Icons S03E05 · Tetris

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Was it the challenge? Was it because it was easy? Was it the colorful blocks? Or was it that distinctive music? What ever it was, Alexey Pajitnov's creation has a firm place in the history of gaming, as well as in the history of legal issues. Today's episode takes on the complicated history of Tetris.

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1. 1 1. Music Games2004-02-12 · 30mSuddenly, everyone thinks they can bust a move. In today's episode we look at the movement of Music Games. Parappa The Rapper started the fad of making a game based on music, and
2. 2 2. Sega Dreamcast2004-03-11 · 30mWe explore the rocky history of Sega's last venture into the console market. Hear from Sega insiders Bernard Stolar and Kathy Schoback about the Dreamcast's last days of life and h
3. 3 3. ESRB2004-03-25 · 30mIn 1992, games like Mortal Kombat and Night Trap pushed the envelope when it came to advancing graphic and technical capabilities... and catching the attention of the federal gover
4. 4 4. Peter Molyneux2004-04-08 · 30mPeter Molyneux's first game, Populous, helped create an entire new genre, god games - and it has been copied several times since. With games like Theme Park, Magic Carpet, Dungeon
5. 5 5. Tetris2004-04-22 · 30mWas it the challenge? Was it because it was easy? Was it the colorful blocks? Or was it that distinctive music? What ever it was, Alexey Pajitnov's creation has a firm place in
6. 6 6. Electronic Arts2004-05-06 · 30mHear how Electronic Arts grew from a small PC publisher to one of the largest game publishers in history. EA has innovated and driven the industry forward since 1982. We sit down w
7. 7 7. Game Boy2004-06-10 · 30mFor 15 years, it has been the dominate console in the videogame hand-held market. Icons follows the creation of the Nintendo Game Boy; from it's formulation from Gunpei Yoko to it
8. 8 8. Donkey Kong2004-06-24 · 30mIt started with a flop. But a young visionary turned failure into success, and created a legendary character. He fought back legal battles and obscurity to become a pillar of gamin
9. 9 9. Nobuo Uematsu2004-07-08 · 30mLearn how Nobuo Uematsu went from playing keyboard in a band to joining Square in 1985. Join us as Nobuo himself tells us about his musical influences in creating the soundtrack fo
10. 10 10. DOOM2004-07-22 · 30mNo longer content with safe simple games like Mario, Zelda and Atari games from yesteryear, gamers have evolved to the next level - it includes more action and fighting demons. Ico
11. 11 11. Dead or Alive2004-08-05 · 30mMortal Kombat may have reinvented the fighting game, but it did so by promoting bloody violence. The Dead or Alive series, while still slightly violent, concentrated on better gam
12. 12 12. SNK2004-08-19 · 30mFrom it's first game in 1978 Ozma Wars to the soon to be released SVC Chaos: SNK vs. Capcom, SNK has battled against Capcom, lived through a takeover, finally gave in to bankruptcy
13. 13 13. Mortal Kombat2004-09-02 · 30mNo other game can claim that it created such controversy that it lead to the creation of a ratings board. Icons looks at the beginnings and future of the Mortal Kombat series and t
14. 14 14. Prince of Persia2004-09-30 · 30mPrince of Persia has a long history in the gaming industry, mostly due to it's creator putting it aside on occasion to also work with his other interest in creating films. It revo
15. 15 15. Mark Cuban2004-10-14 · 30mMark Cuban wasn't given his money, he earned it. "Icons" looks at his humble beginning, to his creating then selling of Broadcast.com which ultimately lead to his purchasing of th
16. 16 16. Metal Gear Solid2004-10-28 · 30mMetal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima and character designer Yoji Shinkawa take Icons on an exculsive look at the history of the series that defined the stealth genre.
17. 17 17. Half-Life2004-11-16 · 30mIn celebration of today's release of Half-Life 2, Icons looks at the history of the title. Half-Life changed gaming in that the main character wasn't a soldier or the stereotypica
18. 18 18. Bungie2004-12-09 · 30mBungie Studios' name is less familiar than the titles it produces. When a game sells 2.5 million copies on it's release date, you would think more people would know the company na
19. 19 19. Apple II2005-01-06 · 30mSteve Jobs and Steve Wozniak were men with a vision. Icons retraces their steps to find the stories behind the creation of a company and the marketing of a small computer that wou
20. 20 20. Fighting Games2005-01-20 · 30mIt's the genre that created the ESRB. Simple games like Karate Champ and Yie Ar Kung-Fu suddenly gave way to the more detailed and more violent Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat. A