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    Overview

    Adjustris was written in 2005 by Dave VanEe (tbsp) as an entry for the PDRoms Coding Competition 3.33, and refactored for its source release in 2017. It takes a common game type and adds the ability to edit sets of pieces that can then be used in the main game.

    The main game is just as you might expect. Pieces fall and must be moved and rotated to form complete horizontal lines, which are then cleared. A new level is reached after every 10 lines and the drop speed increases with every level. Sets 1 to 4 are the included piece sets, while sets 5 to 8 can be edited in the piece editor and start out as a single piece made of a single block.

    In the editor you can draw each piece's blocks, move its centre of rotation, choose whether it turns clockwise, counter-clockwise or not at all, make it spin or just wobble back and forth, pick one of 16 tiles for it, and insert or delete pieces. Every set keeps its own 1st, 2nd and 3rd place high scores.

    Made by
    Dave VanEe

    Controls guide

    Title menu

    Button and keyAction
    Left/RightCycle through Play Set, Edit Sets, Highscores and Credits
    Up/DownOn Play Set, choose set 1 to 8
    AX/StartEnterConfirm

    Playing

    Button and keyAction
    Left/RightMove the piece (hold to keep sliding)
    DownDrop faster
    AXRotate in the piece's primary direction
    BZRotate the opposite way
    StartEnterPause or resume
    SelectShiftWhile paused, give up and return to the title

    Piece editor

    Button and keyAction
    D-padArrowsMove the cursor (how it moves depends on where you are in the editor)
    AXConfirm, or toggle a block on or off in the piece grid
    BZCancel
    SelectShift+Left/RightSwitch to the previous or next piece in the set
    StartEnterLeave the editor (asks first; unsaved changes are lost)

    Highscores

    Button and keyAction
    Left/RightBrowse the eight sets
    AX/BZ/StartEnterBack to the title

    Cheatsheet

    Scoring

    Each piece placed
    1 point per block in the piece
    1 line
    80
    2 lines
    200
    3 lines
    600
    4 lines
    1200
    5 or more lines
    2000
    Level up
    Every 10 lines; the piece falls a little faster each time

    Editor icons

    Edit Piece
    Toggle the piece's blocks with A
    Center of Rotation
    Move the point the piece turns around
    Rotation Direction
    Counter-clockwise, clockwise or no rotation (X)
    Spin or Wobble
    Rotate through all four turns, or turn once and back
    Change Tile
    Pick one of 16 block tiles
    Insert Piece
    Add a piece after the current one
    Delete Piece
    Remove the current piece, without confirmation
    Save Set / Load Set
    Store or recall slots 5 to 8

    Tips

    1. Pieces taller than four blocks can clear five or more lines at once for 2000 points, so a custom set with a long straight piece is a way to chase big scores.
    2. Every placed piece also scores one point per block, so sets of large pieces earn more just for dropping them.
    3. Editing a saved set clears its old high scores the next time it is played, unless the only change was the tile graphics, so retile freely but save real changes to a different slot if you want to keep a record.
    4. Delete Piece acts at once with no confirmation, and leaving the editor with Start throws away anything not saved, so use Save Set before you exit.
    5. Pieces set to wobble only ever have two orientations, which makes them easier to place under pressure than ones that spin through four.