The Story of Tetris | Gaming Historian
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New viewer? Subscribe! ► http://goo.gl/WCIhMQ\n\nIn 1984, during the Cold War, a Russian programmer named Alexey Pajitnov created something special: A puzzle game called Tetris. It soon gained a cult following within the Soviet Union. A battle for the rights to publish Tetris erupted when the game crossed the Iron Curtain. Tetris not only took the video game industry by storm, it helped break the boundaries between the United States and the Soviet Union. \n\nIntro - 00:00\nPart 1: Pajitnov - 01:49\nPart 2: Into the West - 10:03\nPart 3: The Red Box - 17:19\nPart 4: Enter Nintendo - 23:50\nPart 5: Capitalism - 33:38\nPart 6: Endgame - 44:12\nEnd Credits - 55:38\n\nSpecial Guests:\nLazy Game Reviews - http://www.youtube.com/phreakindee\nThe Completionist - http://www.youtube.com/thecompletionist\n\nTengen advertisement provided by the Video Game History Foundation - https://gamehistory.org/\n\nTelex machine footage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nHfztP9Qqs\n\nOriginal Tetris footage provided by Sergei Frolov - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0gAgQQHFcQ\n\nSupport the show on Patreon ► https://goo.gl/pQaU9N\n\nFollow Gaming Historian on:\nFacebook ► https://goo.gl/gEbNvo\nTwitter ► https://goo.gl/6EJGzg\nWebsite ► https://goo.gl/dt5qin
