THE VIDEO SHELF · history of tetris
The Story of Tetris
Gaming Historian recounts how Alexey Pajitnov created Tetris in the Soviet Union and how a fight over publishing rights spanned the West, Mirrorsoft, Nintendo and the Cold War. It runs about an hour with chaptered parts.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN recommends it as an excellent documentary on Tetris and its tangled licensing history.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Gaming Historian
- Topic
- history of tetris
- Format
- documentary
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 4
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2022–2023
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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A lot of the story regarding the Tetris split between Nintendo and Tengen is covered in the great Gaming Historian video [The Story of Tetris]( [VIDEO] ).
abeisgreat on Hacker News · 2022-04
In The games Nintendo didn't want you to play: TengenThe creator, Alexey Pajitnov, was eventually able to see some money from his creation after emigrating to the US and cofounding The Tetris Company. The Gaming Historian channel has a great documentary video on it here: [VIDEO]
mafuyu on Hacker News · 2022-12
In Made in the USSR: 6 video games Soviets went crazy over[1] is an excellent and fascinating documentary on the history of Tetris, how it came about and the different business struggles in the West to license the game, which was challenging given that it originated in the USSR [1] [VIDEO]
joe__f on Hacker News · 2022-12
In Made in the USSR: 6 video games Soviets went crazy over
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