Video Games The Greatest Moments in Tetris History

As the entire video game industry celebrates the fact that they’re still making bank while most other media industries are crumbling around them, one of the games responsible for the creation of the consumer game market celebrates its 25th birthday this week. And, no, it’s not Pong. It’s Tetris. Even if you’re not a big video gamer—you know, the type with the headsets, gaming chair and desert dick— it’s safe to say that you’ve moved a couple digital bricks in your lifetime.

What started as a Russian sensation created by Alexey Pajitnov and Vadim Gerasimov, turned into one of the best selling video game of all time with over 125 million copies sold since it debuted on an IBM PC in 1984. But more than a game, Tetris is an institution. So as we look forward to all the new iterations of Tetris that have yet to be released, let’s look back at some of the most memorable moments in the block-y game’s history…

Video Games Arm Wrestling + Tetris = Tresling

Live and direct from the we’d-try-it-once department is Tresling, which is a head-to-head version of Tetris that incorporates elements of (what else?) arm wrestling. Tresling opponents face off Over The Top-style and their arm-wrestling motions are transformed into Tetris block maneuvers. Strange. It looks interesting enough in a “casual gaming” sort of way, but we’ll stick with the O.G. Tetris, thanks. What’s next, Resident Frisbeevil? See a video of Tresling in action after the jump.