TETRIS

I was interested in learning more about the game of Tetris because it is a game that has survived many years. It is a very simple game that quickly becomes very challenging. I still enjoy playing it today especially when I'm able to play against a friend. This is a great website which tells you the complete history and some fun facts about the game, TETRIS HISTORY.

it was developed in 1984 by Alexey Pakitnov, a Russian scientist. Within a year is was used in the IBM PC and spread throughout the Soviet Union. However it took 4yrs for the game to be brought to the US. in 1988 Henk Rogers discovered the game and released the game for PCs. The game became a hit. In 1989 the Nintendo Gameboy was created with the Tetris game cartridge. This past year tetris just spent ther 25th anniversary and they are still hold out strong!

Fun Fact: "Tetris is ranked as one of the All-Time Top 10 Paid Applications on the Apple iTunes App Store."