Original Game
ViTetris
This is a custom version of tetris with 3D graphics written completely from scratch in C using Rinnegatamante's fantastic vitaGL library. This was mostly a passion project to learn OpenGL and explore the idea of how feasible it would be to store the tetrominos as a 16-bit integer representation of the 4x4 grid containing its block shapes. I also felt the Vita didn't have great options for Tetris (Tetris Ultimate taking nearly a full minute to boot into gameplay), so I felt compelled to fill that vacancy. I was very careful to implement the game engine to true Tetris specification but also added my own subtle creative touches. Try using the analog sticks during gameplay ;)
Special thanks:
- Rinnegatamante for helping create vitaGL and vitaShaRK which made this project possible, and also providing me guidance in the vitaGL Discord.
- Caaz for aesthetic and technical feedback
- jero for aesthetic feedback
- My partner for her support and patience throughout the development process :)
Installation instructions
Just install the provided VPK, all assets are bundled.
FYI this runs on the emulator Vita3K (that's how I did my development).
About the author
This is my first real foray into some kind of game development both in terms of consistency and complexity. By trade I most often build interesting and useful projects and tools, but it was a nice distraction for the last several months to build something entirely in abstract for fun. I don't develop games often and who knows if I'll work on another in the future, but you can follow me at https://github.com/m-bartlett and https://github.com/bytelett to see what other things I create.