The real story behind how Tetris became a video game phenomenon is more compelling than most imagined narratives.
A computer game created by Russian programmer Alexey Pajitnov in the Soviet Union, Tetris eventually hit the burgeoning global market in 1989 as the launch title of Game Boy, a handheld console developed by Japanese company Nintendo, after Dutch American game designer and publisher Henk Rogers doggedly pursued the rights.
Much like the game itself, it's a story that involved a lot of moving pieces that needed to be maneuvered just right in order for its players to achieve success.
