He obliterated every previously held, Adding to his mystery, the Nintendo World Championship (NWC) was a one-time deal. This caught the attention on Adam Cornelius, who dedicated a documentary on Harry’s accomplishment. “I never thought I’d be doing it for a second year, let alone 10 years later.”, “Between the three of us, we ended up creating what’s now the, ,” Cornelius says. Dennis Harvey of Variety (magazine) noted that it will "delight fans of the highly addictive game"[5] and Allistair Pinsof of Flixist calls it "one of the best videogame films of all time. master, Cornelius enlisted the help of third-place NWC champion Rob Mihara and another filmmaker, to produce a new tournament.

World Championships],” says David MacDonald, a YouTuber who’s extensively detailed the CTWC, , founder of the Tetris Company, spoke at that first event.”, World Championships have clearly come a long way from that tiny movie theater in L.A. — but not without a little help from a change in the omnipotent YouTube algorithm. “In fact, in some gamer scenes, a common insult directed at someone who is playing poorly would be to ‘go play, .’ But as more and more people are actually watching the videos, we’ve started to get more respect from the greater esports community.”, is bigger than video games. So Aackerlund remained the last true Tetris champion for nearly two decades. So even after thousands of years, it will never get old.”, The Definitive Oral History of Reddit GoneWild, Miles Davis vs. Malibu: How the LAPD Terrorized a Jazz Legend.

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Unfortunately, he suffered in the next 2 games, which focused on getting the highest score, which made him finish in 6th place.

His most notable accomplishment was his Quarterfinals performance at the 2017 CTWC. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. In the first round, Thor had an early top out in the first game. I write more about this in a dedicated page for Tetris Champions.

If you were to somehow get through Level 30, would it advance to 31 and go faster? The film integrates a fair amount of Tetris gameplay footage and strategy with the stories of the individual gamers and also features interviews with Tetris developer Alexey Pajitnov, Former Twin Galaxies Senior Referee Mr. Kelly R. Flewin, multi-platform champion gamer Chris Tang, and a special appearance by The Tetris Company CEO Henk Rogers.

“Plus, esports weren’t as big, so in the moment, it was a strange and exciting thing to be a part of.”. Ben’s world record gave him an automatic spot in the main event of the 1st annual CTWC. Why Are Tube Sites Suddenly Filled With… Porm?

Suddenly, videos that were originally uploaded purely for archival purposes were at the top of YouTube’s “recommended videos.”, But there’s one more ingredient necessary for viral success — shareability.

With his status, he was given an automatic spot at the Tetris World Championship. Thor Aackerlund. In fact, it wouldn’t be until 2009 when someone could finally lay claim to Aackerlund’s throne.

She barely qualified for the main event after bumping Alex Kerr down on the leaderboard. “Similar to how traditional sports teams use game film to study the best strategies, a new NES, player now has endless hours of footage they can watch to see all the best strategies in action.”, of skill that goes into this seemingly simple game. If you’re playing a competitive game against someone else, you also have to factor in how risky you need to be to beat the other player’s score before you reach Level 29, where the game becomes nearly impossible.”, The newfound popularity has helped change the modern gaming community’s perception of Tetris as well. I look forward to seeing him again at the next CTWC. The tournament had 8 players qualify for the tournament.

At the 1st CTWC, he placed second place in the first game of the match, where you had to clear the most lines, by making it all the way to the Level 29 and clearing 290 lines.

As the CTWC Tech Director, Trey is responsible for all the tech setup for the CTWC. Not only is he a competitor, he is also one of the organizers.

Why Does the Same Virus Affect Different People in Different Ways? But if she does, I hope she competes in the main event. Since becoming the Nintendo World Champion, he has appeared in various ad promotions until he disappeared. Harry Hong was most notable for achieving the first maxout on NES Tetris. “Smart and insightful reported features about modern masculinity.”, “@WeAreMel is phenomenal ... the best outlet covering digital culture today.”, “I just laughed out loud for a solid five minutes.”, “The rare men’s magazine that has taken upon itself to investigate masculinity, not enforce it.

Even after thousands of years, it will never get old.’. Other Facts: One of the current 3 organizers of the CTWC.

In fact, it wouldn’t be until 2009 when someone could finally lay claim to Aackerlund’s throne. The Tetris Company, , was “very much on board with the [Classic.

In 2015, she maxed out the game.