Tetris

Awards

• Library of Congress
  • In 2007, Tetris was among the ten most important computer games accepted for preservation in the Library of Congress.
• The Strong National Museum of Play
  • 2015 – Introduced into the World Video Game Hall of Fame

Release data

While the release date of Tetris is often cited to be June 6th 1984, this date appears to have been invented in order to market a 25th anniversary in 2009. The actual date is in fact not known, but a recovered working build has file timestamps including April 4th 1985.