AdvertisementHappy Birthday, Tetris. 35 Years Later You're As Addictive And Tetromino-y As EverJune 06, 2019Vanessa RomofacebookEmailTetris, an addictive brain-teasing video game, is shown as played on the Nintendo Entertainment System in New York, June 1990. Its creator, a Soviet computer programmer, explained the game appeals to people's "constructive spirit." (Associated Press)