{"product_id":"the-tetris-effect-the-game-that-hypnotized-the-world","title":"The Tetris Effect: The Game that Hypnotized the World","description":"The definitive story of a game so great, even the Cold War couldn't stop it\n\nTetris is perhaps the most instantly recognizable, popular video game ever made. But how did an obscure Soviet programmer, working on frail, antiquated computers, create a product which has now earned nearly 1 billion in sales? How did a makeshift game turn into a worldwide sensation, which has been displayed at the Museum of Modern Art, inspired a big-budget sci-fi movie, and been played in outer space?\n\nA quiet but brilliant young man, Alexey Pajitnov had long nurtured a love for the obscure puzzle game pentominoes, and became obsessed with turning it into a computer game. Little did he know that the project that he labored on alone, hour after hour, would soon become the most addictive game ever made.\n\nIn this fast-paced business story, reporter Dan Ackerman reveals how Tetris became one of the world's first viral hits, passed from player to player, eventually breaking through the Iron Curtain into the West. British, American, and Japanese moguls waged a bitter fight over the rights, sending their fixers racing around the globe to secure backroom deals, while a secretive Soviet organization named ELORG chased down the game's growing global profits.\n\nThe Tetris Effect is an homage to both creator and creation, and a must-read for anyone who's ever played the game-which is to say everyone.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1610396111\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1610396111.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Ackerman, Dan\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41435195113530,"sku":"DBV.1610396111.G","price":7.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1610396111-0.jpg?v=1779991907","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-tetris-effect-the-game-that-hypnotized-the-world","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}