Tetris
Type: Concept
As of November 2026, Tetris has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Stuff You Should Know (Dec 2025).
Tetris is a puzzle video game created by Alexey Pajitnov, a Soviet software engineer, in the mid-1980s. In Tetris, falling pieces consisting of four connected blocks, known as tetrominoes, must be sorted into a pile. Once a horizontal line of the playfield is filled with blocks, the line disappears, granting points and preventing the pile from reaching the top. The objective is to score as much points as possible before the game ends when the blocks do reach the top. This gameplay has been used
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Dec 2025 on Stuff You Should Know |
Who talks about Tetris on podcasts?
Tetris came up; the most recent mention was Dec 2025 on Stuff You Should Know.
What is Tetris mentioned alongside?
Tetris is most often mentioned alongside Topeka, Kansas, Chris Kohler and Verona Strickland.
Mentioned together: Topeka, Kansas, Chris Kohler, Verona Strickland, Blockbuster, Doug Dillard, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Lance Barr, Cormac McCarthy, Joe Pesci, Nintendrew