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The Tetris Story: From a Soviet Computer Lab to Global Phenomenon
How Alexey Pajitnov's Soviet puzzle game became a worldwide hit, and how a tangle of licenses ended with Nintendo, the Game Boy and The Tetris Company.
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The Legend of Zelda (1986): Why the Original Still Matters
From the Famicom Disk System to the gold NES cartridge, how the 1986 Legend of Zelda pioneered open exploration and battery saves.
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Super Mario Bros. (1985): The History and Legacy of a Landmark Game
How Super Mario Bros. came together in 1985: Mario's arcade roots, Miyamoto and Tezuka's design, World 1-1 as a tutorial, Koji Kondo's music and its legacy.