Tetris always lasts. The blocks keep coming and the game itself is reinterpreted, twisted and remade for new generations. Now, a 13-year-old boy has become the first person to “beat” the NES version of Tetris, 34 years after its release.
Yes, 'beat' is in quotes because there is no way to complete the game. Instead, he played such a flawless game that he forced a death screen due to an overflow error. Although he is the first person to do this, but it is not the first time it has been achieved: an artificial intelligence program called StackRabbit forced a death screen with the NES Tetris in 2021.
But hey, we finally got there.
– Matt Smith
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This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/the-morning-after-someone-finally-beat-nes-tetris-121503520.html?src=rss
