13-Year-Old Breaks Records as First to Conquer the 'Unbeatable' Tetris

Thirteen-year-old Willis Gibson, known in the gaming community as "blue scuti," has become the first documented player to beat the original Nintendo version of Tetris by reaching a kill screen at Level 157, where the game's code glitches and crashes. This achievement, which surpasses the game's previously perceived limits, has been acknowledged by Tetris CEO Maya Rogers as a monumental feat, especially as Tetris approaches its 40th anniversary. Gibson's victory is the result of the gaming community's persistent efforts to overcome the game's increasing challenges and the assistance of an AI program that helped map out potential kill screen scenarios.