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"13-Year-Old Achieves First-Ever Victory Over NES Tetris"

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Source: The New York Times
"13-Year-Old Achieves First-Ever Victory Over NES Tetris"
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Willis Gibson, a 13-year-old from Oklahoma, has reportedly become the first person to 'beat' the original Nintendo version of Tetris, achieving a score of "999999" and causing the game to freeze—a level of success previously thought to be achievable only by artificial intelligence. His accomplishment, which surpasses the supposed human limit of Level 29, was documented in a video uploaded to YouTube, marking a significant milestone in the competitive Tetris community.

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  1. Boy, 13, Is Believed to Be the First to 'Beat' Tetris  The New York Times
  2. The NES version of Tetris has been beaten for the first time  Digital Trends
  3. Tetris: US teenager claims to be first to beat video game  BBC.com
  4. 34 years later, a 13-year-old hits the NES Tetris “kill screen”  Ars Technica

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