Teenager conquers the unconquerable! 13-year-old Willis Gibson becomes the first human to beat Tetris, pushing the limits of the classic game and inspiring a new generation of player
Nintendo forced into ‘kill screen’: This teen becomes first human ever to beat cult-classic Tetri
13 year old WillisGibson aka Blue Scuti became the first recorded person to beat Tetris causing the game to freeze after reaching level 157
13-year-old Willis Gibson, a competitive Tetris player prodigy from Oklahoma, is believed to be the first person to ever "beat" Tetris.
Its 29-level marathon mode, ending in an "unofficial" 30th level known for its near-impossible speed, seemed like an unscalable peak.
A 13-year-old competitive Tetris player prodigy from Oklahoma advanced so far in the original Nintendo version of the game that it froze and his score read “999999.”
The over-40-minute video documents Willis's nail-biting journey through the notoriously difficult game's 29 levels