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Beyond Tetris: The other games of Alexey Pajitnov [video](youtube.com)
53 points by zdw | 5 comments
A two-hour YouTube video by RndStranger surveying the lesser-known games created by Tetris designer Alexey Pajitnov.
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The Murky History of Soviet-Born Tetris(thereader.mitpress.mit.edu)
105 points by EA-3167 | 34 comments
MIT Press Reader article on the history of Tetris, covering disputes over its mathematical origins, erased collaborators, offshore money, and copyright control.
Half-Life(filfre.net)
479 points by dmazin | 202 comments
A Digital Antiquarian essay by Jimmy Maher on the history and making of Valve's 1998 first-person shooter Half-Life.
Riven(filfre.net)
514 points by doppp | 169 comments
A Digital Antiquarian essay by Jimmy Maher on the history of Riven, Cyan's sequel to the adventure game Myst.