The Story of Tetris

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Gaming Historian

Gaming Historian

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@GamingHistorian
@GamingHistorian 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you all for your patience with this video. I hope you enjoy The Story of Tetris! If you learned something new, please consider sharing the video. Have a great weekend!
@megajaredx9679
@megajaredx9679 6 жыл бұрын
FINALLY! THANK YOU!!!
@louskunt125
@louskunt125 6 жыл бұрын
I'll enjoy this tonight. Thanks, Norm.
@SHR7778
@SHR7778 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@RickyTheFoxOfficialChannel
@RickyTheFoxOfficialChannel 6 жыл бұрын
Gaming Historian my mum long time ago listened on Radio 24 a documentary of Tetris! But she can’t finished because she was in a car and she was arrived before the ending!
@frankiebeans8055
@frankiebeans8055 6 жыл бұрын
Gaming Historian awesome work my friend.
@ServantRules
@ServantRules 6 жыл бұрын
I'd just like to tip my hat off to Henk Rogers for not only being one of the more stand up guys involved in this entire story, but more so for making sure his friend and Tetris creator Alexei got his due.
@sacripudding4586
@sacripudding4586 5 жыл бұрын
I mean nintendo also seemed interested in paying Pajitnov. It was elorg who declined.
@RossWasTaken
@RossWasTaken 5 жыл бұрын
What a guy, went to Soviet Russia without knowing the language, or knowing where to go. Wholesome af when he made friends with Alexei. The story where he played go with locals made me laugh
@bp968
@bp968 5 жыл бұрын
@@sacripudding4586 yah, did you notice the guy who ran "elorg" walked away with a cool 15 million when it was all said and done? Workers Paradise eh? Lol Its always the government hacks that walk away with all the wealth (regardless the system). Socialism and they are the ones with the power and luxury. Socialism dies and capitalism takes its place? And boom, all the government guys feed like roaches on everything of value in the system (like tetris in this case) and leave the creators and workers to starve. Notice how the guy walks away with 15m and didn't bother to find the creator and give him at least a little? Nope, it was "inappropriate" to discuss paying the creator but when its his turn to fill his pockets? Its all good.
@TheEtherny
@TheEtherny 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it was a great coincidence that they were both kind to each other, someone wouldn't have cared to show a foreigner around a new country nor a guy on business about helping the guy who created a game out, this is just wholesome
@bp968
@bp968 5 жыл бұрын
@@TheEtherny my life hasn't been a bed of roses but I feel like most of the time its just easier to be nice to people. That doesn't mean you have to give up that promotion to the other employee or donate that winning lotto ticket, but maybe you could take his family out to dinner, or set up a scholarship for the employees at the store where you got your mega lotto winner. If we were all nice to each other the world would just about become an alien place overnight.
@LGR
@LGR 6 жыл бұрын
This is beyond excellent, Norm. Fantastic work untangling the whole ordeal!
@rjnash2610
@rjnash2610 6 жыл бұрын
Hey Clit! How's it goin'?
@Nerdstrategy
@Nerdstrategy 6 жыл бұрын
Reconized your voice and the completionists in it. It's crazy each episode of his could be a DVD itself
@store_brand
@store_brand 6 жыл бұрын
Clint your props give this vid credence.
@robertmartin5781
@robertmartin5781 6 жыл бұрын
And his voice work in said video gives it a sophisticated layer of suave savvy... Or something.. I was just trying to sound cool.
@QLTD
@QLTD 6 жыл бұрын
Hey Clint, did Norman give you royalties for using your voice?
@michaelgoff4504
@michaelgoff4504 Жыл бұрын
I had the pleasure of meeting Alexei Pajitnov in 2019 at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo. He beamed with pride at the joy he brought so many people, including myself.
@CatzyCatzy
@CatzyCatzy 4 ай бұрын
What was his personality. He seems to be a mentally strong man.
@michaelgoff4504
@michaelgoff4504 4 ай бұрын
@@CatzyCatzy Very friendly individual. Not someone who comes across as having done a big thing.
@CatzyCatzy
@CatzyCatzy 4 ай бұрын
@@michaelgoff4504 him as a Russian living in the US surprises me. He seems to be a humble man just by your description.
@cfisher2447
@cfisher2447 Ай бұрын
Did he pleasure your ball sack?
@Abauto84
@Abauto84 Ай бұрын
wow I bet that was an amazing experience
@PixelGameSquad
@PixelGameSquad 6 жыл бұрын
Videos like this is why you will always be respected in the community 🎮💪
@cheesepuffs2858
@cheesepuffs2858 6 жыл бұрын
Brilliant
@robscallon
@robscallon 6 жыл бұрын
This was fantastic
@TheTenthDentist
@TheTenthDentist 6 жыл бұрын
Suprised to see you commenting on something like this rob.
@datllamadoh6343
@datllamadoh6343 6 жыл бұрын
Rob Scallon yeah surprisingly interesting, btw tell dave to learn to cool rather then eating microwave meals.
@canman87
@canman87 6 жыл бұрын
Seeing a channel I'm subbed to commenting on a video from another channel I'm subbed to (especially with such disparity between their content) is sweet. Makes KZbin seem a little bit more like a community instead of just a giant video search engine or something.
@eliwarren6358
@eliwarren6358 6 жыл бұрын
holy fRIck it's Rob Scallon.
@TetrisShark70
@TetrisShark70 5 жыл бұрын
Rob liked videogames? Hell yeah.
@ThatOneVideoGamer
@ThatOneVideoGamer 6 жыл бұрын
Blown away with how this turned out. Norm - you out did yourself. So proud of you!
@twinkiesmaster69
@twinkiesmaster69 6 жыл бұрын
The Completionist ,I've noticed you there jirard buddy
@erikrick
@erikrick 6 жыл бұрын
Nice voice over work
@Jerdo452
@Jerdo452 6 жыл бұрын
Look is the guy who couldn't complete Metroid Prime 3 v:
@Jerdo452
@Jerdo452 6 жыл бұрын
I'm kidding, I'm huge fan of your show. Please don't kill me :"v
@kriscarlson910
@kriscarlson910 6 жыл бұрын
Jared Ahumada too soon...lol
@coreymyers5321
@coreymyers5321 Жыл бұрын
As soon as I saw the new Tetris movie trailer, I had to back to make sure I remember everything. Take 30 minutes from an hour documentary and make it a movie. I love it!
@belimbingpanas
@belimbingpanas Жыл бұрын
Eyyy I click back to this video because I know someone will comment this out
@NoahDaArk
@NoahDaArk Жыл бұрын
I came From the Tetris trailer too. Had to see if the story was just as crazy as it seemed
@brettdibble2763
@brettdibble2763 Жыл бұрын
same reason for visiting this vid. so far this documentary makes the situation a LOT more tame than what the trailer presented.
@warweasel2832
@warweasel2832 Жыл бұрын
@@brettdibble2763 Given that Pajitnov grew up on James Bond movies imported by his mother, I think the tension and espionage theming is exactly what he wants. It'll probably be the greatest love letter to his hard work and life story ever made.
@DemianCorvus
@DemianCorvus Жыл бұрын
Yes indeed xD. Also, that Belikov guy is an unsong hero. MVP of the negotiation behind Tetris, along with Rogers.
@JackTempest94
@JackTempest94 6 жыл бұрын
This is like something PBS would air on television. It's that good.
@SlavomirG
@SlavomirG 6 жыл бұрын
The BBC document: Tetris - From Russia with Love (available on YT) is much better than this and available since 2004
@MrBallsMalone
@MrBallsMalone 6 жыл бұрын
Seriously
@DanTheMan1985ful
@DanTheMan1985ful 6 жыл бұрын
Well it should be... when it says in its post credits "Funding for Gaming Historian is provided in part by supporters on Patreon." "Thank You." Which almost sounds similar to what PBS, WGBH, and VOA announces in their programs that aired on TV at end of each one... "Major funding of this program was provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)." A private corporation funded by the American people. "And the annual financial support from Viewers Like You."
@adrianbelzer5630
@adrianbelzer5630 6 жыл бұрын
I totally agree with this statement!
@emdotrod
@emdotrod 6 жыл бұрын
Slavomir G The BBC is an actual broadcasting company. For a KZbin channel, this surely an impressive job
@JonGon005
@JonGon005 6 жыл бұрын
"Why is Tetris fun?" - Yamauchi "Because your secretaries and accountants are playing it." - Miyamoto Best response ever.
