Nintendo Tetris DS User Manual

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controls

getting started

starting a game

basic rules

single player

standard mode

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touch mode

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catch mode

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controls

getting started

These are the basic controls. You can use the stylus to select and confirm your choices,
but the controls will be explained in this instruction booklet using the buttons.

Top

Screen

POWER

+Control Pad Touch

Choose an item
Move Tetrimino
Increase Tetrimino drop speed
Hard Drop (see page 11)

*Press the L Button, R Button, START and SELECT at the same time to reset the game.
*Press and hold the Power Button to turn the power off.

Screen

Select item. Tap to confirm.

L/R Buttons

Hold Tetrimino (see page 11)

SELECT

STA RT

Confirm
Display Pause Menu

A Button

Confirm
Rotate Tetrimino right

B Button

Cancel
Rotate Tetrimino left

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Before you begin, make sure your DS hardware is shut down and then insert the
Tetris DS Game Card into the Game Card slot.

When you turn the power on, the screen to
the right will appear. Once you’ve read
and understood the information, please
tap the Touch Screen.

From the DS Menu Screen, simply tap the
Tetris DS panel to start the game.
* You will not have to go through this step
if you have your DS hardware set to
Auto Mode.

The title screen will then be displayed on
the top screen, and the main menu will be
displayed on the Touch Screen.

Screen Shots

This is how the top screen and Touch Screen
will be represented in this manual.

Top Screen Touch Screen

starting a game

Main Menu

From the main menu, you can choose to access:

Options

Here, you can adjust the game settings or listen to the
game music.

Single Player, Multiplayer, Wi-Fi, Options, or
Records. Use on the +Control Pad to make
your selection, then press the A Button to
confirm.

Single Player

Enter here to play any of the six game modes (see pages 12-21 for more info).

Multiplayer

Hard Drop

Ghost Piece

Music

From the Records screen, you can view your high scores for each mode and see your
Tetris Point total. Your Tetris Points represent milestones you have accomplished in
the game. Certain accomplishments and milestones will earn you more Tetris Points
than others. Scroll through the modes using on the +Control Pad.

Choose whether or not you can instantly drop a Tetrimino by pressing Up on the +Control Pad.

Set this to either on or off (see page 11).

Choose whether or not a Ghost Piece appears where the Tetrimino will drop.

Choose the song using on the +Control Pad and press the A Button to play it.

Records

Using local wireless, 2-10 players can face off
in a massive multiplayer match! There are
three modes to choose from. Players can join in
the fun even if they don’t have their own Game
Card! (see pages 22-26)

Saving

Your scores will be automatically saved at the end of every game. To delete this
data, press and hold the L Button, on the +Control Pad and SELECT before the
Nintendo logo is displayed after starting Tetris DS. Caution: you will not be able to

recover data that you have erased, so please be careful!

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basic rules

Read this section to learn the basic rules of Tetris. The rules for Touch and Catch
modes are different and cannot be changed.

How to Control Tetriminos

Use the +Control Pad, A Button and B Button to maneuver the falling Tetriminos.

The Game Screen

The Standard Mode Tetris game screen (see page 14) is shown below, but keep in
mind that the game screen will change depending on the mode you are playing.

Hold Queue

Lines cleared

Game level

The next Tetrimino

to fall

Ghost Piece (shows

where the Tetrimino in

play will fall)

Move

Press on the +Control
Pad to move it left and
to move it right.

Press the A Button to rotate the
Tetrimino 90 degrees to the
right and the B Button to rotate
it 90 degrees to the left.

*The Hard Drop feature can be turned on or off from the Options screen (see page 9).

Rotate

Soft Drop

Press on the +Control
Pad to make the
Tetrimino fall faster.

Hard Drop

Press on the +Control
Pad to make the piece
fall immediately.

How to Clear Blocks

Drop Tetriminos to form
complete horizontal lines.
When you form a line, it
will be cleared away.
Don’t leave even a single
open space or the line
won’t be cleared.

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Hold Queue

Press the L Button or R Button to move the falling Tetrimino to the
Hold Queue. When you have a Tetrimino in the Hold Queue, you can
swap for the falling Tetrimino by pressing the L Button or R Button.
However, once you have removed a Tetrimino from the Hold Queue,
you can’t put it back.