nPostednon June 6, 2014
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nOnnthis date in 1984, a wonderful new game burst onto the world scene:
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It’snpart puzzle, part race-against-time. It’s a great game for computers,nvideo game systems, arcades, and even handheld devices and phones.nIt’s even available for graphing calculators, portable media players,nand as an inside joke on oscilloscopes!
It’snpart puzzle, part race-against-time. It’s a great game for computers,nvideo game systems, arcades, and even handheld devices and phones.nIt’s even available for graphing calculators, portable media players,nand as an inside joke on oscilloscopes!n
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nTetrisnis also the first entertainment software to be exported from the USSRnto the US. n
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nThenguy who designed and programmed Tetris, Alexey Pajitnov, chose thenname to be a combination of the Greek prefix tetra-, whichnmeans four, and Pajitnov’s favorite sport, tennis.
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nWhyn“four”? n
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nThengame involves playing pieces (blocks) of various shapes falling fromnthe top of the screen. The player’s task is to move and rotate thenpieces in order to create solid lines of ten blocks, without gaps.nEach line that is created disappears, making room for new blocks—andnracking up the score.
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nAndnthe thing is, each and every falling piece is created from fournsquare units. n
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nHerenare some of the stats for this super-duper game:
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- ElectronicnGaming Monthly’s 100th issue listed Tetris as the GreatestnGame of All Time.
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- Asnof January, 2010, Tetris has sold more than 170 million copies,nmaking it the highest paid / downloaded game of all time.
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- GuinessnWorld Records states that Tetris is the most ported in the history ofnvideo games. (That means it has been released on more different sortsnof machines, with more varieties of operating systems, of any game.)nSo far, Tetris has appeared on more than 65 different platforms.
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- Tetrisnhas won numerous awards and has been called the most addictive gamenever designed by multiple magazine editors, reviewers, and others.
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- Thenrecent Paralympic Games at Sochi, Russia, featured a giant game ofnTetris on the stadium floor during the closing ceremony.
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nYouncan play Tetris for free here.
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nAlsonon this date:
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Anniversary of the invention of the electric ironn
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nAnniversary of the opening of the Ashmolean
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Anniversary of the invention of the electric ironn
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nAnniversary of the opening of the Ashmolean
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nAnniversarynof the opening of the first drive-in movie theater
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Anniversarynof the volcanic eruption of its century
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Anniversarynof the volcanic eruption of its centuryn
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nPlannahead:
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nChecknout my Pinterest boards for:
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nJunen holidays
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nHistoricaln anniversaries in June
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nAndnhere are my Pinterest boards for:
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nJulyn holidays
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nJulyn birthdays
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nHistoricaln anniversaries in July
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