A little too late, happy birthday Tetris
Read the rest: Happy birthday: Tetris, the world's most popular puzzler, turns 35
Seriously, I am surprised that people still play this today and that it continue to
reinvent itself too.
Recap: Tetris was originally designed and developed by Russian programmer Alexey Leonidovich Pajitnov. Its name is derived from the words “tetromino” which is a geometric shape comprised of four squares, and “tennis,” reportedly Pajitnov’s favorite sport.
Thursday marks the 35th anniversary of Tetris, the iconic puzzler that originally dropped (no pun intended) on June 6, 1984.
Your first experience with Tetris probably occurred on Nintendo’s original Game Boy handheld console circa 1989 but the title has appeared – in some fashion or another – on virtually every platform since. Sega earlier this week even announced it as a bonus game for its upcoming Genesis Mini retro console.
Read the rest: Happy birthday: Tetris, the world's most popular puzzler, turns 35
Seriously, I am surprised that people still play this today and that it continue to
reinvent itself too.