Well, I was not expecting Tetris to be the next video game to be turned into an edgy drama (an 80s Cold War techno-thriller, no less), but here we are. The trailer looks....good? https://kottke.org/23/02/theyre-making-a-tetris-movie-and-its-a-thriller
They’re Making a Tetris Movie. And It’s a Thriller?

Well, I was not expecting the next video game to be turned into an edgy drama (an 80s Cold War techno-thriller, no less) to be T

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@kottke @dsilverman Also: The Final Countdown in a non-GOB, non-ironic context! We’ve lived this long. :-)
@kottke can’t wait for the final battle where they hit us with the Tetris theme.
@kottke oh, lol, that’s how they arranged the trailer

@kottke It’s also reminded me of this old gem, which I’d not watched in years:

https://youtu.be/hWTFG3J1CP8

Complete History Of The Soviet Union, Arranged To The Melody Of Tetris

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@daveybot @kottke it looks closely based on this *fantastic* BBC documentary on Tetris: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhwNTo_Yr3k
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@daveybot @kottke This is still the best Tetris treatment (written by @neven years ago): https://mrgan.tumblr.com/post/10009095511/the-movie
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@kottke Technically speaking it's not the game itself being made into a thriller, but rather the making of the game... But yeah, intriguing.
@kottke looks amazing! Aimed at the fans of the game, which like you and me are old farts and so this will totally appeal :).
@kottke there was a documentary recently about the creator of Tetris and it was FASCINATING.
@kottke checks out. it looks great.
@kottke The Gaming Historian made a nice video on Tetris a few years ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fQtxKmgJC8
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