Fightris - ATARI 2600

Fightris

An Atari 2600 game

Introduction

This classic falling blocks puzzle game with a twist. If a player clears 2 or more lines at once, the other player gets garbage lines.

Controls

• Joystick: Moves the piece left, right and down.
• Fire button: Rotates de piece.

Game mode

• Two-player: Each player plays in his/her own board.

Game objective

• Beat your opponent.

Scoring

• Each line cleared grants 1 point.

Extra difficulty

For more experienced players, the difficulty can be increased. Switching the left difficulty switch to position "A" the pieces get faster speed each 5 lines instead of 10.

Console setup

1. Press the fire button to start the game.
2. Press Reset to go to the initial screen.
3. Adjust the left difficulty switch.
4. Adjust the right difficulty switch.

Limitations of the demo version

• No score.
• No sound.
• No music.
• Worst piece movement.

Acknowledgments

• https://bataribasic.com/
  • Awesome easy to learn basic-like language
• https://www.randomterrain.com/ 
  • Amazing documentation on how to program the Atari 2600
• https://onlinesequencer.net/1322988
  
  • KorobeinikiMIDI
• https://forums.atariage.com/topic/297927-miditari-midi-to-tia-converter-tool/
  • Excellent tool for converting MIDI files to batari Basic data format
• https://www.labelmaker2600.com/
  • Easy to use and flexible Atari 2600 label generator
• OpenAI image generator
  • Cool label image.