Tetris: The birth of an all-time favourite

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Tetris is one of the most popular video games of all time, and Henk Rogers helped make it happen. He first discovered the game at a convention in 1988, and immediately saw how elegant and addictive it was. As a software developer based in Japan, Henk set out to obtain selected pu ...  Show more

Tetris is an iconic game with a fascinating history. Dive in today to learn all about this classic puzzle game.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Hello everyone! Here is the text with translation: Мало кто знает о том, что знаменитая игра Тетрис была изобретена русским программистом Алексеем Пажитновым. Она вышла в свет 6 июня 1984 года в Москве. С тех пор Тетрис завоевал популярность во всем мире! Игра доступна практическ ...  Show more

Are you a Tetris fanatic? Hear more about the history of Tetris in this interview with Box Brown. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/2e5XW7i Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.