@rjnash2610
@rjnash2610 6 жыл бұрын
Umm... no.
@llSuperSnivyll
@llSuperSnivyll 5 жыл бұрын
In other words: "People who would otherwise never touch a game are enjoying it. What do YOU think?"
@thelegendofhuman2754
@thelegendofhuman2754 5 жыл бұрын
Streaming from the Suburbs yeah Miyamoto is a cool guy
@thelegendofhuman2754
@thelegendofhuman2754 5 жыл бұрын
the 117 doctor miyamoto is still alive
@dani.munoz.a23
@dani.munoz.a23 5 жыл бұрын
the 117 doctor hes alive
@AustinJohnPlays
@AustinJohnPlays 6 жыл бұрын
Watched every minute of it. The time and effort that went into this is amazing. 10/10 would watch again.
@J0SHUAKANE
@J0SHUAKANE 6 жыл бұрын
watched it again, now i must show it to others.
@thearbinator2487
@thearbinator2487 6 жыл бұрын
Eyyyy! It's Austin John!
@falconeagle3655
@falconeagle3655 6 жыл бұрын
I only realized now that this was 1 hour !!!!!!!!!!
@mikeluna2026
@mikeluna2026 6 жыл бұрын
My third time already. Better than a movie. Granted, I'm an Indie dev so Norm's videos are often rather inspiring.
@believeonjesus7215
@believeonjesus7215 3 жыл бұрын
The Gospel: JESUS died for our sins on the cross, HE shed HIS holy, innocent , precious blood for us (HIS blood washes away ALL sins) HE was buried but on the third day GOD raised HIM from the dead. All you have to do to be saved is: Believe in JESUS, trust in HIS blood. JESUS did everything for you, no works are required for salvation (Ephesians 2:8-9) . (Don’t forget to repent of sin. )
@jaxpool155
@jaxpool155 Жыл бұрын
I just showed this documentary to my mom (only 2 years younger that Pajitnov), whose major was actually in Soviet Studies. And was very impressed at how accurate the depiction of the tensions and governing decisions were at the time. Not to mention she's an avid Tetris player herself, and didn't realize just what all it took to get it distributed. She loved this!
@KaruYTPrem1
@KaruYTPrem1 Жыл бұрын
Im sure she also loved the new Tetris movie
@Mandarin9900
@Mandarin9900 Жыл бұрын
@@KaruYTPrem1 I wouldn't be so sure
@alyshakhan5909
@alyshakhan5909 6 жыл бұрын
I felt sorry for Pajitnov, I'm glad he got the money in the end. He was good and wholesome throughout the process :)
@BounnoyPhanthavong
@BounnoyPhanthavong 6 жыл бұрын
That Henk Rogers sure is a good fella.
@gabrielgoncalves2763
@gabrielgoncalves2763 5 жыл бұрын
Communism sucks, and still today lots of morons want this crap.
@poshio1
@poshio1 5 жыл бұрын
@@gabrielgoncalves2763 communism had nothing to do
@faustlican5566
@faustlican5566 5 жыл бұрын
@@gabrielgoncalves2763 uneducated savage
@CalamackLP
@CalamackLP 5 жыл бұрын
@@gabrielgoncalves2763 lol if you think an employee not getting the rights to something they made on company time using company resources is unique to communism then you must not be very well educated. That's how it works in every system. Also, the Soviet Union was socialist, a communist nation has never existed.
@misterguy2929
@misterguy2929 6 жыл бұрын
Im happy that Alexey was finally able to benefit from his creation. Though not as much as he could have, but considering the situation it was probably the best case scenario. But man this would make an interesting movie.
@cragnog
@cragnog 6 жыл бұрын
I was thinking that, I want to make this movie. It's a really interesting story of ideological systems headbutting, but also many individual players headbutting over the creation of something ultimately created by one man. And that man is within the system that doesn't allow him any ownership of his own product. There is a fantastic array of characters, interesting pacing to the story, arcs, people who turn out to be rather awesome, others who turn out rather slimey... hell there's even a Maxwell trying to pull strings with the Soviet government at one point. In the middle of all this is an iconic game and at the happy end of it all, there is a beautiful friendship. And Somehow Shigeru Miyamoto even shows up man this story is so fucking golden. The themes of the story are powerful and the potential to explore them is amazing. Even from the small beginnings it is quite an interesting story. Its great how the story just grows and grows, getting more complex and more of a mess in the second arc, then at the beginning of the third arc you got these three separate guys to go to Moscow in the same damn month! The story itself comments on marketing tactics (the exotic/mysterious Russian vibe which also plays into what things were like at the time with the Iron Curtain). The business practises of competing companies like Atari and Nintendo who took this under the wing of an already existing squabble... man I could go on as Im really just writing in a bit of a flow of consciousness. I had other things that were popping into my mind to say but they popped out too! Feeling inspired... I just really want to make this movie! You can't write this stuff... but you sure can dramatise it :)
@cragnog
@cragnog 6 жыл бұрын
And to all this I must give Kudos to the makers of this video. One of the best things I've watched in a while, I really didn't expect to watch this whole thing, let alone be transfixed by it and want to recommend it to everyone.
@White_Tiger93
@White_Tiger93 5 жыл бұрын
im preety sure that anyone who using his game must pay alexey for borrowing his invention, Nintendo, sega and many others publishers devs..
@olsen99q
@olsen99q 5 жыл бұрын
@@cragnog You're absolutely right, this story is ripe for a movie adaption. It'll happen, I'm sure.
@oneofmanyalexs
@oneofmanyalexs 5 жыл бұрын
@@olsen99q There is a Tetris movie in the work. not abot this story though. It's a (planned) sci-fi Trilogy.
@penguinpie5056
@penguinpie5056 6 жыл бұрын
'when kevin maxwell told his father the news about tetris he reportedly "went apeshit"'. ...absolutely magical storytelling of the highest order
@MrSuckeragi
@MrSuckeragi 6 жыл бұрын
its a higher form than batshit
@johnlarson7858
@johnlarson7858 6 жыл бұрын
That was a Top 5 moment from this documentary. Having used that very term in our house growing up, and how much it always made my sister and I laugh, I had to rank it fairly high.
@christopherdavidson8267
@christopherdavidson8267 8 ай бұрын
These are the same Maxwell's involved with Mossad and sex trafficking, al a Robert and Ghislaine Maxwell.
@Goldilush
@Goldilush 6 ай бұрын
But what did Ghislaine think?
@Peannlui
@Peannlui 8 күн бұрын
​@@Goldilush She was destined to find her father's 'killer', so I'm sure she didn't become a hypocrite and solicit kids for a very terrible human being. /s
@raveouscarlias4479
@raveouscarlias4479 Жыл бұрын
It's crazy just how involved in video game history Miyamoto is. Dude is a Legend.
@realmetatron
@realmetatron Жыл бұрын
The Stan Lee of gaming!
@OuTSMOKE
@OuTSMOKE 11 ай бұрын
Basically everything great in video gaming history post-atari was touched by either Miyamoto, Iwata, or both of them.
@bluebaron6811
@bluebaron6811 10 ай бұрын
Miyamoto is like Werthers caramel candies: he's been around since before anyone can remember, and no matter where you go, you see him. I swear, I see a Miyamoto every time I look under my dang couch cushions.
@johnroe3915
@johnroe3915 7 ай бұрын
He basically raised this generation. He's our virtual father.
@AlfredoPuente8
@AlfredoPuente8 4 ай бұрын
Nowadays he only makes Paper Mario boring.
@YourTypicalMental
@YourTypicalMental 6 жыл бұрын
Seeing Alexey Pajitnov at the end with his warm smile makes me so happy everything turned out alright for him. So many times throughout that story things could have gone very ugly for him.
@megamage911
@megamage911 6 жыл бұрын
So very true. The only regretable thing for him in the end wasn't that he didn't get those royalties sooner.
@bezzaderbane9890
@bezzaderbane9890 6 жыл бұрын
Yes I was getting depressed that the only guy I cared about was going to end up with nothing, I'm glad fate smiled on him though he probably lost millions to those other vultures all squabbling over his product.
@reisjames1
@reisjames1 6 жыл бұрын
Damn Rogers seriously killed it. So much of this seemed like he was flying by the seat of his pants but it all worked out for him. He knocked it out of the park, and then went off and helped Pajitnov too. What a guy.
