My Experience at the Classic Tetris World Championships 2018

[@aGameScout]

2019 video is now up! kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWesgnmDmLCAbNU

[@sl00opy4b54]

Hello 2019 we miss you

[@artemispaws]

let me just say i love your videos and they keep me entertained :3 you got me into tetris

[@juicyguyzer]

Pog

[@taisgamingchannel5887]

It’s literally 2021

[@robscallon]

I’m so glad that this video has made it to internet

[@aGameScout]

Thank you, glad you watched it! Love your channel.

[@jundies171]

rob, play the nes controller as an instrument at the retro gaming expo next year lol

[@KebunH]

A wild Rob Scallon appeared!

[@sodarings448]

rob stop watching videos and learn the Arpeggione.

[@lunogyt]

I love how sometimes you just see Rob Scallon commenting on tetris videos. I can't really explain why, but its hilarious to me

[@ilyarepin9490]

I love how I live in a time where people just casually make hour long documentaries.

[@violetnhz]

Because there's so much stuff :)

[@muyou6589]

I didn't even realise it was hour long until I read your comment😂

[@angelanguyen3372]

I just realised that I watched an hour long documentary without knowing

[@classicpinball9873]

"""Documentary"""""" more like 30 minutes of filler with 20 minutes of actually interesting content

[@alvin_row]

@@classicpinball9873 I wouldn't call it filler because it isn't a documentary at all. It's a vlog with some really interesting info. Read the title, this video is about his experience.

[@JdMfX_]

You’re amazing Scout. People are really wanting more insight on a competitor’s time at the event, and I’m glad you are doing this for the community. Looking forward to seeing you next weekend!

[@aGameScout]

:) looking forward to seeing you too!

[@Matthew.Morcos]

Thanks for sending me here, great vid

[@mariahadams999]

Can't t wait to see what great things you guys pull off this year.

[@SodiumOverdose]

Joseph Saelee Y E S !

[@feliperuiz4884]

49:23 can't believe a fortnite player won the championship game. Just kidding congrats on winning! 😄

[@BTMCLive]

What an emotional roller coaster for Joseph, the dude is going places.

[@Chatterzard]

BeasttrollMC yeah, I 100% agree Also hi beast

[@mythun6735]

A wild Ed appears wtf

[@carlostdied1184]

rip mcpvp lol

[@nguyennamnguyen8866]

Im gay

[@SodiumOverdose]

BeasttrollMC didn’t know you watched classic Tetris lol

[@ccrpalex2456]

I wish every community was like Tetris community. Winner: I think I won. Loser: Yes, congrats brother, here is a hug. With a lot of other communities there is so much hostility.

[@williambeldamlkke8054]

What other compettive community has a lot of hostility?

[@mkjayd4969]

Low tier god

[@crow_tft]

@@williambeldamlkke8054 league of legends

[@williambeldamlkke8054]

@@crow_tft I would argue that the pro league only jokes with each other. And of course there won't be the same amount of friendliness, because it's on a larger scale, but nether the less they still seem to have fun with each other.

[@williambeldamlkke8054]

@Kits The Smasher ?! & SF I don't condone the usge of fortnite, therefore I have chosen to look beyond this game that you talk of.

[@hyprs]

Joseph's passion for Tetris is no joke. I can literally find his comment in almost every Trtris-related vdos. Lol

[@brunettt]

hprs. r/Ihadastroke

[@carstrom9032]

LPS Chocolatemuffins That is literally a one word typo. Get off reddit

[@Teehee5772]

@@carstrom9032 Trtris and vdos isnt 1

[@Cooe.]

It didn't last very long though. 🤷 Dude took one look at rolling and was like "Yeah... No. I'm officially done with this." Lol.

[@probium2832]

The most important CTWC of all time. And yet still, a normal gameplay from a pro nowadays could still far exceed what is shown here.

[@sgreentea]

Suuuuuper nice video as last year's one! Looking forward to seeing you again next week!

[@edmund8954]

Green tea!

[@tzaswit]

Good luck there

[@charliekohl7358]

Super rooting for you, man! See you there!

