More than three decades after the game's release, Tetris was beaten for the first time by a 13-year-old in Oklahoma.
In the first release of Tetris, only bots powered by artificial intelligence forced the game, but also the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), to its “kill screen.".
In the game, the signature blocks are falling so fast that the game itself can’t continue.
Last month, Willis Gibson, who comes from Oklahoma, broke the record after becoming the first person to beat Tetris.
Willis Gibson had etched his name into the annals of gaming history while live-streaming the classic Tetris.
In a video documenting his feat posted on Tuesday, the Oklahoma teenager achieved a 'True killer screen' within a mere 38 minutes during his online Tetris session.
The intensity of his gameplay was such that the falling blocks reached an unprecedented speed, ultimately causing the game to crash. This achievement is noteworthy as, historically, only artificial intelligence has managed to accomplish a similar feat.
Traditionally, gamers believed that level 30 was the screen killer in Tetris, a notion established over 30 years ago.
This belief stemmed from Thor Aackerlund's 2010 performance using the 'hypertapping' method. However, Gibson has shattered this record by reaching an astonishing level of 157, leading to the game's unexpected implosion.
Since then, Gibson has started playing the game competitively in gaming tournaments, achieving third place in one in October.
During an interview with Stillwater News Press, Gibson mentioned that he participated in the tournament with the hope of making it into the top 16. Surprisingly, he ended up breaking a record
He said, "It was really fun to see everybody I had known online. I was just excited to be there. I wasn’t too nervous."
Additionally, he pointed out the way to make him so good at Tetris; he explained: "There’s a little D-pad on the controller that you can press down, and it will go left or right.
"Instead of manually just tapping each piece every single time, what you do is hover your finger over the button just barely so it doesn’t cause an input left or right, and then you roll your fingers on the back of the controller. So each finger causes an input."