@hagamapama
@hagamapama 6 жыл бұрын
Henk understood one key thing -- in order to make a deal, you have to be both trusted and trustworthy. He knew how to charm people and make a sales pitch but unlike Stein, he also knew how important it was to hold up your end of the bargain and make sure both sides win out of the deal. Deals where you "win" and the other guy is disadvantaged are deals that will be broken at the first opportunity, as Stein found out the hard way. In the best deals, everyone wins, and that's Henk Rogers' genius..
@LochNessHamster
@LochNessHamster 6 жыл бұрын
Really respect Hank Rogers in this. An unfortunately rare example of a smart businessman who's also a genuinely good human being. We could use more people like him in this world.
@MegaManNetworkOfCourse
@MegaManNetworkOfCourse 6 жыл бұрын
Yeah. I'd drink vodka with him.
@teapub9119
@teapub9119 6 жыл бұрын
@@MegaManNetworkOfCourse hell yeah
@neoamaru
@neoamaru 5 жыл бұрын
Agreed.
@nurlindafsihotang49
@nurlindafsihotang49 Жыл бұрын
In ironic way, Hank Rogers is the true communist as written by Karl Marx in his books. Fair and good of the community. And again, showing the irony of economic method being twisted of become a political cult.
@arturocaissut1071
@arturocaissut1071 Жыл бұрын
I hope the upcoming Tetris movie brings more people to this video, resulting in the views it deserves. This is a masterpiece.
@BlueHeartAngelaBabyRosalina500
@BlueHeartAngelaBabyRosalina500 Жыл бұрын
A comment in the trailer of the movie led me here, and now subbed and excited to see all the other docs!
@DanielSmith-zo1db
@DanielSmith-zo1db Жыл бұрын
That’s why I’m here
@Beus38
@Beus38 Жыл бұрын
The notion of the existence of the trailer itself brought me here. I wanted to have the story told with as much objectivity as possible, before watching it probably somewhat exaggerated in a commercial movie. And I must say this documentary is an awesome piece of work.
@dedmanzombie
@dedmanzombie Жыл бұрын
​@Trinity Lively he makes excellent content absolutely super informative and always interesting
@WesNumber1
@WesNumber1 Жыл бұрын
I hope this documentary gets recognized in the credits of the Tetris movie
@LINK67890
@LINK67890 6 жыл бұрын
I cried at the end. Alekséi Pázhitnov deserved a happy ending, and he indeed get it.
@absursi0n122
@absursi0n122 6 жыл бұрын
Prince Lorian Jesus Christ can people not have emotions? Or are you going to make it into one of those “never mind I just cried” memes EDIT: Ok, he deleted his comment lol. if i remember correctly, he was saying something about how if you cried you were a "snowflake" in case anyone was wondering.
@catsii
@catsii 6 жыл бұрын
i cried too!! you're not alone
@KWTurpin
@KWTurpin 6 жыл бұрын
@@absursi0n122 I grew up slaughtering my own cows and chickens, and I teared up a little at the end of this.
@octoman_games
@octoman_games 6 жыл бұрын
the whole video was awesome and the ending with the tetris song was spectacular!
@kyledean1966
@kyledean1966 6 жыл бұрын
Copyright laws are so messed up. They actively have harmed more content creators than they have helped them.
@awing84
@awing84 2 жыл бұрын
So the fight for Tetris went all the way to Gorbachev. Damn that's historically insane. Incredibly well made documentary!
@tcrpgfan
@tcrpgfan Жыл бұрын
It's all because some guy thought tetrominoes needed to be spiced up.
@jeffreyjohnsonakashadowolf5562
@jeffreyjohnsonakashadowolf5562 5 жыл бұрын
56:21 Gaming Historian: In November of 1991, Robert Maxwells naked body was found floating in the Atlantic Ocean. Creepy Tetris theme music plays
@blakjjags0697
@blakjjags0697 5 жыл бұрын
Jeffrey Johnson AKA ShadoWolf *jazz music stops*
@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing
@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing 5 жыл бұрын
55:57 Also Gaming Historian: Vladimir Pokhilko, who studied the psychological effect of Tetris, murders his wife and 12 year old son, before punching his own ticket Creepy Tetris vibe intensifies
@serismith1798
@serismith1798 5 жыл бұрын
I came here to find people talking about this. Scary stuff
@theologynerd1689
@theologynerd1689 5 жыл бұрын
His death was ruled a "heart attack" plus "accidental drowning"? Yeah sure. He was billions of dollars in debt and stole employee pension funds to pay some of the debt; if disgruntled employee didn't pay a cleaner to dump him naked into the middle of the ocean, somebody got tired of his excuses.
@seekerfound9150
@seekerfound9150 5 жыл бұрын
@@theologynerd1689 the ocean water is heart stoppingly cold, afterall
@MALEMization
@MALEMization Жыл бұрын
30:42 THAT LINE was said WORD by WORD in the movie! Such a POIGNANT AND STRONG LINE! I salute Mr Rogers himself and the actor who portrayed him for the movie, Mr Egerton, for that line alone to be honest!
@cloud99vii27
@cloud99vii27 Жыл бұрын
Yes I watched the movie tonight, really good, had a little of drama that wasn't in the original story, but it's a film so I understand it, Taron is a good actor, liked him in Kingsman and Rocketman
@flordelizhawk358
@flordelizhawk358 Жыл бұрын
@@cloud99vii27 I like to think all the people involved in this story laughing at the film for dramatizing a bunch of things.
@matheuscabral9618
@matheuscabral9618 Жыл бұрын
no, inthe movie it was something like “if you wanna sell thousands of gameboys to little boys, package it with mario, but if you wanna sell millions of game boys to everyone, package it with tetris”
@maximillianmarcosebastian880
@maximillianmarcosebastian880 10 ай бұрын
The Maxwells are more antagonistic in the movie - like ‘having proxies that enjoy beating the poop out of Henk Rogers and stealing his jeans’ kind of antagonistic. Well deserved potrayal of the Maxwells, although the movie lacked Vadim Gerasimov.
@MALEMization
@MALEMization 10 ай бұрын
@@maximillianmarcosebastian880 I agree 100% on Vadim! He was CRUCIAL in Tetris's development!
@overlordalfredo
@overlordalfredo 6 жыл бұрын
*Well worth the wait!*
@BURNINGMITAKA
@BURNINGMITAKA 6 жыл бұрын
Overlord Alfredo indeed
@GarageLoot
@GarageLoot 6 жыл бұрын
I want to talk to the 66 people who voted this down.
@nb6806
@nb6806 6 жыл бұрын
Garage Loot likely the former employees of Mirrorsoft and Tengen
@GarageLoot
@GarageLoot 6 жыл бұрын
Naughty Bottom lol Great point.
@ConnerTheWaffle
@ConnerTheWaffle 6 жыл бұрын
59 minutes of Tetris history I was born for this moment!
@doraeguyakaneddie6586
@doraeguyakaneddie6586 6 жыл бұрын
ConnerTheWaffle When are you going to do I hate marsbars?
@yulikitten
@yulikitten 6 жыл бұрын
ConnerTheWaffle Here's an idea. Tetris rip-offs
@doraeguyakaneddie6586
@doraeguyakaneddie6586 6 жыл бұрын
Dudley Hudgenson He already did it but he took it down here’s a reupload kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4DSnXSAet-nf7c
@doraeguyakaneddie6586
@doraeguyakaneddie6586 6 жыл бұрын
Litten14 Who is it?
@PSVitaat2am
@PSVitaat2am 6 жыл бұрын
It must be our birthday!
@Kickboxer848
@Kickboxer848 6 жыл бұрын
Why isn't this trending on KZbin?!?! It should! It's that amazing of a video!
@necrojoe
@necrojoe 6 жыл бұрын
Sadly, hour-long videos rarely reach trending.
@robbiewalker2831
@robbiewalker2831 6 жыл бұрын
They only promote shit.
@chungman6167
@chungman6167 6 жыл бұрын
They will only promote news show videos, clickbait, some vlogs, and EVERY NOW AND THEN a gaming announcement or trailer.
@pjcgaming9548
@pjcgaming9548 6 жыл бұрын
Insanewaine because this isn’t a Ellen or Jimmy Kimmel video.
@mistersands339
@mistersands339 6 жыл бұрын
Its #25 on trending in the UK!
@SoundEngraver
@SoundEngraver Жыл бұрын
I had no idea the story behind Tetris was this intense. Thanks for this video!
