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History:

What is the Tetris Game?
The Tetris game is an electronic puzzle game that was created by Alexey Pajitnov in 1984, while working in the USSR as a computer programmer. Pajitnov often programmed games to test new equipment using simple tasks, and in his spare time, developed a computer game inspired by his favorite puzzle board game Pentominos. The objective of Pentominos was to fit 12 different geometric-shaped pieces formed out of five squares into a box. Pajitnov’s vision was to create an electronic game where players arranged puzzle pieces in real time by having them “fall” faster and faster from the top of the screen. Pajitnov designed the game using seven distinctive playing pieces made from four squares. He called it Tetris, after “tetra,” the Greek word for four, and tennis, his favorite sport. After giving the game to his colleagues, it became an instant, hugely addictive hit, and shortly thereafter spread like wildfire throughout the Soviet Bloc’s computer literate. His subsequent friendship with BPS President and CEO Henk Rogers, brought the Tetris game out of the Soviet Union to become one of the most widely played electronic games of all time.


30 Years of Tetris
1984

Tetris is born in Moscow. Russian scientist Alexey Pajitnov develops the very first version of Tetris on an Electronica 60

1985

Tetris is ported to the IBM PC and quickly spreads throughout the Soviet Union

1987

Tetris launches on PCs in North America and Europe – the first step in its global expansion beyond the Soviet Union

1988

Video game designer and publisher Henk Rogers discovers Tetris at a Las Vegas tradeshow and is instantly hooked on the game. Soon after, Henk’s company, Bullet-Proof Software, releases Tetris on the PC and NES in Japan. It becomes a “software blockbuster,” selling over two million copies

1989

Henk Rogers meets Alexey Pajitnov for the first time, and they immediately become friends
Henk Rogers secures the handheld rights to Tetris. He then licenses those rights to Nintendo
Nintendo’s Game Boy launches platform with one packed-in cartridge—Tetris. Over 35 million copies are sold
The Software Publisher’s Association awards Tetris four Excellence in Software Awards, which were then considered the “Oscars” for the software industry

1992

Scientific research suggests practicing Tetris can make the brain operate more efficiently

1995

Henk Rogers establishes Blue Planet Software, which becomes the exclusive agent for the Tetris brand

1996

The Tetris Company is formed, and becomes the exclusive source of all licenses to Tetris
The Tetris Guidelines are created to establish consistency and quality standards for Tetris

1997

Artist Roger Dean designs a bold and distinctive logo for Tetris

2000

Tetris finds success with new handheld game formats when Radica releases Tetris on its standalone handheld devices
DTI Software helps Tetris take off with In-Flight Tetris. In time, Tetris will fly on over 50 airlines worldwide
G-mode publishes Tetris on mobile phones in Japan. Tetris goes on to become the #1 mobile phone game in the Japanese market

2002

Henk Rogers establishes Blue Lava Wireless to develop Tetris for mobile devices in North America. Tetris rapidly gains momentum in the mobile market in North America, and with strategic partnerships in Korea and Europe, becomes the leader in mobile games

2005

Jamdat purchases Blue Lava Wireless and obtains an exclusive, worldwide 15-year license to publish Tetris on mobile devices

2006

EA purchases Jamdat, and becomes the new exclusive licensee of Tetris for mobile devices
Tetris for the iPod is launched and instantly becomes Apple’s #1 downloaded game
Nintendo launches Tetris for DS and sells over two million copies worldwide

2007

Alexey Pajitnov receives the First Penguin Award at the Game Developers Conference. Tetris is widely recognized as the game that gave birth to the casual games industry

2008

A study by Emily Holmes, Ph.D., of Oxford suggests that Tetris may help treat patients with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Tetris Online, Inc. releases Tetris Party on the Wii. Tetris Party soon climbs to the #1 spot for WiiWare downloads and is nominated for Best WiiWare Game 2008 and Best Puzzle Game 2008 by IGN
EA Mobile releases Tetris for the iPhone/iPod Touch. It is currently one of the All-Time Top 10 Paid Applications on the Apple iTunes App Store
NHN Hangame launches a new online multiplayer Tetris in Korea, and it quickly becomes the #1 casual game in Korea

2009

Tetris Online unveils the first official Web-based Tetris game site Tetris Friends Online Games (www.tetrisfriends.com)
Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer’s Edition ranks Tetris #2 on the “Top 50 Console Games of All Time”
Tetris celebrates its 25th anniversary!

2010

New Tetris game for iPad debuts
Tetris Party Deluxe launches for Nintendo Wii and DS
The Tetris lifestyle grows with introduction of new Tetris merchandise line featuring clothing, jewelry, decorative items, household goods and more
Tetris for the PlayStation Network launches to critical acclaim
Tetris surpasses 100 million paid mobile downloads, becoming the best-selling mobile game of all time

2011

Tetris expands into augmented reality with launch of Tetris Axis for Nintendo 3DS
Tetris named number one PSN game
Tetris Link receives multiple awards, including the Mensa Select Award, Toy of the Year (TOTY) Awards “Game of the Year,” Good Housekeeping Research Institutes “Best Games of 2011,” and more
The state of New Jersey introduces Tetris themed instant lottery tickets

2012

Tetris tops more than one billion games played online each month
Tetris expands lifestyle merchandise offering with creative and fun new products
Tetris named one of the top selling game app downloads of the year on Apple’s App Store

2013

Electronic Arts introduces Tetris Blitz for Apple and Android devices
Hasbro launches Jenga Tetris and Bop It! Tetris
Tetris ranks #1 free game on the App Store
The Tetris game is added to NYC’s Museum of Modern Art as part of its permanent exhibit on Applied Design

2014

Tetris achieves more than 425 million paid mobile downloads
Tetris Battle on Facebook reaches more than 20 billion games played to date, making it one of the social platform’s most popular games
A new study conducted at Plymouth University in the U.K. suggests that playing Tetris can help people stick to their diet
World celebrates 30years of Tetris!