Wii Tetris

Wii Tetris is a Puzzle Game for the Nintendo Wii released in 2007, part of the Tetris series of games. It was first released in Japan on Nov. 19th, 2007. It was developed by Tetrominitski Co., a Russian Software Company and former subsidiary of ELORG. The game's Marathon Mode functions very similarly to prior Tetris games - stacking and rotating several types of falling Tetrominoes to clear lines.
==Gameplay==
As mentioned before, the gameplay of Wii Tetris is very similar to previous Tetris Games. However, most notably, there are several more ways to clear sections of the board, such as the Gold Orb, or Tetronicodes. Unlike previous Tetris Games, Levels are not present. However, they are replaced with Stages, which function very similarly, other than the fact that the board is cleared every time a Stage is cleared. At E3 2007 when Wii Tetris was announced, a briefly shown early screenshot of the game shows that Levels were originally meant to be present. However, in all other screenshots of the game shown at E3, they are replaced with Stages.
==Power-Ups & Items==
===Gold Orb===
The Gold Orb is a Power-Up found in Stage 2 and beyond in all gamemodes. Similarly to the Tetrominoes, It falls down from the top of screen. When it comes in contact with a Tetromino, a 15 second countdown starts. After the countdown, the Tetromino in question disappears, and the Tetrominoes above it subsequently fall. If the Gold Orb reaches the ground before it can come in contact with a Tetromino, it will simply evaporate. If the player attempts to put it on hold, it will not allow you to. However, in the E3 2007 Demo of the game and in a Leaked ROM of the Wii Mini Re-release, putting it on hold will crash the game.
===Urorb===
The Urorb (Short for Uranium Orb) is found in Stage 5 and beyond in all gamemodes. It acts similarly to the Gold Orb, however the countdown is extended to 30 seconds, and once it finishes, it will not only explode the Tetromino it came in contact with, but any section of a Tetromino that is within a 1 Block Radius as well. It originally had many different potential names, including Copper Orb, Boom Bomb, Silver Bomb, and the Electri-Orb. Similarly to the Gold Orb, if it hits the ground, it will explode without affecting any Tetrominoes in it's vicinity. You cannot put it on hold.
===Wheel of Elimination===
The Wheel of Elimination (commonly abbreviated WOE) is an optional item found in 3 & 4 Player Marathon Mode Gameplay. At the beginning of a round, a 6 minute countdown will commence. After the countdown is complete, A wheel with the names of all current players will spin. Whichever player the wheel lands on will be temporarily eliminated. After that, the countdown will recommence, decreasing in time by 30 seconds each time. Once another player is eliminated, the previously eliminated player will be entered back into the game, in the same state that they were in when they were eliminated. The countdown stops getting shorter at 3 minutes.
===Ghost Piece===
The Ghost Piece is a Tetromino that can be used to clear lines, however it automatically deletes itself when a line is cleared or if it reaches ground. If a section of a Tetromino is placed in the same location as a Ghost Piece, the entire ghost piece will be removed.
==Ultimate Mode==
Ultimate Mode is a mode for Wii Tetris that uses Hexominoes rather than Tetrominoes. Hexominoes consist of 6 squares, rather than Tetrominoes which consist of 4 squares. All 4 items found in Marathon Mode are not present in Ultimate Mode. Ultimate Mode seems to take place in a post-apocalyptic setting, with an orange-gray sky and several abandoned cars and buildings. Unlike Marathon Mode, where the Tetrominoes usually have very vibrant colors, All Hexominoes used in Ultimate Mode are colored with either Silver, Copper, Greenish-Gray, or Blueish-Gray, presumably to fit in with the post-apocalyptic vibe. Ultimate mode is not present in the Wii Mini Re-release of the game.
==Wii Mini Re-release==
The only Wii Mini exclusive game in existence is Wii Tetris S, being released in 2014. It is simply the original game, however missing Ultimate Mode and Multiplayer Mode. The reason for the game's release is currently unknown, as the Wii Mini is perfectly capable of playing the original Wii Tetris. Needless to say, the Wii Mini Re-release was a huge flop, being pulled from the market less than a month after being released. It is estimated that more game collectors own a copy of the game than regular consumers.
==Anti-Piracy Measures==
Wii Tetris is surprisingly heavy on Anti-Piracy Measures. Upon starting the game, the loading screen may look laggy and/or slow. After the loading screen ends, all music data will be permanently replaced with complete gibberish. The title screen will only be shown for a brief moment, before the game forces the player into Marathon Mode. Several graphics may appear to be corrupted or missing. After exactly 10 seconds of gameplay, the Stage counter will go ABSOLUTE HAYWIRE. It will be replaced with random values and unicode every couple milliseconds, until the entire counter just.. disappears. Several other counters, including the High Score and Current Score counters will also disappear a couple of seconds later. The next 15 seconds of gameplay will be "normal", until the game suddenly crashes. Right before the crash, the data for all except 7 files is replaced with the following:
7729183ILLICIT COPY DETECTED - THE SYSTEM WAS FORCEFULLY SHUT DOWN. PLEASE CONTACT-
-YOUR LOCAL NINTENDO REPAIR SHOP TO RESTORE FUNCTIONALITY OF YOUR DEVICE.
If the user tries to power on the console, One of two things will happen:
*If the Wii Tetris disc is inserted, the game will automatically boot and get stuck on the loading screen.
*If a different disc or no disc is inserted, the console will crash after the Health & Safety Warning.
==Unused Assets==
===Unused Text===
This is taking a while. Please wait...
Most likely was going to be used for the Loading screen if it's taking too long to load.
Kalinka To The Max
The Nutcracker
Anthem of Glory
Kalinka 2
Generations
Some internal song names.
Congrats! You found the Secret Level Select!
Huh. There was gonna be a secret level select. Interesting...
© 2007 - 2008 ООО "Тетроминицкий". Все права защищены.
Russian Copyright..?
100!
What?
200!
I'm mildly confused...
===Unused Sound Effects===
There is only one unused sound effect in Wii Tetris:
Some kind of Rising-Falling Jingle.