Kentris (DOS)

Kentris

Platform: DOS Year: 1991 Developer: Ken Silverman Online: Download

Kentris, as the name suggests, is a Tetris clone—specifically, it's a Tetris clone made in 1991 by Ken Silverman, who would later go on to write Ken's Labyrinth and the Build Engine. The game is not all that visually appealing; it has a slow refresh rate and some of the visual effects are rather annoying, like pulsing backgrounds and shifting wells. However, it does feature some interesting effects that you didn't see in homebrews of the early 90s like SVGA support, AdLib music, and a database of players with their winning percentages. There's not much else to say about it other than, "It's Kentris!"

Music

There is only a limited soundtrack for Kentris, but it adequately does its job. The music is bubbly and light and it adds to the enjoyment of the game. Some of the tracks were reused in Ken's Labyrinth.

Recording

#	Title	Composer	Arranger	Length	Size	Listen
01	Introduction	Ken Silverman	Ken Silverman	0:58	685 KB
02	Chart	Ken Silverman	Ken Silverman	0:42	565 KB
03	Kentris	Ken Silverman	Ken Silverman	2:15	1.9 MB
04	Game Over	Ken Silverman	Ken Silverman	0:50	736 KB

Credits

• Ripper: TheAlmightyGuru
• Recorder: TheAlmightyGuru
• Game Credits:
  • Written By: Ken Silverman

(Source)

Game Rip

Icon	Format	Download	Size
	KSM	Download Rip	13 KB

The music is in Ken Silverman's custom KSM format and located in the root path of the installation.

Audio Devices

Sound			File:Icon - PCSpeaker.png	File:Icon - ProAudioSpectrum.png	File:Icon - SoundBlaster.png	File:Icon - VoiceMaster.png
Music		File:Icon - GeneralMIDI.png	File:Icon - PCSpeaker.png