Tetris - Recreating the Tetris game in C++

Orignally a school lab prooject, (v1.0,) future versions will be independent releases and improvements of the game.

This project uses the SFML library.

How to play

If you would like to play the game, you can download a release version, unzip it, and run the exe file to play.

Please refer to each version's release notes to view the available controls.

Version 2.0

In release version 2.0, the Tetris game has been vastly upgraded to include many more features:

Changelog

1. Background and interface improved
   • Background image credits: https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/180425528807729969/
2. Added holding shape
3. Added ability to view next 3 shapes
4. Added "ghost shape"
5. Added leveling system (increases one level per 10 rows cleared)
6. Added music
7. Added short delay after block placed
8. Improved shape selection process
   • Must get each shape one time before getting the same shape
9. Improved scroring and timing system
10. Added pause after game end
11. Improved general look and feel

Scoring

Action	Score
Soft Drop	1 pts per row
Hard Drop	2 pts * num rows
Single Row Clear	100 pts * Level
Double Row Clear	300 pts * Level
Triple Row Clear	500 pts * Level
Tetris	800 pts * Level

Timing

Note: A tick is the amount of time before the game automatically moved the shape down a row

Scoring is based on the NTSC version of Tetris:
https://listfist.com/list-of-tetris-levels-by-speed-nes-ntsc-vs-pal

Level	Seconds per Round	Seconds per Tick
1	15.974	0.841
2	14.310	0.753
3	12.646	0.666
4	10.982	0.578
5	9.318	0.490
6	7.654	0.403
7	5.990	0.315
8	4.326	0.228
9	2.662	0.140
10	1.997	0.105
11	1.664	0.088
12	1.664	0.088
13	1.664	0.088
14	1.331	0.070
15	1.331	0.070
16	1.331	0.070
17	0.998	0.053
18	0.998	0.053
19	0.998	0.053
20	0.666	0.035
21	0.666	0.035
22	0.666	0.035
23	0.666	0.035
24	0.666	0.035
25	0.666	0.035
26	0.666	0.035
27	0.666	0.035
28	0.666	0.035
29	0.666	0.035
30	0.333	0.018

Controls

Control	Action
Arrow Up	Rotate to the right
Arrow Left	Move to the left
Arrow Right	Move to the Right
Arrow Down	Soft Drop
Space	Hard Drop
C	Hold Shape

Version 1.0

(Based on school project.)

In release version 1.0, a barebone version of Tetris is available.

The game includes:

• Basic Tetris board (no grid lines)
• Viewing the next block (random block assignment)
• Basic controls
  • Rotate block to the right
  • Move Left, Right
  • Soft Drop (one row down,) Hard Drop (to the bottom)
• Basic score calculation
  • Soft Drop: 1 pts per row
  • Hard Drop: 2 pts * num rows
  • Single Row Clear: 100 pts
  • Double Row Clear: 300 pts
  • Triple Row Clear: 500 pts
  • Tetris: 800 pts

Controls:

• Arrow Up: Rotate to the right
• Arrow Left: Move to the left
• Arrow Right: Move to the Right
• Arrow Down: Soft Drop
• Space: Hard Drop