| Tetris: The Games People Play Contributor(s): Brown, Brian Box (Author) |
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ISBN: 162672315X ISBN-13: 9781626723153 Publisher: First Second OUR PRICE: $19.54 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Comics & Graphic Novels | Nonfiction - Biography & Memoir - Comics & Graphic Novels | Literary |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2015951864 |
| Lexile Measure: 600 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 8.4" (1.15 lbs) 256 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 184176 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It is, perhaps, the perfect video game. Simple yet addictive, Tetris delivers an irresistible, unending puzzle that has players hooked. Play it long enough and you'll see those brightly colored geometric shapes everywhere. You'll see them in your dreams. Alexey Pajitnov had big ideas about games. In 1984, he created Tetris in his spare time while developing software for the Soviet government. Once Tetris emerged from behind the Iron Curtain, it was an instant hit. Nintendo, Atari, Sega--game developers big and small all wanted Tetris. A bidding war was sparked, followed by clandestine trips to Moscow, backroom deals, innumerable miscommunications, and outright theft. In this graphic novel, New York Times-bestselling author Box Brown untangles this complex history and delves deep into the role games play in art, culture, and commerce. For the first time and in unparalleled detail, Tetris: The Games People Play tells the true story of the world's most popular video game. |
Contributor Bio(s): Brown, Brian "box": - Box Brown is an Ignatz Award--winning cartoonist, illustrator, and comic publisher from Philadelphia. His books include the New York Times--bestselling Andre the Giant: Life and Legend and Tetris. Box Brown's independent comics publishing house, Retrofit Comics, was launched in 2011.Brown, Brian: - Box Brown is an Ignatz Award-winning American cartoonist best known for the comic Bellen! and the winner of a Xeric Grant for the comic Love Is a Peculiar Type of Thing. A passionate proponent of the serial comics format, Brown runs the micropress Retrofit, dedicated to supporting independent serial comics' work. His books include Andre the Giant: Life and Legend. He is also a life-long professional wrestling fan. |