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Watch a 13-year-old become the first person to ever beat Classic Tetris (www.polygon.com)

submitted 6 months ago by ooli to c/games

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[–] deweydecibel 40 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Apparently this kids dad died a week earlier and he decided the video to him.

[–] blanketswithsmallpox 3 points 6 months ago

Unsure how true, but Sauce: https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2024/01/03/blue-scuti-tetris-killscreen-video-stillwater-oklahoma/72097047007/

A 13-year-old Oklahoma boy became the first person to technically beat Tetris on the original 1988 Nintendo Entertainment System cartridge version. He dedicated his win to his dad, who died last month.