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==Unusual Tetris==
==Little known facts==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmKgLp6L55c Tetris played on Brown's University Science Library Building (RI, USA)]
*The number of board states in Tetris can have (assuming a 10 &times; 20 playfield) is 2<sup>200</sup> = 1 606 938 044 258 990 275 541 962 092 341 162 602 522 202 993 782 792 835 301 376 ≈ 1.6 &times; 10<sup>60</sup>.
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pjPapxUrx0  Blinkenlights Arcade: Tetris and other things played on ''Bibliothèque nationale de France'''s T2 Tower]] (see also [[http://www.blinkenlights.de/  Blinkenlights website]
*The number of ''valid'' board states (states without any completely filled lines and where there no completely empty lines in the middle of the stack) is 1023 + 1022 &times; 1022 + ... + 1022<sup>20</sup> = 1 546 831 721 292 591 640 116 011 560 045 710 774 439 430 123 900 352 379 195 051 ≈ 1.54 &times; 10<sup>60</sup>.
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWTzkD9M0sU  Tetris played on CHIP & PIN terminal]
*Nowadays Tetris logo was drawn by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Dean_(artist) Roger Dean]
*[http://www.joystiq.com/2006/01/06/new-tetris-themed-lotto-tickets-in-quebec/  Tetris-themed lotto]
Also, according to [http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1240 RealTechnews]:
*[http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/10/tetris_weightli.html  Tetris weightlifting]
*The game inspired a terrible single in 1992 by Dr Spin, featuring samples of music composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
*[http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-22_11-5536481.html  Tetris used in a computer virus]
*In September 2002, Faiz Chopdat, 23, of Blackburn, was jailed for four months after refusing to turn off his mobile on a flight from Egypt to Manchester. The crew asked him three times to switch off the phone, which was interfering with the plane’s communications system, but each time Chopdat turned it on again. He was playing Tetris.
*[http://absolutist.com/ssaver/ Absolutris screensaver]
*The world’s smallest game of Tetris took place under an electron microscope using 42 glass ‘microspheres’ at the Department of Physics of Complex Systems in Amsterdam ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCdnBmQZ6_s video here])
*[http://www.itmorr.com/dcl1.6/downloads.php Tiny Tetris] (PC program ; last link)
*Yuri Yevushenko, director of the Russian Academy in the 1980s, claims Tetris is so successful because "unlike American games it is not about murder, shooting or chasing; it is about building and order."
*[http://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/authors/86/8697.html Tiny Tetris] (Ti-89 calc version)
*In a recent US study at the Harvard Medical School’s department of psychiatry, 27 Tetris players spent seven hours a day, for three days, playing the game. Many had ‘Tetris dreams’.
*[http://www.rockin-b.de/vmu-games-tinytetris.html VMU (Dreamcast Memorycard) Tetris]
More interesting trivia:
*[http://www.rickard.gunee.com/projects/video/pic/tetris.php PIC Tetris]
*In the 1989 Gamest Magazine character popularity poll, the monkey from [[Tetris (Sega)]] placed 5th, just above the I block in 6th. The Tetris blocks won the Favourite Group award. ([http://gaming.moe/?p=2203 ref])
 
==Tetris Objects==
*[http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=54782 Pillows]
*[http://daddytypes.com/2007/02/14/whoa_kidsized_tetris.php Kidroom furniture]
*[http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/6456/7480/tetris-3d-cube-puzzle-bedlam.phtml "Tetris 3D cube" tangram-ish puzzle] (also, [http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9737439-1.html iPhone related news]
*[http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/46797407/ Necklace]
*[http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/tetrius/ Mangnets]
*[http://bravespacedesign.com/product_tetrad.php Shelves] ([http://bravespacedesign.com/product_tetrad_bamboo.php more shelves] from the same company)
*[http://modernjackass.com/gamers.php/2005/02/20/tetris_tower Tetris Tower 3D board game] (doesn't use the third dimension as a game feature though)
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vc6qA-uql84 Fighting Tetris board game] video ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE4E08RlqIA another one])
*[http://amadana.com/product/mt123/mt123_3.html Alarm clock]
*[http://www.instructables.com/id/EFGVY0RF22FIBN6/ Icecubes !]
*[http://flickr.com/photos/rakka/145836058/in/set-1146127/ Cookies !]


