diff --git a/src/cc/dapps/dappstd.c b/src/cc/dapps/dappstd.c
index 1ab3e6427..f98a3af63 100644
--- a/src/cc/dapps/dappstd.c
+++ b/src/cc/dapps/dappstd.c
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ int32_t flushkeystrokes_local(struct games_state *rs,int32_t waitflag)
 #ifdef STANDALONE
     char fname[1024]; FILE *fp; int32_t i,retflag = -1;
     rs->counter++;
-    gamesfname(fname,rs->seed,rs->counter);
+    gamesfname(fname,rs->origseed,rs->counter);
     if ( (fp= fopen(fname,"wb")) != 0 )
     {
         if ( fwrite(rs->buffered,1,rs->num,fp) == rs->num )
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ int32_t flushkeystrokes_local(struct games_state *rs,int32_t waitflag)
             rs->num = 0;
             retflag = 0;
             fclose(fp);
-            gamesfname(fname,rs->seed,rs->counter+1);
+            gamesfname(fname,rs->origseed,rs->counter+1);
             if ( (fp= fopen(fname,"wb")) != 0 ) // truncate next file
                 fclose(fp);
             //fprintf(stderr,"savefile <- %s retflag.%d\n",fname,retflag);
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ int32_t flushkeystrokes(struct games_state *rs,int32_t waitflag)
 {
     if ( rs->num > 0 )
     {
-        if ( games_progress(rs,waitflag,rs->seed,rs->buffered,rs->num) > 0 )
+        if ( games_progress(rs,waitflag,rs->origseed,rs->buffered,rs->num) > 0 )
         {
             flushkeystrokes_local(rs,waitflag);
             memset(rs->buffered,0,sizeof(rs->buffered));
@@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ int32_t games_replay2(uint8_t *newdata,uint64_t seed,char *keystrokes,int32_t nu
 {
     struct games_state *rs; FILE *fp; int32_t i,n; void *ptr;
     rs = (struct games_state *)calloc(1,sizeof(*rs));
-    rs->seed = seed;
+    rs->seed = rs->origseed = seed;
     rs->keystrokes = keystrokes;
     rs->numkeys = num;
     rs->sleeptime = sleepmillis * 1000;
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ int32_t games_replay2(uint8_t *newdata,uint64_t seed,char *keystrokes,int32_t nu
         for (i=0; i<10000; i++)
         {
             memset(rs,0,sizeof(*rs));
-            rs->seed = seed;
+            rs->seed = rs->origseed = seed;
             rs->keystrokes = keystrokes;
             rs->numkeys = num;
             rs->sleeptime = 0;
@@ -1009,6 +1009,61 @@ int32_t games_replay(uint64_t seed,int32_t sleeptime)
     return(num);
 }
 
+char games_readchar(struct rogue_state *rs)
+{
+    char c,ch = -1;
+    if ( rs != 0 && rs->guiflag == 0 )
+    {
+        static uint32_t counter;
+        if ( rs->ind < rs->numkeys )
+        {
+            c = rs->keystrokes[rs->ind++];
+            if ( 0 )
+            {
+                static FILE *fp; static int32_t counter;
+                if ( fp == 0 )
+                    fp = fopen("log","wb");
+                if ( fp != 0 )
+                {
+                    fprintf(fp,"%d: (%c) seed.%llu\n",counter,c,(long long)rs->origseed);
+                    fflush(fp);
+                    counter++;
+                }
+            }
+            return(c);
+        }
+        if ( rs->replaydone != 0 && counter++ < 3 )
+            fprintf(stderr,"replay finished but readchar called\n");
+        rs->replaydone = (uint32_t)time(NULL);
+        if ( counter < 3 || (counter & 1) == 0 )
+            return('y');
+        else return(ESCAPE);
+    }
+    if ( rs == 0 || rs->guiflag != 0 )
+    {
+        ch = (char) getch();
+        if (ch == 3)
+        {
+            _quit();
+            return(27);
+        }
+        if ( rs != 0 && rs->guiflag != 0 )
+        {
+            if ( rs->num < sizeof(rs->buffered) )
+            {
+                rs->buffered[rs->num++] = ch;
+                if ( rs->num > (sizeof(rs->buffered)*9)/10 && rs->needflush == 0 )
+                {
+                    rs->needflush = (uint32_t)time(NULL);
+                    //fprintf(stderr,"needflush.%u %d of %d\n",rs->needflush,rs->num,(int32_t)sizeof(rs->buffered));
+                    //sleep(3);
+                }
+            } else fprintf(stderr,"buffer filled without flushed\n");
+        }
+    } else fprintf(stderr,"readchar rs.%p non-gui error?\n",rs);
+    return(ch);
+}
+
