Source: Willis Gibson / Tetris
The story was written in the beginning of 2024. A man did the impossible and “won” Tetris? Of course, another person found a way to hate the massive achievement.
13-year-old Willis Gibson can cement his name in the history books after becoming the only person to 'beat' the NES version of Tetris 34 years after its release.
There is a reason for using quotation marks. Technically, Tetris is unbeatable, but Gibson played a flawless game, forcing a “kill screen” due to an overflow error.
Gibson is the first person to achieve the feat. Engadget References that an AI program called StackRabbit forced the same “kill screen” while playing the NES version of Tetris in 2021.
Per Engadget:
This was done by incorporating a style of play called rolling technique, which has players slide their fingers across the bottom of an NES controller and use that momentum to roll the controller to the other hand. When done right, you can tap the D-pad up to 20 times per second. The method revolutionized the competitive Tetris game a couple of years ago. Prior to this achievement, the 13-year-old had already broken the game's high score record, level achieved record and total number of lines cleared using the scrolling technique.
Gibson, who uses the gamer label Blue Scudi, told a fellow YouTuber that he dedicated his achievement to his late father, who died in December.
The young player also revealed that while he achieved the amazing feat, his fingers were numb due to the frantic nature of his game.
There's always a hater
While many news outlets are talking about Gibson's achievement as one of the first feel-good stories of the new year, Sky News Anchor Jayne Secker smells heat from the players.
Secker is labeled a hater after saying, “As a mother, I would just say step away from the screen, get outside, get some fresh air. Beating Tetris is not a life goal,” with a huge smile on her face.
Bruh. Someone needs to show Jayne Secker how profitable gaming is.
In response to her comments, one X user wrote on the platform formerly known as Twitter:
“This kid is 13 years old and he's accomplished something so mentally difficult and he's the first person to do it in 34 years. And yet this @SkyNews the reporter chooses to mock and belittle him. People are disgusted.”
Agreed.
Congratulations to Gibson on the achievement and side eyes to Jayne Secker.
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Photo: Willis Gibson / Tetris