[@rootz946]

Good luck with those final bosses man, rooting for you too

[@phaustho]

I'm noticing this new trend of people producing "amateur" documentaries about videogames a card games and stuff like that... and I'm really IMPRESSED by the QUALITY, the "script" and the pace of these videos. Especially yours. You're AMAZING ^____^ Congratulations, @aGameScout ! I'm looking forward to your next videos, David ;)

[@aGameScout]

Thank you! Yes, the script was one of the toughest parts, trying to think of a way to condense and organize everything I wanted to talk about.

[@phaustho]

@@aGameScout So I can definitely remove the quotation marks from script ;) Keep it up!

[@toanoradian]

Are there documentaries about card games? As in, trading card games? Could you point me to one?

[@phaustho]

@@toanoradian The channel Rhystic Studies has an ongoing series of videos about Magic: the Gathering. It's not structured (going through the whole history of the game in order), but every aspect he covers is very detailed and contains enough background to understand it completely. There are also channels that make videos explaining the lore of the game chronologically, although I don't remember their names right now.

[@CRISHTANG]

I had a feeling that whenever this video did arrive it would be something special!! Totally worth the wait and with impeccable timing to help everyone get excited for this year's World Championship! Thanks so much for your contributions to the community - these videos help to form an amazing continuation to what started in Ecstasy of Order and are must-watch content for Tetris fans! See you this weekend... BOOM~!

[@aGameScout]

Thanks so much Chris! I really loved the presentation you gave earlier this year. Can't wait for the booms again this weekend!

[@sumez4369]

Haha, I remember that lady who saw Greentea's maxout. She was being really supportive and asked him if he had ever done that before. Super cute :D

[@iHitchiti]

"Oh a few times"

[@farazchowdhury9761]

Honestly, this was one of the most amazing youtube documentaries I'd ever seen. I'm not sure if its because I'm a teenager myself, but watching Joseph beat Koryan, win the torunamen, and then have seeing his post interview brought literal tears to my eyes. I'm not even a huge tetris fan, so I'm not sure why this video ended up in my recommended, but I am so grateful to the KZbin Algorithm for providing me with this 10/10 quality content.

[@KhyrosFinalCut]

Stopped by for 42:14 and 48:45 -- Hits different after January 2021. Thanks again for doing such a great job as a documentarian here.

[@friday_witch]

I know I've already left two comments, but this keeps going through my mind and it's something I think you should hear. This video helped me re-live the great time I had at the event last year, and reminded me why I still plan on going this year despite my retirement from Tetris. Thank you. This really is the experience of last year's CTWC.

[@aGameScout]

Thanks for stopping by to leave the third comment, that's really nice to hear. One of the things that motivated me to finish making the video was to preserve my memory of the year before I had forgotten all the little details. Glad it could feel the same for someone else as well.

[@danielbatmanj349]

I've been waiting for this vid for literally a year

[@aGameScout]

Danielbatmanj, my first twitch sub! I know, it took me way too long...there won't be delays like this on future videos though!

[@danielbatmanj349]

@@aGameScout :)

[@LukieLuke5]

Same

[@rusty1187]

I've been playing since 1992, and still haven't broken 300,000. I found the documentary "ecstasy of order" and thought "wow! and i thought Tetris was dead..." A few months later i found the Joseph Vs. Jonas video on KZbin, and i was totally blown away!!! I didn't even think that level of Tetris playing was even possible! I'm still amazed!! I believe Joseph will continue to push the boundaries of Tetris, and set even more world records!!

[@Mayrink.]

What a great recap. Not just of your experience but the whole current Tetris scene. That zoom in of you at 43:43 made me laugh. Great stuff, my man.

[@justinjust9525]

Wow I didn’t even realize this was almost an hour long. It was entertaining all the way through. Time just flew by. Keep up the amazing content

[@JazzyWaffles]

HOLY SHIT I DIDN'T NOTICE UNTIL YOU MENTIONED IT

[@NaNa_W4NT5_F3MNM5]

I've watched this video so many times, but only today did I realize that this is 50+ minutes.

