TETRIS 99 : HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR BUILDS AND SPEED

TAFO ANSWERS SOME STREAM CHAT Qs AS HE PLAYS THROUGH TWO GAMES
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[@Michaelqwerp]

I saw someone in the chat say, " there are no misdrops, just happy little t spin setups"

[@TsuTsuho]

12:43

[@jacksoninc.4062]

Omg i'm crying rn i'm really new in the game and i always misdrop when the board gets really high and this just gave me hope to play more Tetris and learn to instinctually setup a T spin thank you

[@johnrupesh4535]

Sounds like Bob Ross.

[@Subscriberswithnovideos-en3lw]

- Master Oogway

[@Subscriberswithnovideos-en3lw]

Its a master oogway reference, “there are no mistakes, just happy accidents”

[@alexcanham2709]

"if you lose, you can start over, no one is going to judge you." Man I wish Apex players had that mentality.

[@Diaisdumb]

Alex Canham I wish every gamer ever had that mentality

[@Chromono22]

Dia I agree

[@MimixLight]

Alex Canham I feel you man

[@bluebaconjake405]

For some reason, while in quarantine, every online game community is way more toxic. Probably cause all the toxic 12 yo aint in school anymore

[@cowten4232]

Unless you have friends with you

[@MissAshley42]

Watching stuff like this makes me realize I've only been warming up for the last 30 years.

[@mechamicro]

Doing 1000 matches

[@dj-piggy-2196]

A minute

[@wolfpuppy23]

‘Sooo, you ready for the tetris tournament?’ You: ‘wait a bit im just warming up’ *30 years later:*

[@jovantay521]

This feels like a life guide rather than just tetris tips

[@4ytherium]

This feels like one of those streamers that gives you advice when they see a deep topic.

[@oomfiekat]

I'm more impressed with how he's playing and talking at the same time lol.

[@xino_z]

The times where I won was on phone blathering endlessly with my folks. They are like "no more tetris, you're using us!"

[@aidenjp]

Same

[@mathieul4303]

Step 1: Abandon your mortal coil and become a transcendental being. Step 2: Profit

[@someclevername2558]

Profit

[@djcuber2556]

I messed up somewhere in step 1

[@tsutei5136]

just haunt everyone bruh

[@TJdaDJ321]

You should make a series were people can send you recordings of there games and you can pause them slow them down ect. And give tips on what they did wrong or could have done better

[@massivman5649]

whoop whoop grammar police😒

[@dreagerd7560]

@@massivman5649 WEE WOO WEE WOO*

[@Ramenoodlesz]

I would totally watch that!

[@BHRA78]

@420 subs? grammar police

[@weewuwu7583]

CreeperNationGaming stfu

[@jonahschule-cuadra1563]

This video: *exists* The guy who targets me at the beginning of tetris 99: i n t e r e s t i n g

[@EvanKiddFilms]

Forgetting about it being online with others is a seriously crucial tip.

[@KP_Uravity]

I thought this said "seriously casual tip" and I was like "its tetris!!"

[@JJellMeister]

Yea I can’t wait to try this out 😁

[@popiomondayz]

i do it always and it REALLY helps me(me-noob)

[@squillsona1339]

This actually helped a ton, thank you! It’s amazing how you have such good/concentrated gameplay and can also be talking about it/other things at the same time.

[@RejectedManiac]

Everytime I play this game I tell everyone to shut up and leave me alone and still nowhere near what this dude does. Lol

[@moonrocks4634]

I find that when I start out playing I’m usually pretty laid back and chill and think a bit straighter and tend to make less misdrops but as I play and lose and get more frustrated I kind of change my mentality and just play, albeit angrily lol. But playing like that usually results in me making it into top ten most times

[@13_cmi]

That's kinda what happens with me except anger issues cause me a lot of pain literally because once it gets too far I start beating myself up. Don't know why but I need to work on it because being always angry is yeah not good

[@lumiwara]

my jaw literally dropped and never came back up this is crazy next level holy crap im trash.