@GamingHistorian
@GamingHistorian Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@jmp01a24
@jmp01a24 Жыл бұрын
It's better than the 2023 movie, but still they managed to get details wrong. Oh these Americans. When you guys make something it's always tainted by lies and excluding all the facts...
@SoundEngraver
@SoundEngraver Жыл бұрын
@@jmp01a24 Usually people who promote the lies don't like being American.
@captainmega6310
@captainmega6310 Жыл бұрын
​@@jmp01a24like we're the only ones. It's human nature
@calamusquill116
@calamusquill116 4 жыл бұрын
The History of Tetris could so be a movie. We need Henk Rogers to negotiate the film rights.
@zwooop64
@zwooop64 4 жыл бұрын
Its in the works with Taron Egerton to star
@paulsd9255
@paulsd9255 4 жыл бұрын
@@zwooop64 as Henk Rogers, mind you.
@DrWho2008t101
@DrWho2008t101 4 жыл бұрын
yup
@aydendunnfilmmusic
@aydendunnfilmmusic 4 жыл бұрын
Kind of like “the founder” but with Tetris. I would so watch that.
@bralenmurphy1991
@bralenmurphy1991 3 жыл бұрын
Russia might take too long to sign the rights off
@TechieXP
@TechieXP 6 жыл бұрын
Dude, this is your best video ever! It literally had me in tears for several reasons. Born in 69, I got to see the video game market nearly crash and getvrevuved by Nintendo here in the US. I knew for a long time their were huge issues with getting Tetris here, but I never knew them. I also got to meet Alexey, as I took had a job at Microsoft as an intern for an outside developer. I also knew he never got a dime for Tetris for several years. But he was never bitter and was just happy of its popularity. I am so happy he finally got his payday which he so long deserved for so many years. I also remember all the releases of Tetris, as I had the Mirrorsoft, Spectrum Holobyte version for both the Pc and Apple computers and of course the best versions ever on the NES and GB. I remember all the commercial and Nintendo huge investment in getting the game on their first major handheld. It is one of the best games ever and i still play through emulators. Seems like all the guys who dealt with this game, all had a bad ending except the guys who were honest businessmen. Very well done video man. Hats off to you.
@Danielo7R
@Danielo7R 5 жыл бұрын
The nicest thing of this whole true story is that the good guys actually win at the end. And Rodger's biggest weapon was virtue and respect.
@fabian5002
@fabian5002 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah sure, money had nothing to do with it.
@odeplay
@odeplay 5 жыл бұрын
i didnt know that this was a real story
@NeoKyoKusanagi
@NeoKyoKusanagi 5 жыл бұрын
@@fabian5002 No, it didnt, because it was Nintendo´s money. And if you paid ANY attention to what was said here, it said that Rogers sugegsted Nicolai with providing also creator royalties to Pajitnov, and the ass Nicloai rejected it. So no, it was not about money. This lesson is free, next one is not. ^_-
@Makarosc
@Makarosc 5 жыл бұрын
Well the Soviet Union would've died anyway and Patijov would get it back
@k.k9206
@k.k9206 5 жыл бұрын
@@fabian5002 It was partially about money, but more about trust. He already got screwed over and he didn't want to get screwed over again, so it seemed he banked on the most trust worthy of the 3. Which, in the end was the best decision.
@RIP-Daedae
@RIP-Daedae 2 жыл бұрын
I never imagined the story of Tetris could be so riveting lol. Bravo! literally fist bumped when Pajitnov finally got what he was owed.
@TheCatholicNerd
@TheCatholicNerd 3 жыл бұрын
Can we all take a moment to reflect how freaking awesome Henk Rogers is? He goes in not having any connections with anyone in russia, becomes best friends with the tetris creator and helps explain the video game industry to the Russians, and later in life starts a company with the creator of Tetris and helps the guy get rights to his own game. Capitalism can be cutthroat, but it's good to see a success story like that where businessmen decide to act morally and use the system to get recognition where it belongs. And the smarmy gits got screwed
@glowingcrowns1692
@glowingcrowns1692 2 жыл бұрын
Capitalism can indeed be cut throat. But Communism wouldn't even let the man stand over his own invention. That's a crime against humanity to me. End of the day I'm glad it was a happy ending. Even though the creator got lucky.
@PsionicMonk
@PsionicMonk 2 жыл бұрын
That's my favorite thing about this whole story.
@charlesatanasio1622
@charlesatanasio1622 2 жыл бұрын
Communists and socialists only broadcast the failures, they forget about the successes.
@ghuff31
@ghuff31 2 жыл бұрын
Right? I got a little choked up at the end. He looked out for the goose, not just the egg. It took a good person to do that, even though he didn't have to.
@nunyanunya4147
@nunyanunya4147 2 жыл бұрын
in soviet russia capitalism is new upstart business man. experement will fail. communist laugh last then eat turnip.
@drnumbnuts656
@drnumbnuts656 5 жыл бұрын
Came to learn about Tetris. Ended up learning about politics.
@gold_lightning
@gold_lightning 6 жыл бұрын
Not gonna lie, this is some netflix worthy documentary material. You really outdid yourself. I never quite understood this tangled mess before and this video straightened it out perfectly. Well done.
@yagyu6272
@yagyu6272 6 жыл бұрын
Netflix only has mediocre bullshit, Lies and bullshit
@looktalike
@looktalike 6 жыл бұрын
@ladawg81 For some really nice context and interviews to compliment this great documentary, I highly recommend checking out BBC's Tetris - From Russia with Love. It actually includes old VHS footage of Henk and Alexey touring Moscow and being best buds.
@Leinad0001
@Leinad0001 Жыл бұрын
It's like a movie where you'd think Belikov is the main villain of the story, but Rogers reveals it was Stein and Maxwell all along. Then Belikov outs them by pulling some 4D chess moves XD
@AnthonyZ.
@AnthonyZ. Жыл бұрын
It's funny cuz Tetris now has a movie.
@mikedrop4421
@mikedrop4421 Жыл бұрын
​@@AnthonyZ. it was great, I just watched it. Excellent film. I watched this documentary when it came out and after watching an entire movie about intellect theft I kind of feel like they stole the movie idea from the Gaming Historian. Irony. Lol.
@walkerphillips2818
@walkerphillips2818 Жыл бұрын
Rogers: So, that's the reason why you're being screwed over. Anything else I need to explain? Belikov: Oh no, you've explained enough, now let me show you how we Russians negotiate...
@johnpijano4786
@johnpijano4786 Жыл бұрын
​@mikedrop4421 well... I mean. If this is how history turned out, not really plagiarism when your just explaining the events of a real story. Tbh. The movie did not explain the skill of Belikov too well.
@Mario_N64
@Mario_N64 10 ай бұрын
​@@mikedrop4421This story was well documented back in 1989 by the gaming press. It's not some new discovery.
@naheemquattlebaum2267
@naheemquattlebaum2267 6 жыл бұрын
This had to be the most complex fight for licensing rights in history.
@knightofy333schua8
@knightofy333schua8 6 жыл бұрын
ikr?!?! I could barely keep up XDD
@zurypuebla8879
@zurypuebla8879 5 жыл бұрын
Is it
@NickShvelidze
@NickShvelidze 5 жыл бұрын
I still don't get it why did they even need a license, did Soviet Union even recognize intellectual property?
@Toni1988ify
@Toni1988ify 5 жыл бұрын
@@NickShvelidze Well it's clear they did...
@invock
@invock 5 жыл бұрын
In videogames, that might indeed be the case. In other medias... *laughs in LOTR*
@Xeo7
@Xeo7 6 жыл бұрын
Henk Rogers is a genuinely stand up, good guy. I was touched to hear he brought his friend over from Russia and helped him finally see profit off of his creation in Tetris. Then in the end finding out he started a foundation to end fossil based fuel usage. Seriously, he's a good guy. This has been my favorite video you've created yet, Norman.
@Jekyll_Island_Creatures
@Jekyll_Island_Creatures 6 жыл бұрын
Fossil fuels make life worth living. They're the reason we're here able to watch a video at our leisure. Don't forget there's upwards of a billion people that don't have access to reliable, cheap energy.
@ChuuniKaede
@ChuuniKaede 6 жыл бұрын
Send A Raven cheaper better and sustainable options already exist. Supporting fossile fuels at this point is borderline retarded.
@Jekyll_Island_Creatures
@Jekyll_Island_Creatures 6 жыл бұрын
The cleanest form of viable energy is nuclear, but it gets demonized by environmental religious zealots.
