In a message dated 98-01-24 12:48:31 EST, you write: > Wouldn't a direct input routine make Solytare a heck of a lot faster? > -Ahmed and a direct output routine... Yes a direct input routine is three or four times as fast as a call getkey routine. Zetris could be faster too, and then the block wouldn't have to drop all of the way when you pressed down, it would just drop a little very fast, which is better