Kentris (DOS)

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Kentris
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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!"


Screenshots

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The title screen.

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About to show-up the Computer AI.

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The options screen.

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The player database.

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Taking down the AI.

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Getting schooled by the AI.


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

(Source)


Game Rip

Format

Download

Size

KSM.png

Download 13 KB


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


Audio Devices

Music

Icon - AdLib.png Icon - General MIDI.png Icon - PC Speaker.png

Sound

Icon - PC Speaker.png Icon - Pro AudioSpectrum.png Icon - Sound Blaster.png Icon - Voice Master.png


Releases

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