https://modestwalrus.com/tags/alexey-pajitnov/Recent content in Alexey Pajitnov on Modest WalrusHugoen-usSat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://modestwalrus.com/gaming/tetris/Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://modestwalrus.com/gaming/tetris/<h2 id="gamepublisherdeveloper">Game/Publisher/Developer</h2> <p>Tetris, Alexey Pajitnov / Nintendo</p> <h2 id="the-trailer">The Trailer</h2> <div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share; fullscreen" loading="eager" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SLQQHjEIE5U?autoplay=0&amp;controls=1&amp;end=0&amp;loop=0&amp;mute=0&amp;start=0" style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border:0;" title="YouTube video"></iframe> </div> <h2 id="my-reaction">My Reaction</h2> <p>This was a blast from the past. Still, it&rsquo;s holding up today; simple to pick up and that same pull to squeeze in &ldquo;just one more line&rdquo; hasn&rsquo;t faded a bit.</p> <h2 id="overview">Overview</h2> <p>Tetris is a falling-block puzzle game created in 1984 by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov. Players rotate and arrange seven differently shaped tetrominoes as they descend a playing field, clearing horizontal lines to score points while the pace steadily accelerates. The game spread worldwide through countless ports and versions, most famously bundled with Nintendo&rsquo;s Game Boy in 1989, which cemented it as one of the best-selling and most recognizable video games ever made.</p>