13-year-old Becomes First Human to Beat Tetris: All You Need to Know | Vantage with Palki Sharma

13-year-old Becomes First Human to Beat Tetris: All You Need to Know | Vantage with Palki Sharma
A 13-year-old boy from Oklahoma has finally defeated the "impossible" game. Willis Gibson became the first human to beat Tetris. Tetris video game has been a worldwide sensation for decades. Its mobile version is the third best-selling video game of all time. It has been sold 100 million times. Gibson reached level 157 of Tetris causing the game to crash. How did he win it? How does the importance of Gibson's win go far beyond the realm of arcade games? What can we learn from it? Palki Sharma explores.
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[@ritaholcombe9905]

Thanks for explaining how difficult this game is. Now i can appreciate this young boy"s achievement. Congrats on such an awesome win.

[@arunk369]

Yes.. I second you on that !!

[@Atheisttandpatriotic]

Human can do anything

[@sleepdeprived1921]

It's really not that hard, I've already done it alone in my room and I didn't make a big deal about sharing it on the internet, what a ridiculous spectacle

[@borntoridenani1555]

😊😊😊​@@arunk369

[@ReligionAndMaterialismDebunked]

:3 Damn. Hehe. Tetris was made by my Russian roots. Hehe

[@SeanKillblane]

This is some of the best reporting I have ever scene. You guys are the only news channel to explains this so perfectly. Thank you!

[@user-pv2xy1og8h]

Once again we India must thanking Sharma ji for her very great reporting of very true news that is always approving by our very great BJP government! While west media full of fake and anti-India news PM Modi ji always ensuring we get very true news only! Hoping this year we India will throw more bad reporters in jail ensuring only very great ones like Sharma ji allowing to talk!! Jai Hind!!!

[@mverick5444]

I wouldn't trust them. They are basically a mouthpiece of the ultra right wing supremacist of India.

[@redrag0n_]

Quite a scene

[@outright4697]

Now this is a way better news woman to accomplish this 13yr old kid beating Tetris unlike the messed up woman on skyline news can’t believe that woman insulted that kid on national TV and what’s even worse I don’t even know if the skyline news woman knew about this but this 13yr old wanted to achieve beating Tetris for his father who has passed away 😢

[@arceususedsplash300]

The amount of research this team put into this video, explaining the unbelievable feat this boy achived, is remarkable. A lot of people can't understand why "beating a 40 year old game" is as big of a deal as it is. The team, abd especially reporting woman did a great job explaining everything necessary to honor the boy and this "historical" moment. And I respect this news channel for that.

[@subscr1be]

Ye

[@pranjalfrompurwa]

It is not about "is this even a news or not" it is about a human winning over a machine which is supposedly immune to physical and mental exhaustion. It gives a positive sign that future is still Human.

[@vik24oct1991]

beat the machine by playing like a machine, so how is future still human when you become like a machine, this is like women becoming great wrestler at level of men by being strong and powerful like men and then losing their femininity and then claiming that a woman can do it, well the question remains then can a woman be called a woman without her femininity, so in truth really a man won the wrestling match, similarly here a human didn't win it but a human who played it like a machine did and hence in truth a machine beat another machine.

[@pranjalfrompurwa]

@vik24oct1991 That woman didn't become a man. She just lost much of her femininity. You just cannot become a man just by training. Anyways back to the topic. He is a human who beat that machine. It is normal in every respect. Playing games is too damn demonised. He is a kid let him enjoy his most beautiful days. Don't say that you wouldn't have played it if back then these games were as accessible as they are today.

[@timestampAi]

@Pranjal So,you think losing life and firing some nuclear is news. Future is still human? why not,human makes future and human is also a machine bro. You think, to be a machine, metal and wire is compulsory 😅. Human is machine and Animal.

[@vik24oct1991]

@@pranjalfrompurwa how do you define a man, using genetics is a shallow definition of a man, similarly how do you separate human from a machine , is biology only difference here ?, if a person was made of metal would he be less of a man, its the properties of things what define it, men are defined by their masculinity, women by their feminity, human by their humanity, you remove all these then you no longer truly remain what you were before. So humans becoming like machine to beat a machine doesn't ensure that humanity survives but rather the opposite, humans will have to become more robotic to survive against robots.

