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learning more about the history of
learning more about the history of Tetris the story of this popular video
Tetris the story of this popular video
Tetris the story of this popular video game began as the Cold War raged in the
game began as the Cold War raged in the
game began as the Cold War raged in the USSR during this period russian engineer
USSR during this period russian engineer
USSR during this period russian engineer alexey pajitnov was working at the
alexey pajitnov was working at the
alexey pajitnov was working at the soviet academy of sciences in moscow and
soviet academy of sciences in moscow and
soviet academy of sciences in moscow and it was there that he tried to bring his
it was there that he tried to bring his
it was there that he tried to bring his favorite game to the computer screen in
favorite game to the computer screen in
favorite game to the computer screen in 1984 tetrominoes involved fitting
1984 tetrominoes involved fitting
1984 tetrominoes involved fitting different geometric shapes into a
different geometric shapes into a
different geometric shapes into a rectangle without any spaces with help
rectangle without any spaces with help
rectangle without any spaces with help from colleague Dmitri pokrovsky Paget
from colleague Dmitri pokrovsky Paget
from colleague Dmitri pokrovsky Paget knob developed a simple computer game
knob developed a simple computer game
knob developed a simple computer game using basic graphics and no sound on an
using basic graphics and no sound on an
using basic graphics and no sound on an electronica 60 Paget knobs game took the
electronica 60 Paget knobs game took the
electronica 60 Paget knobs game took the principles involved in tetrominoes and
principles involved in tetrominoes and
principles involved in tetrominoes and added the challenge of gravity the
added the challenge of gravity the
added the challenge of gravity the blocks in his game were comprised of
blocks in his game were comprised of
blocks in his game were comprised of four squares that formed different
four squares that formed different
four squares that formed different shapes and they would fall at
shapes and they would fall at
shapes and they would fall at increasingly higher speeds as the levels
increasingly higher speeds as the levels
increasingly higher speeds as the levels passed the aim was to make full
passed the aim was to make full
passed the aim was to make full horizontal lines which would then
horizontal lines which would then
horizontal lines which would then disappear if a gap was left in the line
disappear if a gap was left in the line
disappear if a gap was left in the line that line would remain until the player
that line would remain until the player
that line would remain until the player was able to fill the hole all the game
was able to fill the hole all the game
was able to fill the hole all the game needed was a name Padgett knob took his
needed was a name Padgett knob took his
needed was a name Padgett knob took his inspiration tetrominoes added his
inspiration tetrominoes added his
inspiration tetrominoes added his favorite sport tennis and tetris was
favorite sport tennis and tetris was
favorite sport tennis and tetris was born Padgett nobs colleague Vadim garage
born Padgett nobs colleague Vadim garage
born Padgett nobs colleague Vadim garage Emma soon ported the game to the IBM PC
Emma soon ported the game to the IBM PC
Emma soon ported the game to the IBM PC it wasn’t long before co-workers at the
it wasn’t long before co-workers at the
it wasn’t long before co-workers at the computer center were all addicted to
computer center were all addicted to
computer center were all addicted to Tetris Luigi nauseous at release at the
Tetris Luigi nauseous at release at the
Tetris Luigi nauseous at release at the eager just was sharper boot in the
eager just was sharper boot in the
eager just was sharper boot in the summer of 1985 a color version was
summer of 1985 a color version was
summer of 1985 a color version was created and it was this edition that
created and it was this edition that
created and it was this edition that quickly spread through Moscow eventually
quickly spread through Moscow eventually
quickly spread through Moscow eventually tetris made its way to Budapest Hungary
tetris made its way to Budapest Hungary
tetris made its way to Budapest Hungary where a British software company came
where a British software company came
where a British software company came across it because passion I’ve worked
across it because passion I’ve worked
across it because passion I’ve worked for the Soviet government his
for the Soviet government his
for the Soviet government his intellectual property was owned by the
intellectual property was owned by the
intellectual property was owned by the state for this reason it took him years
state for this reason it took him years
state for this reason it took him years to claim any money from his creation we
to claim any money from his creation we
to claim any money from his creation we didn’t have the idea that the software
didn’t have the idea that the software
didn’t have the idea that the software Southland coaches could be considered as
Southland coaches could be considered as
Southland coaches could be considered as a product or be sold or protected or
a product or be sold or protected or
a product or be sold or protected or whatever
whatever
whatever made no sense for us at all
made no sense for us at all
made no sense for us at all Tetris soon became the subject of a
Tetris soon became the subject of a
Tetris soon became the subject of a rights war between the Soviet
rights war between the Soviet
rights war between the Soviet government’s Foreign Trade Organisation
government’s Foreign Trade Organisation
government’s Foreign Trade Organisation île org and a number of Western
île org and a number of Western
île org and a number of Western companies in the midst of these legal
companies in the midst of these legal
companies in the midst of these legal battles a questionably official PC
battles a questionably official PC
battles a questionably official PC version of Tetris hit the United States
version of Tetris hit the United States
