First Ever Level 35 in NES Tetris

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[@KelinZhu]

"What level did you get to?" "32" "Oh that's really good, that's 30 lines into the killscreen" "No, the second level 32"

[@kkit41]

it's the first "level 32" level 32 is displayed as "14"😀

[@Jaojao_puzzlesolver]

"😲"

[@sheaksadi]

Ooooooooaoooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@indranytehd9671]

@@kkit41 He meant level 35. if you look at the level, it actually says 32, even though he's at level 35. so Joseph reached level 32 once and then (technically) again at level 35 lmao

[@kkit41]

​@@indranytehd9671 The level counter showed "14" when Joseph reached level 32 when Joseph reached level 35, the level counter showed "32" for the first time That's what I meant for "the first "level 32""😂

[@hfcriske]

There were like several hours between the WR's, was starting to get worried there a little.

[@Haiganon]

If we go back 3 years in time and show people this video, nobody would believe this actually happened. Amazing job.

[@tree4104]

"lol nice fake, obv using TAS"

[@jakel7213]

Dude, if we go back 1 year this would be unbelievable. People still took 'the breath' after 19 transition a year ago.

[@intermitttence2022]

I just watched the ecstasy of order, and it’s insane how much the standards grew over the decade. They used to do center wells to try to get to lv 30.

[@Eightballer405]

@@tree4104 I legit thought his original Lvl 31 video was done with a TAS when I first saw it.

[@Alvin_Vivian]

Harry Hong will say it's fake. 😂 "I can't do it, therefore others must be cheating."

[@spacefox6689]

CTWC officials crying every time they have to update Joseph’s ‘feats’ section

[@iceblade732]

I‘d guess they just update that stuff like a week before the tournament starts

[@WeavementSesestea]

Just post them all. It would be the Joseph show

[@Pehz63]

At some point the feats section will just say: "Yes."

[@Some_Guy791]

@@Pehz63 yes I don't even remember making this comment or watching this

[@giygas7392]

"I hope Joseph doesn't get a world record 'cause I was just ranting about parity the whole time"

[@PureInsanity]

It was Jake who did that and he was joking.

[@vincent21212]

Johnny Cash Jake is a good kid

[@pk4780]

@Johnny Cash that honestly says more about you than it does about him lol

[@KelinZhu]

@Johnny Cash do you know what a joke is

[@chrispham6599]

Here in the business, we can that foreshadowing.

[@RobotProctor]

First level 35 with a parity rant

[@Manu-ei2yj]

They knew "Oh god damnit Joseph"

[@rflick6695]

That little laugh tho

[@Gooey]

You are everywhere wtf

[@33Pokenerd]

We don't care that he reached Lv.35, we care that he got a B score.

[@prithivirajlangpoklakpam1281]

I see what you did there

[@w7u]

(Angry Asian noises)

[@danielkim6304]

Lol nice Pokenerd

[@dougfile6644]

Yeah. I don't understand this - why are they commenting on the score? Is there some in-joke I'm not getting?

[@Jingzhumama]

Doug File it’s an asian thing. B isn’t good enough.

[@noobishace2411]

We're getting there, level 40 milestone.

[@w7u]

Actually it’s level 64

[@darrend.4835]

Joseph is literally getting to the point where he’s going to master killscreen play so much that he can play it as if it’s level 19. That makes the point ceiling literally infinite. This is insane.

[@FireCraftEntertainment]

Competitors: *Worried Monkey Face* meme

[@Datboy1991]

If he starts getting tetrises on 29, the record book is in serious trouble. Well, it already is, but you get the point.

[@kugelblitzingularity304]

I would guess that u need 17 20 hz consistent tapping plus perfect stacking to stay safely alive on lvl 29. But Joseph is really getting there.

[@lauraliggins2711]

I’m still waiting for the day that Joseph is behind by killscreen and comes back by getting points in killscreen

[@clawsii]

Bruh my name is Darren D WTF

[@outlandonish3480]

When your friends know they are being recorded and are so used to world records happening they are rooting against you so they don't have their conversation uploaded is really something to witness. I mean it's like a cartoon. Oh no not another world record Joseph couldn't you do this another time when we are not distracting you. Serious question though what is happening in your head when you get to kill screen?

