13-Year-Old Prodigy Conquers NES Tetris, Achieving First-Ever 'Kill Screen' Victory in 34 Years

A 13-year-old gamer known as BlueScuti broke a 34-year-old record by reaching the "kill screen" of NES Tetris, a point where the game crashes due to its functional limits, after a marathon session of 1,511 lines. This achievement, once thought impossible, was made possible by advanced techniques like hypertapping and rolling, which allow players to maneuver pieces at the game's highest speeds. The competitive Tetris community has continued to push the boundaries of what was believed to be achievable in the game, leading to the need for a modded version of Tetris to prevent excessively long tournament matches.