Editing Tetris (section)

===Cultural impact===
[[File:Jonas Neubauer crop 1.jpg|thumb|upright|Jonas Neubauer (pictured in 2010) won the inaugural Classic Tetris World Championship.]]
''Tetris''{{'s}} cultural impact and recognition is widespread with representation in a vast array of media such as architecture, art, and merchandise.{{sfn|Ackerman|2016|p=242–243}}<ref name="guardian020609"/><ref name=retrogamer/> ''Tetris'' has earned other Guinness records, such as the record for "largest architectural video game display", granted to a version hosted on the side of the 29-story [[Cira Center]] in April 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://venturebeat.com/games/tetris-back-in-the-record-books-for-29-story-game/ |last=Minotti |first=Mike |title=Tetris back in the record books for 29-story game |website=[[VentureBeat]] |date=June 24, 2014 |access-date=December 2, 2024}}</ref> "Korobeiniki", a Russian folk song, has become widely associated with ''Tetris'' following its inclusion in the Game Boy version.<ref name=soundtrack/> A 1992 [[Tetris (Doctor Spin song)|Eurodance cover of "Korobeiniki"]] by Doctor Spin peaked at number six in the UK single charts.<ref name="guardian020609"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/revisiting-nintendos-novelty-pop-hit |last=Diver |first=Mike |title=Revisiting Nintendo's novelty pop hit |website=[[Eurogamer]] |date=November 12, 2017 |access-date=December 2, 2024 |archive-date=November 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111224706/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-11-12-revisiting-nintendos-novelty-pop-hit |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Tetris'' is widely seen as a " simple but addictive" game,<ref name="MarkWolf2012"/> and has been the subject of academic research in psychology and mathematics.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2023-03-31/tetris-apple-tv-movie-game-perfect-addictive |last=Brown |first=Tracy |title=What makes Tetris 'the perfect game'? Experts break down an addictive classic |work=[[The Los Angeles Times]] |date=March 31, 2023 |access-date=November 12, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://theconversation.com/tetris-movie-why-the-story-of-the-games-origins-is-legendary-203082 |last=Scarle |first=Simon |title=Tetris movie: why the story of the game's origins is legendary |website=[[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation]] |date=April 12, 2023 |access-date=November 12, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://theconversation.com/anyone-can-play-tetris-but-architects-engineers-and-animators-alike-use-the-math-concepts-underlying-the-game-220915 |last=McCoy |first=Leah |title=Anyone can play Tetris, but architects, engineers and animators alike use the math concepts underlying the game |website=[[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation]] |date=February 28, 2024 |access-date=November 12, 2024 |archive-date=November 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113014633/https://theconversation.com/anyone-can-play-tetris-but-architects-engineers-and-animators-alike-use-the-math-concepts-underlying-the-game-220915 |url-status=live }}</ref> Writers such as [[Dan Ackerman]] have attributed the enduring success of ''Tetris'' to its appeal to casual gamers.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230329-why-tetris-is-the-perfect-video-game |last=Hobbs |first=Thomas |title=Why Tetris is the 'perfect' video game |work=[[BBC News]] |date=March 29, 2023 |access-date=November 12, 2024 |archive-date=November 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241109030051/https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230329-why-tetris-is-the-perfect-video-game |url-status=live }}</ref>

''Tetris'' has a competitive scene, especially around the [[Tetris (NES video game)|NES version]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/news/489871/nes-tetris-nintendo-switch-online-announcement |last=Welsh |first=Oli |title=A missing piece of NES history is finally coming to Switch |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |date=December 3, 2024 |access-date=December 4, 2024}}</ref> Competitor [[Jonas Neubauer]] and his victory in the inaugural [[Classic Tetris World Championship]] (CTWC) in 2010 were the subject of the 2011 documentary ''[[Ecstasy of Order: The Tetris Masters]]'',<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/28/sports/tetris-game.html |last=Schonbrun |first=Zach |title=A New Generation Stacks Up Championships in an Old Game: Tetris |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=December 28, 2021 |access-date=November 12, 2024 |archive-date=January 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117023131/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/28/sports/tetris-game.html |url-status=live }}</ref> which helped popularized competitive gameplay of ''Tetris''.