[@luketheclaymen1781]

This is not good it's not even considered pro.......watch wumbo cus this guy is a noob

[@prowlerrs]

Just go on Tetris friends or something Me: *flashbacks*

[@LandBussiness]

Ah... So this is the Wyatt that NL spoke of

[@wyre8435]

**wumbo**

[@Pedguh2017]

The missed perfect clear at 4:00 killed me

[@joebbiden5505]

dude yes

[@SaraiintheSky]

Thanks for the advice! I was grinding some Jstris 40L Sprint, and I got my first sub 1 minute time at 57.5 seconds. :) It was like an epiphany when you said, "when you have a flat board you don't have to really think about where you put your pieces."

[@exzisd]

Some tips from my own experience as a Tetris player my whole life who gets my butt handed to me in online: 1. Turn off the music or lower the volume--it can add to the intensity and distract you 2. Focus on building fast but precise start out with repetition and as you get better you will learn more tricks 3. Drop fast when you need to drop fast but build high when you have time at the beginning 4. Even when its rising to the top doesn't mean the game is over, you can still hold on and recover 5. Sit up and focus on the game completely cutting out distractions aside maybe some light music (not the tetris music) 6. Have fun

[@tyer6496]

4:00 the fact that he didn't get the all clear triggers me more than you can imagine

[@cloud1641]

Who knew Tetris would still teach us life lessons in 2019?

[@TheGunslinger019]

David Ruiz Tetris isn’t fair like life 😜 I learned it from Thor’s life story in the Ecstasy of Order documentary.

[@keychera]

1:31 a j-spin would definitely useful there to fix the misdrop and it's totally worth to learn too! and that 4:01, a missed perfect clear :')

[@arthurlu1368]

i cried internally when i saw that missed perfect clear

[@maxattack3853]

He was just teaching how to t-spin

[@arthurlu1368]

@@maxattack3853 yeah but keychera was referring to spinning the j-block not the t-block

[@Impact009]

Never do a PC, since incoming garbage isn't instant in Tetris 99. The garbage is too clean, which means good players will just send it right back at everybody else. You don't want to give better plays ammo to knock out weaker opponents; you want to loosely try to combine efforts to take down stronger players.

[@bennn7821]

Why are you watching this video

[@jaredhoeft2832]

When I try to go this fast, it's a complete mess

[@danielh7]

Any chance you could do a video on ways to be less dependent on line pieces? I feel that's one of the main problems us beginners have.

[@tyronium6950]

Build flat and don't be too afraid of creating a whole or 2 if it keeps your board clean

[@ducklife4player620]

he is extremely dependent on line pieces so i dont think he should do one tbh

[@dorshaldoes5055]

Line pieces are useful and simple for begginers dont get to advance stuff yet ._. Im still bad my highest place is only 2nd T^T but i make alot of cavities because most of the time i end up having to commit to something but its really bad when you cant combo it into another line

[@NOVAZ3N]

the way I deal with it is to clear singles or doubles when my pieces won't let me build cleanly - don't worry about always making tetrises. it's fine - it's not point based like classic tetris - doubles and single line combos do damage too. take for example the common situation where you have an L dependency on the left or right side. you can fit z pieces in there - you actually want to build on top of mistakes like that to better clear them. again, don't be afraid to go for non-tetris clears. survival is the most important thing

[@null3007]

Instead of keeping one line not filled, keep 4 unfilled and use line combos to dig down

[@SomebodySaveRap]

something so satisfying about watching that one lone line collapsing 5 rows 😌

[@Blossomy77]

Sorry but in tetris the max is 4 rows sos abou that

[@AlvinGreat]

4:00 TAFO. HOW DARE YOU MISS A PERFECT CLEAR *wumbo's respect for you shall fall!* jk gg. hope to play against you someday..

[@jgamerz4217]

Lmao

[@the_crescent_moon]

This is mildly infuriating

[@sofiaanschutz]

I saw the miss perfect clear and my head hurts but its ok we still love our boy

[@Kromiball]

Ugh aaaa

[@PROJaiRU]

MAN! got my nintendo switch 4 days ago and thanks to TAFO i got my first victory yesterday!! THANKS MANN this video is awesome, simple strategy and i managed to win, i was getting to the final 10 all the time and always lost at the end, so happy now! really good advice in this video

[@jimmy-sees-stars8166]

Hey go to bed guy so I can get some wins during this event. You KOd me like 10 times already.

