Today Ars Technica welcomes Tetris creator Alexey Pajitnov and Managing Director of The Tetris Company Henk Rogers to answer some burning questions about the origins of the iconic puzzle game and its deceptive complexity. What programming language was the firstever version of the game written in? How did they create the iconic Tetris music? What’s the real best strategy? Get answers to these questions and more directly from the minds behind the game.


Tetris is available to stream exclusively on Apple TV+.

Director: Lisandro PerezRey
Director of Photography: Brad Wickham
Editor: Shandor Garrison
Talent: Alexy Pajitnov, Henk Rogers

Line Producer: Joe Buscemi
Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas
Associate Producer: Samantha Vélez
Production Manager: Eric Martinez
Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila

Camera Operator: Brittany Berger
Audio:Gabe Quiroga
Production Assistant: Ryan Coppola

Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Assistant Editor: Andy Morell

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