Tetris beaten for first time ever by 13-year-old American
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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 (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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“Oh my God! Yes! I’m going to pass out. I can’t feel my hands.”
“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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