Jonas OBLITERATES Tetris Qualifiers - 2 Max in 30 Min!

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Jonas's legendary performance in the 2018 CTWC qualifier! With commentary by James Chen!
In the 1990 Nintendo World Championship competition, Tetris was the game to beat. The winner, Thor Aackerlund, is still seen by many as the best to have ever played. Today’s Classic Tetris tournaments are played on that same version of Nintendo Tetris, using original NES game systems, controllers, and Tetris cartridges. In 2009, a player named Harry Hong became the first to achieve the highest possible score of 999,999 points. Inspired by this achievement, filmmaker Adam Cornelius produced a short film about Harry called “Max-Out”, and launched a Kickstarter campaign to document the world of competitive Tetris. As word of Adam’s Kickstarter campaign spread, rumors of max-out scores from other Tetris Masters began to surface, threatening the supremacy of Harry’s achievement. With the help of Nintendo World Championship veteran Robin Mihara, Adam searched for all of the Tetris Masters he could find. Jonas Neubauer emerged as an early max-out artist, along with the elusive original champ Thor Aackerlund. The idea of bringing these and other NES Tetris Masters together to compete in a live tournament became an obvious and irresistible proposition which was artfully captured in the 2010 feature length documentary Ecstasy of Order: The Tetris Masters. Under the leadership of producer Vince Clemente, The Classic Tetris World Championship is currently held at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo, an annual event which has hosted the tournament since 2012. Chuck Van Pelt and his organizing committee have built the PRGE into the largest classic gaming expo in the country, drawing around 9000 attendees. Every year the scores get higher. Rivalries are revisited once again, and new players emerge to challenge the old guard. Over 30 players have maxed out the score now. Will you be the next? ecstasyoforder.com thectwc.com

[@csodhi9969]

We truly lost a legend. RIP Jonas, the greatest of all time.

[@BEMBEMCAR]

Did he die?

[@guy9159]

@@BEMBEMCAR yeah, he suffered a heart attack a few weeks ago

[@BEMBEMCAR]

@@guy9159 oh my god.

[@guy9159]

@@BEMBEMCAR I know, he was a legend, always will be

[@BEMBEMCAR]

@@guy9159 and we always will miss him. He’s in our heart forever

[@ericksson5077]

"Heroes get remembered, but legends never die."

[@qwopiretyu]

Jonas followed his heart, and never went wrong.

[@mitchelvalentino1569]

Greentea’s face of childlike joy vs Metal Beast’s face of failed stoicism vs Koryan’s face of mighty resignation vs Jonas’s face of boundless disdain for every piece.

[@greenghost7907]

Mitchel Valentino true poetry

[@432pro]

for Jonas all pieces are unworthy

[@voxel5806]

How do I save a comment forever?

[@allenwagley6956]

Beautiful comment

[@blainebortuga1611]

Fucking beautiful comment

[@meankitten]

Jonas: *maxes out* Someone (Quaid?), from the crowd: BUUUUUCOOOO GreenTea: *laughs* GreenTea: *missplaces O piece* GreenTea: *laughs harder*

[@indigo3977]

green tea is so cute hehe

[@vicentepelegrini8582]

Quaid? Did you mean zzyzx? 😆😆

[@MrSocrates_]

The other three also smiles to "BUUUUUCOOOO", although not as hard as GreenTea xD

[@salumtummundi9462]

Green tea doesn't get serious

[@Haiganon]

8:42

[@Kurufinwe_Fayanaro]

2:36 - 2:46 One of the most elite piece setup and executions by Jonas.

[@gonewiththedrugs]

he mess up a lot there lol if i had better reaction time i can beat him

[@quaiduncleson]

@@gonewiththedrugs 1. He put them there intentionally, mostly. 2. You couldn't beat Jonas even if he was blind.

[@gonewiththedrugs]

@@quaiduncleson yes yes for sure, guy just got lucky is not that hard this game

[@BobSmith-mj3uu]

Mike Dincan bro you couldn’t even qualify

[@gonewiththedrugs]

@@BobSmith-mj3uu listen stupid i played games all my life dont worry about my skills, i practise this one i can play well no problem not that fast

[@jozo496]

These thumbnails just keep getting better.

