27
Jan
2010
25 Years of Falling Blocks: Tetris
Need something to celebrate? Tetris has now been downloaded over 100 million times, and more and more people are playing the game every day.
If you have not played Tetris, then you should congratulate yourself for having been able to avoid playing a game that almost every single person with a mobile phone, PC, video game console, handheld, media player or similar gadget, has played. The game is considered to be the most prolific game of all time, beating even Snake (which was made more famous by mobile phones that had Snake installed by default).
The amazing 4 block Russian game was developed 25 years ago by Alexey Pajitnov and it has spawned many variations, sequels, unlicensed spin offs and an untold number of falling item games inspired by Tetris.
The game is simple; you get blocks, line them up and keep them from filling up your screen. Each solid line of block you make (no gaps) will clear that specific line, if you let the blocks pile up, then it is game over. Keep it up and the speed of the falling blocks increase, making the game more challenging.
The game is simple, but endless in terms of gameplay and unbelievably addictive regardless of your gaming skill. The original version did not feature points, but revisions and later versions of the game featured points and levels to challenge more people.
So far, not other video game is as well accepted or as widely played as Tetris. It is actually pretty ironic, since the creator did not get credit for his work until much later on (until 1996, the Russian Government held the rights to the game, not Pajitnov).
Today, almost every single gaming device has a version of Tetris for it, official and otherwise. There are even plenty of unlicensed standalone Tetris game devices as well.
Read more about the History of Tetris and Alexey at the Guardian.
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