Original Game Mechanics Sources

Why do the old games matter?

The goal of Swap-N-Pop is to stay as true to the original as possible and that requires precise frame counting and figuring out possible calculations used. Veterans should feel home with the recreation from the start and not feel like adjusting to different settings.

Sources

Google Doc data tables by Jon_12156, Blizner an others. You may need help from them to understand something.

TetrisAttackOnline Discord has a #ta-clone-projects channel where some of TA and PPL clones are made and discussed.

PuzzleGeneral Discord is also another big group about TA esque games.