[@pii-bunni]

Heart goes out to Heather. RIP Jonas 😢

[@dark_shadow6000]

I am rewatching this in 2021 and i just teared up. The year that jonas gave the stick to the younger generation. The year that exploded the NES tetris competitive scene. Jonas put down the ground for Josheph and Josheph inspired so many new top level players. Jonas was the lord of CTWC and in my heart he will always be. Rest In Piece king. 🙏

[@jdi801]

The explained video got an incredible response because it was incredibly good.

[@jdi801]

3 minutes in to this, and I think it's also going to be incredibly good.

[@ITZsharky1]

Honestly this spectacular. Can’t wait to meet you there!

[@aGameScout]

Same to you! It’s gonna be an amazing weekend

[@danielbatmanj349]

Seeing these pictures on Jonas smiling and having a good time is just the best. RIP champ

[@adambriest5257]

i cannot imagine a more wholesome community than the classic tetris one. this must be so much fun to attend,i mean apart from the pressure of competing. iam not lying,i was always a bit of a jonas fan but joseph just floored me with his abilities to play tetris. i must make it a point to buy an NES and of course classic tetris too..and who knows perhaps one day i can have a chat with you in portland...always wanted to go to the retro gaming convention anyway. and now iam going to grab a glass of red wine and watch the 2018 tournament once again :D love from germany :)

[@DreckbobBratpfanne]

Do you already play the game? If not, i recommend trying it on Emulator with an USB Controller as well, pretty nice training if you haven't managed to get the actual console yet. - Greetings from Germany

[@adambriest5257]

@@DreckbobBratpfanne i got my first nintendo console in form of a gameboy in 91 i believe. it came packaged with tetris and my parents got me megaman as an extra game. my mum couldnt understand the hype i had for this mashine and never really approved of me spending time with it. that was until she tried tetris for the first time..after that it was pretty much a fight between us for who gets to play :D having said that, i never owned an NES back then because by that time the SNES was about to release. so i havent actually ever played the NES version of tetris..but many many other types. and from just following the tetris community and finding out about what a nice bunch they seem to be i got interested in the game again...and i would like to play it "vanilla" as its called nowadays :D but you are right,i think since 8bitdo and the likes make high quality controllers its deffo worth it checking out an emulated version.

[@DreckbobBratpfanne]

@@adambriest5257 I played the GameBoy Version too at first xD. Too bad i never knew how to access the “Heart“ Levels back then. There is an awesome Discord channel of the CTWC Germany Community as well, very nice people there.

[@adambriest5257]

@@DreckbobBratpfanne well i shall make sure to join it then..thanks for the headsup :D

[@Rumbl_]

I did not realize that the video took an entire hour...I was so entertained by the whole thing! Congrats on what has happened, and I am super excited to see where this takes you!

[@LetsBuildThatApp]

Great video and must've taken forever to put together all these clips all the way up to the events of last week. Definitely keep us up to date when you qualify for top 32.

[@Jarekthegamingdragon]

So, I actually recorded a very small amount of joeseph vs koryan completely out of coincidence as I was walking around that year. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eanJkqpojat3eJo I'm a local Portlander and a rivals player so I wasn't even there for tetris. haha

[@michenflu]

You have great skills in tetris and being a nice guy, but your skills to make this kind of video are off the charts. Greetings from Spain. Viva Albacete!

[@CesarCordova]

I'm so excited for the 2019 tournament next week!

[@aGameScout]

It’s gonna be lit

[@wohlhabendermanager]

I don't even know who I should root for. I guess, I just will root for all of them.

[@patraa1000]

I stumbled over a Tetris video on KZbin about 11 months ago, from the CTWC event. And found myself fascinated over how well these guys played the game. After been mesmerized of all the content, I quickly looked for more, followed Joseph, Jonas and Koryan. Now I’m looking forward for the next championship! Ill be sitting on the couch and follow the twitch stream. Lots of luck to you, and your peers! Love the game, love the people and love the atmosphere. Cheers from Norway!

[@anedaneran5666]

I'm so glad you're back! This was a really well-structured video, shining light on the narratives and rivalries hidden for a semi-engaged viewer like me. I wish you luck in 1-video-per-week plan, and even MORE LUCK in Portland!