[@Alan-jv5fq]

He goes ultra instinct

[@outlandonish3480]

It really looks that way. I mean how he makes the pieces get in position so fast makes no sense and then when he makes a human mistake it's like what happened are you human after all.

[@powerpc127]

As someone who used to be pretty good at Tetris, nothing is going through his head. When you play fast you have to enter this meditative state where you just do. It's a really cool feeling. Look up flow if you wanna know more.

[@franciscoelfers2505]

and he still talks with his friends meanwhile

[@99SuperKiller99]

Meh, Jake is just full of himself. He's good, but not even on the same level as the god we just witnessed reach 35.

[@maxhaibara8828]

He gained 100k in killscreen. I think in this year's CTWC, we will have someone who comeback during killscreen.

[@daveburrow25]

No because Joseph is always already ahead pre-killscreen ;)

[@OcteractSG]

We already had a tournament game where Joseph made it to level 29 and had a lot of catching up to do. It didn’t work out that game, but it would have been a crazy WR if it had.

[@maxhaibara8828]

@@OcteractSG Joseph VS Eric? It's CTM though, not CTWC

[@maxhaibara8828]

@DiceTJ but it's not a comeback during killscreen

[@yaasdpalala4492]

@@maxhaibara8828 joseph had a lot of catching up to do

[@beans_renzo]

Imagine being excited for getting 100k on level 08 then seeing Joseph beat like every record on level 18 and above and not be excited about it. Are you even human?!?

[@StreetwearBasics101]

"Now you have to upload my parity rant"

[@surilean2303]

this is the golden age of tetris records, soon there wont be any more barriers left to break... enjoy it while we’re here to witness it everybody

[@mackimations]

Me in the year 2022 looking back on this video and seeing this comment when people are now starting to break level 255, "Boy this comment did not age well."

[@pc31754]

tetris’ boundaries will always be pushed, just like any other boundary. there is no such thing as an unbeatable world record in a game like NES tetris; there is always, always room for improvement

[@PeterJavi]

@@pc31754 Not true. Tetris is a finite game. There is a maximum score. Never mind that we're 220~ levels away from maximum level, and 20 or so million away from max score, but if the community stays alive for long enough, eventually someone will get there.

[@melodywawichi802]

PJ Vis So in the next 15 millennia? Ok then

[@UnknownRager96]

Level 52 WORLD.RECORD

[@tinymarsracing]

Pretty sure cheezfish holds the WR for making it into your WR videos as a side character.

[@kaitoti21]

now he's the one making WRs. what an upgrade

[@darkness74185]

One hell of a character arc

[@Naverb]

Now cheez holds the NTSC world record by a long shot and has won CTM for the first time. Long live the era of Cheez

[@kaleosin7871]

"Wait, world record? Now you have to upload my parity rant"😂

[@w7u]

Level counter guide 29: 29 30: 00 31: 0A 32: 14 33: 1E 34: 28 35: 32 36: 3C 37: 46 38: 50 39: 5A 40: 64 41: 6E 42: 78 43: 82 44: 8C 45: 96 46: A0 47: AA 48: B4 49: BE 50: C6 (Insert level 47 joke here) Edit: 50 is C6 not C8 Edit 2: Math way to do this (more or less) After 29 is 0 in hex for 30 (00) Then 10 in hex for 31 (0A) Then 20 in hex for 32 (1E) And etc

[@nobunagaoda4840]

w7n these will not be enough soon

[@w7u]

Nobunaga Oda Yeah by the year 2025 he’s gonna make it past level AA

[@Speedself]

Thanks! I always wondered how these were calculated

[@w7u]

@@nobunagaoda4840 welp you called it, wr is level 95 now lmao

[@vRyanXOXO]

I have come from the future to tell you that a Tetris game is about to be played.

[@cowbird3274]

Thank you kind sir, I was truly wondering the answer to this question.

