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Watch a 13-year-old become the first person to ever beat Classic Tetris (www.polygon.com)

submitted 10 months ago by ooli@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world

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[-] Metz@lemmy.world 32 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

It was posted yesterday with a different video that goes more into details what this is all about, the old records and how these were achieved and what the "true killscreen" (this crash) is, etc. I didn't think it would actually be that interesting, but I watched the whole thing and quite enjoyed it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuJ5UuknsHU

[-] effward@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

I saw the post yesterday, but didn't watch the video at the time.

Your comment convinced me to watch it, and, boy, was that more interesting than I expected.

One question remains: what are those gloves they are wearing? I get that it's something that helps with the rolling technique, but is it just for abrasion/chafing prevention? Or does it do something else?

[-] dQw4w9WgXcQ@lemm.ee 10 points 10 months ago

I'm guessing the gloves provide low and consistent friction theoughout the game. It's probably easy to get either sweaty or dry fingers during a long run, which could probably ruin some precise movements.

It's just my guess, though.