Hextris

File	hextris.sit
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Category	Game
Developer	Funet FTP Archive

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Hextris is a 1990 hexagonal-grid variant of Tetris for the classic Macintosh, originally by Dave Markley with a Mac port by Ross Comer. It keeps the falling-block, line-clearing core of Tetris but reworks the playfield and pieces around hexagons instead of squares, so each piece covers the same area as a traditional tetrimino.Hex-grid take on TetrisPieces fall onto a hexagonal grid rather than a rectangular well. Players rotate and position the hex-shaped blocks to form complete lines, which then clear in the familiar Tetris fashion.Mac port lineageThe Macintosh version was ported by Ross Comer from Dave Markley's original Hextris design, bringing the hex variant to 68k Mac users in the early 1990s.CompatibilityThe game runs on 68k Macintosh systems spanning System 6.x through Mac OS 8.1, and is playable today under Basilisk II or Mini vMac emulation.Where to find itHextris is preserved on Macintosh Garden as part of its catalog of classic Mac puzzle and arcade titles.