News and Changelog:

• 04.11.2006: menu bar removed (caused problems). french AZERTY-keyboard layout now working. rotations now all counterclockwise, similiar to original blockout.
• 23.07.2006: new menu bar in the game. allows you to change appearance of 3dtris. you may now turn off drawing of faces of the playtile and pit, thus reverting to original blockout visuals.
• 18.07.2006: added website, picture link and greetings to highscore.
• 15.07.2006: new colors; smooth animated fastdrop after pressing space - tile keeps moveable; fps counter - please email me ( post ad andre-krause dot net) your system speed, browser and flash version if your fps count is constantly below 10 fps.
• 12.07.2006: online highscore list added!
• added wire frame display to the play tile for better spatial recognition of the tetris blocks
• slowed down rotation speed so its easier to grasp the current oriention and layout of the play tile

• Blockout Essay by Igor Vukomanovic. Very interesting details about that "lifetime" game Blockout. This is a backup from the internet archive.org, because Igors original website is offline.

->links to other 3d tetris sites:

• Image of the Day on www.gamdev.net (20060717) please join discussions about 3DTETRIS on gamedev.net!
• www.gravytris.de Color Tetris in Opengl, with gravity chain reaction, many different play modes (for example a puzzle mode without time pressure) and high quality ambient sound track.
• www.blockout.net The first official Blockout Community, featuring a forum, a wiki and a Online Highscore Database for Blockout II !
• www.tetrisconcept.com The general Tetris Community. Join here to meet profound tetris experts and the best european Tetris players (Grand Masters)
• Blockout Java Applet