==Tetris apparel==
==Tetris apparel==
*[http://www.gamebrink.com/showpic/oneadmin/_files/photogallery/tetrischance_big.jpg Nintendo official, limited and surely out of stock Tetris T-shirt]
*[http://threadless.com/product/199/Put_Pieces_Together_to_Make_A_Peace "Put pieces Together to Make a Peace"] (Threadless ; out of stock)
*[http://threadless.com/product/199/Put_Pieces_Together_to_Make_A_Peace "Put pieces Together to Make a Peace"] (Threadless ; out of stock)
*[http://rodent.tee-total.net/uk/products/detail/?id=147 "Never mind"] (Way of the Rodent's Tee-total shop)
*[http://www.comboutique.com/shop/t-shirt-tetris_the_soviet_challenge-5154-226439.html "Tetris the Soviet Challenge"] (comboutique)
*[http://www.comboutique.com/shop/t-shirt-tetris_the_soviet_challenge-5154-226439.html "Tetris the Soviet Challenge"] (comboutique)
*[http://www.comboutique.com/shop/t-shirt-gameboy_addict_2-3534-59348.html "Tetris addict" on T-shirts, messenger bags...] (comboutique)
*[http://www.comboutique.com/shop/t-shirt-gameboy_addict_2-3534-59348.html "Tetris addict" on T-shirts, messenger bags...] (comboutique)


==Art and Culture==
==Art and Culture==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVgEDSjISQw Human Tetris]
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/nowends/sets/72157611187567238/ Tetris falling on an alley (photography)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0LtUX_6IXY Human Tetris]
*[http://pya.cc/pyaimg/pimg.php?imgid=39652 Tiny tiny tiny Tetris GIF]
*[http://pya.cc/pyaimg/pimg.php?imgid=39652 Tiny tiny tiny Tetris GIF]
*[http://www.woostercollective.com/2006/07/another_crate_piece_from_melbourne.html Tetris Crate]
*[http://www.woostercollective.com/2006/07/another_crate_piece_from_melbourne.html Tetris Crate]
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*[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xgcln_si-tes-tris-prends-un-sucre Sugar stop-motion Tetris]
*[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xgcln_si-tes-tris-prends-un-sucre Sugar stop-motion Tetris]
*[http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_games_commercials.asp?SEARCH=tetris Various Tetris commercials]
*[http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_games_commercials.asp?SEARCH=tetris Various Tetris commercials]
*[http://videos.somethingawful.com/mega64/tetris.mpg Life of a Lonely L piece in the real world] (12MB mpeg video)
*[http://www.coroflot.com/public/individual_set.asp?individual_id=47024&set_id=266169& Tetris Tableware]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3ILUic7aN0 Lady Sovereign "Love me or Hate me (explicit version)" clip] (Tetris at the beginning and the end)
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3ILUic7aN0 Lady Sovereign "Love me or Hate me (explicit version)" clip] (Tetris at the beginning and the end)
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5055Qv1p6I Another stop-motion video] (tetris at 02:34)
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5055Qv1p6I Another stop-motion video] (tetris at 02:34)
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbIUy-Qfm1E German Honda Commercial]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbIUy-Qfm1E German Honda Commercial]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc62w50E-Ig The Simpsons Tetris]
*[http://www.pbfcomics.com/?cid=PBF206-Game_Boy.gif The Perry Bible Fellowship Tetris Strip]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZG7JXmMXLA Futurama Tetris]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlMuulwO1uc Family Guy Tetris]
*[http://www.pbfcomics.com/?cid=PBF206-Game_Boy.jpg#196 The Perry Bible Fellowship Tetris Strip]
*[http://www.maliki.com/strips/strip_revanche.jpg Mailiki strip about Tetris (and cashier and supermarket)] (french comic)
*[http://n-styles.com/main/archives/2006/08/13-000000.php Tetris DS Japanese 24h marathon]
*[http://n-styles.com/main/archives/2006/08/13-000000.php Tetris DS Japanese 24h marathon]
*[http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/18/tetris-in-real-life/ Tetris in Real Life] (art photography)


