.72 442
Humor(Jam) 2.05 380
Innovation(Jam) 3.03 267
Mood(Jam) 2.55 414
Theme(Jam) 3.31 203

Feedback

Canobie
26. Aug 2013 · 23:36 UTC
I like how it's a fun game, with a twist. Therefore, although not original, it's fun.
Hitonagashi
26. Aug 2013 · 23:36 UTC
Loved it. Great theme....it's a difficult game though. At first, I thought mutations would be no problem, but once you've got one or two of them, it's really hard to fill the rows, meaning spiralling death awaits you. It would be nice to have a way to 'demutate' the pieces (maybe for slagging multiple rows at once?)
Mythalore
26. Aug 2013 · 23:38 UTC
Interesting idea, but still really just Teris, try thinking outside the box and go for something a bit more original next time. +1 for using LibGDX, though! :)
anmorales
26. Aug 2013 · 23:38 UTC
Nice game, I like it, I'm not really good at tetris and this makes it a bit harder but it's cool! nice work!
flarb
27. Aug 2013 · 18:30 UTC
Wow, this is impossible. :) Pretty neat idea! After a few mutations, it's impossible to make any lines though! I wonder what the highest score is.
Neil
27. Aug 2013 · 19:20 UTC
Very cool twist on Tetris! I found it very difficult, but fun :)
EdoMiyamoto
29. Aug 2013 · 18:24 UTC
Very good to play !
jujule
29. Aug 2013 · 20:59 UTC
Great concept. It is to play this kind of game that I enjoy participating in events like LudumDare. If you could find a way to "tailor" the mutations to make the game less hard, you'd have a great basis for a very successful game.
blackotus
29. Aug 2013 · 21:03 UTC
As a tetris fan, I really like this!

The mutations do kinda make the game impossible after a while, but they're an interesting take on the classic game.

Nice job :)
keyboardmonkey
29. Aug 2013 · 21:06 UTC
Fantastic clone! I have never seen tetronimos -err- manyronimos like these. Once those mutations get out of hand its tickets.
proc
29. Aug 2013 · 22:01 UTC
I like it as a variant of Tetris, a good twist. The gameover sound made up for no actual message. A couple of mutations in and I was a gone.
🎤 CiderPunk
30. Aug 2013 · 09:27 UTC
hah yeah every now and then SFXR throws up a classic, thanks guys!
canvapps
30. Aug 2013 · 12:53 UTC
hahahahaha it's impossible to hang in there, it really makes it fun. I just would suggest that you maintain the basic tetris pieces in order to try to recover the mess that the mutated pieces create.
Great one!
bitowl
02. Sep 2013 · 11:16 UTC
whoa. get's quite hard, when there are more then three mutations. Maybe there would be a way to make "easier" mutations, that fit well with the existing tetris scheme.
motty
07. Sep 2013 · 02:12 UTC
Really great game. Really funny and fun to play. Completely unplayable after a few iterations of mutation - of course - but that's exactly what makes it so great.

I've played a few Tetris-from-hell variants over the years but this one stands out as one of the best. A simple evil idea, nicely implemented.
X-0r
10. Sep 2013 · 21:42 UTC
Oh maaan, even a single mutation thingie is sufficient to totally throw me off. Reminds me of the good old game boy times ^^
matthias_zarzecki
16. Sep 2013 · 06:33 UTC
Ha, lovely idea!