Many people would argue that Russia's most important export is not communism, vodka, tennis players, suburban spy rings or even supermodels. Many would argue, rather, that it's Tetris, the video game sensation first introduced to gamers in the United States during the 1980s.
And nowhere was the popularity of the puzzle game more evident than this weekend in Los Angeles, where hundreds of Tetris enthusiasts packed the Downtown Independent Theater for the first ever Classic World Tetris Championship.
Taking home top honors and earning the esteemed title of Worl'ds Greatest Tetris Player was 29-year-old Redondo Beach resident Jonas Neubauer. He beat out a tournament field of about 400 competitors. According to twingalaxies.com, the official video game record keeping website, Neubauer shares the puzzle game's high score of 999,999 with Los Angeles resident Harry Hong, who he faced in Sunday's final. Here is a Youtube video of Neubauer achieving that score.
His story appeared in today's Daily Breeze.
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