==People==
==People==
===Utada Hikaru, japanese pop idol===
===Utada Hikaru, japanese pop idol===
*[http://youtube.com/watch?v=GVt1iC9EKpU can play a vs match while laughing]
*can play a vs match while laughing
*[http://www.u3music.com/message/index.php?m=1&d=2006070318521j.xml hit 99999999 on Tetris DS]
*[http://www.u3music.com/message/index.php?m=1&d=2006070318521j.xml hit 99999999 on Tetris DS]
*[http://touch-ds.jp/news/tetris_event/index.html participated in a Tetris DS event organized by Nintendo]
*[http://touch-ds.jp/news/tetris_event/index.html participated in a Tetris DS event organized by Nintendo]
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*[http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=13055 won a GDC game design challenge]
*[http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=13055 won a GDC game design challenge]
* (has an admirable russian accent)
* (has an admirable russian accent)
== Interviews ==
=== Developers ===
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi7LMe7yk7Q Alexey Pajitnov interview from Tetris Gold] (1993)
* [http://articles.latimes.com/2001/aug/09/news/tt-32254 Still Falling for 'Tetris'] (2001-08-09, with Alexey Pajitnov)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100616094427/http://www1.kamakuranet.ne.jp:80/swanswan/software/other/tetris_interview.html WonderSwan Tetris developer interview] (2005-05-12, in Japanese)
* [http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/interview/11267/tetris-from-the-top-an-interview-with-henk-rogers Tetris from the Top: An Interview with Henk Rogers] (2006-04-06)
* [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0606/22/index.html Tetris DS Staff Interview] (2006-06)
* [https://twvideo01.ubm-us.net/o1/vault/GD_Mag_Archives/GDM_September_2006.pdf Game Developer Magazine, September 2006] featuring "Alexey Pajitnov, Master of Shapes" (pp10-16)
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrHp-_l6vrA GameZombie.tv Presents A Conversation With Alexey Pajitnov] (2007-03-14)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090607193954/http://www.gamespot.com/news/6181946.html Q&A;: Tetris creator Alexey Pajitnov] (2007-10-30)
* [http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3499/catching_up_casually_a_chat_with_.php Catching Up Casually: A Chat With Alexey Pajitnov] (2008-01-18)
* [https://www.destructoid.com/interview-with-alexey-pajitnov-and-henk-rogers-on-tetris-135296.phtml Interview with Alexey Pajitnov and Henk Rogers on Tetris] (2009-06-08)
* [https://www.destructoid.com/interview-tetris-friends-142550.phtml Interview: Tetris Friends] (2009-08-04, with Casey Pelkey, VP of Sales and Marketing at Tetris Online)
* [http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/4129/the_man_who_won_tetris.php The Man Who Won Tetris] (2009-09-10, with Henk Rogers)
* [https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/017917/alexy-pajitnov-and-henk-rogers-on-selling-the-next-100-million-units-of-tetris-mobile/ Alexy Pajitnov and Henk Rogers on selling the next 100 million units of Tetris mobile] (2010-01-21)
* [http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/5876/alexey_pajitnov__tetris_past_.php Alexey Pajitnov - Tetris: Past, Present, Future] (2010-06-28)
* [http://time.com/2837390/tetris-at-30-pajitnov-interview/ Tetris at 30: An Interview with the Historic Puzzle Game's Creator] (2014-06-06, with Alexey Pajitnov)
* [https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/bmjyq4/the-man-who-made-tetris The Man Who Made Tetris] (2014-11-21, with Alexey Pajitnov)
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lf8f4FFyqiw Secret Origins of the Tetris Phenomenon] (2015-02-05, with Alexey Pajitnov and Henk Rogers at D.I.C.E Summit 2015)
* [https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/interview-with-the-tetris-company-creators-alexei-pajitnov-and-henk-rogers/ Meet the men who built the only perfect video game: Tetris] (2015-02-12, with Alexey Pajitnov and Henk Rogers)
* [https://www.hawaiibusiness.com/off-the-grid/ Off The Grid] (2015-12-09, with Henk Rogers, on being awarded Hawaii Business magazine’s CEO of the Year)
* [https://tetris.com/article/132/the-man-behind-the-tetris-microcard-an-interview-with-kevin-bates The Man Behind the Tetris MicroCard - An Interview With Kevin Bates] (2017-10-27)
* [http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/07/feature_meet_the_man_who_gave_nintendo_tetris_and_got_hiroshi_yamauchi_gaming Meet The Man Who Gave Nintendo Tetris And Got Hiroshi Yamauchi Gaming] (2018-07-28, with Henk Rogers)
=== Players ===
* [https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/5g998a/in-conversation-with-the-king-of-game-boy-tetris In Conversation with the King of Game Boy 'Tetris'] (2016-10-13, with Uli Horner, Twin Galaxies record holder for Tetris (Game Boy))
* [https://tetris.com/article/121/the-life-of-a-tetris-master-interview-with-jonas-neubauer The Life of a Tetris Master - Interview With Jonas Neubauer] (2017-10-13)
* [https://tetris.com/article/135/becoming-a-tetris-grand-master-interview-with-kevin-birrell Becoming a Tetris Grand Master - Interview with Kevin Birrell] (2017-11-01)
== Interesting articles ==
* [https://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/29/business/new-software-game-it-comes-from-soviet.html?pagewanted=all New Software Game: It Comes From Soviet] (1988-01-29)
* [https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-06-10-8801060500-story.html  GLASNOST REACHES COMPUTER GAMES, AND TETRIS IS TERRIFIC] (1988-06-10)
* [https://www.theverge.com/2012/6/12/3051197/tetris-future-touchscreens-buttons Tetris: can a Cold War classic evolve for the touchscreen?] (2012-06-12)
* [https://chrishiggins.com/w/2013/02/03/playing-to-lose/ Playing to Lose: How Competitive Tetris Players Approach an Unwinnable Game] (2013-02-03)
* [https://jp.ign.com/tetris-effect/30800/interview/vre35 VRやeスポーツまで広がるテトリス35年の歩み!ヘンク・ロジャース親子が語る] (2018-11-14)
* [https://www.redbull.com/int-en/rise-history-classic-tetris-world-championships?linkId=59683647 How the Classic Tetris World Championships became a top esports tournament] (2018-11-14)
== Other curiosities ==
* [http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/01/random_this_woman_loves_tetris_so_much_shes_going_to_marry_her_copy This Woman Loves Tetris So Much She's Going To Marry Her Copy] (2018-01-05)
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Latest revision as of 00:39, 19 December 2018