@C0MMANDE12
@C0MMANDE12 6 жыл бұрын
Solar energy is getting cheaper than fossil fuels, that's why China has gotten knee deep into it and even the Dubai, Saudi's etc. www.irena.org/publications/2018/Jan/Renewable-power-generation-costs-in-2017 Nuclear energy is not just having the plant, its getting new uranium by mining for it, and storing old for thousands of years (that hopefully will be fuel for newer generations of nuclear plants). It getting better by the new generations but the consequences when something happens are also a magnitude worse than any other source of energy. But nuclear energy won't fade away it will just evolve into new technology, same goes for fossil fuels. But hopefully where the source will be much cleaner in the end.
@SoulDevoured
@SoulDevoured 6 жыл бұрын
*commends someone on being a good person* *replies are all arguing about fossil fuel usage*
@abdalaez
@abdalaez 6 жыл бұрын
56:04 56:27 Holy shit!! That turned dark pretty quickly!
@brentusfirmus
@brentusfirmus 5 жыл бұрын
Right?
@michellequinn1940
@michellequinn1940 8 ай бұрын
Just had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Pajitnov recently and he is one of the most genuine, charming and likable people I've ever met.
@DaveWraptastic
@DaveWraptastic 3 жыл бұрын
I just realized that some of the best inventions in entertainment might never have left an office building, basement, group of friends or living room just because the timing wasn't right or the right person didn't notice it. The best novel, piece of music, videogame or movie idea of all time might be collecting dust somewhere right now or is even already lost forever.
@gothicsuperhero
@gothicsuperhero 2 жыл бұрын
Facts.
@captainmega6310
@captainmega6310 2 жыл бұрын
Gets you thinking.
@gunengineering1338
@gunengineering1338 2 жыл бұрын
I've seen many fall through the cracks. I am sure it happens all the time.
@nateKitsura
@nateKitsura 2 жыл бұрын
that's why capitalism sucks
@gunengineering1338
@gunengineering1338 2 жыл бұрын
@@nateKitsura but socialism is the better answer right? The sales pitch that exterminated over 100 million people and counting and turned some of the nicest countries into 3rd world cesspools.
@cb2327
@cb2327 5 жыл бұрын
me: oh ok, a history on tetris , this should be a little trivia video Gaming Historian: The Cold War... Me: Oh my
@hwn2831
@hwn2831 5 жыл бұрын
Because they need to fight USSR even then it doesn't exist anymore and spread more lies about how it was bad to live in it.
@diatomsaus
@diatomsaus 5 жыл бұрын
@@hwn2831 I know right, they downplayed everything, such as the gulags, human experimentation, cannibalism during the famines in China... Communist is great isn't it?
@bephanie
@bephanie 5 жыл бұрын
lol
@miikey376
@miikey376 5 жыл бұрын
@@diatomsaus communist comes from the word community. it's an idea that would work if people worked together.
@MrGrace
@MrGrace 5 жыл бұрын
@@diatomsaus yeah, because capitalism hasn't produced any atrocities...
@AnimalFacts
@AnimalFacts 6 жыл бұрын
That was extremely well done Bravo
@BrunoPhilipe
@BrunoPhilipe 6 жыл бұрын
It's a well deserved take on a well deserving story. I knew the history of Tetris was a mess, but I had no idea it was this convoluted.
@patrickmoroney2991
@patrickmoroney2991 Жыл бұрын
Watching this again in the wake of the trailer for the Taron Egerton movie being dropped. This is probably my favourite of your docos, Norm - so much of Tetris' history has genuinely cinematic moments.
@verdatum
@verdatum 6 жыл бұрын
This video is a clear labor of love. You went above and beyond here. This is absolutely incredible.
@lukebell4738
@lukebell4738 5 жыл бұрын
Number one best selling game in the world: Tetris Second best selling game in the world: Minecraft People love block games.
@eventyraren
@eventyraren 5 жыл бұрын
And neather of them are from USA
@rickardrakkoon2500
@rickardrakkoon2500 5 жыл бұрын
There's something to be said for simplicity in an over detailed world.
@Kebabrulle4869
@Kebabrulle4869 5 жыл бұрын
Both were made for fun, (initially) by only one person, and are still popular to this day.
@tylerhoyt9979
@tylerhoyt9979 5 жыл бұрын
Both are inmortal.
@adamcochrane3867
@adamcochrane3867 5 жыл бұрын
Fortnite: hold my beer
@dava_arvarabi
@dava_arvarabi 6 жыл бұрын
In Soviet Russia, Tetris made video about Gaming Historian
@LateNightPerson
@LateNightPerson 6 жыл бұрын
lol
@Gezajozsi
@Gezajozsi Жыл бұрын
been a while... since I've watched this, but honestly this was the best recounting of the events. The movie twists it a bit, adds a little bit of urgency and drama, but I had to come back and rewatch this awesome story from the perfect perspective. Ty Norman :)
@shotguntornado
@shotguntornado 6 жыл бұрын
I’m so glad Pajitnov finally got paid for Tetris. I want to write the guy a letter or something.
@WinVisten
@WinVisten 6 жыл бұрын
I know! I was going to say the same thing. He deserved money because it was HIS game.
@jozopako
@jozopako 6 жыл бұрын
That is the problem, people should not get money for that because money is not good moral motivator. You should do products to make people happier and not to make money.
@leonreaper90
@leonreaper90 6 жыл бұрын
@jozo Nothing in life is free, you'll learn this later on
@jozopako
@jozopako 6 жыл бұрын
Leon Reaper oh really? You don't say. When is something normal and real it does not matter it is right. But you will learn this in your life when you will be older.
@ammosophobia
@ammosophobia 4 жыл бұрын
And Pokhilko finally ended his pain by slashing his wife and child and blowing his brains out. Yay, Gold Star!
@galinmeric2149
@galinmeric2149 5 жыл бұрын
1 year later, Tetris battle Royale
@Cpg443
@Cpg443 5 жыл бұрын
I knew I wasn’t the only one that came back
@thespartan3479
@thespartan3479 5 жыл бұрын
And it’s still just as addictive 😂😉
@alessandrocwilliam
@alessandrocwilliam 5 жыл бұрын
COINCIDENCE? *I DON'T THINK SO*
@Rogerioapsandrade
@Rogerioapsandrade 5 жыл бұрын
Tetris will never die. People will always find new ways to enjoy it
@GSK-
@GSK- 5 жыл бұрын
It's addictive as heck, this game is never dying
@SuperMakeSomething
@SuperMakeSomething 6 жыл бұрын
This video is excellent! The story is fascinating, it is presented in a comprehensive and complete way, and the production quality is fantastic. Thank you for sharing!
@Curtis-Randall
@Curtis-Randall Жыл бұрын
I just rewatched this and it’s even better the second time. Norm, you are a brilliant film maker and the world can’t thank you enough
@johnnybensonitis7853
@johnnybensonitis7853 6 жыл бұрын
This was incredible! This story could be made into a major Hollywood picture in the same vein as Jobs. What's crazy is how a few of the guys came to such a grisly end... But good to see the guy who actually made the game get what he deserved. Took long enough, but he got it!
@chancepaladin
@chancepaladin 6 жыл бұрын
sheesh, no doubt!
@mmamatt88
@mmamatt88 6 жыл бұрын
Spot on!
@CG-RD
@CG-RD 6 жыл бұрын
I'd watch it
@iDGF999
@iDGF999 6 жыл бұрын
That dude murdered his whole family. Brings new meaning rage quitting.
@benni_97at
@benni_97at 6 жыл бұрын
Someone PLEASE make that happen!
@DrunkenHotei
@DrunkenHotei 6 жыл бұрын
This is the definition of quality content on KZbin.
@PatTheNESpunk
@PatTheNESpunk 6 жыл бұрын
Great to see this finally hit the KZbins. Great job, Norman. :)
@PSVitaat2am
@PSVitaat2am 6 жыл бұрын
He always does great work!
@benpreston7962
@benpreston7962 6 жыл бұрын
Avgn is better
@stevencooney761
@stevencooney761 6 жыл бұрын
Has norm ever done anything with avgn?