[@tcyb]

Доброе утро, товарищ. Как поживаете?

[@TheRealAssix]

This is probably the best it could get

[@RMJ1984]

@@tcyb No it's Jonas the world leader of Tetris. Not Putin.

[@KL_Stereo]

bet jonas himself loves this one especially

[@GenesGripChannel]

Дан Цыбульский Большой привет русскоязычным болельщикам!

[@robscallon]

How crap congrats Jonas!

[@MrRyan2582]

Didn't expect the guitar god of KZbin here!

[@Jamm3z133]

Damn, sup Rob. tetris is crazy right

[@an0malyops59]

Wow you like tetris???

[@nickday6551]

Rob Scallon Didn't expect to find you on a Classic Tetris video!

[@junglesona5151]

Nice to see you appreciate these kinds of things rob

[@puckbryn3583]

someone did a dramatic overcorrection to being told he looks too serious in these thumbnails and I like it

[@capscaps04]

The thumbnail may look like a funny picture but it's actually a trick used by tetris experts to see with one eye where to put the piece and check with the other eye wich piece wil be the next.

[@ztrooper1641]

Really? I thing ima be wooshed

[@cantcommute]

@@ztrooper1641 I don't participate in bad memes

[@TheLifeLaVita]

Meizar Farizky yea that’s what the comment said thanks for resayin it ;€

[@supernukey419]

TheLifeLaVita no it’s not

[@NoctumusTV]

Capsy: Hahaha!

[@bouwn2151]

Rest in peace Jonas, you will be remembered and loved.

[@c1arkj]

Joseph vs Jonas rematch next year is going to be crazy to watch.

[@tutteturunen6822]

Joseph will get better and Jonas wont

[@havoc108]

@@tutteturunen6822 u have no rights to say that

[@demisehk5550]

he has, jonas cannot do hyper tap

[@senja572]

@@demisehk5550 Jonas didn't lose because of hyper tap. Even Joseph can't get tetris after kill screen. Point is to be better before kill screen comes. With plays likes those he can clearly win.

[@brayanrodriguezn.3430]

@@tutteturunen6822 Jonas has improved a lot for years, surely he can improve even more.

[@Jamm3z133]

I know this is a jonas clip. and he is still amazing, but green tea is too precious, we must protect him. The way he just laughs off every misplay or just has a big smile on his face all the time, this dudes great

[@kelleroid]

Tetris really is a game where you can only be mad at yourself

[@ericmsandoval]

Nah. You can totally be mad at RNG.

[@EeekiE]

New to Tetris, but the CTWC has some really varied and interesting characters

[@charliekohl7358]

I absolutely love GreenTea

[@calebaustin1044]

I feel you, but I love Jonas :/

[@thelionsmane3032]

Jonas would have scored 1,124,680 and 1,020,380 with infinite score counter

[@WonderWhile]

He stopped but yeah

[@Poet13xRatedRKO]

I think the first was even more because when you get a line into the next level, you get it already with the points from the next level. So the first score should be 1,128,160. The second game he reached only 969380+36000+1200+3000 = 1,009,580.

[@tuginwho]

Poet13xRatedRKO hallo poet

[@lapislazuli4288]

​@@tuginwho Hallo tugi

[@ch4oskise419]

17:32 **Tetris 99 breaks down door** *Tetris 99:* You wanna say that again?

[@TrueMose]

_He meant classic tetris_

[@skittenkitten6424]

Sammy r/whoosh

[@MrCubFan415]

TBF, same goes for Gameboy Tetris

[@edielukas1472]

Is Tetris a fighting game? No 2019 Tetris 99: YOU FOOL

[@MrCubFan415]

Edie Lukas ???: Amateur. Tetris 99: What was that?! ???: (turns around to reveal it’s Gameboy Tetris) AMATEUR.

[@UzzyT.]

Boom in peace Jonas, boom in peace.

[@zrobeast]

NES Tetris designers: “Nobody will hit 999,999 points. What are you talking about?” Jonas: “Hold my beer (or gin in this case).”

[@dhikanaufal8026]

Or Coffee

[@n00ph]

you'll be missed, legend. rest in peace, jonas.