[@mintgarnish6281]

For some reason, this is exactly what i needed today after puking my soul out from food poisoning. I love the quality of this vid as someone who wrote a thesis on documentaries, and I absolutely loved learning about this scene and all its awesome people. Thanks a ton for making it and I look forward to more!

[@Anomaly92]

Okay, now that i completed the Video i have to say that you did an awesome job and it was worth the wait. I can say without any doubt that you are just like Jonas and others an excellent ambassador of Tetris and the Tetris community.

[@raidenvakarian9362]

I knew enabling notifications would pay off!

[@aGameScout]

Thanks for ringing the bell!

[@Emanx2000]

Raiden Vakarian soo true!!

[@GDMecex_YT]

FINALLY GOT OUT AFTER ONE YEAR AJAHAHHA, Incredible video David

[@aGameScout]

Thank you! :)

[@GDMecex_YT]

@Matthew Bluefox difficult, If i didn't even got ot after 3 hours of playing on stream today lol

[@人可-x7x]

Love how you draw all those characters, they are so identical to themselves, your video quality so good that even someone who don't know this community will fall in love, I share this to my sister and now she is so into 2019 CTWC!

[@FlorentPlacide]

Really great content ! When I stumbled upon CTWC last year your documentary gave me the keys to understand and enjoy it. It is such a good introduction and explanation. The CTWC should make it visible to all. So I'm glad to see this second video on the past year. Just at the moment I what thinking you should do this kind of content on a regular basis, you announced it ! This year's tournament - final (Joseph-Koryan) still pending - is so good ! So many players have come and the show is incredible. So, David, you publishing content about this game will be most useful ! :)

[@ilfirinms]

Waiting was long, but completely worth it.

[@danielkarlsson258]

I loved this! There are people like I would never root for in the tournaments, but just a little bit of info like where they come from (in the Tetris community) makes me look at them in a whole new way. 2019 will be a crazy tournament for sure.

[@Asobitech]

oh look! that's me right on the right hand side end at 50:16 A most excellent video talking about a helluva year in Classic Tetris. Loved hearing about your journey. I'm really inspired by it all. I entered the qualifier rounds in Germany this year since I was already at Gamescom to showcase my game MaoMao Castle, so thought why not. Having not played any NES Tetris in about a year, I wasn't expecting much, but I managed to scrape into the top 8, to really become part of the tournament and enjoy it to the fullest. I think I'm gonna actually practice this year and see if I can level up.

[@wohlhabendermanager]

Perfect timing. I am already hyped up for the upcoming CTWC and this year is going to be nothing but AMAZING. So much has happened since Joseph "suddendly" surfaced and won the tournament. The veterans seems to have found new joy in playing Tetris. Jeff looked very comfortable in the pre-tournaments, always keeping the stack low, no YOLO play, Ben has participated in the CTM, and last time I saw him he was much more comfortable at Level 19 speed... Jani is as crazy as ever and pulls off moves I didn't even think where possible, Svavar won CTE... And there appeared a lot of new players on the scene, so it's going to be intense. Of course, Joseph is the favorite to defend his title, he's still a Tetris God. Ok, enough rambling, now on to watch the video, lol.

[@drdog5287]

This is one of the best videos on a sport that I've ever watched. Keep it up Scout!

[@aw506]

The thing is, I know exactly what happened at the ctwc last year, yet this video was so incredibly worth watching. Well done! Let's see you in top 40 this year!

[@Rickai85]

Man...Ive been a part of many gaming communities and taken part in some tournaments too. I have to say the Tetris community seems absolutely electric! Full of positive and genuine people from all over. It really is refreshing to see, and even young players too who didnt grow up with Tetris like us oldies haha! Love this video, an hour seemed extremely short, I was hooked from beginning to end, your production value is insanely good, love the MS Paint cartoons too :P Captivating from beginning to end. Thank you!

[@chuckywang]

What an engrossing documentary ... professional quality. I had no interest or idea of the competitive scene of Tetris before this video, but I was super interested all the way through.

[@PadChennington]

dude this is super interesting, great job making this!