[@noobishace2411]

Sir, where can I learn your knowledge and wisdom? With your profound knowledge, you must know everything in the universe.

[@tonyamaya6972]

I'm checking in from the future too. Joseph got to level 39 in August 2021 with a score of 1.47M. I won't spoil the level 40 achievement. Batfoy is still a meme in 2060

[@Marnige]

@@tonyamaya6972 did not age well

[@lukeanderson8769]

Who’s here before it says (former)

[@maxhaibara8828]

Aww it's already former here 😢

[@polidon1577]

@@maxhaibara8828 ?

[@keksd]

cant be former? its first?

[@danielfortskewer5607]

yep

[@lukeanderson8769]

DY_Physics I made this comment before he named the video lol i thought it was gonna say “195 lines world record”

[@Master-dy7sh]

I can imagine joseph tomorrow being like FIRST LEVEL 37 AND 36 AND 1.4 IN THE SAME GAME

[@ig2d]

high stacking the long bars on the left just before the kill screen helped

[@SwordBlaze]

Can't wait for another wr

[@TedStockdale]

@DY_Physics I thought it was the evening video

[@melodywawichi802]

give him time mates

[@MintyCodes]

joseph's getting too powerful

[@IRNjuggle28]

If I ever need advice on something I'm asking Jake. Love the brutal honesty lol. Sick killscreen play too. :D

[@RayofJay]

Super amazing joseph. Youre very inspiring and have a lot of heart. Ive even been playing nes tetris this past week, and am a n awe at your ability.

[@Croisis]

And to think they (used to) call Level 29 the killscreen. Joseph's track record so far: Level 35 - 2020/06/16 Level 34 - 2020/02/16 Level 33 - 2019/02/16 Level 32 - 2018/08/27 Level 31 - 2018/08/02 We could realistically expect a Level 36 by 2020/10/16. Keep on being awesome dude! #ParityStacking #ShadowTs #AdHominem #JdMfX_

[@yaasdpalala4492]

from the future, joseph never made it to 36, but he skipped straight to level 40

[@OddlyIncredible]

Back when I used to play NES Tetris on the regular, _around 20 years ago_ now, my PB was 191 lines, and for speed was 95 lines in 5 minutes. Nice to see people are pushing toward 300. Go get that 300!

[@jordanrector1184]

1 week later- worlds first level 40 2,000,000 point game such a pure talent and great person keep it up!!

[@DanVWeller]

Well…

[@Misty_FT]

Should... should I just expect a wr video every other day now? You're otherworldly man, insane stuff

[@hypexjaden5601]

Joseph your the one who made the community bigger and better thank you soo much

[@kkit41]

Joseph finally reached "level 32"😁

[@Clarinet69]

1:08 burn 🔥 Jake definitely knows what he's talking about though

[@Kyurex.]

Joseph's friends probably are like "What world record are you going for today?" when they talk

[@Gyro50]

“What?! Now you have to upload my parity rant...” 🤣🤣 gg

[@AbramSF]

Wow they talked over the high score announcement at the end. That dude must really love his voice.

[@biggiemac42]

Parity in short: If you put each Tetris piece on a chessboard, it will cover two white and two black squares EXCEPT for the T piece. So if you put all the pieces down, your Ts determine whether you are overfilling white or black squares. So it is ideal to have equal number of T cover 3 black 1 white, and T cover 1 black 3 white. If those get too out of whack with one more than the other too much, it will always be messy and require Ts to fix it. If you are T dependent, you might be forcing the right placement to be bad for parity. (I thought that was shadow T but acually that isn't what it sounds like Jake is calling shadow T, it is instead when a single line clear causes the same imbalance that a T would) Add to this the fact that single or triple line clear means you are exceeding a 9 wide box on specific rows. So the tile you add in column 10 will matter for whether you are making parity in this sense better or worse. That's "how singles affect parity" which was called out at one point. That and the fact that shifting everything down by 1 will change the interpretation of a static checkerboard but whether you care about that or not is up to interpretation.

[@fuxpremier]

A line is ten cells wide, i.e an even number. How can a clear change your parity? Only Ts, real Ts can.

