![]() Alexey Leonidovich Pajitnov, an artificial intelligence researcher for the Soviets, was tasked with testing the capabilities of a new computer system, the Electronika 60. ![]() The story begins behind the iron curtain, at Moscow’s Academy of Science of the Soviet Union, in 1984. The original Game Boy had a 2.5 inch screen with no backlight, but was also the longest lasting portable gaming device at the time, clocking in at around 15 hours of play using 4 AA batteries. How did a 130-year-old Russian folk song make its way into a Japanese gaming machine? The use of Korobeiniki makes more sense when coupled with the fact that Tetris, despite being a landmark release on the Nintendo Game Boy, was never a Japanese game to begin with. However, the true name of Tetris’ beloved theme isn’t " Type A," it’s actually Korobeiniki.īased on a Russian poem of the same name by Nikolay Nekrasov, the song is not about falling blocks but a traveling peddler who attempts to woo a woman. As the default theme for one of the most prolific video game titles ever released, it lodged itself in the minds of millions and created a musical nostalgia as potent as any Super Mario tune. The song Type A, from the 1989 Nintendo Game Boy release of "Tetris," is a major artifact in both game music and cultural history. ![]() In honor of the occasion, Story Seeker Joshua Figueroa takes a closer look at where the theme music from the classic game actually came from. The beloved block game Tetris turned 35 years old on June 6 of this year.
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