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Tetris beaten for first time ever by 13-year-old American

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  • Source: News websites
  • 4 Jan 2024 10:13
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Willis Gibson forced Tetris into an end-game freeze-screen after it was thought only possible by AI bots.

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  • Willis Gibson wheezes in excitement after achieving kill screen, January 3 2024 (social media)
    Willis Gibson wheezes in excitement after achieving kill screen, January 3, 2024 (YouTube)

Willis Gibson, a 13-year-old from Oklahoma, managed to consistently build up the pace with the falling blocks Tetris game, reaching a "kill screen", where the game seemed to short-circuit with blocks hovering and the score maxed out at 999,999.  

Previously, only bots powered by artificial intelligence had forced the game into this "kill screen". 

In a screen-recorded video, we see the kid muttering "Please crash" as he eliminates lines of blocks, before the game crashes, his score maxed out, and he starts wheezing in amazement. 

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“It’s never been done by a human before. It’s basically something that everyone thought was impossible until a couple of years ago," Vince Clemente, the president of the Classic Tetris World Championship said. 

Willis dedicated his win to his late father, Adam, who died last month.

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