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This was super interesting, and I loved the art and black/white/yellow palette. I think I *mostly* understood the business machinations but am hoping that watching the movie fills in whatever gaps remain. I never had a Nintendo growing up or played Tetris, but my husband and kids are Nintendo devotees. (Also pictured is a functioning VCR which my teen who is a vintage entertainment enthusiast does actually use. 🤣)

With minimalist style and wry humor, Box Brown tells the story of Tetris' invention, proliferation across the globe, and the furious competition to profit from it. A very fast read full of interesting details about the history of games. Now a major motion picture.

I thought the little person on the Game Boy was adorable!

My review of this book can be found on my YouTube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/4eDl7k5mJm4

Enjoy!

This was great. Completely fascinating true story of Tetris, the world‘s most popular video game. If you like graphic novels, definitely recommend.

Can‘t wait for the Apple TV+ movie starring Taron Egerton (out March 31)!

I am posting one book per day from my to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new - don‘t judge me I have a lot of books.
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I‘ve had a productive night of reading. I wrapped up Box Brown‘s Tetris. Now if I could only find my old Gameboy!!

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I 💖 playing Tetris
This graphic novel showed how it was created and fought for. Amazing read.

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How to decide what to read next?
I started Wonder, but think I will try out Tetris

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The art style in this graphic novel isn‘t my favorite, but I‘m impressed that Brown managed to make the history of Tetris a truly interesting topic.

I had no idea that there was international intrigue behind the creation of the game Tetris. It really is a fascinating story. The way this was told was a little confusing, though, and I didn‘t find the art personally appealing. It is absolutely an interesting story, though.

This chunky graphic novel is the surprisingly interesting story behind the classic game Tetris. Fascinating to read how & who created it in Russia, how complicated the rights situations were, the various players‘ maneuvers to grab onto the lucrative popularity of it. I had no clue there was such a story behind this game I grew up with! The art is also delightful - black & white with bursts of yellow. I was itching to play on finishing this read...

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See tagged book - I had to use some mad skillz to fit everything in this box. 3 attempts, yo.

As a kid, I was obsessed with Tetris. My mom was too, and when she‘s play I‘d watch over her shoulder. This was a nice non-fiction boost to a heavily fiction reading jag I‘ve been in, and I was really shocked to see all of the drama behind what I thought was a relatively innocent game. A really cool behind-the-scenes look at one of the big parts of my childhood.

Interesting story behind the game Tetris. Highly recommend to anyone interested in video gaming, coding, and graphic novel fans! 💻 🕹💬👾

Getting started on this one before bed tonight. 👌

Fascinating history of Tetris. I had no idea it had such a complicated past. Now excuse me while I download it to my phone and play a few rounds. 😆

It was a different time when Russia was one and this simple game came out. I'm glad the creator finally got the rights.

Be warned: You're going to desperately want to play Tetris while you read about Tetris. A fascinating history of the game everyone loves to play.

Yes, in fact, I do want to play some Tetris right now. It's been awhile and I used to be So. Good.

What a great graphic novel! Who knew that Tetris cane from Russia? Or that the rights were up for grabs and rival companies each thought they had them (the contracts were not very clear!) Atari sued Nintendo over it! So much drama and so much to learn. Devoured this then told my husband all about it!

I totally had this happen to me. I played Tetris until I had blisters on my thumbs. I was obsessed with beating my best score. And I dreamt of Tetris pieces chasing me. 😂

The history of how the game came to be is interesting but all the legal stuff in the middle bogged it down. Overall, an interesting story but I don't know if I would say it's a must read.

(It did make me dig out my game boy though!)

Really interesting read depicting the history of Tetris. Fun enough to make it a pick.

Solid beginning and end of the book, with the history and psychology of games and the eventual, mostly successful outcomes of the whole licensing debacle, but the middle was pretty muddled by the business back-and-forth. I'm sure there's am audience, but it was pretty dull to me. There are gems, though, like this succinct summary of the conception of Donkey Kong. The Tetris theme song is now on a loop in my head. #nonfictionnovember #graphicnonfic

Just starting...

Can't wait to check this out.

Perfect start to my "weekend". Cider and a graphic novel about Tetris. #winwin #tipsylitsy

Who knew that such a simple game had such a contentious, litigious story?

I had a handful of these!

Just learned what Donkey Kong means!

A fantastic illustrated account of how Tetris came to be. Much more political than I anticipated!!

Puzzles are metaphors for thoughts.

Love stories like this. Video game history about the people and cultures behind the phenomenon. Another fun BEA pickup.