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3 unusual facts about Henk Rogers


Blue Planet Software

Although it takes on the abbreviation of Japanese Tetris developer and publisher Bullet-Proof Software, Inc., Blue Planet Software is a separate company founded by Henk Rogers in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1996.

Ecstasy of Order: The Tetris Masters

The film integrates a fair amount of Tetris gameplay footage and strategy with the stories of the individual gamers and also features interviews with Tetris developer Alexey Pajitnov, Former Twin Galaxies Senior Referee Mr. Kelly R. Flewin, multi-platform champion gamer Chris Tang, and a special appearance by The Tetris Company CEO Henk Rogers.

Super Mario Land

Initially, Nintendo planned to package Super Mario Land with the Game Boy, but decided to package Tetris instead at the insistence of Henk Rogers, who convinced Nintendo of America head Minoru Arakawa that a Mario title would only sell the Game Boy to young boys instead of everyone.



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