@OfficialDJUnikittyYT
@OfficialDJUnikittyYT 6 жыл бұрын
Both AVGN and Pat are better
@wonkyflonky69
@wonkyflonky69 6 жыл бұрын
yo chill out lmao
@MarcelWillis
@MarcelWillis Жыл бұрын
I was a competitive Tetris player. I found this documentary during the Covid shutdown and I've enjoyed watching it ever since. I wonder if the new AppleTV movie will give credit to Gaming Historian for inspiring the movie. This entire documentary reads like a rough draft of a screenplay. Well done man...Well done.
@FLXEP
@FLXEP Жыл бұрын
Norman said that he got many screenwriters reached him for working on a Tetris story movie, but they all come back and said that the rights to the story is already sold. So, Norman didn't get the chance to be credited since the AppleTV movie is probably already planned before Gaming Historian Tetris doc.
@pokehybridtrainer
@pokehybridtrainer Жыл бұрын
​@@FLXEP Good on him to get that cheddar for all of the blood sweat and tears for making this doc.
@tarcmaylor
@tarcmaylor 6 жыл бұрын
Damn, I didn't realize I wanted to watch a full-length movie about the history of Tetris, but here I am.
@haruhisuzumiya6650
@haruhisuzumiya6650 3 жыл бұрын
Or that Nintendo would destroy Atari and mirror soft
@jksanrio
@jksanrio 3 жыл бұрын
56:06 Hold on, the guy studying the psychological effects murdered his own family?? Didn’t see that coming. We need a full story on THAT TOO!
@keithv708
@keithv708 3 жыл бұрын
Same here
@zoladkow
@zoladkow 3 жыл бұрын
Well me thinks the murder part was to cover the fact that the suicide part was assisted, but that's me...
@turbojurpo
@turbojurpo 3 жыл бұрын
Hey this is the kind of shit that happens when you play too much tetris
@miserychannel69
@miserychannel69 3 жыл бұрын
Maxwell triple agent, murdered, family of spies - Ghislaine continued in the family business with her honey pot scheme to compromise high ranking officials .. small world ;)
@TerenceKearns
@TerenceKearns 2 жыл бұрын
@@miserychannel69 In-Q-Tel was also involved in 911. 56:50
@fernando98322
@fernando98322 6 жыл бұрын
This might be your finest work yet. The illustrations are beautiful. The story behind Tetris is so darn interesting, but I'm glad the creator at the end had a good ending. These guys are crazy, negotiating on the backs of the Soviet Union.
@naapalm82
@naapalm82 6 жыл бұрын
fernando98322 especially since personal profit was supposed to be illegal in the USSR. To quote Histeria: In America, you can be anything you want to be and if you can make money doing it, do it! In communist Russia, you can be anything comrade Stalin wants you to be and if you can make money doing it, he’ll take it.
@xAngelsOfHellx
@xAngelsOfHellx Жыл бұрын
Henk Rogers is an absolute boss and having Taron Egerton play him is just perfect hahah
@squallphin
@squallphin 6 жыл бұрын
As a 35 yers old gamer i cried at then when finally Pajitnov could make money of his creation
@IcyHaze02
@IcyHaze02 6 жыл бұрын
This is too good. It should go on the Trending part of KZbin.
@chrishorn4561
@chrishorn4561 6 жыл бұрын
It already is
@Atlink
@Atlink 6 жыл бұрын
A game about falling blocks becomes something akin to another cold war. Who would have ever thought something so simple could be so complex? Licensing battles, secret meetings, international espionage... All because we wanted to clear lines of blocks. Good god, what a ride.
@shmackatrotsky5394
@shmackatrotsky5394 6 жыл бұрын
Atlink alotta ppl knew they stood a chance of becoming filthy rich off that game. which leads to all kinds of cutthroat shenanigans.
@melissawickersham9912
@melissawickersham9912 Жыл бұрын
And now there is a feature film based on this story.
@skyden24195
@skyden24195 Жыл бұрын
When Nikolai Belikov met Henk Rogers and found out what was really going on, he was all like, "Ok, I'll show you how we really play 'Russian Roulette.'" lol. That was a really interesting story. I've not known the details of the game in that depth before. Mostly I just knew it was a debacle to get Tetris out of the U.S.S.R. at the time. Really, I love the way Belikov handled the situation, especially with his assessment and maneuvering of the three men who had come for the hand-held rights. He was the right guy in the right place for the right reason. Also, Gorbachev telling Maxwell (Sr.) to basically "Get over it! My country is in crisis and you're whining to me about some b.s. video game licensing issue." 😆
@exxinferis24
@exxinferis24 6 жыл бұрын
Not kidding, I just gave this video a standing ovation. The best I've seen in a long time and now I'm convinced this should be the story for a tetris movie
@UltraHealthyVideoGameNerd
@UltraHealthyVideoGameNerd 6 жыл бұрын
I agree, this alone could be a DVD release.
@chrishorn4561
@chrishorn4561 6 жыл бұрын
Did your laptop do a bow whilst you applauded it
@RheaStorm
@RheaStorm Жыл бұрын
Boy do I have news for you!
@losingfayth
@losingfayth 4 жыл бұрын
me: "What an interesting story, an all around good time!" the endcard: HE MURDERED HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN THEN KILLED HIMSELF
@hagamapama
@hagamapama 4 жыл бұрын
This is why it is very dangerous to study madness.
@BopLouie
@BopLouie 4 жыл бұрын
HIS NAKED BODY WAS FOUND FLOATING IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN
@faustlican5566
@faustlican5566 4 жыл бұрын
Stare long enough into the abyss...blah blah blah xD
@iamhungey12345
@iamhungey12345 4 жыл бұрын
Tetris sucks out your sanity.
@yurilia7384
@yurilia7384 4 жыл бұрын
@@iamhungey12345 (assuming you started with sanity in the first place)
@rangoononline
@rangoononline 6 жыл бұрын
This is better than 90 percent of the content on Netflix.
@Pablo123456x
@Pablo123456x 6 жыл бұрын
That's a very low bar. Awesome video though.
@theeternalslayer
@theeternalslayer 6 жыл бұрын
Thats because its content focuses on telling the truth and not pushing an agenda or exaggerating it just the development of the highest selling game of all time.
@candiepunk1686
@candiepunk1686 6 жыл бұрын
*99999999999
@vubhuhjkbhubohjb
@vubhuhjkbhubohjb 6 жыл бұрын
But the Amy Schumer special.....
@freebird0147
@freebird0147 6 жыл бұрын
@@EmeraldEyesEsoteric reported to the police.
@FordFourD-aka-Ford4D
@FordFourD-aka-Ford4D Жыл бұрын
I strongly suspect it was this video that inspired Jon S. Baird, Noah Pink, Matthew Vaughn, Gillian Berrie, Claudia Schiffer, Len Blavatnik, and Gregor Cameron to make their Tetris movie.
@johndotcue
@johndotcue 4 жыл бұрын
Love how everyone involved in this got addicted to playing this simple game haha
@Keithustus
@Keithustus 4 жыл бұрын
Well there hasn’t really been anything like it before. We humans had no defense. Its spread actually reminds me of COVID: starts in one little area, gets passed around with little notice, largely through intimate contacts in indoor settings. After several months it’s goddamn everywhere and can’t be ignored.
@TheCoolDave
@TheCoolDave 3 жыл бұрын
Even today, many years after this game was the shit... pick it up... play for a while.. .You'll be addicted to too...
@theraymunator
@theraymunator 3 жыл бұрын
To be fair, Tetris is very addictive, even today. I don't even like puzzle games but every time I play Tetris I end up doing it for like 2 hours just to get that dopamine rush.
@believeonjesus7215
@believeonjesus7215 3 жыл бұрын
The Gospel: JESUS died for our sins on the cross, HE shed HIS holy, innocent , precious blood for us (HIS blood washes away ALL sins) HE was buried but on the third day GOD raised HIM from the dead. All you have to do to be saved is: Believe in JESUS, trust in HIS blood. JESUS did everything for you, no works are required for salvation (Ephesians 2:8-9) . (Don’t forget to repent of sin. )
@theraymunator
@theraymunator 3 жыл бұрын
@@believeonjesus7215 hail satan
@markynio
@markynio 4 жыл бұрын
I got emotional when Rogers and Pajitnov met and from that day there was something that left good impresion on boths sides. Then When I read that they teamed up and founded The Tetris Company my eyes cried a little :)
@davezanko9051
@davezanko9051 4 жыл бұрын
Yep. The story has a happy ending because two guys became genuine friends and still are. The true power of friendship.
