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hello, I just started my friends showed me what Tetris was 2 days ago and I've been playing it since. I'm not good but I'm hoping to get better in the future.

add me on TF if you'd like my name on there is Luminant

 

Welcome, and enjoy your stay! Feel free to ask any questions you may have.

 

welcome! what console or version/s of tetris have you been exposed to? there are dozens of types so if we know which ones you play we can point you in the right direction.

 

how sad is it that i didn't know what TF was?

 

Hi, I'm from Germany and I'm a big Tetris fan.

I have heard of the Tetris Championship with the NES Tetris.

I should have the European PAL version. Is it true that the speed of level 19 is the same as level 29 in Tetris Championship?

I ask because of the values ​​here:

tetrisconcept.net/wiki/Tetris_(NES,_Nintendo)

And if I understand it correctly, the PAL version is thus more difficult and the 999,999 points can not be achieved for a human.

 

Yes, PAL 19 fall speed is essentially the same as NTSC 29 -- the piece falls one row each frame. However, the left/right piece move speed is also markedly faster, and the slightly slower framerate gives a bit more leeway in surviving these speeds.

At last year's competition a player from Finland, Jani, was in attendance. His reported PAL 19 lines record when in his prime was an astonishing 100+ lines! He said his best score was 725,000+ if I recall correctly. So, while max-out still seems out of reach, this really opened our eyes to the possibility of PAL 19 play.

 

Also, if you guys would like, we also have an Introduction Thread with some small ice breaker questions if you want to make an entry there.

 

My best result is currently around 340K. Level 16 (NTSC Version level 19-2 is so fast, that's hard.

Can you give me a hint? What is the best starting level to get the best result? I saw in a video that Jonas Neugebauer starts in level 18 (PAL Level 15).

 

Either 9 or 18.

The maximum points you can earn before transitioning to 19 sort of taper off when starting levels 10-15 due to the game shortening, then begin increasing for starting levels 16-19 where the effect plateaus (valleys?) and the game length in lines stabilizes again. Levels like 12 and 15 are good for practicing that speed level and they're not at a massive scoring disadvantage, but the most potential sits at 9 or 18.

Here are the maximum scores for each level, assuming 100% tetrises. If you scroll down a bit on the chart, you'll find the border on the transition to 19 marked with a bold/italic/underlined value -- this is the final score possible before before 19 play begins.

If you feel like you've got a handle on the rest of the speed levels, I'd start practicing on 18 -- it may not necessarily become your starting level of choice, but getting accustomed enough to it to get some good points on the 16-18 stretch will be very beneficial.

If you do become practiced enough in 18 speeds to make it all the way through to 19 consistently with good scoring throughout, I suppose the next step would be 19 practice to see what gains it can yield... though, this is something of an undiscovered country for NTSC players -- if you do progress to that point, I wish you the best of luck on that frontier!