Despite his best efforts, Robert Stein never managed to secure worldwide licensing rights for his game, as detailed in Apple TV+'s original biographical drama 'Tetris,' and he simply couldn't keep up. So now, if you want to learn more about him, we've got all of the necessary information for you.
What Was Robert Stein's Main Way of Making Money?
Robert left his Hungary in 1956 in search of better opportunities for himself and his close-knit family, only to find a home in England within a few months. The fact is he then spent the following year and a half working several odd jobs while moving from one place to another in order to save as much as possible, aiding him in achieving his goal of establishing a base in 1958.
According to reports, Robert rose quickly to the top of the corporate ladder, proving that he could sustain remarkable connections while establishing aspirations. He thus founded his own software publishing company in England named Andromeda Software, after realizing that he needed a secure platform to distribute the lucrative games he had found. Together, the two businesses became invincible.
Robert had managed to sell 70 games using Hungarian funds alone, only to discover Tetris on a routine visit to the country. 'They said,'Oh, it's just a game.'
Robert reportedly obtained a license from Soviet Russia before sublicensing it, yet it did not work out in the way he desired, particularly since Andromeda was more of a paper company by this point. In 1990, he lost Tetris' personal computer rights for failing to make the agreed-upon payments in a timely fashion, and then he lost the entire arcade rights for the same reason two years later.
Robert Stein's Net Worth at the Time of His Death
Robert never got over losing Tetris because he believes it fell out of his hands without his fault, but he continued to license other games until he retired for good, earning only $150,000-$200,000 in his final years. Nevertheless, his long-ago career, his involvement in other projects, and his fortunes at the time of his death in 2018 all indicate that he was well worth $2 million.