@zomboridejan
@zomboridejan 4 жыл бұрын
Did you got emotional when uou found out about Vladimir Pokhilko's sad end?
@markynio
@markynio 4 жыл бұрын
@@zomboridejan not until now.
@nomnomstirn1532
@nomnomstirn1532 3 жыл бұрын
@@zomboridejan What about Maxwell’s end? Based on the information given his death seemed suspicious. Idk how someone would get a heart attack along with an accidental drowning.
@raistlarn
@raistlarn 3 жыл бұрын
@@nomnomstirn1532 heart attack while swimming will most likely end in drowning. The idea he died after looting his employees pensions throws up a bunch of red flags though.
@RobOfAges
@RobOfAges 6 жыл бұрын
Not only is this my favourite video I've ever watched on your channel, but this one of my favourite documentaries I've ever watched. The story behind Tetris is incredible; thank you for spending what I can only assume were countless hours gathering all of this and presenting it in such a professional, education manner. Tetris is one of my favourite games of all time and the ending to this story makes me appreciate it so much more. Loved it!
@Sawolf151
@Sawolf151 2 жыл бұрын
I got emotional when it finally worked out for Pajitnov! What a tale!
@d-anger-noodle
@d-anger-noodle 6 жыл бұрын
So glad that the creator finally came out on top and that he formed a lasting and genuine friendship as well
@costatheodosiou8751
@costatheodosiou8751 6 жыл бұрын
This documentary is an absolute masterpiece. This is required material for anyone in the video game industry.
@Kummituslinna
@Kummituslinna 6 жыл бұрын
Costa Theodosiou except it’s a ripoff of BBC documentary
@HowToX
@HowToX 6 жыл бұрын
To be specific, the Soviets boycotted the 1984 olympics in response to America boycotting the 1980 olympics. But seriously, this is one of the best KZbin videos I've ever seen.
@yintungz1
@yintungz1 Жыл бұрын
After watching the Apple TV trailer, I just had to come back to this video to watch it again. Thanks Norm as always, for making this.
@minenice4890
@minenice4890 5 жыл бұрын
and that's how the greatest battle royale was created
@waifu_png_pl6854
@waifu_png_pl6854 5 жыл бұрын
it is the best br. im already addicted
@MarioTube101
@MarioTube101 5 жыл бұрын
@minenice55The fight for the rights was a battle royale, and now the game is a battle royale.
@DacStudiosEntertainment
@DacStudiosEntertainment 5 жыл бұрын
minenice game*
@lefmike
@lefmike 5 жыл бұрын
um it imspired many other puzzle games...
@RedShockInc
@RedShockInc 6 жыл бұрын
Holly cow! an hour? im so excited! thanks!
@beinghonest9433
@beinghonest9433 6 жыл бұрын
it was good should be a movie it had everything
@LevaniKa
@LevaniKa 6 жыл бұрын
it would be a good movie, like "Bridge of Spies"
@JoseAlberto-dh8pf
@JoseAlberto-dh8pf 6 жыл бұрын
Hola Alex no esperaba encontrarte por aqui
@believeonjesus7215
@believeonjesus7215 3 жыл бұрын
The Gospel: JESUS died for our sins on the cross, HE shed HIS holy, innocent , precious blood for us (HIS blood washes away ALL sins) HE was buried but on the third day GOD raised HIM from the dead. All you have to do to be saved is: Believe in JESUS, trust in HIS blood. JESUS did everything for you, no works are required for salvation (Ephesians 2:8-9) . (Don’t forget to repent of sin. ).!
@VidweII
@VidweII 3 жыл бұрын
@@believeonjesus7215 bahahaha gfy.
@soopGnat
@soopGnat 4 жыл бұрын
Alexey Pajitnov is one of my heroes. He's a hard-working, humble, brilliant man with love in his heart.
@mrsadcountryballiraq6992
@mrsadcountryballiraq6992 2 жыл бұрын
He's a Good man a Real good man that is For sure
@coniferous3132
@coniferous3132 2 жыл бұрын
It really gets me that the only reason he ever got his royalties is because he *made a friend*. There is a life lesson in there, somewhere.
@nessamillikan6247
@nessamillikan6247 2 жыл бұрын
@@coniferous3132 Well, if you think about it, how does anyone ever get a high paying position? A few people will get there on hard work alone, but the majority will get there because they have connections. In life, it's all about where you are and who you know.
@Spo8
@Spo8 Жыл бұрын
It feels like there's a non-zero chance that this documentary is directly responsible for the Tetris movie.
@iainreid6292
@iainreid6292 Жыл бұрын
this is a rip of many videos before it
@hansolowe19
@hansolowe19 11 ай бұрын
I hope so.
@hansolowe19
@hansolowe19 11 ай бұрын
​@@iainreid6292source?
@willpulford8893
@willpulford8893 9 ай бұрын
​@@iainreid6292 really? Can you say which ones you think this video ripped off?
@DogOfHades
@DogOfHades 8 ай бұрын
​@willpulford8893 He did not answer because the only rip is the air from his behind.
@UpcycleElectronics
@UpcycleElectronics 6 жыл бұрын
This is 1990's Corporate Cable TV Primetime quality stuff here. Thanks for the fantastic storytelling and a killer upload worth sharing with any and everyone. Mark my words, November 1st 2018, in the distant future this upload will be one one the most popular on YT in the edutainment category. This is a timeless story. -Jake
@k2yami
@k2yami 5 жыл бұрын
@The Mystic Fez you literal moron, "edutainment" is a combination of "education" and "entertainment". go back to undertale please you fucking 9 year old
@airiac
@airiac 5 жыл бұрын
@@k2yami Wow, there are people who have never heard the word edutainment in their lives before, it's quite easy to make that mistake. Is there really a need to be so rude?
@jamesoreele5902
@jamesoreele5902 5 жыл бұрын
@@k2yami lol, calm down. you talk to people like this usually?
@rekt_yer_nan_darding_5788
@rekt_yer_nan_darding_5788 5 жыл бұрын
When you realise that Shane Dawsons shithouse documentaries get more views than this informative masterpiece
@Claytone-Records
@Claytone-Records 5 жыл бұрын
Wow! “Literal Moron”. Heavy.
@epy0nkaru
@epy0nkaru 4 жыл бұрын
"I'll just have to deal with the Russians myself" Okay Henk Rogers is kind of a badass.
@chaoscontroller316
@chaoscontroller316 4 жыл бұрын
The type of badass that goes looking for a fight yet nobody has to die for him to win.
@RhythmGrizz
@RhythmGrizz 4 жыл бұрын
Yep
@paulaldo9413
@paulaldo9413 4 жыл бұрын
Went to the capital of the communist superpower, without knowing anything about it nor bringing anyone with him. Total badass. Perhaps it's true that fortune favors the bold.
@paulchapman8023
@paulchapman8023 4 жыл бұрын
Paul Aldo not even knowing the language. I don’t know whether that’s badass or insane. I guess the difference between badass and insane is nothing more than the difference between success and failure.
@Mimi.1001
@Mimi.1001 4 жыл бұрын
And not only did he manage to succeed in his goal, but also got a probably lifelong friendship out of this.
@TerenceKearns
@TerenceKearns 2 жыл бұрын
Did you realize that Robert Maxwell was Gislaine Maxwell's dad? This doco was beautifully made and told. The artwork was truly artful. Really enjoyable and fascinating.
@purple_cat7836
@purple_cat7836 2 жыл бұрын
christ
@markb4328
@markb4328 2 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised they didn't refer to him as a controversial figure. He caused the collapse of a major bank among many other controversies (such as being a suspected spy).
@carsonjackson415
@carsonjackson415 2 жыл бұрын
thought that to myself when i saw it! Funny how people such as him are connected to things as unrelated as Tetris and pedophilia
@roninmarketingproductions
@roninmarketingproductions Жыл бұрын
His death was very suspicious
@devinisdead4061
@devinisdead4061 Жыл бұрын
It’s time for Rogers to hammer stein.
@_Moar
@_Moar Жыл бұрын
Here from the newly announced Tetris movie. I had no idea there was a story behind this iconic game. I am eager to learn, 5 years later
@BlueHeartAngelaBabyRosalina500
@BlueHeartAngelaBabyRosalina500 Жыл бұрын
Same, and now I'm excited to check out the other videos on this channel!
