{"id":31527,"date":"2024-01-09T14:23:14","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T19:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=31527"},"modified":"2024-01-09T14:23:14","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T19:23:14","slug":"13-year-old-boy-becomes-first-person-to-beat-tetris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2024\/01\/13-year-old-boy-becomes-first-person-to-beat-tetris.html","title":{"rendered":"13-Year-Old Boy Becomes First Person to Beat Tetris"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_31536\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31536\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2024\/01\/Willis-Gibson-Tetiris_credit-Blue-Scuti-YouTube.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31536\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2024\/01\/Willis-Gibson-Tetiris_credit-Blue-Scuti-YouTube.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31536\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blue Scuti \/ YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thirteen-year-old Willis Green has made history as the first documented person to officially beat Tetris. The user, who goes by the name &#8220;Blue Scuti,&#8221; posted his historic game to YouTube on Tuesday. In the video, he reached the game&#8217;s &#8220;kill screen,&#8221; something that was previously only achieved by an AI bot. The &#8220;kill screen&#8221; is a very big deal for Tetris players, which many have considered to be unbeatable. \u201cOh my God, oh my God,\u201d said Willis as he played the game. As he readjusted his glasses, he said \u201cI can\u2019t feel my hands. My hands feel tingly, I can\u2019t feel my hands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uh5hRtEFwQI?si=VB6AanBQJos2K_Z4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>According to 404 Media, Green is partial to using a new strategy called &#8220;rolling,&#8221; where he holds the controller in such a manner that he can press the D-pad up to 20 times a second. Previously, players often used the &#8220;hyper-tapping&#8221; method. When Green won the game, the 13-year-old wanted to share the victory with his mom. \u201cMy mom\u2019s at work,\u201d he said. His mom eventually appeared on camera where Green showed her the game. &#8220;You can see I crashed the screen,&#8221; he said before getting a high five from her. Green dedicated the game to his father, Adam Gibson, who passed away December 14th 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thirteen-year-old Willis Green has made history as the first documented person to officially beat Tetris. The user, who goes by the name &#8220;Blue Scuti,&#8221; posted his historic game to YouTube on Tuesday. In the video, he reached the game&#8217;s &#8220;kill screen,&#8221; something that was previously only achieved by an AI bot. 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