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The Story of Tetris

Gaming Historian · documentary · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

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 Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as an excellent documentary on Tetris and its tangled licensing history.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2022, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “great Gaming Historian video”

    Covers the Tetris licensing split between Nintendo and Tengen

    abeisgreat, 2022-04 · Recommendation · in “The games Nintendo didn't want you to play: Tengen”

  2. “The Gaming Historian channel has a great documentary video on it here”

    Documentary on Tetris and its creator Pajitnov

    mafuyu, 2022-12 · Recommendation · in “Made in the USSR: 6 video games Soviets went crazy over”

  3. “excellent and fascinating documentary on the history of Tetris”

    History of Tetris and its Western licensing struggles

    joe__f, 2022-12 · Recommendation · in “Made in the USSR: 6 video games Soviets went crazy over”

  4. “I watched this excellent video on the history of Tetris”

    History of Tetris showing layers of licensing agreements

    jmyeet, 2023-08 · Recommendation · in “9% price increase for .COM and .XYZ domains starting Sept 1, 2023”

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Topics: tetris, video game history, licensing, soviet union, nintendo

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