Even if you’ve never played Tetris, you’ve no doubt heard the name. It’s one of the simplest, yet most challenging and addictive games ever created.
The man credited as the ‘father of Tetris’ is Alexey Pazhitnov, a Russian computer scientist, who invented the game in 1985 while working at the Moscow Academy of Sciences. After quickly spreading around Russia, Tetris-mania soon gripped the world.
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Hundreds of different Tetris versions followed (many of them unofficial
copies) but the one that sticks most in people’s minds is the Game Boy
version, released in 1989. With it, anyone could play Tetris anywhere!
Such
was the success of Tetris that it became part of popular culture. For
example, a Russian folk song used in the Game Boy version became known
as the 'Tetris tune’. Scientists have analysed the game’s complex
mathematical laws. And it’s even inspired numerous world records
including the world’s largest Tetris game, played in the illuminated
windows of a tower block.
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Throughout the 1990s, new variations
on the Tetris theme surfaced. Instead of blocks, ‘Hatris’ used hats;
‘Tetris Blast’ introduced bombs, while ‘Tetrisphere’ brought the puzzle
into three dimensions.
But for sheer cerebral thrills, the
block-slotting action of the original Tetris cannot be beaten. With the
release of Tetris DS in 2006, you get the best of both worlds: the
latest technology like wireless online play combined with the original
Tetris concept.
With Tetris DS, Tetris-mania is set to sweep the globe once again! |
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