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Tetris is credited for revolutionizing gaming and popularizing the puzzle genre.

The game was created by Russian game designer Alexey Pajitnov in 1985, but did not become popular until it was released for the Nintendo Game Boy in 1989.

Tetris was inspired by a traditional puzzle game named Pentomino, where players would have to arrange falling blocks into lines without any gaps.

The game was a moderate success on the PC and in arcades, but it sold 30 million copies on the Game Boy alone.