From ce01edd830652ecca4cae9984a88c7cb4581feed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alex Yatskov Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2016 22:46:14 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Updating README.md --- README.md | 17 ++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6166598..be6019b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,14 +1,17 @@ # Tetrys # -Tetrys is a minimalist Tetris clone written in [Pygame](http://www.pygame.org/). It began as a project to teach my -girlfriend the basics of game development, using what I believe to be the easiest language for programming newbies to -grasp: [Python](https://www.python.org/). This game is cross-platform compatible and has basic gamepad support (there is -no way to configure what the buttons do; that is an exercise left to the reader). +Tetrys is a minimalist Tetris clone written in Python. It is cross-platform compatible and has basic gamepad support. +There is presently no way to configure what the buttons do; that is an exercise left to the reader. -Upon running the application you can press the N key to start a new game, and use the ← and +When running the application you can press the N key to start a new game, and use the ← and → keys to move the current tetrad around the screen. The ↓ key accelerates the descent -of the current piece, and Space drops it to the bottom of the well instantly. A small *shadow tetrad* at the -bottom of the well indicates where the current tetrad will fall if left where it is. +of the current piece, and Space drops it to the bottom of the well instantly. A small shadow tetrad at the +bottom of the well indicates where the current piece will fall. + +## Requirements ## + +* [Python 2.7](http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.7/) +* [pygame](http://www.pygame.org/) ## Screenshots ##