Super Tetris is Spectrum HoloByte’s 1991 DOS entry in the Tetris series. The core game is the same — rotate falling tetrominoes and complete horizontal rows to clear them — but the game adds bomb pieces to the playfield. Clearing a row that contains a bomb triggers an explosion that removes surrounding squares, opening up the board in ways that standard Tetris never allows. Two players are supported on a shared keyboard.
How to play
Complete horizontal rows to clear them and score. The stack rises as pieces fall; the game ends when it reaches the ceiling. Speed increases as your score climbs. Standard keyboard controls:
| Action | Key |
|---|---|
| Move left / right | Left / Right arrow |
| Rotate piece | Up arrow |
| Soft drop | Down arrow |
| Hard drop | Space |
| Pause | P |
Press Right Alt + Enter for fullscreen. Two players can share one keyboard.
Tips
- Trigger bombs deliberately rather than reactively — placing a piece to detonate one when the board is crowded clears far more space than a single standard row would.
- Keep the stack flat and central; a tall leaning tower leaves you with no safe landing spot when the speed climbs.
- At high speeds, a quick adequate placement beats hunting for the perfect spot and letting a piece fall wrong.
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