[@biggiemac42]

@@fuxpremier Consider a build with who cares what, tall, in the left 8 columns. 9th column is 4 high. 10th column is ground level. If you get an L and place it rightside up in the right, you burn a single. If you get a T and place it such that you burn a single, it is identical in effect to the L. So the T and the L have identical effects on parity in this example, explained by the fact that the row which burned added its cell in a different color before burning.

[@biggiemac42]

If you wanted to, you could design a piece sequence with no Ts in it, and which allowed you to build up a tall well while burning many singles all on even numbered rows. I think you would have progressively worse parity as this went on, but I might be wrong.

[@fuxpremier]

@@biggiemac42 Ah ok, I see what you mean: when you burn a single (or a triple), you change the parity of the cells above the lines burnt (white cells become black and vice-versa) but not the lines below, so you can effectively change the parity number of your stack without T-pieces because of singles and triples.

[@abnrangerjapo]

There is no stopping him!

[@timyang2996]

Lmao poor guy who was ranting about parity haha

[@coldclearkt]

That guys name is Jake 1.2 using das and tapping

[@jetzzfan]

Summoning Salt weeps at how many records he's going to have to cover in his Tetris video

[@intermitttence2022]

It’s insane how much Joseph does, but there’s so much that most (including me) never see. There’s I think 2 1.3 scores he hadn’t uploaded, and there’s the accomplishment that shall not be named because there’s no recording.

[@coloripple]

Shall i ask what the accomplishment was?

[@technologyondemand4538]

I would like to know what that accomplishment was...

[@intermitttence2022]

I guess I’ll spill because people have already done so on other videos. Joseph already got a 1.4 in front of 7 other people, but he didn’t record. He made a pretty big deal of taking the score off of the leaderboards because he wanted to keep the score secret.

[@technologyondemand4538]

Thanks

[@Insaniso_]

All players: 230 lines Joseph: 300 lines

[@aunes]

“Well now you have to upload my parody rant” LULW

[@lxagamer3380]

Batfoy can easily get 37+, he's just holding back to make the records more hype when he steals them

[@0cs025]

batfoy is love, batfoy is life

[@trentbateman]

Batfoy was beefing heavily with Neubauer until the Mexican Mafia stepped in

[@chapple.]

I just saw your level 34 video yesterday hoping that you would get to level 35 and yet here we are

[@tokenofdevotion]

Joseph my man! Duuude I'm so proud of you. Road to lvl 36 go go go!

[@Andy_madfut]

Tomorrow Joseph: first ever level 36 in NES tetris

[@borthelcash6046]

Could be first level 36, level 37, maybe level 38 in the same run. It's totally doable for Joseph at this point :)

[@Julian_orwell]

@@borthelcash6046 I wouldn't say 'totally doable'. It takes something away from this huge achievement. We know he can easily clear lines and doubles at ks speed. However, one should factor in (i) the huge physical toll on your hands tapping at this rate for many levels, and (ii) the decreasing chance of getting favorable pieces (which are needed already during the first stages). Things which usually don't affect performances at level 18, and only partially from 19 on.

[@beldosarefala1504]

@@Julian_orwell While the fatigue and the decreasing chance of getting good pieces are real facts, just by keep on playing you can compenste for both on certain occasions, provided you have the skill set, that is. Joseph is too young and too many records broken just too frequently, His roof is nowhere to be seen yet. I'd say that if he doesn't break any records in a, don't know, let's say 3, 4-year gap (?) he would have reached his peak.

[@ChrisuYT]

Pog first lvl 35!!

[@lcberchtold1208]

I'm getting severely hyped for 1.4

[@SkillsofAWESOMENESS]

Hearing maybe that's why you haven't maxed yet thrown around with the same energy as maybe that why you haven't lost your virginity is honestly hilarious to me

[@bobbywalters9269]

Watching this after CTWC 2020 grand finals and didn't realize that was Dog ranting about "parody stacking and shadow T's" then hoping it got buried makes this video just that much better. Hyper tapping FTW!

[@intermitttence2022]

That was Jake ranting, not dog. Dog was the one who wanted to walk his dog.

