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Out of all events related to Tetris, besides the fact that the game is a quarter of a century old, is definitely the announcement of the 25th anniversary of Tetris for the iPhone. In celebration of this milestone (and let’s be real, there are not a ton of game franchises that can say that), EA showed off a special 3-minute documentary of the history of the game.

Think of this as a brief, Cliff Notes guide, to the history of Tetris. Seriously, there was enough drama in the creation of our favorite block-dropping game to force BBC to make a gem of a documentary of Tetris called From Russia with Love. Sure, this documentary isn’t it, but it’s definitely interesting.


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Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/03/2009 14:19
Holyetheline
tetrisfriends.com to anyone who remotely likes this game. I LOVE TETRIS FRIENDS. Give it a shot. All the unlockables are a lot of fun and it's FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE TETRIS WOOOOOOT
Kvb's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/03/2009 14:55
Kvb
I don't think these guys know what the "Tetris effect" is...

This is the first time I've seen Alexey in any video. There's something about him I really like. He comes across as very humble and sincere. :)
atastysammich's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/03/2009 15:47
atastysammich
Everyone must import the Japan-only Tetris Advance. No exceptions.
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/03/2009 16:18
Chronic Logic
Will people stop playing Tetris?! I mean 25 years man! Play something else!
eternalplayer2345's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/03/2009 18:02
eternalplayer2345
I remember watching a episode of Icons on tetris back in the day. The legal battles between nintendo vs tengen and getting it out or russia was intense. I would love to see a documentry about it.
Projectexodus's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/03/2009 19:43
Projectexodus
I'm probably the only person on this site who has never played Tetris before. And yes, I do consider myself a hardcore gamer.
Batthink's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/04/2009 14:54
Batthink
I never realised how the logo hardly changed over the years...hmmm.
Grasshopper7's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/04/2009 15:00
Grasshopper7
What's a Gameboy Light?
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