Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Boy, 13, Is Believed to Be the First to ‘Beat’ Tetris

Boy, 13, Is Believed to Be the First to ‘Beat’ Tetris

Willis Gibson, a competitive Tetris player prodigy from Oklahoma, advanced so far in the original Nintendo version of the game that it froze. “I can’t feel my fingers,” he said afterward. 

Willis Gibson, 13, of Stillwater, Okla., at the 2023 Classic Tetris World Championship in Portland, Ore., in October. He placed third overall. Credit...David Macdonald