Tetris the Movie (Apple +)

[iamwhatiseem]

A solid movie about the fantastical story of the video game Tetris.
The most unbelievable part is the movie is basically accurate with only 2 minor embellishments for drama.
This story actually happened.
No spoiler as this is shown in the trailer - did you know that Tetris was made by a Russian software writer in his home at nights? And the KGB confiscated the game because Russian soldiers were playing it too much?
But that is the boring part.
I know it is Apple TV and no one seems to have it here. Apple TV is cheap and available on Roku and most other TV streaming devices. It actually has a lot of good programing.

 

[shockedcanadian]

We all loved tetris in the arcade as It was a thinking mans game. I was maybe average at it, preferring other games and not practising too much hehe. The trailer for this movie was interesting for sure.

 

[hjmick]

Apple does solid work with their shows, quality over quantity with them. Tetris is in my queue.

I recently came across an excellent film about another arcade staple, pinball:

Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game (2022) - IMDb

Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game: Directed by Austin Bragg, Meredith Bragg. With Mike Faist, Crystal Reed, Dennis Boutsikaris, Christopher Convery. The story of Roger Sharpe, the young midwesterner who overturned New York City's 35 year-old ban on pinball machines.

www.imdb.com

Even the Mrs enjoyed the movie...