[@jsc6x751]

Thanks. Most videos that get recommended on KZbin show peoples' best games and make it easy to believe there's some magic to clearing fast and avoiding mistakes. This helps level my expectations, and will greatly reduce the anguish I feel next time a piece locks where I didn't intend it to

[@elim9054]

Analyzing my losses in this game is like "ah, it looks like 12 people decided to send me garbage at once. I'll simply avoid that next time"

[@blastofo]

After seeing how fast this guy is, I have no desire to play this game.

[@vengeance6801]

Oh my god, you don't know how much this helped me. Seeing how you play helped me a ton with topping off players like, a lot! I realised that if I don't have at least a tetris I should save my line block, other than that, this video saved me!

[@maystew]

he's going intense speeds and talking at the same time and then theres me who sits there quietly focusing while placing pieces every 10 seconds

[@hacksignify]

A lot of these ideas are so simple but just not something a low level player like me has ever thought of. Thanks for doing these videos. It's a huge help to someone just trying to keep their head above water XD

[@dosu7964]

R.I.P Tetris Friends 31st May 2019

[@mrmills1000]

How can this man build and talk at the same time? Bro is a legend haha

[@MewichieB]

The fact you can talk whilst playing that well is just amazing-

[@areefakhan8032]

hey! thank you! this was super helpful, I just started playing tetris effect on pc and I needed to learn a bit, thank you

[@polsoto]

Now i can beat Wumbo

[@khattab5351]

did you beat him yet?

[@offbeat01]

​ khattab 1 year later...

[@KuroshikiVirtualOniisanID]

did you beat him yet after 1 year?

[@kaputbuckle1226]

3:59 you skip a perfect clear, and I wanted to cry

[@i-nuke1188]

perfect clears are easier to defend then t-spins

[@abrogaming5976]

He did it because it would ruin his back to back streak

[@mosspa]

I really need to get into these videos more if want to get below 1:15 in sprint

[@BigEvy]

Purposely making his stack look like my everyday stack . KAYYOOHHH KAYYOHHHH KAYYOHH

[@bepisman]

Is this fortnite building tutorial

[@mitchellpayne2898]

No its minecraft hunger games building tutorial

[@jaredhoeft2832]

Yes

[@Retronize84]

It's insane you can explain while you play like that.

[@MarioFaker]

Loved the drunk Tetris from last night!

[@KP_Uravity]

I can't imagine panicing and not building, when I panic I probably build too much. And yeah I haven't won a single match, but I can get to top 15 pretty consistently if try hard. Once the blocks start to fall at 100% I just can't keep up. But I just play for fun! This is the only competitive game I really don't get mad at, and it's the only battle royal game I like.

[@Big_Bad_Gammon]

This guy is the Bob Toss of TETRIS.

[@dallas-jamessantana5275]

I can watch you play all day lol.... A beautiful mind

[@cap5macca5jack5]

Dude you are amazing I leaned a few things. Lol I remember the original games I subscribed

[@Oldquantom345]

The only problem is that on mobile apps, you can only rotate one direction, unless you turn on this weird mode that is really stupid because then you really can’t move very well

[@Solivisor]

(4:00) WHY, WHY, WHY DID YOU RUIN THE PERFECT CLEAR FOR A TSPIN this infuriates me

[@Solivisor]

ok after becoming more experienced I've realized PCing would have ruined his Back to Back streak, also only would have sent a couple extra lines. Plus he's trying to prove a point with T-spinning

[@hughle9913]

@@Solivisor that fact that u came back to update your comment is actually so wholesome

[@SwagDawg]

6:40 when you realized he meant to do that...

[@spongebobsquarepants9474]

Fr

[@JawAction1]

I've learned alot just by watching some of this. I'm not nearly as fast as you are but close to it. Making mistakes is what keeps me on edge. If I can just keep a calm mindset like you and keep it rolling, I'd be good. I normally play on PS5 the Tetris Effect. Some t spin techniques don't work like it does on the game you're on but that's ok.

