classic addictive game: tetris

9th Feb 2004

In 1985 Alexey Pazhitnov created Tetris on an Electronica 60 at the Moscow Academy of Science's Computer Center. Almost twenty years later it's a hugely popular game requiring combining quick eye and hand action. Here's a potted history of tetris.There's a documenta ry about tetris on BBC4 tonight.Official tetris websiteThe excellent browser Firebird has a nice version called Blockfall .