Tetris: The Games People Play

Tetris: The Games People Play by Brian "Box" Brown 

Tetris is a simple, addictive game with an interesting history. It was started as a text-based pet project in the Soviet Union. He liked to play it on his own. He shared with others. Soon it spread and eventually made it out of the Soviet Union. The cold war was in process, and Russia was little understood by the west. However, when people saw the game, they saw the potential. There were various businessmen involved in negationations and trading rights to the game. Eventually, one guy managed to cold-call the Russians and get the rights to the game. Nintendo was able to use those to distribute the game on the Gameboy further contributing to its popularity. Initially, the creator made no money from the game. However, he was later able to immigrate to the United States and share in the proceeds. This book tells the story of Tetris (and Nintendo) in the form of a graphic novel.