TETRIS ATTACK FAQ BY NickWhiz1 Version 1.1 HISTORY OF FAQ 1.1 Added info on Vs. mode and 2 Player modes, plus codes and passwords 1.0 Started the FAQ, all passwords for Stage Clear and began puzzle mode walkthroughs 1. Introduction 2. 1 Player Modes* A. Endless B. Time Trial C. Stage Clear D. Puzzle* E. Vs. 3. 2 Player Modes A. Time Trial B. Vs. 4. Codes 1. Introduction As the title states, Tetris Attack is a relative to Tetris, but this version is totally different. The game involves trying to match up panels into rows and columns of at least three of them. There are two different kinds of special clears. *Combo- This occurs when you clear more than three panels at a time. *Chain- This occurs when you have a consecutive string of clears. This is kind of hard to explain. In this FAQ, I have listed strategies for each mode, passwords, and codes. 2. 1 Player Modes A. Endless The endless mode is like the normal Tetris game. You have to clear the blocks (panels) to try to keep them from touching the top of the screen. It keeps going on until the panels hit the top. You can choose from three difficulty modes and around 100 different rising speeds. B. Time Trial This is exactly like Endless, except you only have 2 minutes to get the best score you can. Like before, you can choose your difficulty. As a general rule for all non-Puzzle modes, chains and combos are worth the most points. Chains are harder, but they give you tons of points if you get them really long. C. Stage Clear This is one of the two Adventure modes. This takes you through 30 stages, with two Bowser battles. The first one is just a test, the other one you must beat Bowser. In the normal stages, the object is to have no panels above the "Clear" line. When all on-screen panels are below the line, you advance to the next stage. In the Bowser stages, you must lower Bowser's HP to zero. To do this, perform combos and chains. Chains do tons more damage than combos, but both are useful to give you time against the relentless rising panels, which rise REALLY fast. Passwords (Note: I made these myself): Stage 1-2: &5JG!9ZN Stage 1-3: XBDGDS13 Stage 1-4: T3JG9569 Stage 1-5: T6J677L6 Stage 2-1: T9JZNY7R Stage 2-2: THJZ!B62 Stage 2-3: N!DZDC41 Stage 2-4: TPJZ9169 Stage 2-5: T8DZ7FDT Stage 3-1: &&R8NGB! Stage 3-2: X3R8!8FG Stage 3-3: &HR8D2BD Stage 3-4: &RG894&H Stage 3-5: NGG87L!4 Bowser #1: XSG!NXSR Stage 4-1: N2X!NTCB Stage 4-2: TJ6!!&J? Stage 4-3: 276!D!BQ Stage 4-4: T46!9PJB Stage 4-5: TQX!7DD? Stage 5-1: X4TMNZ1B Stage 5-2: XCTM!?SN Stage 5-3: NKTMR9KK Stage 5-4: &5TM%%Z! Stage 5-5: T2YM6SNS Stage 6-1: X7T3X7%F Stage 6-2: &1Y3K6Y& Stage 6-3: T&T3RYN8 Stage 6-4: TDY3%CGK Stage 6-5: X&T36M3G Bowser #2: TCB1XFJL D. Puzzle This is the real time. This mode contains two sets of 60 puzzles to solve. You must clear all of the panels in a certain amount of moves. I have decided to give a walkthrough of as many of these as I can. I decided to put in visual aids to show how each should look. Here are the symbols. Lt-Light Triangle Dt-Dark Triangle He-Heart Ci-Circle Sq-Square Di-Diamond St-Star Stage 1-1 Moves: 1 | | | | | | | | | __ __ __ | |__|He|__|He|He|__| Move #1: Move the left heart right one space. Stage 1-2 Moves: 1 | | | | | | | __ | | __|Lt| __ | |__|Lt|Lt|__|Lt|__| Move #1: Move one of the light triangles in the middle one space to the right. Stage 1-3 Moves: 1 | | | | | __ __ | | |Ci|He| | | |He|Ci| | |_____|He|Ci|_____| Move #1: Switch the circle in the left column with the heart in the right column. Stage 1-4 Moves: 1 | __ __ | | |Dt|St| | | |Dt|St| | | |St|Dt| | | |Dt|St| | |_____|Dt|St|_____| Move #1: Switch the star in the left column with the dark triangle in the right column. Stage 1-5 Moves: 1 | | | | | | | __ | |__ __|Ci|__ __| |Ci|Ci|Lt|Lt|__|Lt| Move #1: Move the far right light triangle one space to the left. Stage 1-6 Moves: 1 | | | | | | | | |__ __ __ __ __ __| |He|He|Di|He|Di|Di| Move #1: Switch the far left diamond with the far right heart. Stage 1-7 Moves: 1 | __ | | |He| | | |He| | | |Lt| | | |He| | | |He|__ | |_____|Lt|Lt|_____| Move #1: Move the top light triangle one spot to the left. Stage 1-8 Moves: 1 | | | | | __ | | |St| | | __ __ __|St| | |__|Di|Di|St|Di|__| Move #1: Switch the far right diamond with the left star. Stage 1-9 Moves: 1 | | | | | __ | | |Lt|__ | | |Ci|Lt| | |_____|Ci|Ci|Lt|__| Move #1: Move one of the circles in the left column to the left. Stage 1-10 Moves: 3 | __ __ | | |St|He| | | |He|St| | | |St|He| | | |He|St| | |_____|St|He|_____| Move #1: Switch the top star in the left column with the top heart in the right cloumn. | __ __ | | |He|St| | | |He|St| | | |St|He| | | |He|St| | |_____|St|He|_____| Move #2: Switch the bottom star in the left column with the bottom heart in the right column. | __ __ | | |He|St| | | |He|St| | | |St|He| | | |He|St| | |_____|He|St|_____| Move #3: Switch the only star in the left column with the only heart in the right column. Stage 2-1 Moves: 1 | __ | | |St| | | |He| | | |He| | | |St| | |_____|He|St|St|__| Move #1: Move the bottom star in the left column one space to the left. Stage 2-2 Moves: 1 | | | | | __ | | |Lt|__ | | |Ci|Lt| | |__|Lt|Ci|Ci|_____| Move #1: Move the bottom light triangle in the left column one space to the left. Stage 2-3 Moves: 1 | | | | | | | __ __ | | __|Lt|Lt|__ | |__|Di|Di|Lt|Di|__| Move #1: Switch the far right diamond with the bottom light triangle in the second column from the left. Stage 2-4 Moves: 2 | | | | | | | __ __ | | |He|Ci|__ __| |_____|He|Ci|He|Ci| Move #1: Switch the far right heart with the bottom circle in the second column from the left. | | | | | | | __ __ | | |He|Ci|__ __| |_____|He|He|Ci|Ci| Move #2: Move one of the hearts in the left column one space to the left. Stage 2-5 Moves: 3 | | | | | | | | |__ __ __ __ __ __| |Lt|Dt|Lt|Dt|Lt|Dt| Move #1: Switch the middle dark triangle with the right light triangle. | | | | | | | | |__ __ __ __ __ __| |Lt|Dt|Lt|Lt|Dt|Dt| Move #2: Switch the left dark triangle with the middle light triangle. | | | | | | | | |__ __ __ __ __ __| |Lt|Lt|Dt|Lt|Dt|Dt| Move #3: Switch the left dark triangle with the right light triangle. Stage 2-6 Moves: 1 | | | | | | | __ | |__ __|Lt| | |Lt|Lt|Ci| | |Ci|Ci|St| | |St|St|He| | |He|He|Di| | |Di|Di|Dt| | |Dt|Dt|Lt| | |Lt|Lt|Ci| | |Ci|Ci|St|__ | |St|St|He|Dt| | |He|He|Dt|Dt|_____| Move #1: Move one of the dark triangles in the right column one space to the right. Stage 2-7 Moves: 2 | | | | | __ | | __|Dt| | | __|Ci|Dt| | |__|Dt|Ci|Ci|_____| Move #1: Switch the top circle in the middle column with the bottom dark triangle in the right column. | | | | | __ | | __|Dt| | | __|Dt|Ci| | |__|Dt|Ci|Ci|_____| Move #2: Move one of the circles in the right column one space to the right. Stage 2-8 Moves: 2 | __ | | |Di| | | |Di| | | |He|__ | | |He|Di| | |_____|Di|He|_____| Move #1: Move the top heart in the left column one space to the right. | | | __ | | |Di|__ | | |Di|He| | | |He|Di| | |_____|Di|He|_____| Move #2: Switch the only heart in the left column with the only diamond in the right column. Stage 2-9 Moves: 2 | | | | | __ __ | | |Ci|Ci| | | |St|St| | |_____|St|Ci|_____| Move #1: Move one of the stars in the left column