[@NightFore]

2:30 Just look at Jonas with his godlike tucks, you'll probably never be able to do that but it's so inspiring to look at

[@nadineauriaocampo9917]

For those who are watching this right now. Recently Jonas had died on January the 4th. The post in the Classic Tetris didn't say why but he will be missed. Rest in peace Jonas, you will be remembered in our hearts, mind and in the Tetris. 😔😔😭

[@reelpufferfish]

The cause of death is unknown, it was really sudden, he just fell unconscious and never came back

[@Agussy_]

@@reelpufferfish It's a real shame too. He looked so healthy in his streams.

[@nadineauriaocampo9917]

@@Agussy_ It must have been something that he drank or ate if he looked healthy in his streams

[@standepain]

​@@nadineauriaocampo9917 I had a friend who was mid 30s and in fantastic shape, never smoke, drank very little went on vacation to Europe and died of an aneurysm. He was fine one minute and he went unconscious and unresponsive sitting at the dinner table.

[@loly8844]

Most people are assuming he had a blood clot in his brain, so he was indeed very healthy, just got unlucky most likely

[@danielhuang2339]

2019: Jonas gets an amazing qualifying run with 2 maxouts in 30 minutes 2020: Joseph gets an amazing qualifying run with 12 maxouts in 2 hours

[@nikocayetano1805]

That thumbnail make it seem like Jonas had some tetris PTSD

[@uTubeNoITube]

He does have Tetris PTSD after playing Joseph!

[@Rahat-cg8rv]

That's a really cute Vulpix

[@MidoseitoAkage]

Hurrrr ! Tutris !!!!!

[@dubbeltumme]

There is only one word that can describe such a performance: Albacete

[@shane8037]

First competitive tetris I ever watched was the 2018 championship and the two games leading up to it. Now I know why Joseph was in tears.

[@aknopf8173]

You don't become 7 times world champion for no reason. Joseph deserved the win, though, no doubt. :) Next year is gonna be so sick!

[@apk1970]

When is James Chen getting his lifetime achievement award for service to the video game industry?

[@Gam3B0y23r0]

hhaha I think he already got it ))

[@moehammadarief]

I literally rewatch every jonas video after news he die... Rest In Peace Dude "Boom Tetris For Jonas"

[@romulofigueroadiaz480]

Miss you man.

[@demonslayer3754]

Boom Tetris for Jeff

[@AshuaBBX]

Rest In Peace Jonas 💓

[@XxPunxunite]

Jonas is a legend. RIP man

[@kev_meistr]

I keep coming back to these videos every year. Jonas’ play is just incredible. The speed in his reactions and adjustments is insane. Even when compared to today’s hyper-tappers and rollers he is still one of the most consistent players.

[@gtyrone83]

This must be hard for Heather. R.I.P. Jonas

[@fallinadelegencia9820]

I love how Greentea is just showing his great smile throughout the game

[@xnopyt647]

He is adorkable

[@natedk4188]

Rip legend

[@Cruzz999]

Crazy how times change in a few years.

[@liculle]

Even crazier now just 2 months after your comment. You really never know what's gonna happen next. What a rough start to the year for Tetris. Jonas is the GOAT.

[@NerdTheBox]

I did the math, game 1 would be 1,128,160 with uncapped score and game 2 would be 1,009,580. Unreal!

[@jonny__b]

I was introduced to the Classic Tetris world by Rob and Jonas' collab video. Jonas hooked me immediately and I devoured hours and hours of CTWC videos. To find out about his passing has left me devastated. Rest in peace, Jonas. Gone but not forgotten

[@salumtummundi9462]

9:14 Jonas gets max score *Commentator says 69% TRT rate* *Even though it's 70%*

[@williamfelde5054]

He had 69% when he maxed and grew it to 70% after the max out

[@zielakpiter]

What is it this trt?

[@olixx1213]

Zielak piterpato Tetris rate, the % of a 4-line clear

[@farisfajar6982]

A legend will be always a legend See you again jonas, your unforgetable journey will be written by golden ink in everyone heart.

