The real story behind how Tetris became a video game phenomenon is more compelling than most imagined narratives. Much like the game itself, it’s a story that involved a lot of moving pieces that ...

If you’ve played The Making of Karateka or Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story, you should know what to expect with Tetris Forever. The project is laid out into five chapters, each one containing an ...

Modern gaming handhelds range from Game Boy clones to full-fledged computers capable of running PC games. Asterisk is something different. It’s a tiny handheld with a 0.91 inch display, four buttons, ...

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Being the first person to beat the original Tetris game would have been enough for 13-year-old Willis Gibson, a shy teen who spends hours every day piecing the virtual tiles together. But meeting the ...

In the Soviet Union 40 years ago a man named Alexey Pajitnov designed a game that is played, enjoyed and celebrated to this ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. During the August 2024 Nintendo Partner Direct earlier this year, Digital Eclipse announced Tetris Forever, the next interactive documentary in its ...

The latest collection from retro game experts Digital Eclipse explores the iconic puzzle game. The latest collection from retro game experts Digital Eclipse explores the iconic puzzle game. is an ...

Everyone knows Tetris. The iconic puzzle game is one of the most popular video games in history, selling over 200 million copies since its development in 1984. But not everyone knows the complicated ...

The big picture: Handheld video games like those from Tiger Electronics were a staple of 80s and 90s culture. Most featured licensed versions of popular franchises like Sonic or Castlevania but ...

There’s an addictive quality to Tetris — so addictive that in the Soviet Union, where it was created in 1984, the government blocked it from state computers because it was ruining productivity. A ...