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This is a bit confusing though. You dont charge your DAS by hitting a wall. When next piece falls it will reset like nothing happened. You charge your DAS by hitting a wall and pushing it until the next piece comes. While its not practical, it gives you how DAS tehnique works. But its important to clarify this. Video seems like just pushing into wall your DAS is full (technically it is, but when next piece comes, it resets, unless youre pushing all the time or before it hits the ground)

Very informative!! I didn't know you could let it drop neutral and then hold an arrow key to keep DAS!!

hello just wanted to pop in and let you know that these are still helping even 8 years later haha

As A Very Modern Tetris Player It's So Hard To Do That

What's the best / easiest way to get into NES Tetris for under 100$? What would you suggest I buy to get in the game?

That was a brilliant explanation and visual proof 👏

How do i charge DAS if i put one piece in the middle and want the next to the left? I lose DAS all the time, and without it Level 19 is hardly playable.

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It's almost an obsolete technique nowadays with all of the hypertappers.

Thank you this was very helpful

So if you could somehow get the charge to 15 consistently, would that save 5 frames on the first move by stopping keeping the charge close to where it will repeat? I just tap as fast as I can, have better luck with that at high levels, I figure that if I can tap ten times a second, assuming 60 frames a second, that I at least equal DAS without having to worry about charging or dropping it or skill drops, and it allows for some tucks that would be impossible with DAS if I can tap a bit faster, eg moving a piece twice before it locks rather than once up to a point. Actually seems easier assuming I can use whatever controller I want, or in an emulator, keyboard, also lets me correct an overshoot without limiting the range of my next move (if I have time).

lol So you have basically a millisecond to try and charge your DAS once the game gets really rolling? Maybe 10 years ago this would have been possible but my reflexes suck anymore so looks like 19 will still be my kill screen.

Wow these videos would be helped immensely from non-static images, which mysteriously doesn't happen for a full 3 minutes. Then it stops abruptly a couple minutes later after showing only one example. Edit!

Never mentioned: "What is the point of charging DAS?" Guess I'll go find Part 1. :-)

I can't even comprehend that the b button rotates anti clockwise, it looks completely foreign to me

So doing a wall charge is like pushing a spring against a wall to give you faster movement

Does the duration of the entry delay change as you get to higher levels or is it 12 frames on every level?

This needs more attention considering the size of the Tetris community

this is like the secret of tetris right here :) Brilliant!

Please keep posting the nes tetris scene has blown up

great video. If I had spare cash i would for sure buy your book

I already knew about quick taps and the red fireball technique, but I didn’t know about the extended tap so thanks for enlightening me lol

Wow, great videos! This particular video corrected a slight error about my understanding of das, now I’m gonna go watch all of your videos and probably buy the book

If you build a DAS charge, pressing down doesn't not cause you to lose it? If so, that is pretty cool...I didn't know that.

Stop hooring yourself out to amazon.

I think S spin on the right well is more important.

It's funny cause i'm not a tetris player, but i discovered this by myself at approximately the age of 6

Do lose DAS when you do a tuck?

buying your book when i get the chance! I got obsessed watching the world Tetris classic championship this year

Very helpful, thanks.

SO YOU CAN DO T SPINS

What's the point of keeping the charge if it resets once you press left or right again?

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Ok here’s a question if it’s a sixteenth of a frame before the first shift, how are you ment to ensure that the block will move in time to where u need it, considering in retrospect a sixteenth is a long time to wait given that on the later stages where DAS is crucial ur barely getting time to breath let alone move a block. Not only that there’s lack and dropped inputs to consider which could mess up the timing

Great videos on explaining, but I kinda have an issue here, and I'm not sure if it's just a sound glitch, or actual DAS maintaining. Let's say i don't have DAS charged at all and I'm not going for a wall charge, so my DAS should not be charged -> the piece lands on a flat surface. If I hold left/right in the entry delay, I still have the feeling I can continue with a full DAS charge, at least the soundeffect seems like it. If I find the time at the end of the month, I'll make a video and link it here.

Nice work! How did you manage to show the DAS count in the emulator? Do you use BizHawk with a Lua script?

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Thanks for this, doesnt seems to be many vids on help with NES Tetris.

i'm finna buy an NES

Just got nes tetris from a flea market, thanks for the tip!

Great video series, this furthers my understanding and appreciation of the skill ctwc players have. Thank you 😊

Is it possible to also push UP on the D pad to get das charge to prepare the next piece if the previous piece fell onto a flat surface with no walls to press against?

I thought if you let go at all you lost it. Thanks for informing me! I bought your book btw

SO HOW DO YOU DO IT.

These 5 videos where great ! I felt an improvement in my game just after. It takes some time to get used to it but thx a lot.

i dont think nes tetris can pull this off??? or is it a different version?

this doesnt work on all versions of tetris though

if you push down when the piece is in place before locking is it charging?

I’ve been playing for decades. I’ve only found this. Thank you!

These videos were very helpful. I hope to employ these techniques!