Teen Achieves First NES Tetris 'Rebirth,' Proves Endless Play Is Possible (arstechnica.com)
(Tuesday October 08, 2024 @11:30PM (BeauHD)
from the monumental-achievements dept.)
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- News link: https://games.slashdot.org/story/24/10/08/2040246/teen-achieves-first-nes-tetris-rebirth-proves-endless-play-is-possible
- Source link: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/10/nes-tetris-first-ever-rebirth-loops-past-level-255-and-back-to-zero/
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica:
> Months ago, 13-year-old Willis "Blue Scuti" Gibson became the [1]first person to "beat" NES Tetris , crashing the game after a 1,511-line, 157-level performance. Over the weekend, 16-year-old Michael "dogplayingtetris" Artiaga became the first to reach an even more impressive plateau in the game, [2]looping past Level 255 and instantly rolling the game all the way back to the ultra-slow Level 0. It took Artiaga a bit over 80 minutes and a full 3,300 cleared lines to finally achieve the game's first near-mythical "rebirth" [3]live in front of hundreds of Twitch viewers . And after a bit of celebration and recovery on the low levels, Artiaga managed to keep his rolled-over game going for another 40 minutes, finally topping out after a total of 4,216 lines and a record 29.4 million points.
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> Artiaga's record does come with a small asterisk since he used a version of the game that was modified to avoid the crashes that stopped Blue Scuti's historic run. Still, NES Tetris' first-ever level rollover is a monumental achievement and a testament to just how far competitive classic Tetris has come in a short time.
[1] https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/10/nes-tetris-first-ever-rebirth-loops-past-level-255-and-back-to-zero/
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXhbti5SneE%22
[3] https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2268738212
> Months ago, 13-year-old Willis "Blue Scuti" Gibson became the [1]first person to "beat" NES Tetris , crashing the game after a 1,511-line, 157-level performance. Over the weekend, 16-year-old Michael "dogplayingtetris" Artiaga became the first to reach an even more impressive plateau in the game, [2]looping past Level 255 and instantly rolling the game all the way back to the ultra-slow Level 0. It took Artiaga a bit over 80 minutes and a full 3,300 cleared lines to finally achieve the game's first near-mythical "rebirth" [3]live in front of hundreds of Twitch viewers . And after a bit of celebration and recovery on the low levels, Artiaga managed to keep his rolled-over game going for another 40 minutes, finally topping out after a total of 4,216 lines and a record 29.4 million points.
>
> Artiaga's record does come with a small asterisk since he used a version of the game that was modified to avoid the crashes that stopped Blue Scuti's historic run. Still, NES Tetris' first-ever level rollover is a monumental achievement and a testament to just how far competitive classic Tetris has come in a short time.
[1] https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/10/nes-tetris-first-ever-rebirth-loops-past-level-255-and-back-to-zero/
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXhbti5SneE%22
[3] https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2268738212
Really? Was it? (Score:2)
by JustAnotherOldGuy ( 4145623 )
"Still, NES Tetris' first-ever level rollover is a monumental achievement "
I mean, congrats and everything, but 'monumental'?
Umm hello, I ate every single Oreo left in the box last night, clearly that was a monumental achievement, no?
the USSR goal of wasting the USA's time with this (Score:4, Funny)
the USSR goal of wasting the USA's time with this game has been hit.
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What do you mean? This could has a bright future in brick laying!
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could = kid. Where is EDIT Slashdot ???
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Press Preview, then say to yourself "Is this your final answer?" before you press Submit.