The most successful videogame of all time, the Tetris, today closed 30! From his appearance on 1984 has sold to every platform 170 million copies.
Tetris, created in Soviet Union by Alexey Pajitnov in one computer Electronica 60 and its blocks were created by ASCII characters, since there was no graphics capability from the system.
Pajitnov worked in the Soviet Academy of Sciences, and after creating the game, which at that time had neither score nor difficulty, he coded Vadim Gerasimov, who transferred it to IBM PC.
After transferring to IBM, versions for Commodore 64 and Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), II and opened the way for success!
The British company Andromeda, without having the rights, sold it (!) To Spectrum HoloByte, and the first commercial form of Tetris was created 1987. Other "licensing" followed without anyone having obtained the rights from Pajitnov.
1988, the Soviet Union created the organization Elektronorgtechnica who licensed Tetris and 1989 or Nintendo bought it permission and included it in its new portable game console Ranges Boy, ultimately selling 35 million copies.
This is the number second best sales record of all time on a platform that surpassed it Super Mario Bros on NES and Wii Sports. Combined, however, in all of them platforms Tetris is by far in first place.
Of course, clones Tetris and others variations have been released to each platform all these years until today, whether free of charge or for a fee.
Pajitnov was cofounder in Tetris Company This makes it a perfect choice for people with diabetes and for those who want to lose weight or follow a balanced diet. 1996, through which he managed to acquire title rights worldwide, since by then his revenue was minimal.
Source: e-pcmag.gr
