A Russian cosmonaut brought the Nintendo Gameboy version of Tetris in space and played it, making it the first time a video game was played outside the Earth.
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Fun Fact: The Cancelled Sega Genesis Version of Tetris
Tetris was supposed to be released on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive back in the day. But die to licensing issues, it wasn’t. It did survive and was released in arcades.
(Not So) Fun Fact: When The Creator of Tetris Made Nothing Off His Video Game
Since Alexey Pajitnov created Tetris during the days of the Soviet Union, when the game finally got released in the West, he was actually making no money from it. Before he got the rights to Tetris back and founded the Tetris company, he said he was happy that people were playing his game and that…
Fun Fact: When American Companies Stupidly Rejected Tetris Because of Its Soviet Origin
Tetris was invented by a Russian man in the Soviet Union. Before the fall of communism, efforts were made to get the game published globally. Various American companies didn’t want to touch it, with the CEO of one company declaring that no product from the Soviet Union would ever be successful in the West. If…
Tetris Party Deluxe (DS) Review
I got into Tetris many years ago through a borrowed NES version. I used to sit in my chair for hours and play and play. I then got my own Gameboy version, and loved that almost as much. Then I really enjoyed Tetris DS and the original Tetris Party on Wiiware a few years ago….
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