winget install --id=rugbedbugg.RetroTetris -e Retro Tetris is a Tetris for the Windows console, hand-written in x86-64 assembly (NASM). It renders on a green-phosphor palette with ANSI escape codes, reads input through the Win32 console API, and links no C runtime.
Tetris for the terminal, hand-written in x86-64 assembly.
A Windows console Tetris on a green-phosphor palette: ANSI escape codes for the screen, the Win32 console API for input, and not a line of C. Just NASM.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
← → / 7 9 | Move |
↑ / 8 | Rotate |
↓ / 4 | Soft drop |
Space | Hard drop |
P | Pause |
Q / Esc | Quit |
.\build.ps1 # nasm + lld-link -> tetris.exe
.\tetris.exe
Needs NASM, LLVM's lld-link, and the Windows SDK. Scores are saved to
scores.txt — the top ten sit beside the board and on the game-over screen.