version of Tetris hit the United States market in 1986 Tetris was the first
market in 1986 Tetris was the first
market in 1986 Tetris was the first Soviet game to make it to us audiences
Soviet game to make it to us audiences
Soviet game to make it to us audiences and it was marketed as a piece of
and it was marketed as a piece of
and it was marketed as a piece of culture from behind the Iron Curtain it
culture from behind the Iron Curtain it
culture from behind the Iron Curtain it was vastly different from everything
was vastly different from everything
was vastly different from everything else on the US market at the time
else on the US market at the time
else on the US market at the time instead of shooting guns and chases it
instead of shooting guns and chases it
instead of shooting guns and chases it was a game of order and thought like
was a game of order and thought like
was a game of order and thought like everyone who had played the game before
everyone who had played the game before
everyone who had played the game before them the American public became addicted
them the American public became addicted
them the American public became addicted to Tetris and the Soviet mine game was a
to Tetris and the Soviet mine game was a
to Tetris and the Soviet mine game was a huge hit but still no one officially had
huge hit but still no one officially had
huge hit but still no one officially had rights to the game finally after years
rights to the game finally after years
rights to the game finally after years of back-and-forth between numerous
of back-and-forth between numerous
of back-and-forth between numerous companies including video games ient
companies including video games ient
companies including video games ient Atari Hank Rogers and Nintendo emerged
Atari Hank Rogers and Nintendo emerged
Atari Hank Rogers and Nintendo emerged as winners of the Tetris rights in 1989
as winners of the Tetris rights in 1989
as winners of the Tetris rights in 1989 Nintendo decided to bundle Tetris with
Nintendo decided to bundle Tetris with
Nintendo decided to bundle Tetris with their popular home console the NES as
their popular home console the NES as
their popular home console the NES as well as their new handheld terminal the
well as their new handheld terminal the
well as their new handheld terminal the Gameboy in the hope that the game would
Gameboy in the hope that the game would
Gameboy in the hope that the game would help their products appeal to a wider
help their products appeal to a wider
help their products appeal to a wider audience plus Gaytan boy comes with the
audience plus Gaytan boy comes with the
audience plus Gaytan boy comes with the ALB regis new game Tetris the original
ALB regis new game Tetris the original
ALB regis new game Tetris the original game boy version featured grayscale
game boy version featured grayscale
game boy version featured grayscale graphics and iconic theme music and was
graphics and iconic theme music and was
graphics and iconic theme music and was similar to passion ops original creation
[Music]
[Music] in 1996 Padgett na finally began
in 1996 Padgett na finally began
in 1996 Padgett na finally began receiving royalties
receiving royalties
receiving royalties when rights to the game reverted from
when rights to the game reverted from
when rights to the game reverted from Russia to him that year he and Hank
Russia to him that year he and Hank
Russia to him that year he and Hank Rogers started the tetris company to
Rogers started the tetris company to
Rogers started the tetris company to manage licensing in the u.s. Pajitnov
manage licensing in the u.s. Pajitnov
manage licensing in the u.s. Pajitnov also began working for Microsoft in 1996
also began working for Microsoft in 1996
also began working for Microsoft in 1996 after moving to the States five years
after moving to the States five years
after moving to the States five years earlier following years of popularity on
earlier following years of popularity on
earlier following years of popularity on the market the game was the subject of
the market the game was the subject of
the market the game was the subject of scientific study it was found that
scientific study it was found that
scientific study it was found that prolonged play caused users to see the
prolonged play caused users to see the
prolonged play caused users to see the real world as a game of tetris in terms
real world as a game of tetris in terms
real world as a game of tetris in terms of how things fit together perfect this
of how things fit together perfect this
of how things fit together perfect this was officially categorized as a form of
was officially categorized as a form of
was officially categorized as a form of hallucination and was nicknamed the
hallucination and was nicknamed the
hallucination and was nicknamed the tetris effect in 2012 it was also
tetris effect in 2012 it was also
tetris effect in 2012 it was also suggested that the game could help
suggested that the game could help
suggested that the game could help prevent symptoms of post-traumatic
prevent symptoms of post-traumatic
prevent symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder since its creation
stress disorder since its creation
stress disorder since its creation tetris has become a phenomenon that
tetris has become a phenomenon that
tetris has become a phenomenon that spans cultures and races and appeals to
spans cultures and races and appeals to
spans cultures and races and appeals to the gamer in everyone it has spawned
the gamer in everyone it has spawned
the gamer in everyone it has spawned sequels imitators and improvements is
sequels imitators and improvements is
sequels imitators and improvements is available on numerous devices and
available on numerous devices and
available on numerous devices and continues to sell millions of copies as
continues to sell millions of copies as
continues to sell millions of copies as one of history’s most popular video
one of history’s most popular video
one of history’s most popular video games experts claim tetris can never be
games experts claim tetris can never be
games experts claim tetris can never be won but it sure is fun to try
won but it sure is fun to try
won but it sure is fun to try [Music]
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