[@Karm.K]

​@@vik24oct1991That is a very narcissistic take on the whole situation. And one of the biggest flaws in your argument is that we are already machines, the human body is possibly the most complex machine in the world, one that was made after years and years through self research, mutations and the miracle of evolutionary biology. The difference is that although both are machines, both aren't robots. There is a big difference between a machine and a robot, and one of the biggest differences is that a robot, unlike this kid would not have celebrated winning the game like he did, it would not have felt the emotions this kid did as he dedicated his victory to his father who is no more, that's what makes it beautiful. If you don't find that beautiful and inspiring then YOU might as well be a robot, one with a narcissistic bias at that. So grow up, atleast empathytically yeah? And stop sh*tting on a 13 year old kid celebrating something truly amazing for his dead father.

[@vivek27789]

Many will never truly understand how extraordinary of a human achievement it is.

[@bsktballman08]

Many will never truly care how extraordinary of a human achievement it is.

[@johnnypham2850]

GO WILLIS!

[@abhishektthakurr]

​@@java2architectask yourself that question after you achieve something

[@vik24oct1991]

who cares man, its just a game, extraordinary achievement yes but at look that person who completed it, the kid looks like he needs to get his mental health checked from being so emotional attached to a bunch of 1s and 0s.

[@PrafullVijay]

@@java2architectdude gaming industry has achieved even when you'll work in your own damn industry won't be able to get that kind of salary. So, use your mind before your speak.

[@simplitia]

This is insane and amazing; Tetris to me has always been one of those games that would just keep getting faster and faster until the player loses - congrats.

[@DB-YGO]

The speed at Level 29 is the fastest speed the game goes. No matter how far you play, it doesn't get faster. Prior to the Hypertapping and Rolling techniques being pioneered, Level 29 ended games. Holding the left and right arrows in the traditional playstyle that you or I would use, Level 29 is impossible to get pieces to the far left and right more than 1 or 2 rows at the bottom. In fact, prior to Joseph changing the scene towards Hypertapping in 2018, Level 30 had only been reached maybe 3 times in the game's history, and only by setting up an 8-deep column in the center during Level 28 before the final speed increase, and then the game's RNG had to give the player 2 I-pieces to get 2 Tetrises, plus a couple more lines after that. It was just not feasible to do consistently because of the game's brutal RNG.

[@TheMrmoc7]

Only Palki could make something like this interesting enough for me to watch the entire video.

[@itsbonkerjojo9028]

What does something like this even mean , the news is very interesting itself with it's subject ?

[@Kalpit147]

People who haven't played tetris don't know the scale of what that boy has done​@@itsbonkerjojo9028

[@rjun152]

​@@itsbonkerjojo9028oh you haven't watched sky news

[@thepervertedmonk2353]

So your attention span only 5 mins tops?

[@Aarnyx]

Imagine saying an extraordinary human achievement is not interesting enough until it is palki sharma because your attention span is wrecked

[@factorywatch]

This must be one of the most well put news about gaming I’ve ever seen. Congrats to the channel and of course LEGEND SCUTI!

[@maximus1172]

bjp bot

[@babanff612]

Congress bot ? ​@@maximus1172 😂

[@Atheisttandpatriotic]

​@@maximus1172u seems to have modiphobia.This channel is completely neutral and doesn't talk about modi at all like Godi media

[@maximus1172]

@@Atheisttandpatriotic shut up bot 😄

[@Lucifer-jc3td]

​@@maximus1172shut up congress luli

[@dantesinferno05]

What a well made new story, this lady did amazing in covering this story. Also congratulations to the kiddo.

[@user-pv2xy1og8h]

Once again we India must thanking Sharma ji for her very great reporting of very true news that is always approving by our very great BJP government! While west media full of fake and anti-India news PM Modi ji always ensuring we get very true news only! Hoping this year we India will throw more bad reporters in jail ensuring only very great ones like Sharma ji allowing to talk!! Jai Hind!!!

[@RaptureWillRiseAgain]

The best coverage I’ve seen on this, explaining how the level counter glitches, the history of being stuck on level 29, that only bots have been able to do it before now, and the new ‘rolling’ technique used on the controller. Bravo!

[@whaddoiknow6519]

Pasteur, Curie, Einstein, Bohr, Heisenberg, and now Gibson! There is no limit to the human potential.

[@krishanusadhu6311]

😂 I somewhat resonate with the tone of your sarcasm.

