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Difference between revisions of "Tetris Worlds"

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Revision as of 08:24, 22 July 2018

Tetris Worlds
Tetris Worlds cover
Developers
Blue Planet Software
Publishers
THQ
Engines
NetImmerse[1]
Release dates
Windows November 23, 2001
⤏ Go to series page
Tetris (AcademySoft) 1986
Tetris (Spectrum Holobyte) 1987
Tetris (MacOS) 1988
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Tetris (1990) 1990
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Super Tetris 1991
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Tetris Jr. 1996
Kids Tetris 1999
The Next Tetris 1999
Tetris Worlds 2001
Tetris Elements 2004
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Tetris Online Japan 2007
Tetris Blitz 2013
Tetris Ultimate 2015
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Tetris Effect: Connected 2019
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 2021
Tetris Beat 2021

Key points

Similar to the PlayStation 2 version.
Inferior to the later GameCube and Xbox versions.
Resolution is locked at 640x480; limited video options.

General information

MobyGames entry

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows
This game is not available digitally.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\ASSETS\PC\ANY_LANG\MISC\TWConfig.ini[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Save\TWPLINFO.dat[Note 1]

Video settings

Launcher graphics configuration.
Launcher graphics configuration.

Template:Video settings

Windowed

Play in Windowed mode
  1. Download D3DWindower and extract its contents somewhere convenient.
  2. Run D3DWindower as administrator.
  3. Click on Add Program (blue plus button) and open the game's .exe file.
  4. Select the game and either click on Program options (gear icon) or right-click on 'TetrisWorlds' and select Options (O).
  5. Set 'Width' as 640 and 'Height' as 480, and make sure 'Use Windowed Mode' is checked.
  6. In the DLL field find D3dHook.dll from the folder you made for D3DWindower and add it.
  7. Either click Run program (computer icon), double-click on 'TetrisWorlds', or right click and select Run (R).

Input settings

Launcher control configuration.
Launcher control configuration.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Sound options.
Sound options.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 8
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95, 98, ME
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II 233 MHz Intel Pentium II 266 MHz
System memory (RAM) 32 MB 64 MB or above
Hard disk drive (HDD) 6 MB 68 MB
Video card (GPU) Direct3D compatible
4 MB of VRAM 		DirectX 8 compatible
8 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device) DirectSound Compatible Sound Card

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References