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No Level Up

Original game : Tetris

Platform : GB

Author : Sakitoshi

Release date : 12 March 2023

Category : Improvement

Patch version : 1.0

Modifications : P

Downloads : 256

ROM Information

Database match: Tetris (World) (Rev 1)
Database: No-Intro: Game Boy/Color (v. 20210227-015730)
File/ROM SHA-1: 74591CC9501AF93873F9A5D3EB12DA12C0723BBC
File/ROM CRC32: 46DF91AD

Hack description

Simple hack that disables the level up mechanic, the level selected at the beginning of the game will be kept through all the game. Now you can have a pleasant level 0 playthrough to kick back and enjoy yourself, perfect for those nights when you just can't manage to sleep.

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Contributions

ContributorType of contributionDescription
SakitoshiHacking

Reviews

Love this!rdlm2024-02-06Version 1.0

Love this! I've done some related work adapting NES Tetris for meditation (https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5595/); I really don't understand why none of the official releases include this as a game mode; it's wonderful this way. Thanks for bringing the functionality to the GB!

More Tetris games need a hack like thisRed Soul2023-03-13Version 1.0

I'm pretty casual when it comes to Tetris, not going to lie, but the whole matching mechanics it made so famous has some sort of bewitching appeal (games like Puyo-Puyo and Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo and so many others like them are proof).

Perhaps matching triggers a short response cycle on the brain reward cycle?... but I digress.

I am no Tetris Grandmaster and have no intention to be, and this hack makes Tetris both relaxing and approachable for bad players like me or newcomers, allowing for training on the fundamentals with minimal pressure.