[@sarov7658]

🤣

[@vshal05]

😂

[@myausstudy1563]

Palki, you lost me there for a while after you left Wion.. I was finding it hard to relate to your stories including your interview with Smita Prakash... but, I'm so glad I watched this story... Not only do I send a hearty congratulations to the young fella who beat tetris, but congratulations to you also - you brought me back to the Palki fold - only you have the enviable skills to make a riveting video about a computer game without overly geeking it and yet making it about humans and a young boy... thanks, Palki... Happy 2024!!

[@cytuber]

How wonderful seeing him explode in so much happiness. Congrats to him. 👏👏👏👏👏

[@cliffroybutt1025]

As a child I played Tetris until I would see falling blocks when I closed my eyes. It’s a great game. Well done young man!!!

[@dreamsofadaffodil650]

In a world full of chaos these days, it's great relief to have such a news as this. The win moment of the teen took me for a minute to a serene, peaceful world of body and mind excercises through community groups, away from present day trashes ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Congrats buddy, you have inspired again the might of human mind ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@billotto602]

HOLY COW ! This is the first person named Willis born after me ! My legal first name is Willis !!! Congratulations Willis ! ♥️😊♥️😊♥️😊

[@vizualyse]

@2:38 are actually hexadecimal numbers and they're randomised because of a memory/byte overflow (game trying to access unintended memory addresses).

[@DarukaEon]

I'm impressed by the coverage and how relatively in-depth y'all got into explaining how difficult of a feat this is. And congrats to Blue Scuti! You did amazing!

[@ss24250]

Very well articulated...given the depth meaning of this story...

[@pulakification]

The kid is very sweet, I wish him all the best for his future.

[@conyo985]

Thank you for not belittling the achievement of this young man. Sky News can learn a lot.

[@aquilifergroup]

Wonderful report that ties the achievement to humanity and why people should understand the significance of the win. I thought it wasn’t much of an accomplishment. Certainly, I thought, the boy was skilled in playing the game but when you’re explained the context I was impressed and humbled by the win. I say humbled because it shows the infinite capacity of humans to adapt and learn.

[@alfredocornelio4329]

I'm not the biggest fan of mainstream media as is the vast majority of citizens globally, having lost trust on the institution as most news anchors, reporters, "journalists" aka urinalists etc are talking heads to keep the narrative of the 2030 agenda, WEF, ESG/DEI, Blackrock etc BUT, compliments to this lady, Palki Sharma, who has shown more grace and respect to this kid and his accomplishment(Unlike that other lady from SkyNews, whom I don't hate, but made the unfortunate mistake of "lol videogames lame" that many non-gamers make and then the internet dogpiles on her, as is online tradition) and is the only who has also reported more in depth about the details whole ordeal, a quick rundown of the history of the game, an easy how and why the "crash" /killscreen happens, referencing the coding yadda yadda and how important traditions are, which modern world is in a quick rush to have each nation/communities to erase them. If Gibson was my kid, I'd be pretty stoked as a parent just on the fact that my kid set a goal for himself and actually accomplished said task.

[@KumaBones]

Wholesome coverage for a change; very refreshing. Puts our American anchors to shame. Thank you for covering the kid in a good light, and fully encompassing how large of a feat this is for their community.

[@PointofConnection]

Wow, what a massively inspiring piece of news!

[@mattdamon2084]

2:19 I liked video, bcz of this smile...this is smile actually we want,ON all of us our faces... Satisfaction! And appreciation for something only good !

[@humphet]

this channel is a lesson in regular news journalism. I appreciate your thorough reporting. Thank you. From the state of Washington, US.

[@Trist805]

This kid really won at life, if Palki Sharma did a video about him.

[@wearewithfrasiodecarvalho1321]

You have my respect boy, congratulations you are the tetris legend.

[@AnonymousAnonymous-dc3jm]

Who all hate the S and Z Tetris blocks?

[@GMCLabs]

WOW! A news organization that actually researched this and did a good job explaining the importance of this. Unlike that smug jerk from skynews who belittled that kid achievement.

[@Addict2FX]

Thank you for giving this story the respect it deserved.

[@TheMastorBlastor]

I really appreciate your style of reporting, it makes every news interesting , informative and yet entertianing all in the same breath , how do you do this?

[@purplemicrodot58]

Thank You! This is the best segment I've watched regarding this superhuman achievement.

[@shawnbottomley6381]

if you are passionate about something you just keep on pushing the limit until you become the best you can be which is good lesson to learn in any subject you want to master.