[@Mirene95]

watching u tell the story of last years ctwc made me go through all the emotions I had while experiencing it via youtube last year again and now im extra hyped for the 2019 world championship!!!! thanks for the amazing video, and good luck next week!

[@friday_witch]

Great video! Almost an hour of my life well spent.

[@aGameScout]

Thank you!

[@mechabubba]

youtube reccomendations getting good again. this is incredibly high quality; very good work, kept me on the edge of my seat till the end.

[@adambartley-v3r]

Honestly the best part is how upbeat and happy you are. I’m not good either but to see you confidently walk up to a game you figured you’d already lost was kinda funny and underdog story at the same time

[@MrLivingreality2012]

Not the first time I watch this video, and it still makes me both laugh & cry, and I don’t even play NES Tetris.

[@LiamSorta]

Hey! I have no idea how I stumbled upon this video, but what an incredible story; the pacing, the unfolding of so much Tetris lore, thanks for making such a fantastic piece of content. This deserves far more views.

[@SodiumOverdose]

This is by far my favorite video on KZbin right now, amazing job The production quality was so high and honestly waiting a year was worth it :O I loved the player introductions and the well explained stuff, as well as unseen footage of the event, everything was just amazing - you included so much stuff I had watched multiple times and still explained it better than I understood Good luck next week, hope you qualify :)

[@klfelwrd]

Omg what an amazing video ! never expected it will be that good, thanks for taking time making it

[@BloxLogics]

the wait has paid off boys

[@danspidey1]

Really enjoyed this video, I only starting watching the CTWC last year and I'm hooked.

[@codetaku]

I didn't see anyone else capture Heather clapping for Joseph's finals victory like you did at 45:50, so thanks for that. Heather and Jonas really are a couple that just love games :)

[@aGameScout]

Heather and Jonas are class acts

[@Blastabolt]

What a ride this video took me on. It was like witnessing a greatly written tournament arc, except in real-life! Honestly one of my favorite vids on youtube. Makes me feel like trying out Tetris too.

[@KyleKP1]

This documentary was SO GOOD!!! 8 mins in, I new this hour was gonna fly by!😁

[@NK-xd4fu]

You consistently spoke about others with so much kindness, even while you were competing against them. I respect that a lot. Great video!

[@adamheeley285]

Joseph Saelee was the perfect person to pass the torch to. He is all heart. Jonas saw that immediately.

[@hupekyser]

Subbed you're amazing. Ive been following tetris since 2015. So glad to be part of this. Even from afar in the uk.

[@DeanHerbertMooCow]

so well put together!! great job.

[@k4dwy]

pp

[@ZoroElric]

I only realised the video was 50+ minutes long after finishing it wow! I only found out about the tetris tournament tonight thanks to your videos, really hope I can get to watch the tournament live next year!

[@robobotek581]

I watched your video explaining tetris last week and since then I watched couple of tetris matches every day. Was wondering when you will post another video and here we go ...😄 You have great talent of making videos/documentaries and would be great commentator of main event, I'm sure of that. Keep up passion and good work man!

[@aGameScout]

Thank you so much!

[@littleguystar]

Why did I only find this now? I love documentaries like this! You earned a new subscriber!

[@friday_witch]

Hahaha I love the drawing of me! I'm still watching so I may leave another comment later.

[@christopherlaudon6975]

thank you so much. your ctwc explained video was my introduction to the wonderful world of the classic tetris tournaments. after watching for 2 years now i'm picking up the game for myself now. keep creating please.

[@pjpokerbr]

If wasn't for the Joker, this would be the best video for 2019!!! Thanks for all the hard work. Can't wait to see the new videos! Sorry for my bad english!! Haha

[@ReignOfFools]

Man, what a great video. Informative, entertaining and it transports the energy and euphoria just right! Thank you very much

[@davidf2244]

Wait what that was really an hour?? Felt like 20 minutes. Well done!!

[@vincentm99]

I'm actually so freakin' happy right now to have seen this video You are a wonderful person

[@joshhagan4136]

Very informative and well put together video! Good luck at the 2019 tournament!!

