3Tris / 3Wiz!
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3Wiz_newest_color.hqx (248.54 KB)
MD5: 6bea470b70fe097e892ecad391a1baf8 For System 7.0 - 7.6 - Mac OS 8 - 8.1
3Wiz_newest_bw.hqx (183.27 KB)
MD5: a92ca142881f4a88e5376b07d91d7a75 For System 7.0 - 7.6 - Mac OS 8 - 8.1
3Tris_2.1.1_Color.sit (129.26 KB)
MD5: ed9b8a6765b2a98d3126e00a1d0ffe9e For System 7.0 - 7.6 - Mac OS 8 - 8.1
3Wiz24_bw.sit (124.01 KB)
MD5: 6cf4ff1b2390899d7ddb1f3d43d2a4d3 For System 7.0 - 7.6 - Mac OS 8 - 8.1
3Tris (or the slightly newer 3Wiz!) is a three-dimensional version of the ubiquitous Tetris game. It was made by a student as a hobby originally to play by himself, so, even though you must only fill a 5x5 grid, the additional dimension makes this a very difficult game. There are few options to make the game easier: by adding some depth and avoiding some difficult shapes (using only 2D shapes) but nevertheless it does require some time to master.
During its life, the game changed name from 3Tris to 3Wiz!, and was made available in both color and black and white. The author calls it "the game you'll really hate" because of its difficulty, especially in the beginning.
- The original 1995 retroweb site is still online, there you can still find the download link: http://esurfers.com/francesco/gadgets.htm
- A derived version of the game (free, no ads, readable sources) by the same author, is playable online here: http://www.pangoo.it/3tris/
See also: Blockout
CompatibilityArchitecture: 68k
On large screens (for 1990 standards) you may need to assign more RAM to the application in the Finder GetInfo box
Comments
You can download the latest version from the retro web site here:
http://esurfers.com/francesco/gadgets.htm
(Full color or black and white)
I was the author, 3Tris and 3Wiz! are the same game, it was just a change of naming, you can still download the latest version from the "ancient" retro web site here http://esurfers.com/francesco/gadgets.htm
I was (and still am) awful at this game. My 3-D spatial awareness sucked to high heaven. Oh well, My sister and best friend battled each other for supremacy on my brother's Performa 475 (I still hate the name Performa, but that is what it is) and I could do little more than watch on.