"13-Year-Old Breaks Record by Beating NES Tetris' True Killscreen After 34 Years"
TL;DR
Thirteen-year-old competitive Tetris player Blue Scuti has achieved a historic feat by crashing the NES version of Tetris into a "kill screen," a state where the game freezes and becomes unplayable. This accomplishment, which took about 38 minutes of continuous play, was previously only managed by AI. Blue Scuti, known for using the "rolling" technique that allows rapid D-pad inputs, has set world records and aims to stay at the top of the competitive Tetris scene. The player dedicated their record-breaking run to their late father.
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- Tetris Has Finally Been Beaten After 34 Years TheGamer
- 34 years later, someone has finally beaten NES Tetris by reaching its "True Killscreen" VG247
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