That's the same formula behind Asterisk, a tiny handheld designed specifically for the "falling-block puzzle game (a Tetris clone) that comes pre-loaded on it. The gizmo is powered by an ATtiny85 ...

Asterisk is something different. It’s a tiny handheld with a 0.91 inch display, four buttons, and one game: a “falling-block puzzle game,” that’s basically Tetris. The little game system ...

In June of 1961, then MLB commissioner Ford Frick ruled that any AL record for a season would have to be established by game 154 or it would get an asterisk with the prior holder remaining in the ...