"This, says Alexey Pajitnov, while holding a scrambled Rubik's Cube, is my favorite puzzle. But I also think it's simply one of the best things humanity has ever invented. If we could only send 10 things into space, this should be one of them. Standing beside Pajitnov who revolutionized the digital world when he created Tetris, the best-selling video game of all time is the cube's creator, Erno Rubik, smiling widely."
"I spent two months trying to solve it. And I did it without any help. It's one of the greatest achievements of my life, Pajitnov confesses, laughing. And Rubik? How did he discover Tetris? The cube's creator returns the compliment: When we released the cube in Hungary, back in 1974, it was a huge success, but obviously, many things didn't reach my country,"
Alexey Pajitnov and Erno Rubik met at the OXO Video Game Museum in Malaga, exchanging admiration for each other's creations: Tetris and the Rubik's Cube. Pajitnov calls the cube his favorite puzzle and praises its significance; Rubik recalls encountering Tetris during a trip to New York and recognizing its potential. Rubik's 1974 cube success enabled travel and access to Western technology despite the Iron Curtain. Pajitnov received an honorary award at the museum. Both creations combine leisure, creativity and mathematical challenge and symbolize a contrast between analog and digital forms of play.
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