@SayumGunarathna20904
@SayumGunarathna20904 Жыл бұрын
Same here
@bryanstickell429
@bryanstickell429 6 жыл бұрын
WOW That was SO worth the wait, Norman! The moment I saw the thumbnail, I did a double take and jumped right on it. I watched the Tetris story the BBC did, but yours blew theirs out of the water! Absolutely astonishing attention to detail, my friend! I'm proud of you!!
@josejuanandrade4439
@josejuanandrade4439 6 жыл бұрын
I felt i was at Russia!
@anarchyandempires5452
@anarchyandempires5452 5 жыл бұрын
I love how our first reaction to tetris was "This is good, really good.... Really really good.....too good, COULD THIS BE A Soviet PLOT!!!???
@robbiewalker2831
@robbiewalker2831 4 жыл бұрын
Anarchy Empire I would like to see a documentary type movie based on this.
@alejandrorivas4585
@alejandrorivas4585 4 жыл бұрын
@@robbiewalker2831 i mean you just did lol
@robbiewalker2831
@robbiewalker2831 4 жыл бұрын
Alejandro Rivas let me rephrase that: I would like it if this was the idea of a movie made for theaters; like that it tells a story about Tetris like it was some sort of “government conspiracy”, and just use cool graphics as montages; rather than straight up turning the game into an unfaithful movie about science fiction.
@anarchyandempires5452
@anarchyandempires5452 4 жыл бұрын
@@robbiewalker2831 so you want to give it the looking for Hitler treatment then?
@amogus7
@amogus7 4 жыл бұрын
yeah
@sinisterelephant8658
@sinisterelephant8658 5 жыл бұрын
It would have been so easy to put the Tetris theme in throughout the video, and I did play it in my head, but saving it until the end was a master stroke. Using the classic instrumental was even better.
@timothytorigian7932
@timothytorigian7932 Жыл бұрын
Here after watching the Tetris movie. I'm impressed with how much they got right. Either way, amazing work.
@swamilive
@swamilive 6 жыл бұрын
Great job on this one, Norm. I don't think it's yet realized by everyone, but your contributions to the library of gaming history are so valuable. I know this is what you do for money and for pleasure, but I have a feeling your videos will be used for research in generations to come. Keep it up, Norm. You're awesome.
@marlojimenezmd
@marlojimenezmd 5 жыл бұрын
This deserves a live action Netflix movie. Damn. Great job gaming historian. You should also port this to Netflix.
@Live-Life-Freely
@Live-Life-Freely 5 жыл бұрын
Not Netflix perhaps this same channel just with more funding.
@mikenotsure4683
@mikenotsure4683 5 жыл бұрын
Ohh yes can the team that worked on Mario bros the movie make it?
@marlojimenezmd
@marlojimenezmd Жыл бұрын
Apple +
@rajdeepkashyap5766
@rajdeepkashyap5766 Жыл бұрын
Hey, look where we are now!
@nmaster
@nmaster 5 жыл бұрын
so tetris 99 is the official prequel of all tetris games, because is based in the battle royale for tetris rigths
@thatsanelephant_1763
@thatsanelephant_1763 5 жыл бұрын
No.
@oddchilly
@oddchilly 5 жыл бұрын
Yes
@thatsanelephant_1763
@thatsanelephant_1763 5 жыл бұрын
Oddchilly Reverse Card
@oddchilly
@oddchilly 5 жыл бұрын
Kaiser Carl Young reverse card also
@thatsanelephant_1763
@thatsanelephant_1763 5 жыл бұрын
Oddchilly Double reverse card
@itsmorphinetime
@itsmorphinetime Жыл бұрын
Rewatched this today after the Tetris movie announcement. Such an amazingly made documentary on the subject, and excited to see this story play out in movie form
@thatplane3865
@thatplane3865 6 жыл бұрын
What a fucking mess, I can’t believe that Tetris still exists after this debacle. Also amazing video, the effort, the drawings and voice over are incredible and this matches the documentary quality.
@dr.harrysalemiii5421
@dr.harrysalemiii5421 6 жыл бұрын
Funny story, my father took my Game Boy and Tetris to Zambia when he met president Frederick Chiluba. He showed the game to the presidents body guards and let them borrow the Game Boy. In the morning the guards came to my dad and said the Game Boy was broken when actually they had worn the batteries out playing Tetris all night. Now thats international diplomacy lol.
@moore9793
@moore9793 6 жыл бұрын
@Jean Philippe "The original Game Boyboasted anywhere from 10 to 30 hours of battery life on four AA batteries, according to different sources (the more generous estimates came from Nintendo itself at launch)."
@wyxoshi2944
@wyxoshi2944 6 жыл бұрын
r/thathappened
@dr.harrysalemiii5421
@dr.harrysalemiii5421 6 жыл бұрын
Yeah, the Zambians didn’t see a lot of video game consoles or hand heads in the 90s so it was a treat for the guards.
@marcelerystick7416
@marcelerystick7416 6 жыл бұрын
And then everyone clapped
@kauswekazilimani3736
@kauswekazilimani3736 6 жыл бұрын
Greatings from Zambia
@schatzi333221
@schatzi333221 4 жыл бұрын
I am blown away. One of the greatest videos I've ever watched on KZbin, by far. Much better than many of the documentaries playing on TV or Netflix these days [regarding all genres.] Simply put; I. Loved. This. Video. The quality and amount of heart put into it is just beyond fantastic. It is much appreciated, and enjoyed!!! It's so incredible to learn how Tetris came to fruition, and in so much detail, too. Thank you!
@ebogar42
@ebogar42 2 жыл бұрын
You're hilarious.
@GDnewbie
@GDnewbie 2 жыл бұрын
@@ebogar42 I’m not going to spend any of my energy on this comment.
@ebogar42
@ebogar42 2 жыл бұрын
@@GDnewbie Why do you need to?
@jp93309
@jp93309 Жыл бұрын
My first job out of college was at Spectrum HoloByte, from 92-97. Had the honor of working for Gilman Louie and Alexey Pajitnov who we brought on board as a consultant on Tetris spinoffs Super Tetris and Wordtris. Fun times!
@Gojiro7
@Gojiro7 5 жыл бұрын
I think one of the most heart warming things about this story was Howard Lincoln casually throwing in royalty payments too Pajitnov for creating the game, its a shame the Russian's found that insulting.
@dangerco8789
@dangerco8789 5 жыл бұрын
"Inappropriate," not "insulting." He wrote it on Company time, on Company equipment. Any Western corporation would have done the exact same thing.
@bluegum6438
@bluegum6438 5 жыл бұрын
And then once Elorg had their fill, they sold half of his creation back to him in an act of mercy. Isn't business grand?
@kinggremlin4574
@kinggremlin4574 5 жыл бұрын
@44444 777 Not the same thing. He used their computer equipment to create it which was not something Russians could afford to have in their home like a pen and paper for a book.
@kinggremlin4574
@kinggremlin4574 5 жыл бұрын
@44444 777 I'm not against him getting money. All I'm saying is the way it was setup at his work, he was not the legal owner of the software he created and he was not legally entitled to any money. The video explains very clearly that even if he was the legal owner, he could not license it abroad.
@rhysredin3030
@rhysredin3030 5 жыл бұрын
f@44444 777 If you design a car while working at Ford, while on Ford's time, using Ford's equipment, is it your car or is it Ford's?
@msbae
@msbae 6 жыл бұрын
This is the best episode you've done since the biography on Satoru Iwata.
@aquamidideluxe5079
@aquamidideluxe5079 2 жыл бұрын
I was grinning over the happy ending Alexey Pajitnov got, then startled at the brutality of Vladimir Pokhilko's bio at the end. Also Henk Rogers seems like a great guy all around, both for helping Pajitnov and his modern-day environmental pursuits.
@Hue_Sam
@Hue_Sam Жыл бұрын
I guess the maxwells got the short end of the stick…
@kuronoch.1441
@kuronoch.1441 Жыл бұрын
​@@Hue_SamDeserved though. Remember that Ghislaine Maxwell was also a member of that particular company.
@ShadowCompany01
@ShadowCompany01 Жыл бұрын
@@kuronoch.1441 member of the company? Robert was her father!
@kyucklebeans
@kyucklebeans Жыл бұрын
Lol I was gonna say that Henk seems like a great guy but I’m wondering why he’s pushing the climate scam now. Luxury cause for the wealthy. He must have a private jet or six, like the others in on the scam.
@Jaymonius
@Jaymonius Жыл бұрын
Came back to this after hearing of the Tetris movie. This documentary is one of my favorites you made.
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