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Tetris (Atari)

Overview

Tetris (In Russian: Тетрис) is a puzzle video game originally designed and programmed by Alexey Pajitnov in the Soviet Union. It was released on June 6, 1984, while he was working for the Dorodnicyn Computing Centre of the Academy of Science of the USSR in Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. He derived its name from the Greek numerical prefix tetra- (all of the game's pieces contain four segments) and tennis, Pajitnov's favorite sport.

Developers
Atari Games
Publishers
Atari Games
Platform
Arcade
Genre
Puzzle
Alternate Names
No information available

Media

Advertisement Flyer - Front

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Arcade - Cabinet

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Arcade - Circuit Board

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Arcade - Control Panel

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Arcade - Marquee

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Box - 3D

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Box - Front

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Cart - Front

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Clear Logo

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Fanart - Background

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Fanart - Box - Front

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Screenshot - Game Over

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Screenshot - Game Select

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Screenshot - Game Title

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Screenshot - Gameplay

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Screenshot - High Scores

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