[@andrew5580]

Now this is journalism. You explained this awesome achievement very well.

[@johnythecarrot]

This is a very surprisingly well made video. Good job

[@A__Singh__]

Congratulations to the kid. Well done boy.

[@Human_01]

Kudos to him, 👏

[@chichodormi4732]

Best host. So glad this achievement didnt go unnoticed 🔥

[@marielefren6095]

Such a delight to the ears. The anchor really has a good skill in playing with words. Keep up the good and work.

[@Youthuba]

As you pass through levels. The blocks speeding up isn't the problem. The problem is the color palette. It starts using random colour palettes that are so dark its impossible to see. Because it wasn't coded

[@blahdelablah]

The "Dusk" and "Charcoal" palettes are tricky to deal with, but they only happen on specific levels, the colour palettes on other levels are less problematic.

[@mikeyguidote]

I love how this news segment related the evolution of tetris playstyles to other aspects of life

[@ParmMohan-us6rn]

It’s truth. You blaze a new trail in unknown terrain, and others will follow your path no matter how impossible it had seemed.

[@anantkumar5376]

It is a huge milestone in gaming history. I never thought it could happen. Also it could just be a glitch, as Tetris blocks are supposed to come indefinitely.

[@ettcha]

Experts managed to simulate a score so high, the game loops back to level 1. There's a great little documentary on the kids achievement and it explains how getting it to glitch is actually the point for now but that there are goals after that, including the legendary loop. I just don't know if a human can truly achieve that physically.

[@asheep7797]

@@ettchaIt's almost certainly possible, as the game will not speed up past level 29 IIRC. (Edit) I just remembered, they will also have to dodge the crashes...

[@FallenLight0]

oow, what a really cool news video, it started about the kid winning the game and ended with a philosophical reflection. Explained the history, the new technique, the community, how humans can develop unthinkable methods and now can use AI to create more techniques. Really cool video.

[@adityakulkarni4549]

Great coverage, you went above and beyond in your research. I appreciate you not mocking or understating the boy's achievement, good job!

[@KrishnaKhandelwal15]

That's how the news must be , Thanks, Palki ma'am

[@FNWild]

Standing ovation!!!

[@zacm4740]

I beat this game back in 98' i just didn't realize how important it was

[@MarkCliffeIsGay]

Lol

[@tarot3078]

Yeah, sure

[@ShawnJeu]

Right, I beat it 90s we didn't have internet or phones

[@LongShaynx]

Keep in mind, Scuti is playing on original NES console and cartridge

[@Nao-ll7su]

you did not we're talking about NES tetris, not gameboy tetris

[@nublex]

best news of 2024 yet. thanks, boy.

[@HughJass-jv2lt]

Happy for the kid! ❤❤

[@ForgottenMovieGems]

This is such great reporting and very well researched. Good segment.

[@aleenaprasannan2146]

To people who don't understand the exactly how extraordinary this kid is, let's just dumb it down and compare it to any other sport- his mental endurance, perseverance, fine motor skills and reflexes were so fast that it beat what was even possible for a software to keep up. Unlike what Palki reported, the game actually ends when the it literally cannot be any faster and be functional, meaning the kid was faster than what was possible for the game's software. What blows my mind is that he has only been playing tetriz for less than 3 years... Have we ever had anybody get so excellent in anything they've been doing for just 3 years?

[@galaxystudios370]

Oh no, it's not just getting to the point where the game can't get any faster. It's doing that, AND THEN CONTINUING TO PLAY FOR ALMOST 130 LEVELS.

[@aleenaprasannan2146]

@@galaxystudios370 What I meant getting any faster is that it became impossible for the graphics to keep up with the speed for that level...atleast that's my layman understanding of it. Do correct me if I'm wrong

[@deepeshsao1008]

Always believed the newer and younger would surpass the older generation on top of what elders have built. Super 👌 👍

[@dustinclark3390]

Mad props to that kid

[@dbiswas]

And his mom at @2:15 ... "Keep your voice down, trying to sleep.." lol

[@johnsmith777lol]

congratulation kid. This now makes me think everything is possible now.

[@taptap6170]

Excellent news reporting! Great job!

[@ahmedp8009]

Wow, well explained and researched!

[@Gravelgratious]

Alright build this boy a statue. I’m dead serious, this is history!

[@Mantorp86]

Best reporting! Thank you!

