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Boy, 13, becomes first documented player to beat Tetris

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Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. The falling-block video game Tetris has met its match in 13-year-old Willis Gibson, who has become the first player to officially "beat" the original Nintendo version of the game -- by breaking it. Technically, Willis -- aka "blue scuti" in the gaming world -- made it to what gamers call a "kill screen," a point where the Tetris code glitches, crashing the game. That might not sound like much of a victory to anyone thinking that only high scores count, but it's a highly coveted achievement in the world of video games, where records involve pushing hardware and software to their limits.

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Boy 'prodigy,' 13, is the first known person to beat iconic 1988 Tetris video game for Nintendo - and he did it in 38 minutes

Daily Mail - Science & tech

A 13-year-old boy is being hailed a'prodigy' after becoming the first known person to beat the iconic 1988 Tetris video game for original Nintendo. Willis Gibson, of Oklahoma, was live streaming while playing last month when he achieved a'True Killerscreen' in 38 minutes, which saw the blocks fall at a face pace that forced the game to crash - this has only ever been done by AI. Gamers have long believed level 30 was the screen killer after Thor Aackerlund performed a'hypertapping' method in 2010, which saw him vibrating his fingers on the controller to move faster in the game. However, Gibson, whose gaming name is'Blue Scuti,' broke the record, reaching level 157 and watched the game implode on screen. Willis Gibson, of Oklahoma, was live streaming while playing last month when he achieved a'True Killerscreen' in 38 minutes, which saw the blocks fall at a face pace that forced the game to crash - this has only ever been done by AI Gibson has been playing Tetris since he was 11, practicing three to five hours daily.