Source:
Willis
Gibson
/
Tetris
History
was
made
early
in
2024.
One
human
did
the
impossible
and
“beat”
Tetris;
of
course,
another
human found
a
way
to
hate
on
the
massive
accomplishment.
13-year-old
Willis
Gibson
can
cement
his
name
in
the
history
books
after
becoming
the
only
human
being
to
“beat”
the
NES
version
of
Tetris
34
years
after
its
release.
There
is
a
reason
for
the
use
of
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
accomplish
the
feat.
Engadget reports
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
gameplay
style called
the
rolling
technique, which
has
players
glide
their
fingers
along
the
bottom
of
an
NES
controller
and
use
that
momentum
to
roll
the
controller
into
the
other
hand.
When
done
correctly,
you
can
hit
the
D-pad
up
to
20
times
per
second.
The
method revolutionized
competitive
Tetris
play
a
couple
of
years
back.
Prior
to
this
achievement,
the
13-year-old
had
already
broken
the
game’s
high
score
record,
level
achieved
record
and
the
total
number
of
lines
cleared
by
using
the
rolling
technique.
Gibson,
who
goes
by
the
gamer
tag
Blue
Scudi,
told
a
fellow
YouTuber
that
he
was
dedicating
his
accomplishment
to
his
late
father,
who
passed
away
in
December.
The
young
gamer
also
revealed
that
while
accomplishing
the
astounding
achievement,
his
fingers
were
numb
due
to
the
frantic
nature
of
his
gameplay
session.
There
Is
Always
A
Hater
While
many
news
outlets
speak
about
Gibson’s
accomplishment
as
one
of
the
first
“feel
good”
stories
of
the
new
year,
Sky
News
anchor
Jayne
Secker
is
catching
heat
from
gamers.
Secker
is
being
labeled
a
hater
after
saying,
“As
a
mother,
I
would
just
say
step
away
from
the
screen,
go
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
has
achieved
something
so
mentally
difficult
while
being
the
First
Person
to
ever
do
it
in
34
Years.
Yet
this
@SkyNews
reporter
chooses
to
make
fun
of
and
belittle
him.
People
are
disgusting.”
Agreed.
Congrats
to
Gibson
on
the
achievement,
and
side-eyes
to
Jayne
Secker.
You
can
see
more
reactions
in
the
gallery
below.
—
Photo:
Willis
Gibson
/
Tetris
