13-Year-Old 'Blue Scuti' First to 'Beat' Original Nintendo Tetris

Willis Gibson triggers a 'kill screen' at Level 157, marking a monumental achievement in the 40-year history of the game.

13-year-old Willis Gibson, also known as 'blue scuti' in the gaming world, has become the first player to officially 'beat' the original Nintendo version of Tetris by triggering a 'kill screen' on Level 157.
The 'kill screen' is a point where the Tetris code glitches, causing the game to crash, which is considered a victory over the game.
Tetris CEO Maya Rogers congratulated Willis on his extraordinary accomplishment, calling it a 'monumental achievement' as Tetris celebrates its 40th anniversary this year.
Willis' victory was made possible by a massive effort to map all possible scenarios that could cause such crashes in the original game, spurred by the experience of a Tetris-playing AI program dubbed StackRabbit.
Willis, who has played Tetris competitively since 2021, aims to win the Classic Tetris World Championship, in which he placed third overall in October 2023.