[@MeesterTweester]

What do you think about how you went from Melee to Tetris? An unexpected change but I like it. I expect you got a lot of new viewers.

[@boredstudent]

My brother told me about tetrisfriends and I like going there but I'm not used to the controls. Mainly because I don't play it as much. But I have Tetris 99 which is the only game I actually play online on the Switch. I also bought Tetris Effect which I really enjoy playing

[@bryn3126]

2:54 *casually does t spin*

[@textexadecimal9340]

Could you add links to recommended tetris apps in the description or a comment? Also, what would you say about EA's tetris app on android? It CAN automatically show the player placements but also has a less hand holdy (but still frustrating) mode where you can pull down, left, and right. If you have any exerience with it, would you recommend it to people trying to learn moves?

[@unblooded]

Whis would be proud , you have mastered Ultra Instinct !

[@studentism]

thank you so, so much. i've learned an insane amount from this, but Tetris Friends seems to have shut down. are there any other free recommendations you have for grinding these days?

[@studentism]

@Tristan Cruz Thank you! Wound up buying Tetris Effect but I will definitely give that a go when I'm too lazy to strap on a fucking VR set haha

[@kota69420]

I have a bad habit that I can’t fix, I usually use only one button to rotate the piece so it would take long on some situations. Should I just practice thinking about using both or something

[@d4ve19]

I'm the same and can't bring myself to change. I've done 48.14 for 40 lines and I can beat pretty much anyone but I know if I want to improve I have to learn to rotate both ways. My suggestion (though I haven't made myself do this yet!) is to play super slow on purpose and think about every movement/rotation to try and learn the single spin in one direction rather than triple spin the wrong way.

[@nintony2994]

"Don't do T spins first while building" Or: You'll have a misplaced piece, and maybe it'll leave an opening FOR a T spin for you :)

[@khattab5351]

4:01 that was a motherfucking perfect clear as clear as the sun

[@Inspirator_AG112]

AT TIMESTAMP 4:59 ) I would have probably stacked the Square Pieces there. That is an interesting move!

[@silvergaming3367]

I play with my pro controller. Should i switch to the joy cons because the d pad on the pro con is trash?

[@multistuff9831]

On the joycons it's much worse trust me

[@toffytofu3891]

Silver Gaming I’d go to the joycons. idk if it’s just me, but I fat finger the insta drop button and on joycons it’s easier and faster

[@BGPlayzGames]

Yeh use joy cons I find it’s better

[@AustinsEdits]

Joy Cons are miles better for tetris. Having dedicated directional buttons rather than just a simple d-pad makes miss dropping far less frequent.

[@mathieul4303]

@@multistuff9831 Wumbo use joycons, nuff said

[@jr.jackrabbit10]

Well goddamn. It took me almost a week of practice to get sub 2 minutes. Am I just a slow learner or are you generalizing a bit?

[@d4ve19]

To improve try: Placing places where you first see that they go, don't take too long deciding. Keep S, Z, L and J pieces 'flat' wherever possible to keep the playing field as flat as possible. Try not using hold, this will force you to learn better piece placement. Always have an eye on what is coming and try to learn plans of what pieces can fit together well and where. Keep practicing you will get better, I set my best at 54.65 about 10 years ago. Recently started practicing and I'm down to 48.14 (xbox360).

[@CaboozledPie]

At 1:30 ish, you could’ve waited for the J piece and spun it into there, right?

[@Jerryfan271]

what are you doing here cab

[@Inspirator_AG112]

AT TIMESTAMP 0:58 ) Except for when you get a Z-shaped peice!

[@LilacVenus]

Good vid :)

[@TheItalianoAssassino]

I have 5 h on this game and didn't know you could instantly drop pieces 😂😂😂

[@Zadythomas]

Thank you for your videos. I feel like I can actually get better now. Is there a specific mode to practice a 40 Line sprint on Tetris 99. If not, is there a specific app to download on my iPhone to practice? Thank you in advance.

