Tetris-like game

This was the final project from my high school AP Computer Science class. Some of the implementation could be improved, considering it was written back when I had a lot less experience, but I still enjoyed the project and enjoy messing around with it from time to time. I am putting it up here on gitub so others can play with it, too.

Note on the github version

• In my original project, the audio files that played by default were the Tetris theme, with an alternate audio of Viva la Vida by Coldplay. Because I do not own the rights to either song, I have replaced the audio files with white noise. To get your own audio, replace "AudioOne.wav" and "AudioTwo.wav" with wahtever you want.

A note on the makefile

• I have now included a makefile that will run in Linux.
• "make clean" will remove all java class files
• "make run" will build and run the java project
• "make start" will run the project without rebuilding

How to Play

• The Tetris-like game will start when the TetrixBoard.java class is run.
• The left and right arrow keys will move Tetriminos left and right, respectively
• The down arrow key will "soft drop" (move a piece one square down)
• The up arrow key will "hard drop" (place a piece all the way down)
• The space bar will rotate Tetriminos

Other Functionality

• The "H" Key will initiate the Hold
• The "P" Key will pause/play your current game
• The "N" key while paused or after a game will restart a new game
• Pressing the "Q" key while playing will queue up a straight piece as the next Tetrimino off screen
  • This cheat code was fun while debugging but also allowed me to get much higher scores

Audio Controls

• The "M" key will mute/unmute the audio playback
• The "V" key will toggle between AudioOne and AudioTwo