 int32_t games_setplayerdata(struct games_state *rs,char *gametxidstr)
 {
     char cmd[32768]; int32_t i,n,retval=-1; char params[1024],*filestr=0,*pname,*statusstr,*datastr,fname[128]; long allocsize; cJSON *retjson,*array,*item,*resultjson;
diff --git a/src/cc/tetris.c b/src/cc/tetris.c
index 305bf0c3b..3047e0e55 100644
--- a/src/cc/tetris.c
+++ b/src/cc/tetris.c
@@ -696,40 +696,57 @@ void *gamesiterate(struct games_state *rs)
     next  = newwin(6, 10, 0, 2 * (tg->cols + 1) + 1);
     hold  = newwin(6, 10, 7, 2 * (tg->cols + 1) + 1);
     score = newwin(6, 10, 14, 2 * (tg->cols + 1 ) + 1);
-    while (running)
+    while ( running != 0 )
     {
-        running = tg_tick(rs,tg, move);
-        display_board(board, tg);
-        display_piece(next, tg->next);
-        display_piece(hold, tg->stored);
-        display_score(score, tg);
-        if ( (counter++ % 5) == 0 )
-            doupdate();
-        sleep_milli(10);
-        c = getch();
-        switch ( c )
+        running = tg_tick(rs,tg,move);
+        if ( rs->guiflag != 0 )
         {
-            case KEY_LEFT:
-                c = 'h';
-                break;
-            case KEY_RIGHT:
-                c = 'l';
-                break;
-            case KEY_UP:
-                c = 'k';
-                break;
-            case KEY_DOWN:
-                c = 'j';
-                break;
+            display_board(board,tg);
+            display_piece(next,tg->next);
+            display_piece(hold,tg->stored);
+            display_score(score,tg);
+            if ( (counter++ % 5) == 0 )
+                doupdate();
+            sleep_milli(10);
+            c = games_readchar(rs);
+            switch ( c )
+            {
+                case KEY_LEFT:
+                    c = 'h';
+                    break;
+                case KEY_RIGHT:
+                    c = 'l';
+                    break;
+                case KEY_UP:
+                    c = 'k';
+                    break;
+                case KEY_DOWN:
+                    c = 'j';
+                    break;
+            }
+            if ( c < 0 || skipcount == 0x7f )
+            {
+                if ( skipcount > 0 )
+                    issue_games_events(rs,Gametxidstr,eventid-skipcount,skipcount | 0x80);
+                if ( c != -1 )
+                    issue_games_events(rs,Gametxidstr,eventid,c);
+                skipcount = 0;
+            } else skipcount++;
         }
-        if ( c < 0 || skipcount == 0x7f )
+        else
         {
+            if ( skipcount == 0 )
+            {
+                c = games_readchar(rs);
+                if ( (c & 0x80) != 0 )
+                {
+                    skipcount = (c & 0x7f);
+                    c = 'S';
+                }
+            }
             if ( skipcount > 0 )
-                issue_games_events(rs,Gametxidstr,eventid-skipcount,skipcount | 0x80);
-            if ( c != -1 )
-                issue_games_events(rs,Gametxidstr,eventid,c);
-            skipcount = 0;
-        } else skipcount++;
+                skipcount--;
+        }
         eventid++;
         switch ( c )
         {
@@ -785,13 +802,14 @@ int tetris(int argc, char **argv)
     {
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
-        rs->seed = _strtoui64(argv[1], NULL, 10);
+        rs->origseed = _strtoui64(argv[1], NULL, 10);
 #else
-        rs->seed = atol(argv[1]); // windows, but not MSVC
+        rs->origseed = atol(argv[1]); // windows, but not MSVC
 #endif // _MSC_VER
 #else
-        rs->seed = atol(argv[1]); // non-windows
+        rs->origseed = atol(argv[1]); // non-windows
 #endif // _WIN32
+        rs->seed = rs->origseed;
         strcpy(Gametxidstr,argv[2]);
         fprintf(stderr,"setplayerdata\n");
         if ( games_setplayerdata(rs,Gametxidstr) < 0 )
diff --git a/src/cc/tetris.h b/src/cc/tetris.h
index 9fce377d7..317dad62b 100644
--- a/src/cc/tetris.h
+++ b/src/cc/tetris.h
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ struct games_player
 
 struct games_state
 {
-    uint64_t seed;
+    uint64_t seed,origseed;
     char *keystrokes,*keystrokeshex;
     uint32_t needflush,replaydone;
     int32_t numkeys,ind,num,guiflag,counter,sleeptime,playersize,restoring,lastnum;