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[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes, Tetris was a real example of this. I think it was the only videogame the USSR ever ~~produced~~ exported.

Edit: Actually I think I remembered that wrong. They had a healthy domestic arcade industry. It was just the only one they bothered to export.