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A documentary detailing how Alexey Pajitnov created Tetris in the Soviet Union and the subsequent global battle over its licensing rights.
In 1984, during the Cold War, a Russian programmer named Alexey Pajitnov created something special: A puzzle game called Tetris. It soon gained a cult following within the Soviet Union. A battle for the rights to publish Tetris erupted when the game crossed the Iron Curtain. Tetris not only took the video game industry by storm, but it also helped break the boundaries between the United States and the Soviet Union. CHAPTERS - Introduction - Part 1: Pajitnov - Part 2: Into the West - Part 3: The Red Box - Part 4: Enter Nintendo - Part 5: Capitalism - Part 6: Endgame - End Credits Corrections: In 1995, AcademySoft and Elorg's license to Tetris expired but Elorg had filed copyright and trademark registrations for Tetris around the world and claimed it controlled the rights to Tetris. Henk Rogers founded Blue Planet Software and partnered with Alexey Pajitnov. In 1996, Blue Planet Software and Elorg (through an affiliate) formed The Tetris Company, LLC to serve as the exclusive licensor of Tetris so that the Tetris brand could continue to be commercialized. Over 425 million copies of Tetris have been sold on the mobile platform alone. Henk and Alexey founded Tetris Holding and in 2005 acquired Elorg and all of its assets for $15 million. End Credits Music by Andrew Lippens - store.cdbaby.com/cd/andrewlippens2 Telex machine footage - youtube.com/watch?v=9nHfztP9Qqs Original Tetris footage provided by Sergei Frolov - youtube.com/watch?v=O0gAgQQHFcQ ▶️ Subscribe | youtube.com/gaminghistorian?sub_confirmation=1 Follow Gaming Historian: 🐦 Twitter | twitter.com/gaminghistorian 💻 Facebook | facebook.com/gaminghistorian 🕹️ Twitch | twitch.tv/gaminghistorian 📷 Instagram | instagram.com/gaminghistorian For a list of sources, visit thegaminghistorian.com #Tetris #Nintendo #GamingHistorianWhat people say. Recommended as an excellent and fascinating documentary on the history of Tetris and its complex licensing struggles.
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