13-year-old Willis Gibson made history by becoming the first person to ever defeat the 33-year-old game Tetris. The teenage prodigy scored so high that the game could no longer function. NBC News’ Steve Patterson shares more on the game-breaking victory.
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#Tetris #Gaming #Teen
Looks like this one is going in the record books.
Anyone here because of the SkyNews incident?
If the right amount of time and effort is put in, anything is possible
This is so much better of a report than the sky news uk one
He’s so awesome. The fact that he’s not some 25 year old man or someone who’d played the game when it first came out. He’s frickin 13
His dad died a few weeks ago 😭😭😭😭😭that got to me 💔
wait, theres an end?!
Imagine his capabilities if he had practiced MATH instead!
Playing Tetris at this level requires the pattern recognition, calculation and reaction time of a wizard lol. skills carry over.
@@Cle-o pfff keep thinking that, unemployable pipe dreamer
@@superblondeDotOrgTypical Asian parent
@@superblondeDotOrgNo one cares about classical music you’re about 300 years too late
These comments are a lot nicer than I thought they would be, good job Internet.
Congratulations, Willis Gibson! Enjoy Your Victory!❤
We’re all proud of you Scuti!
That’s incredible. Great job, man!
Kudos to the kid, incredible accomplishment. At 13! As for you Jayne Secker, shame on you.
Good kid
Should be proud of himself
Hey, where’s the report about that news anchor lady bad mouthing this same kid? The public needs to see THAT.
The internet is dunking on her, as deserved
What a nerd 🤓
Bro his dad died
@@moremudz8786 what does that have to do with him being a nerd? 🤓
@@somnuswaltz5586everyone loved this kid in this vid and for his great achievement you call that a nerd? Get a life “Nerd”
@@somnuswaltz5586Your life is so sad your only gratification is to dunk on another person’s achievements 😂
@@texasthegamer7650 I never said his achievement wasn’t great, I’m just saying he’s a nerd 🤓
Full respect for the kid. 🗿
Sounds fishy
Thats so cool.
Cool not even I can do it
This gives me so much hope
Absolute legend
That’s just absolutely wild. As a guy born in 1988, I tip my hat to you, Wills. Score one for us Okies!
another kid who plays too many video games
He did it in honor of his dad who passed away.
Ok boomer.
Ok adopted
Okay boomer who achieved nothing in your life
This is very cool and never let bozos laugh at you kiddo!
He legitimately made history and showed once again that nothing is impossible, congrats
THIS kid is the real alpha gamer. 👏 👏 👏 Awesome job!
Respect
Thank you for not making synid comments about him. This is legendary.
The fact he has that much patience to play that is insane. I fall asleep looking at it for a few seconds.
Big deal,
Yes, it is.
I think if he hadnt dedicated it to his dead dad nobody would consider it “beating” a never ending game that just breaks under certain conditions… Guess everytime my game crashes I should call the news station?
I think you’re just jealous that he reached the actual game killscreen and achieved more than you at just 13 years old.
@@Over0w0MeAmTheHotel that’s true, I’m super jealous of all this kids amazing contributions to society, oh nvm he crashed a game nobody has cared about for 40 years, if this is important to you, you need to prioritize your life better… I bet you have a bunch of participation trophies you are proud of too
@@kylemarkloff4451 ok boomer
I did this at 10 years old multiple times. No big deal. I thought the game just froze.
Yeah and I’m Superman everyone knows 😂
Oh nice how long ago was that, and did you hypertap or lightspeed?
God
Difference between us and uk news, one proud other one shaming the little kid for the biggest achievement in history of video games.
Congrats to this kid. Nice to see a game have a positive light on a news channel.
I feel bad that his dad passed
Thank you for breaking that fiendish game 😂, I never got far at it.
Kudos.
Massive respect!
First Mickey Mouse going public domain, now Tetris being beaten. This year is gonna be abosuletly wild
Came here after that sky new uk anchor
This boy needed that win. Good for him.
Tragic he just lost his father.
Gotta say this news version is better than from that british woman who can never accomplish this feat😒
KUDOS little dude! 😊
Now this is the way to properly report this. The other woman who cut this kid down on the news, shame on you.
Which coverage are you referring to?
@@pajeetgupta5 I believe it was a British news broadcast. She said the kid needed to go outside and that beating Tetris isn’t something to get that excited over. She was basically saying he needed to get a life.