[@Lexiphy]

Receiving junk is basically receiving free tetrises make sure to utilise that instead of trying to get rid of a line or two of junk!

[@mattedwards_]

What is the game you mention at 3:07? I've tried looking for something to help me get quicker at building, but I only use something like a free classic tetris, so it's not really timed or anything

[@420Gold]

Dude, this game is frustratingly addicting. I either do great, or get wrecked fast.

[@DovonMac1]

I love how bust my ass to get all good line clear but you play causally and win by badges I don’t ever get enough

[@francoq477]

Incredible!

[@jakubrejkowski8890]

The bob ross of tetris 99

[@Thebes]

Speed doesn’t matter when the other person is performing a 4 Wide. At that point, I just cry.

[@MMSandYTGameplay]

Tafo Teaches Tetris: Ep 1

[@nsfwoomy9495]

How my games go: "Ready?" "GO!" *2 seconds pass* *side bar filled to very top* Well, I'm fucked!

[@xino_z]

Target attackers. Game changer when I REALLY sucked

[@ishwar5936]

Wow you are insane!

[@retrorebootmusic]

"Build up quickly" Spam up it is

[@fatheaddotcom2179]

I got my first win today, I hope you’re proud 😂😂

[@PopMasterGamer]

Tetris Science with Tafokints

[@bestiewolfsroadto200subs9]

I always thought I was at least decent at Tetris. I learned today how wrong i was...

[@TheZiiFamily]

I’ve NEVER LOOKED AT THE NEXT PIECE BAR EVER AND I GOT TO 8th once

[@jeffreyterrian1307]

Dang tefo your on fire with the subs

[@christianlionel1988]

If you played 100 games against Wumbo, do you think you can beat him just once?

[@tyronium6950]

Probably

[@christianlionel1988]

@Ran Ng That's true, after a little research I think that the only guy who can consistently beat Wumbo is this guy kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppysdmuMo7ycl9U

[@ducklife4player620]

i played 10 against him in puyo puyo tetris 1v1 and i 2-0ed him once so this guy should be able to lmao

[@keitaro3660]

@@christianlionel1988 OMG LOL!!! if 2 pro player fight each other, the game end reaaaaaaally fast xD

[@nympho25]

it helps alot if you just turn the sound off.... try it

[@BigFuzzyYak]

Great informative video!!!

[@threethej_rock]

i love you tafo

[@xino_z]

Think of your errors as a good indicator of how fast you're building. If my errors are in the middle forever did you see how quickly Tafo's went down to the bottom?

[@yes-wh4jg]

4:00 you just... Miss the all clear

[@seel853]

Is it me or should he go vs the odd 1s out

[@bpaultas3167]

He would probably lose idk Vs simple flips too

[@andrewnims6832]

the missed PC at 4:00 triggered me so much

[@95ZR580]

How does garbage work? Like the meter and lines of trash that get sent to me. And how does sending it back work? And what do badges have to do with it?

[@SolarisDreamweaverVT]

How to reach enlightenment through Tetris

[@constant3546]

I think it’d be a great idea for them to add a training mode against A.I where you can set the difficulty to hard normal or easy for practice

[@Solefirefly]

You can pay a one-time purchase for CPU 99 battles with varying difficulty and a marathon mode (150 lines with varying difficulties or 999 lines starting at level 1).

[@ChillGamerBlue]

Tetris friends and Tetris battle are gone now. Any recommendations for replacements?

[@ShadoughGuardian]

rip Tetris friends

[@OrangeOctogon]

4:01 rip perfect clear

[@sn00k3_9]

4:00 the all clear bruv 🥺

[@BGPlayzGames]

Hey tafo could you link the website you were talking about or app or whatever it is that is free Tetris to practice?

[@kawaiimicrowaves]

tetrisfriends.com

[@BGPlayzGames]

Thanks

[@bcan5512]

Also look into nullpomino, a free download. You can set the fall speed to 0 and plan all your moves for practice

[@ducklife4player620]

jstris.jezevec10.com is better in my opinion