ncurses_tetris

A simple Tetris clone written in C using the ncurses library that feels better than other terminal Tetris games I've tried.

⌨️ Controls

Key	Action
↑	Rotate piece
← / →	Move left / right
↓	Soft drop (move down)
Space	Hard drop
C	Hold / switch piece
Esc	Pause
R	Restart

Dependencies

You need:

• A C compiler (GCC or Clang)
• The ncurses development headers

Install on different distros

Debian / Ubuntu:

sudo apt install gcc make libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev

Arch Linux:

sudo pacman -S base-devel ncurses

Fedora:

sudo dnf install gcc make ncurses-devel

Void Linux:

sudo xbps-install -S base-devel ncurses

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Building

Clone the repo and run:

Clone and build:

git clone https://github.com/LowLevelLoser/ncurses_tetris
cd ncurses_tetris
make

This builds the executable tetris.

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Installing

To install globally (into /usr/local/bin/tetris):

sudo make install

To uninstall:

sudo make uninstall

You can change the prefix if you don’t want to install into /usr/local:

make PREFIX=$HOME/.local install

This will place tetris in ~/.local/bin.

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Running

If installed system-wide:

tetris

If running directly from the repo:

./tetris