A strange little side quest
Here is a rabbit hole for the next loading screen in Avalanche! Bfast: The name Tetris combines a reference to four-square pieces with Pajitnov's interest in tennis. And the history keeps stacking up: By 1987, fantasy role-playing had become a major computer-game direction, with Zelda, licensed Dungeons & Dragons games and other story-led adventures expanding the form. That history is one reason familiar mechanics can still feel new when they are recombined well.