🎮 Old School Tetris

A classic implementation of Tetris with a retro twist, showcasing various Operating System concepts through its architecture.

🚀 Features

• Classic Tetris gameplay with retro-style graphics
• Progressive difficulty system
• Score tracking with high score persistence
• Responsive controls
• Background music and sound effects
• Pause/Resume functionality

🔧 Technical Implementation

Threading and Concurrency

The game leverages multiple threads for smooth gameplay:

• Animation Thread: Handles the continuous rendering of game elements
• AutoDown Thread: Manages the automatic downward movement of pieces
• Loading Thread: Handles resource initialization

Game Architecture

🎮 Controller (src/controller)

• Game.java: Core game controller implementing Runnable interface
  • Manages game threads
  • Handles user input
  • Controls game state
  • Manages sound system

🎨 View (src/view)

• GameFrame.java: Main window container
• GameScreen.java: Rendering engine
  • Double buffering for smooth graphics
  • Event handling for user interactions

📊 Model (src/model)

• GameLogic.java: Singleton pattern implementation for game state
• Various piece classes (TPiece.java, LPiece.java, etc.)
• Grid.java: Game board management
• CollisionManager.java: Collision detection system

Operating System Concepts Demonstrated

1. Multi-threading

   • Concurrent execution of game logic and rendering
   • Thread synchronization for game state management
   • Priority-based thread scheduling

2. Resource Management

   • Memory management through efficient grid system
   • Graphics resource handling with double buffering
   • Sound resource management

3. Event Handling

   • Keyboard input processing
   • Game state event management
   • Window system integration

🎯 Controls

• ⬅️ Left Arrow: Move piece left
• ➡️ Right Arrow: Move piece right
• ⬆️ Up Arrow: Rotate piece
• ⬇️ Down Arrow: Move piece down
• Space: Rotate piece
• P: Pause game
• M: Mute/Unmute
• R: Restart game
• Q: Quit game

🛠️ Technical Requirements

• Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 8 or higher
• Minimum 256MB RAM
• Graphics support for Java Swing
• Audio output capability

🚀 Getting Started

1. Download the latest release
2. Double-click the executable file
3. Start playing!

🎵 Sound Credits

Background music and sound effects included in the game.

🫂 Team Robby D.

• Clark Rodriguez
• James Dela Cruz
• Jasper Perillo

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Built with ❤️ using Java and Swing