Mr. Pajitnov had to give the rights to the Soviet Union, which was the only way they would allow Nintendo to produce the game, and Pajitnov didn't make any money. Years later the Tetris Company claimed the rights and they started giving royalties to Pajitnov. Now he makes money off of all the official tetris games, including Tetris DS and Tetris Party for Wii.
It's a shame he didn't make money for a long time, but it was because of the policies of the Soviet Union.
And in the old days Nintendo cared for merchandise protection by providing clear plastic cases for all their handheld games, even advising consumers to put them in when not in use. But ever since the Game Boy Color days (to the Advance and DS era) they quietly dropped the plastic protective cases and any mention of them whatsoever.
The Nintendo Entertainment System version (not the Tengen one that is bleh) is only slightly better as it has color, but the Game Boy Compact Video Game System one, has superior sound, better controls and a character of its own.
Reminds me of the summer of 1989. My youngest niece (10 at that time) came to visit me and she had that new gameboy. Oh, how did I wait for her to go to bed so I could play with her gameboy . Tetris was my favourite. She used to complain that the batteries were always gone in the morning ;-)
I loved my gameboy dude, was my first real game console, i took it all overr the world with me for 10yrs, until it got stolen in Thailand a few years back. ;-(
I still have a gameboy :D it's so nice.
Thbestmud 1 week ago
Sweet memories :D
imre1205 3 months ago
ah nostalgia :P
mattis1786 3 months ago
Classic
Snake711cool 3 months ago
@Snake711cool Absolutely!
Laoch111 3 months ago
Too bad it'll never be released for the 3DS eShop...
Poever 4 months ago
roses are red
violins are blue
in sovjet russia
tetris plays you
Thisguy1999 4 months ago
@Thisguy1999 Nice!
Laoch111 4 months ago
where do I download this amazing game!?
iLoveYoutuveVideos 5 months ago
@iLoveYoutuveVideos I would not be allowed to tell you that. You will need to Google it. Sorry.
Laoch111 5 months ago
возможно, одна из лучших мелодий никогда
russia8899 9 months ago
@russia8899 Absolutely.
Laoch111 9 months ago
how do you record it? and i've got a nintendo game boy 1989 but it's broken.
andreasnaruto7787 1 year ago
@andreasnaruto7787 I used an emulator and gtk-recordMyDesktop.
Laoch111 1 year ago
best gameboy game :)
antwhaT1997 1 year ago
@antwhaT1997 Quite possibly!
Laoch111 1 year ago
lol I had this gameboy, and this game, all working
But I gave it away to a friend
danico8441 1 year ago
@danico8441 why this game is wonderful ...
monstamuzik4ever 11 months ago
45000? good.... but not good enough...
I've played this game since I was 8... my Highscore is about 950.000. Now I'm 17 and I don't have a live any more^^
othe guys play WoW, I play Tetris XP
Bananananannananaman 2 years ago
REAL men waste their lives playing Tetris! :D
Pixelpenguin 2 years ago
ALL TIME GB CLASSIC!! LOve this game to bits!!!
PhatPhunk 2 years ago 3
This game is so timeless.
:-)
Laoch111 2 years ago
i have this game myself and i got 45000 from level 0 going up to lv 9. Thats my high score.
saintsfan454 2 years ago
How many total lines did you get to on level 5?
Itsmeagain9145 2 years ago
The same as in the video. I just wanted to do a demo tryout.
Laoch111 2 years ago
Thanks for the answer. I have always loved Tetris but unfortunately i was never that good at it. =(
Itsmeagain9145 2 years ago
You will improve with practice.
: )
Laoch111 2 years ago
You can play tetris 1989 in tetrisfriends . com.
ericsu14 2 years ago 2
i know i'v played it its fun
gamma526 2 years ago 2
thank you for video really does bring back memory's :)
DemonKnight86 2 years ago 2
Your welcome pal.
Laoch111 2 years ago
nintendo made millions of $ with this game... original creator alexey pujitnov only few thousand $...
PCGBsc 2 years ago
Do you mean Alexey Pajitnov? That is not fair on him. Nintendo should do the right thing and award him generously.
Laoch111 2 years ago
Mr. Pajitnov had to give the rights to the Soviet Union, which was the only way they would allow Nintendo to produce the game, and Pajitnov didn't make any money. Years later the Tetris Company claimed the rights and they started giving royalties to Pajitnov. Now he makes money off of all the official tetris games, including Tetris DS and Tetris Party for Wii.
It's a shame he didn't make money for a long time, but it was because of the policies of the Soviet Union.
Cool video.
jujube4000 2 years ago
Tetris ftw!
pizzadude808 2 years ago
I hate Tetris because I don't understand how to play it, the only thing I like about Tetris is the background music.
Lachlant1984 2 years ago
how does anybody NOT know how to play it?!?!
jeannedark85 2 years ago
And in the old days Nintendo cared for merchandise protection by providing clear plastic cases for all their handheld games, even advising consumers to put them in when not in use. But ever since the Game Boy Color days (to the Advance and DS era) they quietly dropped the plastic protective cases and any mention of them whatsoever.
SeventhSun 2 years ago
The Nintendo Entertainment System version (not the Tengen one that is bleh) is only slightly better as it has color, but the Game Boy Compact Video Game System one, has superior sound, better controls and a character of its own.
SeventhSun 2 years ago
Ah, now we're talkin my friend. One of my all time favorite games. LOL.
androclestipster 2 years ago 2
Tetris seems to be universally liked.
Laoch111 2 years ago
Often considered best Tetris version ever.
Schnitz1 2 years ago 3
Absolutely.
Laoch111 2 years ago
Reminds me of the summer of 1989. My youngest niece (10 at that time) came to visit me and she had that new gameboy. Oh, how did I wait for her to go to bed so I could play with her gameboy . Tetris was my favourite. She used to complain that the batteries were always gone in the morning ;-)
Honeybea264 2 years ago 3
Its so addictive.
Laoch111 2 years ago
Memories.. :) :) I'm after the classic Pokemon Blue and Red games... :)
CurtisWildebeest 2 years ago 3
nice video!
ananya7ananya 2 years ago 4
Thank you ananya7ananya.
Laoch111 2 years ago
yeah i agree wih Kojiki1976 there should be more of these and someday soon they will or are already real gems
irishthankgod 2 years ago
great video.. i keep on meaning to include this in my Blast from the past series and also In game music sries.
this is prob the best version of tetris by far.
thereallocomaniac 2 years ago
I loved my gameboy dude, was my first real game console, i took it all overr the world with me for 10yrs, until it got stolen in Thailand a few years back. ;-(
robinphillips 2 years ago
Why not more GB videos?? The Gameboy is a great machine and there is not enough GB content on YouTube!!
kojiki1976 2 years ago
I just decided to cover my favourite GB game.
Laoch111 2 years ago