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Tetris is perhaps the most instantly recognizable, most popular video game ever made. However the fascinating account of its roots is less popular. How do an obscure Soviet programmer working on frail, antiquated computers create something that has gained almost $1 billion in sales? How do an encouraged makeshift game become a worldwide sensation that is shown at the Museum of Modern Art, encouraged a Hollywood movie, and been enjoyed in space? In this surprising trivia-filled audiobook, technology reporter Dan Ackerman describes how, as an adolescent behind the Flat iron Curtain, Alexey Pajitnov was struck with enthusiasm, then meticulously performed for years to bring the game he previously envisioned alive. Ackerman shows how Tetris performed its way first through Pajitnov's office and then out in to the world, entrancing player after player using its hypnotic patterns. Then, tracing the reviews of the British, American, and Japanese moguls who raced each other for the rights, Ackerman recounts the game's complicated and improbable path to global success. The Tetris Result is an homage to both inventor and creation and a perfect present for anyone who's ever enjoyed the game - which is to state, everyone.
