Here’s the remarkable and strange story of how the classic game Tetris was born.
This article originally appeared onDen of Geek UK.
But in reality, he was addicted.
It was simple, absorbing, and above all, utterly addictive.
The program wasnt complicated, Pajitnov toldThe Guardianin 2009.
There was no scoring, no levels.
But I started playing and I couldnt stop.
With the PC version able to support color graphics, the true value ofTetrisas a puzzle game became apparent.
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Like a virus,Tetriswas spreading its addictive properties from computer to computer.
Nevertheless,Tetriswas an immediate hit, earning ecstatic reviews and selling in healthy quantities.
He first sawTetrisat Las Vegas Computer Electronics Show in January 1988, and he immediately recognized its huge potential.
Its here that the rights issue surroundingTetrisbecame somewhat fraught.
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If all this sounds confusing, thats because it was.
But first, Rogers had to get the rights to a handheld version ofTetrisfrom Elorg.
What happened next was like something from a video game geeks pulp thriller.
The huge legal tussle over the game would continue to rage quite publically for several years to come.
Handheld gaming would never be quite the same again.
It reached number two in the UK charts.
Pajitnov, meanwhile, finds the use of traditional Russian music in his game a bit awkward.
It was very embarrassing for me, he told theGuardian.
When kids of the world hear these pieces of music, they start screaming, Tetris!Tetris!
Others dream aboutTetris colorful falling blocks while they sleep.
According to mathematician John Brzustowski, however, a long enough game ofTetriswill always end in defeat.
So what isTetris secret?
Why is it so infuriatingly addictive?
Tetrisholds our attention by continually creating unfinished tasks, Staffordwrote in 2012.