[@joshpulka]

There’s amazing and then there is sometimes just one of these people that are just more amazing than amazing

[@STEJTHEGREATEST]

4:46 GREENTEA SMILES WHEN HE MAKES A MISTAKE, LIKE HE'S GLAD SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED TO CHALLENGE HIM, AND BREAK UP THE MONOTONY!!!!!!

[@braedenb7451]

So sad to see him die right at the start of a new hopeful year. Hope his family is doing well and that this year improves for them. 😔

[@kaukase539]

Green Tea needs always a rubberband 🤣

[@LilBrownieD]

That's crazy, RIP Jonas

[@soyargentinomecomelainflac923]

8:45 the face of greentea ¡perfectly represents the pain that missing that square piece reprecents haha

[@butterviking]

I feel really sad now :

[@Cortrakx3]

We'll miss you, Jonas. LYMYMI. ♡

[@fujster]

R.I.P Jonas.

[@interstellar9996]

Jonas Rest in peace💔😭😭

[@bestgirl2500]

Jonas=GOAT

[@mateotheweeb_8258]

Best Girl false

[@bredgamingleaf3478]

Best Girl God Of All Tetris??

[@bestgirl2500]

@@mateotheweeb_8258 7x champ

[@Birdy890]

@@mateotheweeb_8258 Shutup, weeb.

[@dannyhicks8653]

jus ta weeb- Yes Jonas is objectively the best in history, just because he was finally defeated,for the 2nd time ever in official tournament,over a span of what dozens if not hundreds of games spanning a decade,does not mean he magically loses his legacy overnight...it means at this moment the prodigy and amazing Joseph is world#1 rated and reigning champ no debate....it does not mean hes the best ever, until he racks up them trophies that remains Jonas.....your logic is like claiming the first guy to beat Ray Robinson or Ali magically becomes the best ever, not how it works,or take any sport,that jerk labron james is the best NBA player right now,doesnt mean hest he literal best6 ever,not yet anyways though likely in the end sadly lol,same here,Joseph has overtaken Jonas #1 ranking, he has not erased and overlapped Jonas overall legacy and accomplishments.Until that happens Jonas is literally the best in history for the time being.

[@danielball7657]

with a little help of prying open his third eye, jonas can now successfully play tetris using actual real people in the real world as tetris pieces causing bone fractures, brain strains, mutilations, disfigurement, all in the holy name of tetris MANG!!!

[@jeffbyrd6003]

70% at the kill screen holy crap man

[@keselekbakiak]

This guy maxxed out like it's his daily routine Meanwhile i struggle to find spot on the 3rd level

[@jiachengliu4427]

KZbin’s recommendation make the tragic news even more tragic 😭😭

[@duducwk1862]

F for the GOAT player of tetris...

[@nickday6551]

Things I learned from this video: Koryon is a young man

[@thomasyau8418]

RIP Jonas, you will forever be missed.

[@joeinsomniac3180]

Beautiful thumbnail. I really miss Jonas.

[@GSKStarfighter]

RIP to the damn legend

[@vladskiobi]

Joseph had to be some kind of robot to beat this guy. Jonas is ridiculous.

[@roshandziaszyk4632]

I think it's funny to see the face of them. Koryan just looks so uninterested. GreenTea just looks like he want to have fun and MetalBeats just want to chill out. And Jonas just looks like one of those arcade player that want to get serious on it. Like a dramatic movie scene where the kid in the arcade beat his own score and he's doing it wildley :D

[@BaconSenpai]

If you move your mouse along the timeline everyone moves but Jonas. Guys a machine.

[@juanx3019]

Jonas' face in the thumbnail is just... *M E M E S*

[@salumtummundi9462]

*He activates zombie mode to* *get 9999999999*

[@ryandietrich8604]

RIP Jonas, you will be missed.

[@CyanIsMyLife]

Came here for the thumbnail. God I love Jonas.

[@MidoseitoAkage]

The thumbnail with on it Jonas is pure gold.

[@wassholm]

So... things have changed a bit! In 2020 Jospeh gives us 12 max outs in 2 hours during quals :-)

[@loveruoo1307]

maybe because they have a much faster tecnique now compared to before. its still not as impressive since jonas used a much slower tecnique which is much harder to get max outs with. there will never ever come a tetris player as good as jonas. the goat.

