The joy of falling blocks

By Вen Li

Seven falling blocks changed the world forever when Alexy Pajitnov introduced his masterpiece game in Soviet Russia. Genetic Engineering, the first version of the game, required players to move tetramino–pieces made of four connected squares each–around to form shapes. Soon after, in 1984-85, Pajitnov implemented the familiar falling-pieces incarnation of the game on the Electronica… Continue reading The joy of falling blocks

Tetris timeline

By Вen Li

June 1985 – Alexy Pajitov programs the first Tetris at the Moscow Academey of Science on an mainframe. Vadim Gerasimov makes a PC version. July 1986 – Robert Stein, President of British software company Andromeda, spots Apple II and Commodore-64 versions of Tetris in Budapest. Without securing rights to the game, he sells all rights… Continue reading Tetris timeline