[@johnathanpatrick6118]

I'm going to make a seemingly silly prediction...Joseph Saelee at the end of the year will reach level 40+. On second thought, make that 45+.

[@cookedover]

ok but what is jake even talking about

[@reformedmrsinn9629]

I can't believe that you don't know what parity is.

[@charlottearanea7507]

Basically, Parity is a balance of which spaces on your playfield are occupied. Think of it like a checkerboard. Every piece fills two black spaces and two red spaces, except T. If you're not careful with you place your T's, the parity can get very thrown off and your stack will suffer. Jake is saying that if you stack and skim in such a way that you make phantom T pieces in your stack, it had the same effect of hurting your parity.

[@cookedover]

Jonathan Sinn lmao why can't u believe it?

[@cookedover]

Charlotte's Web of Lies ah i see thanks for explaining! maybe me not knowing what parity is explains why nestris is hard for me haha

[@warrickmiller7959]

I didnt know either, nice to see some people explain it and not be a dick

[@pikablu1272]

Level 18 300 lines hype??

[@joanthedark]

Dat Jake rant LMAO

[@w7u]

damn Cheez was here before he revolutionized Tetris with rolling

[@NotEntirelySure]

Nice one! Honestly I expect a level 40 some day. Keep smashing records.

[@GameReality]

There is a 3D Tetris game called BlockOut that we played 1989 in school. We play it in a browser today.

[@iara0]

Science said it could not be done. But what is science to a Tetris god?

[@NashoCapo]

"35 tho, right?" I WOULD BE CRYING, wp dude you deserve it

[@Esto12]

So can someone tell me what that guy was talking about with shadow T's and Paritys?

[@zandergilbert2584]

Parity is a measure of how bumpy your stack is. Generally you want a low parity ie a flat stack. A shadow T is when you have a t-shaped hole on your stack, which creates bad parity.

[@kugelblitzingularity304]

@@zandergilbert2584 I love t shape holes tho, they good for s and z and t (ofc), but I keep them on the high left

[@recompile]

@@zandergilbert2584 That's not accurate.

[@Flyzguy]

@@CheezTetris newly discovered? Wdym?

[@plusnightlife]

@@CheezTetris You did not invent the concept of parity, what are you talking about? It has been a thing in Tetris for decades.

[@SaturnSnapple]

When you’re so early the video hasn’t even started

[@dimensionaldot]

Does anyone have any more info/resources regarding stack parity and “shadow Ts” that they were talking about? Also great record!

[@yogxoth1959]

@@lanye2708 But parity is the state of being equal. So you would want HIGH parity.

[@dryzalizer]

@@lanye2708 Back in my day we called it bumpiness!

[@hakesho]

@@lanye2708 That is not what parity is, though parity should help you build flat. If you imagine a checkered pattern over the screen, parity is the number of dark vs light squares your stack covers. You want to cover the same number of each. If you look at all the pieces, every one except the T will always cover the same number of each. This is why the T is important to parity. The harddrop article on it goes fer more in depth.

[@pk4780]

@@hakesho so basically every T piece messes up your parity and you have to keep on trying to reset each T piece as best as you can by canceling with an opposite-parity T piece in the future after placing one?

[@hakesho]

@@pk4780 Yea, that's the basic idea. Though there are other ways to affect parity when you consider line clears so it gets more complicated.

[@doq]

I'm literally gonna have to change the max score tas aren't I?

[@melodywawichi802]

Doq what constraints would you even use for the tas now

[@doq]

@@melodywawichi802 *None.*

[@melodywawichi802]

@@doq oh no

[@doq]

@@melodywawichi802 Okay probably just 4-frame HT but that's it.

[@RHR147]

we are hungry for more records

[@PanchoKnivesForever]

I will never forget when some time ago Joseph made comment about his playing skills, “Nah. I’m plateauing.” 😒Oh-Kay😂

[@JetZV]

Today, Level 35; someday, we will hit level 36... the mythical 300 lines cleared.

