This project is awesome. I love me some tetris, and most of the time I am content with playing the NES version. But it doesn't have the QOL features tetris' new entries have added over the years. I play on my phone, so I could download the official Tetris app, but it is sadly infested with ads and microtransactions and I'm not withstanding all that to clear some lines on the go. Enter Apotris, a tetris "clone" with all the niceties of modern tetris, and fully open source! It has features like block preview, hold mechanic, extendable list of queued blocks, and a variety of skins so you choose the one you feel sits right with you! Not only that, the gameplay is buttery smooth and I love how they added a little rumble animation that is pretty satisfying to see. I use the gba version with an emulator, but it is also supported across multiple platforms. It really comes off a game made with lots of care and love put into it. So, if you ever get the itch to play some tetris, give Apotris try!

Edit: Here's the link to apotris' official site https://akouzoukos.com/apotris

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[–] 13 points 1 month ago (1 child)

Can confirm, Apotris is awesome. It also has native ports that make it easy to play on other systems. I'm using the Game Boy Advance version to play it on my retro handheld. Really neat. I love that it optionally includes the Tetris Effect mechanic of filling a bar to stop time.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    As a someone who love tetris, apotris is awesome, i love the customization, i only wished for a gravity mod on it, i can't recall the version i played than the blocks fall over the empty spaces

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago*

    Thanks for sharing. NES Tetris and TetrisGYM are my favorites, but this plays very nicely. And I love all the customization options.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    As someone who considers Tetris the grand master series the definitive way to play Tetris what sets Apotris apart?

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 month ago

    I'd say its customization and flexibility sets it apart, as having a gba rom makes it playable on virtually anything these days. I say "definitive way" because my playtime is usually done on my phone, and I haven't found an alternative I liked better for my use case. TGA might appeal more to those who are specially sensitive to input lag, like speedrunners, while Apotris gets the basics right and lets you play on a long queue.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    I agree! Apotris is awesome, it even has various modes, I love it

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago* (3 children)

    Yeah I was wondering that too. Their source code page (https://gitea.com/akouzoukos/apotris) does list instructions on building for Android yet they do not publish an Android build there or on F-Droid. Maybe it's still a work-in-progress, unclear if their source will actually compile a playable Android game but someone could give it a shot & let us know how it goes :D

    I also wonder if the controls would work right on an Android device without keyboard/mouse/controller.

    In the meantime Block Drop is a decent open source Tetris clone on Android, also on F-Droid (https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.blockdrop.game/).. this one is more old school simple Tetris action, Apotris looks like it's aiming for newer style Tetris.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Hey I actually gave it a try and I could compile it for android!

    It even has a battery indicator lol, pretty awesome!

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Now that you’ve tried both, how do the touch controls compare with the GBA version in an emulator? Any easier to avoid accidental drops when it speeds up?

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 month ago

    Yes, It's actually very fleshed out. For starters, the cross doesn't have diagonals so you're less likely to mess up your placement. And then you can actually move around and resize the buttons to your liking on the settings. Here's a screenshot of how my controls look now:

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  • [–] 13 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    If someone wants to play on PC here's the definitive way imo:

    Tetr.io

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    I used to play Techmino on Android, but haven't for a while and see they haven't released an update in quite some time...

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (2 children)

    What update does a tetris clone need?

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    This is probably my favorite Tetris clone. I just loaded up my new GBA emulator with a ton of stuff to play and I go right back to it…

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

    Downloaded this for my Analogue pocket. I LOVE IT.

    I’m eating good tonight thanks !!

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