History of video games/Games/Tetris
History
[edit | edit source]Tetris is a falling block puzzle game developed by Alexey Pajitnov in 1984.[1] It is perhaps the best known video game to have originated in the Soviet Union.
Gallery
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A screenshot from a Tetris clone. -
Tetrominos, known as tetriminos in the Tetris community, the basic blocks of Tetris. -
Tetriminos in Tetris. -
The Electronika 60, the first computer to run Tetris. -
Tetris running on a Game Boy. -
Tetris on an iPod. -
Alexey Pajitnov in 2008.
References
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- ↑ Jacopo, Prisco. "Tetris: The Soviet 'mind game' that took over the world" (in en). CNN. https://www.cnn.com/style/article/tetris-video-game-history/index.html.