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Meeting The Creator Of Tetris – My CTWC 2024 Experience: Part 3
After eating tater tots, I was back at the CTWC area to report to the Stats Team. Chris Foryst was on the laptop, typing in submitted qualifying scores on a Google Spreadsheet. The second qualifying slot was still going on. When I showed up, he already inputted a stack of scorecards into the Spreadsheet. Each […]
Qualifying for the 2024 Classic Tetris World Championship – My CTWC 2024 Experience: Part 2
It was the first day of the 2024 CTWC. That was the only thing happening at the expo, which meant there was no line to get in. As I walked into the building, there was Eunha at the front desk. She immediately noticed me and gave me the CTWC wristband and the Expo wristband. You […]
Meeting the Classic Tetris Community For The First Time – My CTWC 2024 Experience: Part 1
In January 2024, the Classic Tetris World Championship (CTWC) announced that it was relocating from Portland, Oregon, to Pasadena, California. As someone from Southern California, that was exciting news. It meant that I was going to be there. In the days leading up to the event, it did not sink in that I would be […]
2024 Dr. Mario Championship: Timestamps
The 2024 Dr. Mario Championship (DrMC) took place at the TORG Gaming Expo in Columbus, Ohio. The qualifying round started out with an immunity pool, featuring the winner of the 2023 DrMC and the winner of each of the 2024 DrMC Regional tournaments. The immunity pool was played the same way as the previous year. […]
2024 Jonas Neubauer Cup: Timestamps
The 2024 Jonas Neubauer Cup happened on September 28-29, 2024 at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo. This was the first Jonas Neubauer Cup. Jonas Neubauer was a 7-time Tetris World Champion who dominated the early years of the Classic Tetris World Championship (CTWC) using the DAS method. The Jonas Neubauer Cup is a DAS tournament. […]
2024 Jonas Neubauer Cup – Side Events: Timestamps
On September 27, 2024, there were 2 side events held at the inaugural Jonas Neubauer Cup.The side events happened before the main tournament took place the following two days. The first event was Mind Meld where each team consist of 2 players. One player controlled the Directional Pad (D-Pad), while the other player controlled the […]
Dog Becomes The First Player To Achieve Rebirth In NES Tetris
On the evening of October 5, 2024, Michael “Dog” Artiaga became the first player to achieve rebirth in NES Tetris. Finishing the game by going past Level 255, where the game loops back to Level 0. When Blue Scuti crashed the game in December 2023, it became a phenomenal achievement that was reported by various […]
Simply’s Austin, Tetris Tournament: Timestamps
Popular Twitch streamer, Simply, got into playing NES Tetris after watching Summoning Salt’s video on the history of Tetris World records. Since then, he has been mastering the game. Eventually deciding to host his own tournament called Austin, Tetris. Featuring 16 Twitch streamers from Austin, Texas who will compete head to head to become the […]
NES Tetris Will Be On The Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) version of Tetris will be available on the Nintendo Switch this winter. The Nintendo Corporation made the announcement this morning. The game will be available through the Nintendo Switch Online (NSO) subscription service. (Update 12/11/2024: The game is now available on the Nintendo Switch) 2024 has been a big year […]
John Green Is A Tetris Master
At the 2018 Classic Tetris World Championship (CTWC) Finals, 16-year-old newcomer Joseph Saelee defeated 7-time champion Jonas Neubauer to become the new Tetris World Champion. This became a major turning point in the Classic Tetris scene, inspiring a new generation to pick up the game. 2 days later, on October 23, 2018, John Green uploaded […]