Tera: Mind Over Matter 1.1

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Tera: Mind Over Matter 1.1

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Tera: Mind Over Matter 1.0

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Tera: Mind Over Matter 1.0

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Tera: Mind Over Matter is a modern puzzle action game about dropping blocks of different shapes to clear lines. The game has a rapid difficulty curve that emphasizes speed and accuracy. Get as many Teras as you can!

Controls

Left/right - shift pieces left and right
Down - soft drop
Up - hard drop (locking behavior can be changed in options)
Z/X - rotate pieces (direction can be changed in options)
Z+X - hold piece

Changelog

v1.1 | 2/17/19

• Fixed incorrect spawn delay curve which caused pieces to stop spawning at high levels
• Score display is no longer limited to 4 digits
• Time display is now minutes:seconds

v1.0 | 2/7/19

• Initial release

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This is an excellent version of Tetri -- I mean Tera. Does this have any relation to that Tetris Effect remake from a little bit ago?

nope! but i did play that

Really nice and smooth. The particle effects when a block is dropped is a neat touch. I am still screwed because the game I learned how to play on used Up as the rotate key.

Best version of Tera I have ever played. I can see my reflection in the polish on this game. Like, every little detail just makes this a joy to play. This cart is making me wish there was a solid way to play pico8 carts in a handheld. Bravo!!

@paloblancogames I've been playing this on the GameShell by ClockWorkPi and it works great! Awesome job @tesselode.

I keep wanting to add a second game mode to this, but I'm not sure what it should be. Should it be some sort of speedrun mode? If so, what score should it be played to? Or does anyone else have a more interesting idea?

@tesselode perhaps "Clear x number of lines within a time constraint"?

I have been looking for something precisely like this for a long time. Quite frankly, I'm speechless. It's pretty much perfect!

As for new modes, however, might I suggest a 150-line Marathon mode, or a 3-minute Sprint mode, like some other modern games of the 4-piece block stacking variety?

Just uploaded v1.1 with some minor UI improvements and a pretty important bugfix.

I'm still thinking about a second mode! Not sure what I want to do, or if I'll even implement a second mode. I started experimenting a bit tonight.

I like the idea of a time attack mode, where a timer is constantly ticking down and you get time back by making lines.

This is my favorite Tetris on PICO-8! Looks great, plays well (especially with the much appreciated hold function), and has a bumpin soundtrack.

thank you!