<ref name=financialtimes/> Competitors at the CTWC, typically adolescents, have used the CTWC to demonstrate advancements in the gameplay of the NES version. For example, gameplay techniques such as [[Tetris (NES video game)#Speed techniques|"hypertapping" and "rolling"]] have been used to help competitors to maximize their scores beyond level 29, which was previously deemed impossible to complete due to its speed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/23269073/competitive-classic-tetris-ctwc-jonas-neubauer-andy-michael-artiaga |last=Karnadi |first=Chris |title=Teens are rewriting what is possible in the world of competitive Tetris |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |date=June 21, 2022 |access-date=November 12, 2024 |archive-date=January 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115233118/https://www.polygon.com/23269073/competitive-classic-tetris-ctwc-jonas-neubauer-andy-michael-artiaga |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=nytimes-2023>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/31/movies/tetris-game-boy-nintendo.html |last=Shaver |first=Morgan |title=Why Tetris Consumed Your Brain |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=March 31, 2023 |access-date=November 12, 2024 |archive-date=April 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409075702/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/31/movies/tetris-game-boy-nintendo.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Willis Gibson]] "beat" Tetris by playing NES ''Tetris'' [[Tetris (NES video game)#Technical problems at very high levels|until it crashed]] in a 40-minute livestream in January 2024, receiving significant media coverage for his achievement.<ref name="cnn-2024">{{cite news |last=Korn |first=Jennifer |date=January 3, 2024 |title=Oklahoma teenager finally defeats the unbeatable game: Tetris |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/03/tech/oklahoma-teenager-defeats-tetris/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709011234/https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/03/tech/oklahoma-teenager-defeats-tetris/index.html |archive-date=July 9, 2024 |access-date=November 12, 2024 |work=[[CNN]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/story/why-everyone-is-obsessed-with-the-kid-who-beat-tetris/ |last=Water cutter |first=Angela |title=Why Everyone Is Obsessed With the Kid Who Beat Tetris |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |date=January 5, 2024 |access-date=November 12, 2024 |archive-date=January 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111042426/https://www.wired.com/story/why-everyone-is-obsessed-with-the-kid-who-beat-tetris/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[DIC Entertainment]] animated series ''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]'' incorporated elements of ''Tetris'', depicting "planet Tetris" in two different episodes as a distant, square-shaped world composed of angular humanoids.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/09/feature_10_strangest_moments_in_captain_n_the_game_master |last=Scullion |first=Chris |title=Feature: 10 Strangest Moments in ''Captain N: The Game Master'' |website=[[Nintendo Life]] |date=September 21, 2019 |access-date=January 25, 2024 |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108170220/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/09/feature_10_strangest_moments_in_captain_n_the_game_master |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2014, it was announced that [[Threshold Entertainment]] had worked with the Tetris Company to develop a film adaptation. Threshold Entertainment CEO [[Larry Kasanoff]] called it an epic sci-fi adventure and the first part of a trilogy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.movieweb.com/tetris-movie-story|title='Tetris' Movie Planned as an Epic Sci-Fi Adventure|work=Movieweb|date=September 30, 2014|access-date=September 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001011505/http://www.movieweb.com/tetris-movie-story|archive-date=October 1, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tetris-movie-be-80m-us-894779|title='Tetris' Movie to Be $80M U.S.-China Co-Production|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Brzeski|first=Patrick|date=May 17, 2016|access-date=May 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518095550/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tetris-movie-be-80m-us-894779|archive-date=May 18, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> A different film, ''[[Tetris (film)|Tetris]]'', about the ''Tetris'' legal battles in the late 1980s, starring [[Taron Egerton]] as Henk Rogers, premiered on [[Apple TV+]] on March 31, 2023,<ref name=time-movie/> to positive reviews according to [[Metacritic]] and a viewership of 88,000 people according to [[Samba TV]].<ref>{{Cite Metacritic |id=tetris |type=movie |title=Tetris |access-date=December 5, 2024 |publisher_hide=y}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/chris-evans-ana-de-armas-ghosted-viewership-apple-tv-record-1235338734/ |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |title=Chris Evans & Ana de Armas Skydance Spy Action Pic 'Ghosted' Earns Record Movie Debut For Apple TV+ |magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=April 26, 2023 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |archive-date=September 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921103522/https://deadline.com/2023/04/chris-evans-ana-de-armas-ghosted-viewership-apple-tv-record-1235338734/ |url-status=live }}</ref>