[@BruhPK]

Thumbs up for BUUUUKOOOOO and GreenTea not only laughing, but screwing up THEN laughing his ass off for laughing at a BUUUKOOOO and screwing up in the first place XD

[@oskarr62]

Здесь нужна работа настоящего профессионала. Юрия Профессионального Комментатора.

[@dervertica]

I did the math and found out that Jonas got 1,128,160 in the first game. And in the second game, he got 1,009,580.

[@wohlhabendermanager]

GreenTea is such an amazing player. He always scores around 800k+ in his games

[@siphillis]

And he doesn't even main NES Tetris.

[@jesselewis8247]

I wanted to write a book called T.E.T.R.I.S. - Transforming Everything Together Reminiscing In Silence. Tetris is literally life because everything is constantly building and falling apart at the same time.

[@jaedogg7836]

Jonas has such a better play style in the qualifiers than the final match. I love the guy but he may have been nervous. Im hoping he gets the trophy next year.

[@hans6291]

RIP our hero

[@432pro]

Just noticed- Greentea's TGM experience is showing a good deal from how he keeps reflexively building that center peak.

[@mohamadfaisalismail3548]

That thumbnail is the best

[@pey5571]

the match between Joseph and Jonas next year is going to be god tier lmao

[@humhmu508]

At this point let's just say he beat Tetris

[@1337skillzor]

RIP jonas, you will never be forgotten. true tetris legend!

[@jayden_rico]

I don’t even play Tetris, but wow do I love competitive games

[@432pro]

It's pretty incredible that Green Tea, though he's an absolute modern Tetris beast, has managed to transfer to Classic Tetris in just a single year. Mad respect.

[@aristeia3703]

Rest now king, you earned it…

[@SS-op9wt]

can't stop giggling at the voiceover talking about scientists researching the "Tetris headshake" lmaooo, the narrators for this always seem to have the most entertaining commentary. rest in power Jonas. what a legend to make this competition so widely appreciated

[@TheDantheman12121]

That would be a great t-shirt "there is amazing and then there is Jonas"

[@8packK]

R.I.P. J

[@shariqarain]

I know I’m supposed to be watching Jonas (RIP, you were the GOAT, taken too soon), but I can’t help but watch Green Tea get into a 30-40 piece drought every 10 seconds and somehow make it out of some of the grossest boards with a bunch of nasty high tower Tetris-es. God damn.

[@GP-tt2te]

Whoa I didn't know James Chen commentated Tetris lol. Been listening to him on Street Fighter streams for years. Good stuff Mr.Chensor.

[@keyzack]

Dat thumbnail crack me up

[@jeffreyfunk3514]

The most underrated Tetris game is the DOS port made by Vadim Gerasimov and assisted by Alexey Pajitnov. It was the Tetris that really started it all after it made it's way out of the Soviet Union.

[@ClayMann]

I'm playing this game now and when I get the four lines I hear in my head "Tetris for Jonas!" haha

[@awawpogi3036]

i don't know what's better, jonas' face at thumbnail or how excited the commentator when jonas maxouts

[@ShayoX]

Jonas Zombiauer

[@UzzyT.]

Haha look at that thumbnail! I’m gonna miss that man.

[@SoulCrusherEx]

is that James Chen as commentator i hear ??!! the guy who usually commentates fighting games

[@teeks8713]

Yes

[@itskaisle]

LOL 8:43 " BUUUCCOOOO"

[@matthew-qe4pj]

what is buco ?

[@brodindamp]

@@matthew-qe4pj funny how your name is matthew

[@utkusahin6861]

@@matthew-qe4pj one of the competitive tetris players. Aka Matthew Buco

[@shadou1234567]

the best part is greentea laughing at it and missdroping

[@oopopp]

The Man... The Myth .... The Lege.... BOOOM TETRIS FOR JEFF!!!!

[@WolferOkt]

8:44 Все слышат "BUCO", но я слышу " СУУУКАААА"

[@1missing]

Jonas is fuckin surgical. It's like he's able to see 3 to 4 pieces ahead

[@No0neat]

I love how every face jonas makes can be captioned and made into a meme. I love it.

[@MrJPEZ123]

....Climaxes.... BOOM, Tetris for Jonas.