[@Epson-tf2sb]

Amazing skill. Well done kid

[@hiankun]

The ending remarks are remarkable!

[@npvgreg]

I couldn't stop listening to you! You are amazing!

[@mvjr7758]

Very impressive achievement. Especially for a 13yr old from Oklahoma as well.

[@keneatstheworld]

Bruh! Don't you know that younger people are more good at video games. All because of their fast learning skill and adaptivity in muscle memory. It's like praising a kid for learning all the alphabets

[@sciencefellows777]

Good message.... At the end..

[@arpitshivhare2991]

Great coverage by the GOAT!

[@sirsilentxx]

This kid is amazing for what he's done

[@asapanime1875]

Great Reporting ! Wouldn't expect anything less from this news reporter 🫶

[@aemio4717]

kudos to the willis kibson to break the tetris this game really gets faster and faster as one proceeds the level and become very hard to puzzle the falling blocks and continue doing that.

[@rajasimanta]

Little guy got some awesome motor and space skills

[@WyoSavage1976]

Heartwarming story.

[@NaserAmeen]

Very informative and interesting. Thank you FP.

[@abilashrajan4851]

Exceptional feat...

[@azeemulhasan3498]

Humans are designed in such a way that they can enhance their mental and physical abilities to an unimaginable limit. In contrast, AI has a limit when algorithms hit boundary than stops working beyond.

[@kurtnelle]

"And build our blocks towards victory." Well this was one well written report.

[@thatman3089]

Wow,in today's world of big budget immersive 3d games,I never knew Tetris was such a big deal.

[@LetsChat]

Greeeeat reporting. Top notch!

[@ganeshpadval3786]

He achieved something that humanity was waiting for

[@mahendravora5700]

Thank you for explaining ❤

[@BoshikaYepthomi-pe7od]

Beautifully explain

[@curiousguy5262]

She has amazing summarising skills. Maybe she is a Samurai !!😉🥷🥷

[@TheLaren533]

Man, now that kid is a legend who just beat Tetris from killscreen. And it became international popular from all over the world.

[@Jediclown]

Damn, the explanation was so perfect....

[@stevestars2966]

I’m very sure there were more people who beat Tetris they just didn’t record themselves like this 13 years did that’s why he’s the first to know he beat Tetris

[@reaction3267]

Well articulated.

[@CodingMoja]

Omg Respect ❤

[@badhombre4942]

Congratulations, he's now on Skynet's list.

[@honey3693]

Amazing!!!!!!!!!!

[@riteshkarmakar3597]

Great!

[@superslavbross9935]

That's an impressive showcase of journalism here.Im a fan

[@benproffitt5957]

Excellent memory skills. I’m sure there was a learning curve that led to this moment.

[@keneatstheworld]

Bro, video games doesn't want only memory skills bruh!!!! It's a hand-eye coordination based thing. As a gamer myself, a gamer could only be good at one or two games but not all video games. As the muscle memory for every game is different. Boomer!

[@benproffitt5957]

@@keneatstheworld hand eye coordination is a memory skill that is learned and repeat. Don’t know what you’re talking about boomer? Not a boomer 😂

[@keneatstheworld]

@@benproffitt5957 don't you know about CNS and PNS? Sure biology was taken seriously back in those days. Mr old man!

[@benproffitt5957]

@@keneatstheworld your immaturity shows with lack of discussion skills. Take it from someone trained in physics and science. I don’t use technical terms out of respect that everyone can understand. Reflex is yet another thing to consider which is also learned memory but is a bit of a beast to master. This is why the majority cannot complete these games. They are just to slow. I highly compliment the boy for his trained skill but it would really be a prodigy story if he had played the game for the first time and defeated it without training. This type of skill is rare but does exist.

[@keneatstheworld]

@@benproffitt5957 womp womp! Cry about it.....old man. Let's play online chess... I dare you! But don't cry after losing *several* times...

[@bora3.14]

There are so amazing humans out there ❤️

[@llhiejen]

wow that is a great achivement.. by the way on 4:03 - I guess i know now where Lebron James and other NBA player got the Flop technique 😁😁

[@lelouchlamperouge8560]

Impressive!👏

[@CoxDannyJ]

From the family of Blue Scuti (Willis), thanks for the video!

[@user-po9hg9lf1j]

What an amazing segment

[@jbaked2585]

I could listen to you her talk about Tetris for hours

[@henry7831]

Very good 👍