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Re: PhantomTris 1.1

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From: cs01... Joshua Lehrer
Date: Sat, 08 May 1993 20:16
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I just FTP'd PhantomTris to see what it was like.  I would like to post
my comments here, instead of directly to the author, so that others may
give there input as well, and comment on my comments.

1)  The concept is GREAT!!!  I became addicted instantly.  The game is
insanely fun.  Good job.

2)  Specific to my computer:  it runs slowly, but I have an old 286.  The
rotations are slow, but hey, that is my fault, not yours.

3)  The graphics are of low quality, but I imagine programming them in
any higher quality would not only be quite difficult, but much slower.

4)  Some of the rotation angles cause the screen to "shrink" where the blocks
tend to APPEAR smaller than they actually are.  I don't know if this is
just an illusion, or maybe an error in the rotation code?

5)  This is the point that is going to be debated:  As in WELLTRIS (copyright
Spectrum Holobyte) there should be grid lines.  When the board rotates, it is
very difficult to see if you are lined up in the right position to make a
piece fit.  Grid lines would help immensly.  This would NOT be cheating.  The
point of the game, in my opinion, is the rotation, and the confusion that
it causes.  The low quality graphics cause lining up pieces to be difficult,
and so I suggest grid lines.

Othere than #5, I think the game is great.  I LOVE watching people play,
and watching there heads rotate along with the board on the screen.

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