The Tetris, one of the most popular video games in history this week meets 25 years in top form , selling more than ever and with the ambition to become the first virtual sport.
"It's just a good game, simple, understandable and easily exportable to new platforms, so it has been so popular and I am sure that it will remain" explained its inventor, Russian engineer Alexey Pajitnov .
The dynamic is actually very simple: You have to cheap wow gold us rotate and move parts in different ways as they descend at a constant speed across the screen.
Once the blocks wow gold prices are arranged so as to complete a horizontal line, it disappears, freeing up space game and facilitates placement of more figures. Figures lost when they accumulate on the screen and reach the upper end.
The name of the game derives from 'tetra' ('four'), referring to the number of squares that make up each figure.
"Although at the time of creating it I thought he had a great idea, I could never imagine having this success," says 25 years after its creator, who is considered a "relatively good Tetris player, but I'm still playing traditional the computer ".
On June 6, 1984 and after only two weeks of work , a thirty Pajitnov completed the first version of Tetris, but its takeoff began in 1985, when adapted so that it could be used in personal computers and consoles then. From there, his rise was unstoppable and versions for different platforms multiplied.
In this process played a key role Henk Rogers , the designer who knew that Nintendo wanted to release the Game Boy and was looking for a game that accompany it.
"Tetris was simple, and consisted of creating order out of chaos," Rogers said in an interview with Efe, which held that while "the young guys at some time need of violence and destruction to prove themselves , the rest of the population prefers to create. "
The first time I saw the game was at a trade show in Las Vegas (Nevada) in 1988 and immediately knew it was the game that Nintendo needed. In fact, Tetris was the exalted to the Game Boy, one of the world's best-selling consoles. " All platforms require a good game, and Tetris is always there , "said Pajitnov.
Millions and millions of records
It is now played in more than 50 countries, has been translated into as many languages and have sold up to 75 million mobile versions.
The second most popular video game in history according to the Guinness Book of Records has become available in up to 75 platforms (59 today), including the iPhone, the Wii and even Facebook , which is played over a million times a day. Also, is among the 20 best-selling applications ever on Apple's iTunes store, for devices such as iPhone or iPods.
As Rogers acknowledges, the game is "highly addictive" and has the ability to change the thinking of a regular player, you can get to try to visualize and mentally accommodate different forms found in real life, as Tetris pieces if it were.
This phenomenon has been studied and has even given its name to called 'Tetris Effect', used to refer to the ability of a business to control the thoughts and mental images of a person, if it has spent a lot of time.
Future and World of Warcraft
Looking ahead, its creator and commercial developer continue their efforts to enhance the omnipresence of the game and have set a goal to make it "and he first virtual sports history , "with" professional players, common rules and everything that involves a traditional sport, "explains Pajitnov, passionate about virtual games and table, provided they have an intellectual component.
"We are preparing a world championship, with a standardized version of the game, adds Rogers, whose idea is to call local tests in 2010 and the next year celebrate the" First World Championships Tetris ", although both recognize that there are still many details you specify.
Pajitnov work closely with Rogers on this project, though, he acknowledged with blush, it will combine with one of his greatest hobbies, playing World of Warcraft.
This is the video game multiplayer online role-playing world's most popular, with more than 11.5 million subscribers and to say that some people even make a living.
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