Episode 20: Tetris

Podcast: Accidental Legends · Dirk Smith & Matthew Brent

Opublikowano: 2026-06-23

Welcome back to Accidental Legends, the show where we dive into the stories behind the things that were never supposed to make it, yet somehow became unstoppable. Imagine a video game with no story, no characters, and no ending—just seven simple shapes falling forever. Somehow, that basic concept became one of the most famous video games in human history. But the real history behind it? It’s way stranger than the game itself. We’re talking Cold War Soviet computer labs, corporate espionage, a high-stakes trip to Moscow that probably should have gotten someone arrested, and a licens...