Little known facts

  • The number of board states in Tetris can have (assuming a 10 × 20 playfield) is 2200 = 1 606 938 044 258 990 275 541 962 092 341 162 602 522 202 993 782 792 835 301 376 ≈ 1.6 × 1060.
  • The number of valid board states (states without any completely filled lines and where there no completely empty lines in the middle of the stack) is 1023 + 1022 × 1022 + ... + 102220 = 1 546 831 721 292 591 640 116 011 560 045 710 774 439 430 123 900 352 379 195 051 ≈ 1.54 × 1060.
  • Nowadays Tetris logo was drawn by Roger Dean

Also, according to RealTechnews:

  • The game inspired a terrible single in 1992 by Dr Spin, featuring samples of music composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
  • In September 2002, Faiz Chopdat, 23, of Blackburn, was jailed for four months after refusing to turn off his mobile on a flight from Egypt to Manchester. The crew asked him three times to switch off the phone, which was interfering with the plane’s communications system, but each time Chopdat turned it on again. He was playing Tetris.
  • The world’s smallest game of Tetris took place under an electron microscope using 42 glass ‘microspheres’ at the Department of Physics of Complex Systems in Amsterdam (video here)
  • Yuri Yevushenko, director of the Russian Academy in the 1980s, claims Tetris is so successful because "unlike American games it is not about murder, shooting or chasing; it is about building and order."
  • In a recent US study at the Harvard Medical School’s department of psychiatry, 27 Tetris players spent seven hours a day, for three days, playing the game. Many had ‘Tetris dreams’.

More interesting trivia:

  • In the 1989 Gamest Magazine character popularity poll, the monkey from Tetris (Sega) placed 5th, just above the I block in 6th. The Tetris blocks won the Favourite Group award. (ref)

Tetris apparel

Art and Culture

People

Utada Hikaru, japanese pop idol

Alexey Pajitnov, the man behind Tetris

Interviews

Developers

Players

Interesting articles

Other curiosities