It is, perhaps, the perfect video game.
For the first time and in unparalleled detail, Tetris: The Games People Play tells the true story of the world\'s most popular video game..
In this graphic novel, New York Times-bestselling author Box Brown untangles this complex history and delves deep into the role Games Play in art, culture, and commerce.
A bidding war was sparked, followed by clandestine trips to Moscow, backroom deals, innumerable miscommunications, and outright theft.
Nintendo, Atari, Sega--game developers big and small all wanted Tetris.
Once Tetris emerged from behind the Iron Curtain, it was an instant hit.
In 1984, he created Tetris in his spare time while developing software for the Soviet government.
Alexey Pajitnov had big ideas about games.
You\'ll see them in your dreams.
Play it long enough and you\'ll see those brightly colored geometric shapes everywhere.
Simple yet addictive, Tetris delivers an irresistible, unending puzzle that has players hooked.
It is, perhaps, the perfect video game
