tetris research by alice sorenson
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SUMMARY OF THE GAMESUMMARY OF THE GAME
The name "Tetris" is derived from the Greek numerical prefix "Tetra-," meaning "of four" or "having four." This is because all of the pieces used in
Tetris are made up of four segments arranged in different shapes. Tetris is a computer puzzle game in which various shapes each made of four squares are falling down a well. The user turns the pieces around and moves them
left or right in order to arrange them on top of the other. When a solid line of squares is made from edge to edge, the line dissolves and all the pieces
move down by one square. When the lines dissolve points are won, when the well fills up the game ends. Players work hard to keep the well as empty as
possible, but as the game progresses the pieces fall faster and faster making that harder.
THE DEVELOPERSTHE DEVELOPERS
Tetris originated in Russia as a puzzle video game and was invented by Alexey Pajitnov in June
1985. Dmitry Pavlovsky assisted him helping to develop the popular game we have today. At the
time the game was never patented, as intellectual property rights were not established
for private individuals in Russia. Although a simple game, Tetris has dealt with a lot
of legal battle because of ownership and rights issue. By 1986 Tetris had made its way into the
United States.
Alexey Pajitnov had already published and sold several psychology based games whilst Dmitry
Pavlovsky had written computer games for mainframes.
In Britain and parts of Europe a software company called Andromeda circulated the
game. The independent company was interested in buying the full exclusive rights of the game
and tried to contact Pajitnov.
GAME FORMATGAME FORMAT
Since its conceptualization in 1985, Tetris has been a popular computer game all over Moscow
and soon created a strong following among gamers from overseas. It was adapted to a
number of versions in more ways than one and the difference mainly lies on the background
graphics of the game. It was one of the hottest computer games at that time and has been an
instant hit. Gamers of all levels, of all ages, loved the simplicity and strategy behind the
game. More people get hooked and addicted to the game and its popularity quickly spread.
This game has been released on nearly every video game console and arcade system, as well as many other electronic devices like
phones and calculators. Apple also got interested with the Tetris
game and created versions of the game that are compatible with its operating system.
Nintendo also bought the handheld and non-Japanese rights of the game. Nintendo released Tetris for their NES system and their hand-held Game Boy system. Nintendo's Game Boy Tetris became arguably the most well-known version of Tetris, selling over 33 million
copies. Lawsuits between Nintendo and another company would carry on until 1993. As Nintendo systems developed, Tetris Attack and Tetris 64 for the Super Nintendo become highly rated games and Nintendo began to rapidly produce Many other variations of the game for a range of systems.
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