by Claudine Zap

It may not be chic, like Ms. Pacman, or been featured in a Seinfeld episode, like Frogger. But Tetris did something in the '80s that made it a hit for the ages: It jumped from computer game consules onto Game Boys (remember those?) and became a portable game that is now, really, everywhere: on your mobile, laptop, iPhone: Wherever you are, there Tetris is.

The completely mesmerizing game goes way beyond a cult following, too: Yahoo! searches in the last 30 days are up over 400% on the old-school hit. Lookups are also big for "play tetris for free," "tetris game for blackberry," and "tetris plug in for tv," to name just three. See, we told you it's everywhere.

To recap: the puzzle video game was developed by a Soviet scientist three decades ago. It involves four-segment pieces that cascade down the screen in different shapes. Your job is to rotate them to create a level line with no gaps. As you move up, the game speeds up until the screen fills up and no more pieces can be added. In short: highly, highly addictive.

Just when you thought nothing more could be said for the game that is everywhere — your watch? your calculator? your MP3 player? probably — a buzzy video from College Humor of the "Tetris God" imagines exactly how the game works. Check it out, game fans.

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