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Old 01-13-2021, 12:27 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by M-A-G View Post


Playing this when I was younger I had zero clue as to the history behind such a simple, unassuming, little game.
I like a lot of Gaming Historan's stuff, but I loved this doc. The one for Mike Tyson's Punch-Out isn't bad, either.

In perspective, though I personally voted for 4, it is technically a "masterpiece" in that it essentially birthed a genre of games previously untapped. The closest we got to any type of puzzle game previous was either something gimmicky like Gyromite, or some sort of educational title; most of which were simplistic or low-effort. This game became something more. There aren't many people with any sort of access to technology on the planet that doesn't know what Tetris is.

It isn't exactly the best game ever, but it's one of the most iconic games of all time.
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