Viewing Single Trivia
▲
2
▼
The original release of the 1988 DOS version of Tetris features an animation on the title screen where a white Cessna airplane flies over the title logo; after the opening scroll, it reappears while dragging a banner that reads "PLAY TETRIS!" This sequence references Mathias Rust, a West German teenager who illegally piloted a Cessna from Uetersen Airfield to Moscow the previous year in an attempt to relieve tensions between the United States and Soviet Union, landing near Red Square.
Rust's flight was a major embarrassment for the Soviet military due to him disproving the notion that their defenses were ironclad. Consequently, later revisions of the game removed the animation on orders from ELORG, the Soviet Union's state-sponsored computer company and the owners of the Tetris license at the time.
Rust's flight was a major embarrassment for the Soviet military due to him disproving the notion that their defenses were ironclad. Consequently, later revisions of the game removed the animation on orders from ELORG, the Soviet Union's state-sponsored computer company and the owners of the Tetris license at the time.
The Cutting Room Floor article:
https://tcrf.net/Tetris_(DOS,_Spectrum_HoloByte)#Title_Screen
Smithsonian Magazine article:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/the-notorious-flight-of-mathias-rust-7101888/
BBC article:
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-20609795
https://tcrf.net/Tetris_(DOS,_Spectrum_HoloByte)#Title_Screen
Smithsonian Magazine article:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/the-notorious-flight-of-mathias-rust-7101888/
BBC article:
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-20609795
Comments (0)
You must be logged in to post comments.
Related Games
Tetris
Tetris
The New Tetris
Magical Tetris Challenge
Tetris 64
Tetris
Tetrisphere
Tetris: Axis
Tetris Battle Gaiden
Nintendo World Championships 1990
Tetris: The Grand Master
Tetris Attack
McDonald's Chicken McNugget Tetris
Tetris & Dr. Mario
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Echoes from the Past
The Bard's Tale
OpenTTD
Wizard101
Resident Evil 2
Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Call of Duty
Donk!: The Samurai Duck!
Fez
Railroad Tycoon II
Oni
Super Seducer
SimCity 3000
Star Wars: X-Wing
Call of Duty: Black Ops
LEGO Batman: The Videogame
Killing Floor
Omnibus
World of Warcraft
I am Bread
Pinball Arcade
Garfield Kart
Chessmaster 9000
Castlevania
Command & Conquer: Red Alert
Serious Sam 3: BFE
Zoop
Political Arena
Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Earthworm Jim
Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures
Harvester
Pirates! Gold
Obitus