jan 5, 1984 - Tetris
Description:
Russian Alexey Pajitnov creates Tetris but has to cede the game's rights to the Soviet government. Game creators couldn't independently publish video games in Soviet Russia. Tetris was eventually sold to Nintendo in 1988 and sells 35 million copies.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 5, 1984
Now
~ 40 years ago
