"13-Year-Old Breaks Gaming Barrier as First to Conquer NES Tetris"
TL;DR
Willis Gibson, a 13-year-old known as Blue Scuti on YouTube, has become the first person to 'beat' the NES version of Tetris by reaching a kill screen, a feat previously thought to be unachievable by humans. This achievement comes 34 years after the game's release and was accomplished using the rolling technique, allowing rapid inputs on the controller. Gibson dedicated his record-breaking gameplay, which also set high score and line clearance records, to his late father.
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