[@Retrocidad]

Great Recap of the CTWC 2018 and this year's Classic Tetris! All the way from Argentina, We are going to be there at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo this year! Excited to be there to see all this live. Thanks for your incredible work on your videos!

[@callumsylvester9921]

I had only seen the last video a couple of days ago, so I didn’t have to wait about a year

[@aGameScout]

haha nice!

[@elijahlindain5376]

Same

[@vincentm99]

Man, You are one of the most inspiring people in my life right now, you are a legend in my book Keep on pushing, you truly are amazing Have a good day

[@bombasticfantastic80]

Imagine the conversation he had on the plane. "So what brings you to Oregon, business trip?" "Nah, Tetris."

[@josky4548]

This is such a great video; gave me chills throughout its entirety! Super well edited and very informative of the experience of actually being and participating in the event. 2019 CTWC is going to be insane! Looking forward to your next videos

[@ListersHatsune]

RIP Jonas Neubauer.

[@aGameScout]

:(

[@kingpugz1360]

F

[@Whereveryouare01]

I have no idea why this was recommended to me but I loved the entire video. Thank you KZbin. Thank you for making the video

[@SvavarGunnar]

Great video man! See you next weekend :)

[@biggiemac42]

You are an exceptionally good storyteller and video creator. This was the best 53 minute video I've watched on KZbin haha. Thank you so much for making it and I'll gladly watch all the next ones!

[@g0hstreaper]

That face Joseph made. That will be a moment he will remember forever. I hope he remembers:)

[@atlasblue3542]

I knew absolutely nothing about competitive tetris before I watched this video, but you did an INCREDIBLE job sharing this information in an accessible way and this was an absolutely amazing video! Thank you for your work!

[@chrmartube]

It's always "BOOM Tetris for Jonas" in my mind.

[@Jiroxys25]

Scout, you have an incredible talent. Throughout this video (really, your whole channel) you perfectly relate what it's like to watch the CTWC as someone who's followed the scene for years. It's always hard to jump into watching a sport, even if you're familiar with the game. Last year I watched the top 8 live for the fist time. But after seeing this video? I'm excited to watch the whole competition, qualifiers to grand finals! I'm honestly going to take notes from your videos so I can follow the top players and interesting stories. I cannot wait to see more from you.

[@dom5870]

I thought this was shorter and I’ve sat here an entire hour because this was interesting

[@kidindacloud7777]

im barely watching this now... and at the end where he said he talked about tetris for an hour i lost track of time i cant believe i watched it all hahahah it was such a good video haha very interesting

[@bobguy619]

Man, I can't wait till Friday.

[@AMAINE207]

I gotta go but this is soo good, thanks for making these man! I’ll finish the video later! Edit: I came back and finished the video, so well done man.

[@borrioboy6272]

these are the people i keep getting matched against in tetris 99

[@CIubDuck]

Seriously, holy shit, what a good video. I've only very recently gotten into NES Tetris (like maybe a year or 2 ago) and it has been such a life changing hobby. Meeting so many new, interesting, and funny people have been a life changing experience. Really good video! Everyone within this community feels like they're your best friend, no toxicity. Definitely the friendliest and competitive community out there.

[@LetsBuildThatApp]

This thumbnail though, Mortal Kombatesque

[@jooywoo]

Awesome video. Very nice structure, story telling and cartoons:)

[@robloxmaster4545]

I’ve watched this video over 80000 times

[@taulitaulington197]

This is a sweet video, and I really appreciate you drawing scenes you couldn't capture with a camera, to give a visual to the stories you are telling, but man some of those drawings are horrifying. Like the picture at 15:44 - that stuff will haunt me in my dreams.

[@BallisticBall]

Did not know the Tetris skill ceiling was this high

[@mikenk5632]

Thank you for this piece of art! Love content like this and I will always try to support people who are invested in making their community a better place.

[@tumbke]

i dont follow these kinds of things but damn this was as dramatic as a sports anime gahhhh

[@alexweiss4190]

Stupendous video, it was like reliving it all from last year and it was awesome. Can’t wait for the weekly videos and good luck!!