This kid just made history.
How many people will ever realize that they have achieved something no other human has ever achieved. And then to accomplish that at as a 13 YEAR OLD
He is a living definition of a true gamer someone build as statue of bro
Congratulations, kid! TETRIS! 13 YEAR OLD!
I watched the whole 46 minute video. That was more intense to watch than it sounds. I can’t think that fast for 1 minute—he does it for over 30+ minutes at a time.
The “CEO” of Tetris? 🤨
We got someone beating Tetris before GTA 6
wow im so proud
bro made the game rage quit, but this is a amazing milestone for gaming history and such a huge achievement, I wish this young lad well
o7 we’re all proud of ya.
I don’t know if I should applaud them for being one of the few mainstream news channels that covered this story appropriately or feel conflicted that Fractal and PixelAndy, who also got the crash a few days ago, were not even mentioned by name.
Billy Mitchell is consulting his lawyers on how he can sue this kid as we speak.
This is literally like the moonlanding of video games
Fractal shortly after became the second to complete this! Fractal is also a legend so please check him out.
what a lovely story. Good job covering thai
Proud of this dude
Wow! Is this what good reporting looks like?
Someone should educate sky news after they bullied the kid and belittled his achievement.
I hope his Mother is crazy proud of him
This is how you report about this impressive feat. Some other “News-channels” should watch and learn.
He deserves all the best. Kid just lost his father 3 weeks ago. Your dad would be so proud of you kiddo for sure. Well done! xx
coo,
I’ll give it to you NBC news, you reported it better than certain “mom” with probably marriage problems and delusional conservative education trying to measure herself up on a literal child anchor from certain new’s.
Absolute waste of space that woman. And any news reporter can easily make another report pointing and laughing at her since it’s out there in the public now.
Fresh meat to dig into.
Wooo!
🫡
Why do they all play it on an NES?
It is an easy way to make sure everyone is on equal ground
Bro made history
Congrats to this lad
Truly a gamer moment
He will be remembered for a long time😮
Who cares???
Oh, found someone who achieved nothing in his life
Cool. Now get out to get some fresh air, kid.
“fresh”? Where did you last see that lol
@@Russian_engineer_bmstu yeah I wonder…
He does. In another interview, it was stated that he often goes out cycling.
In other words, cope and seethe, boomer.
@@Russian_engineer_bmstuPlaces far from civilization
Respect! I only last for like 30 seconds in Tetris!
Gotta go touch some grass after that
That’s dedication, now what’s he have to do? That sounds as tho it’s a life long accomplishment.
Right on kid 💯 legend
50+ yr old gamer…. Good Job young man! Keep this energy up and you will go far in life.
Kid deserves the legendary status, Tetris ain’t no joke.
This kid wrote gaming history. He made the impossible possible. He made new and old gamers proud and even though he sadly lost his father, I am sure he also would be proud of him. And yes: This might not be a big achievement in the revolution of the world, but surely it is in the gaming world.
cheater and tetris effect is better without bugs and 4K graphics.
Cope and seethe. This was livestreamed, so he would’ve been exposed by now.
@@atheistyoda8915Seething, he certainly is
Incredible. He reminds me of myself when I was his age.
I never thought I would see this day…
We’ll need him to help defeat the AI robots when they rise up.
1:10 What is this Console? This looks like a Bootleg.🤨
Is it weird that I’m a 44-year old who has gamed his whole life, and still does regularly, I’m a dad, my kids play games, and I cried when I watched his video of him doing it?
same here
See, Sky News? It not so hard to have an uplifting story about a kid beating Tetris to be a feel good story.😆
Noway! l did that in winter of 1992 when l was 24 years old, sure a lots people reach the top, l don’t think it’s big deal, so nobody reported it.
I clocked tetris on Amiga 1989.
Good for him! I couldn’t make it past level 20! Those bricks just came down way too fast for my fingers!
NBC coverage is more respectful, professional and informative than skynews boomer anchors
I think she’s stupid because if he hadn’t won, he wouldn’t have been a guest on her show
most us can’t comprehend how impressive this actually is
I also want a world record, imagine having your name in a history book
Blu Scuti 🐋
The kid literally got a score so high, the game just couldn’t handle it anymore and had to say uncle.
This reporter… gets it!!!
That’s a big deal bro congrats little man