one space to the left. | | | | | __ | | __|Ci| | | __|Ci|St| | |__|St|St|Ci|_____| Move #2: Move the bottom circle in the right column one space to the right. Stage 2-10 Moves: 2 | | | | | __ __ | | |He|Lt| | | |Lt|He|__ __ | |__|He|Lt|He|He|__| Move #1: Switch the top heart in the left column with the top light triangle in the second column from the left. | | | | | __ __ | | |Lt|He| | | |Lt|He|__ __ | |__|He|Lt|He|He|__| Move #2: Switch the only heart in the left column with the only light triangle in the second column from the left. Passwords Stage 1-2: FPSD299K Stage 1-3: FP%J2923 Stage 1-4: FPBD2%9P Stage 1-5: FPYJ2%2D Stage 1-6: FP7J2S!R Stage 1-7: FP1D25CZ Stage 1-8: FPMJ25!? Stage 1-9: FP8D27C2 Stage 1-10: FPGD2724 Stage 2-1: FPHD2YCH Stage 2-2: FP2D2Y2L Stage 2-3: FPTD2B!N Stage 2-4: FPND2C9X Stage 2-5: FP3J2M9T Stage 2-6: FP!J21C& Stage 2-7: FPDJ2F2C Stage 2-8: F3%J2GCM Stage 2-9: F3BD2G!1 Stage 2-10: FPMJ229F E. Vs. This is the other adventure mode. Here you must battle up to 12 enemies to win. The trick is, if you use Combos and Chains, garbage blocks will fall on your enemy. If you clear three or more of the special ! panels, a gray one will fall. Strategies for each difficulty level: EASY As the name suggests, easy. This is the beginner level, with only 10 stages. Experiment with different clears and see what happens when you get a long chain!!! Passwords Stage 2: SJDJ79J! Stage 3: S&DG799! Stage 4: SXD8797! Stage 5: SLDF79!! Stage 6: S4D579D! Stage 7: S8Dl792! Stage 8: SGRL79N! Stage 9: SF?L7%C! Stage 10: S1?L7%J! NORMAL This could be considered the beginner-novice level. This mode has 11 stages. The panels get a small speed boost, and the enemies get more aggressive. Again, long chains are the way to go! Passwords Stage 2: S!DJ7SJ! Stage 3: STDG7S9! Stage 4: SND87S7! Stage 5: SHDF7S!! Stage 6: S2D57SD! Stage 7: SQDL7S2! Stage 8: SJRL7SN! Stage 9: S1?L75C! Stage 10: SM?L75J! Stage 11: SC?L759! HARD This is the novice-expert level. This and the next mode each have 12 stages, with Bowser in the 12th! Although it may seem hard, it's just practice for the next mode. Passwords Stage 2: S&DJ77J! Stage 3: SXDG779! Stage 4: SLD8777! Stage 5: S4DF77!! Stage 6: S8D577D! Stage 7: SGDL772! Stage 8: SFRL77N! Stage 9: SM?L76C! Stage 10: SC?L76J! Stage 11: SB?L769! Stage 12: SY?L767! EXTRA HARD (requries code, below) This is it, the expert level. All your tricks and skills will be put to the test. You must know how to quickly dispose of garbage blocks, as there are plenty of them. The last stage, Bowser, is the toughest stage in the game. Hit him fast and furious, as that is what he'll be doing to you. Passwords Stage 2: STDJ7YJ! Stage 3: SNDG7Y9! Stage 4: SGD87Y7! Stage 5: S2DF7Y!! Stage 6: SQD57YD! Stage 7: SJDL7Y2! Stage 8: S1RL7YN! Stage 9: SC?L7BC! Stage 10: Sb?L7BJ! Stage 11: SY?L7B9! Stage 12: S6?L7B7! 3. 2 Player Modes A. Time Trial Same as above, except it is against two players to see who gets the higher score. B. Vs. Same as above, except it is against two players and the computer does not play. 4. Codes A. Hidden Characters Go into either two player mode and press/hold the L and R buttons on Controller 2 and the boss characters will become playable characters. B. Extra Hard Mode Go into 1 player Vs. Move the cursor to Hard, then hold up and L buttons and press start. The little dialogue thingy should turn dark red. C. Harder Game On the screen when someone says "Nintendo", press the B button, then the A button, then the L button twice (BALL). When you perform a combo or chain, the panels will not stop rising. END FAQ