Today, we’re dialing the time machine to June 6th, 1984. Today was the day that Tetris was initially published, which to this day is still frustrating people enough to cause them to throw their phones across the room. (Not me, other people)

One of the only things that’s more satisfying than a line-clear in Tetris? Sending this newsletter to a friend.

Let’s go! 🚀

On June 6th, 1984, the game of Tetris fell into place. See what I did there?

The mind behind one of the world’s most addicting games was Soviet computer programmer Alexey Pajitnov. He created the game on an Electronika 60 computer with a very simple concept: rotate and drop geometric shapes to clear lines. Throughout the 80s, the game expanded to computers, arcades, and even calculators.

The game quickly became popular among Soviet programmers and soon leaked beyond the Iron Curtain via floppy disk. Western companies got wind of it, sparking a messy, Cold War-era licensing scramble involving shady contracts, multiple claimants, and even KGB involvement. The rights were eventually secured by Nintendo, which bundled Tetris with the Game Boy in 1989.

Tetris has stood the test of time. It is the best-selling video game of all time with over 520 million copies sold.

🎥 What we’re watching: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, the #1 movie at the box office this month

🕹️ What we’re playing: Baseball on NES (talk about an original name)

📖 What we’re reading: “The Talisman” by Stephen King and Peter Straub

🛒 What we’re buying: Cabbage Patch Kids

👦 Who we’re following: Ronald Reagan on the campaign trail

🍔 What we’re eating: A slice from this new pizza place called Papa John’s

🎤 What we’re singing: “Let’s Hear It for the Boy” by Deniece Williams

🥤 What we’re drinking: An Orange Julius, which had not yet been bought by Dairy Queen 👇

Today (June 6th, 1984) a certain artist released his top-selling album of all time and this was the album cover.

So tell us 👇

This picture is so 1984, it hurts. The hair, the bright colors, the oversized sweaters, and especially the movie theater attendant wearing a bow tie.

American actor Paul Giamatti turned 17 years old today.

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