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Jan 2020
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Episode #19 - From Russia With Fun

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The year was 1984. People around the world were craving a video game that would advance their intelligence beyond the comprehension of normal humans and possibly change the very fabric of our being. Instead we got TETRIS, the Russian tile-matching puzzle game that farted its way across America to become one of the most addicting (and duplicated) video games ... Show More
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