Being the first person to beat the original Tetris game would have been enough for 13-year-old Willis Gibson, a shy teen who spends hours every day piecing the virtual tiles together.

Teen Becomes First Tetris NES Player to Clear Level 255 and Achieve the Mythical 'Rebirth' Michael "dogplayingtetris" Artiaga clears level 255 and sends it all the way back to the beginning.

A 16-year-old, two-time Tetris world champion made video game history over the weekend by becoming the first player to pull off a “rebirth,” the moment when Level 255 rolls over to reset at ...

Already a pro, the teen became the world's youngest Tetris world champion when he was 13. At 2020's Classic Tetris World Championship final, he beat out his brother for the coveted title.

13-year-old Willis Gibson of Oklahoma is believed to be the first person to ever defeat the falling-block video game Tetris, which was first released in June 1984.

Social media users tore into a Sky News anchor after she made a dismissive comment to a 13-year-old gamer in her report on him being the first ever person to beat Nintendo’s version of "Tetris." ...

Teen Sets a Mind-Melting NES Tetris Record, Achieves ‘Rebirth’ The live-streamed saga featured several nail-biters, including a color-palette glitch that made the rapidly falling blocks ...

Stillwater teen makes history by 'beating' Tetris. Jan 4, 2024 Jan 4, 2024 Updated Apr 9, ...

Teenager Willis Gibson managed on 21 December to trigger a kill screen on Level 157, which the gaming world takes as a victory over the game.

A 13-year-old beat Tetris, but there’s more to the game than winning Even adults can learn from the popular video game, which builds on an important math concept February 26, 2024 More than 1 ...

Well-known Tetris competitor Willis Gibson uploaded a video of him seemingly reaching the kill screen of the retro Tetris game, an accomplishment he dedicated to his father who died last month ...

Notably, Artiaga was playing on a special version of the Tetris NES rom that keeps it from crashing after passing level 155. Earlier this year, Tetris expert and fellow teen Willis "Blue Scuti ...