June 1984 · Game
Tetris (1984)
Created by Alexey Pajitnov in Moscow. First commercial release in the UK on January 27, 1988. Game Boy version in 1989.
Originally written on an Electronika 60; a licensing dispute over its rights later involved Nintendo and Atari.
See 1984 in the interactive timeline
Facts
- Date
- June 1984
- Kind
- Game
- Maker or publisher
- Various
- Developer
- Alexey Pajitnov
- Genre
- Puzzle
Source: Wikipedia
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