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# From Wired 1994: Tetris As a Pharmatronic Brain Drug
- URL: https://www.killscreen.com/from-wired-1994-tetris-as-a-pharmatronic-brain-drug/
- Published: 2011-04-14T18:38:00.000Z
- Updated: 2015-11-17T15:55:48.000Z
- Description: This is a great find via the fine folks at the Lethe Institute. A Wired article from 1994 on the addictive, brain-sucking effects of Tetris. This piece of color is pretty hilarious: Even spanking new, Tetris was so addictive that Pajitnov himself was instantly hooked. He laughs, “You can’t imagine.
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- Tags: News, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-26 09:39

![](http://killscreendaily.com/includes/img/focus-areas/tetris_street.jpg)

This is a great find via the fine folks at the [Lethe Institute](http://www.letheinstitute.com/?ref=killscreen.com). A *Wired* article from 1994 on the addictive, brain-sucking effects of Tetris. This piece of color is pretty hilarious:

> Even spanking new, Tetris was so addictive that Pajitnov himself was instantly hooked. He laughs, “You can’t imagine. I couldn’t finish the prototype! I started to play and never had time to finish the code. People kept playing, playing, playing. My best friend said, ‘I can’t live with your Tetris anymore.’”

Read the rest [here](http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/2.05/tetris.html?ref=killscreen.com).