An important part of Russian history that many people miss, is the invention of Tetris. Created by Alexey Pajitnov of the Academy of Science of the USSR, this simple puzzle game has made its way into just about every electronic device that also has a screen. The name is a combination of "tetra", because, each falling piece is made out of four squares, and "tennis", which just happens to be Alexey's favourite sport.
Funny, I always thought that the name was an allusion to a kind of lattice structure.
Tetris has been around for something like twenty-three years, which, while younger than Pong, is still a considerably old game. From the very beginning, it has been named as one of the best games of all time, taking over all those primitive consoles that people used to play on. It really shows how far we've come. People used to buy entire machines to play one game. Now, we can play a multitude of far larger ones, on smaller devices.
Recently, I have found myself playing Tetris a lot more than I used to. I suppose I just needed a change from what I have been doing. Tetris is really addictive. I have been considering getting people to call me instead of IM-ing me, so that I can play Tetris uninterrupted.
I should really get back to my maths.
As it turns out, I have no Tetris-related images. So here's a completely unrelated one!
-Joe