[@Feds_the_Freds]

and now huff got to 41 in competition!!!!!!!!! what?!?! the scene has improved so ridiculousely much

[@alexandermunch9193]

Keep pushing it Joseph. We are all watching You in awe and i am really happy for You and the community. Mayor tresholds to be crushed soon. ♥️

[@daveburrow25]

New WR? Glad Joseph made it out of bed today.

[@Glatier]

Plot twist: Joseph is secretly using Hermit Purple to make it look legit.

[@-Femboy-]

No one can stop Joseph

[@laiofurious6433]

I love how pieces literally started to freak out when Joseph reached lv35 XD

[@Rodney.Gardner]

He played the KILLSCREEN for 1 minute 45 seconds.

[@Rodney.Gardner]

More like SKILLSCREEN amirite?!??!?!!!

[@tubbablubba7752]

Levels WR - Finally, Joseph ignored us and he’s going for score! Joseph *gets level 35* Levels WR: Fuck

[@elle.mack.wednesday]

Congrats on level 32 man.

[@erikkoster352]

The person across the screen will end up beating Joseph's record by a lot of lines

[@garythesnail8863]

How to get a world record in Tetris: Step 1: be Joseph

[@MannifyYT2023]

Just remember, this was back when Rolling was a straight up joke.

[@chrisgude1091]

Das haben in den 80er vielleicht auch ein paar Leute hinbekommen, nur da hat es niemand interessiert. Aber ich finde es auch sehr geil 👍 wahnsinnig gute Leistung!

[@clarkkent1521]

"Now you have to upload my parity rant."

[@coldclearkt]

-Jake

[@spagzs]

Commander Data couldn’t play Tetris better than Joseph.

[@jenelosedire7159]

Josef record shot game: drink a shot every time, when Josef makes a wr

[@metamage1685]

Humans made TAS to find the highest possible score. TAS made Joseph Saelee to learn how to get there. Nice job! :)

[@Julian_orwell]

We'll get to a point that in tournaments, Joseph will fix his stack before the killscreen, rather than risking one last tetris. Crazy.

[@r00tpaf]

with a casual T-spin just before :)

[@alwintronicke805]

I like his reaction xD like "ok i take it its just another wr..." like its nothing

[@echeauxahn3644]

Here for discovering what wacky level names the thoroughly exhausted NES code spits out

[@shoopshoop7650]

Fron what i understand, after level 29 the levels dont increase in difficulty. I think the levels will keep increasing and increasing the time between each level reached quicker because he is just playing the same level after 29, so he will get more consistent. Am I missing something?

[@intermitttence2022]

The blocks are already at their maximum speed. They go down one unit per frame, so it would be a visual headache to go faster. There is definitely room for consistency.

[@shoopshoop7650]

@@intermitttence2022 i phrased it wrong, i think it is correct now

[@CossyMango]

Uh so what is parity stacking and "shadow T"?

[@MsJv99]

I've the same questions lol

[@recompile]

@@lanye2708 Not really: waka.nu/tetris/parity/

[@hakesho]

If you imagine a checkered pattern over the screen, parity is the number of dark vs light squares your stack covers. You want to cover the same number of each. If you look at all the pieces, every one except the T will always cover the same number of each. This is why the T is important to parity. The harddrop article on it goes fer more in depth.

[@DefinitiveDubs]

Joseph Saelee: MAN OR MACHINE?

[@praisecats2724]

It's also always interesting to see how many points are earned in the "kill"screen.

[@lenatran139]

I WAS WAITING FOR THIS

[@daveburrow25]

That B score though.

[@donitovendan]

Oh mama, there goes that man again

[@VampireYoshi]

I now turn on "Flying Battery Zone Act 2" when you reach the Boss Screen.

[@Nagisa12345]

Me : why are you so happy? Joseph: because i got level 32 Me : isnt ur highest level is 34? Joseph: i mean the 2nd 32 Me : ow (not even surprised because its joseph salee)

[@mownta]

goddammit Joseph, not another world record

[@faiththomas6137]

1.4 gang is ready!!

[@tiddly5]

those squares are havin a bad time

[@arcreehysteria9805]

Can you stream more ? :D