The Classic Tetris World Championships Explained
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- čas přidán 17. 10. 2018
- The Classic Tetris World Championship is one of my favorite things each year. I wanted to create a video explaining it for someone who knows nothing about it or has just seen a video or two and wants to learn more.
Watch all upcoming CTWC events live here: / classictetris
All resources listed in this Google Doc: docs.google.com/document/d/1C...
Table of Contents:
0:19 How the CTWC got popular on CZcams
1:42 The origins of Tetris and basic rules of the game
2:44 Why NES Tetris is used for the CTWC & differences between other versions of Tetris
3:53 The origins of the first tournament
7:14 The modern format of the tournament
8:18 How leveling up works in NES Tetris
9:59 How the speed of the levels works in NES Tetris
11:09 What levels you're allowed to start on at the CTWC
11:58 Explanation of DAS
13:39 Strategies for keeping DAS charged*
15:29 Explanation of hypertapping
16:05 Explanation of scoring points in NES Tetris
17:23 How to stack to score Tetrises
17:57 Why the right well is preferred over other wells
18:43 How to maintain a perfect stack and avoid piece dependencies
19:47 How to handle droughts and explanation of burning
21:10 Overview of a typical CTWC game
22:16 Analysis of Matt Buco vs Harry Hong in the CTWC 2017
23:39 Isn't the CTWC phenomenon a bit weird?
24:33 Some of the key members of the CTWC team
26:06 My personal history with NES Tetris
28:28 Thanking sources
*Small correction to this segment (thanks to Nocturn for pointing this out) - to keep DAS charged, you press the direction for the next piece in a 10 frame window /before/ it enters the screen, not right as it enters the screen. An incredibly difficult move regardless and impressive for players to pull it off consistently with nearly every piece in tournament!
Thanks for watching! My video about going to the CTWC is finally out: czcams.com/video/RfuDrcrGnVQ/video.html
I saw the tournament and got mildly addicted to Tetris someday i hope to be as good as half of them
I enjoyed this video. Thanks for making it!
Hey, what do you think of SNES tetris? I would love if this version would be used for the championship
When’s the video out from your day at the CTC?
29 is kill screen? hahahahaha! seriously?
Boom Tetris for Jeff
*Jonas gets a tetris* - Boom tetris for Jeff
Neck and Neck
Jeff Boom Tetris
Place Piecements
BOOM Tetris for Athlean X
This was so great, thanks for helping me understand my brother's weird obsession better!
- Hank
Thank you Hank! Crash Course helped me get through high school and college and was one of my biggest inspirations to make educational videos. I'm glad that, many years later, I was able to offer something back. :)
vlogbrothers lol
@@aGameScout Once in a long while, the CZcams comment section manages to restore my faith in humanity. ...Now that I think about it, these moments disproportionately involve the Green brothers. Seriously, Crash Course (and SciShow) are treasures, and it's been my pleasure to contribute literally thousands of dollars to the two of them via Patreon at this point.
@@verdatum here here
vlogbrothers PARTY BLOWER SOLO!!!!
30 minutes ish to explained something that could be summarized with these words:
"Boom, Tetris for Jeff."
xD
So fucking true. That commentator is a legend.
You mean Tetris for Jonas
Neck and Neck
BUUUUUUCOOOOOO
Boom, Tetris for... my name is Jeff
Rest in Peace, Jonas! You were truly an inspiration for a generation with your positive attitude and kindness! Sleep well, pal!
Very informative and well explained. GGs on this video! Good luck at CTWC!
Congrats world champ 👌🏼👌🏼
Congrats dude - amazing performance. Harry, Koryan, and Jonas en route to win - not a dry eye in the house!
LITTLE DID HE KNOW
Calm down Joseph! 27:56
Way to go dude, you carved your way through the world's best and came out the champ.
"NES Tetris isn't a marathon" almost exactly 4 years later, this has changed completely, none of us saw that coming!! Thank you for this great video, I was looking for an introduction to the CTWC to show my friends and this is perfect!
It's amazing how a little discovery like rolling just instantly changed competitive Tetris from a sprint for the highest scores to a grueling test of endurance to the point where the game is done with your BS and gives you 800+ lines to clear in a near-invisible color palette.
Currently working on the subtitles for this video and you wouldn't believe how hard the automatically generated subtitles are struggling with the word "DAS".
So far I've seen it written it as "as", "desk", "dash", "death", and "ass", with my favorite instance being "a fully-charged ass".
lmfao
It’s because DAS isn’t an English word but an algorithm
@@kjl3080 I'm aware, I just found it funny haha
Love that "Calm down Joseph" @ 27:55
That's the best explanation of DAS I've ever seen.
Hearing Jonas, it’s sad that he’s gone. All respects to Jonas and his family
I'm humbled by how physically squarelike this man is. Look at the four perfect right angles at the corners of his head. His choice of checkered flannel shirt is such a bold statement of his pride in his rectangular body. He occupies space as efficiently as the tetronimoes he celebrates.
I can't tell if this is a joke or a genuine compliment.
@@CsQ_RandomRepositoryThis is a Tetris video. It makes me confident that the audience would have an air of sincerity.
Square-Man, our Tetris Superhero
23:48 wait im not watching a SummoningSalt vid.....am I?
But seriously glad I found this channel, great vid!
Ah I see you are a man of culture as well
That’s what I was thinking! :)
Name of the song?
@@chwig7354 The name of the song is We're Finally Landing by HOME. :)
I thought the same thing lmao
I thanked you in person at the event, and I need to thank you on the video itself. I am on the broadcast team, and this video contains all of the facts I try to convey to new viewers of the event, but as you can imagine, shoving 20+ minutes of information into the middle of matches is impossible, and I can only get bits and pieces in.
Thanks Chris! After putting together this video I paid attention a lot more to the commentary this year, and holy cow, you had your work cut out for you with all the new stats! As the day went on I was able to understand everything though - this tournament's broadcast really felt like a step up in all aspects of production, everyone's effort behind the scenes was apparent and it was great hearing the dynamic between you and Arda.
@@aGameScout Thanks :) Arda is a mf'n professional and really raised my game (watch me from 15 to see how far I've had to come along). My approach has always been to explain what is going on to people who have never played NES Tetris, as that is the key to growing interest in the game. And of course Trey's work on the tech side is simply phenomenal! I am already excited for next year!
HAHAH 1.3 mil “calm down Joseph” IM DEADDD
Even better, considering he won 2018! XD
@@KRP71390 considering he is the only in the world to be able to do that score :p
Joseph CZcams videos are insane. He is a Demi god at this game. His new video he plays one handed and tops out
Nicolas Hirschauer Not anymore. Koryan scored 2 million in the tourney yesterday
@@angelmendez-rivera351 Korean scored 1.1 million on game 5 of the final, 2 million is the cumulation of both scores from Korean and JdM, making this the highest scoring versus game. 2 million on solo is too far away to even dream about it :p
"Boom Tetris for Joneph" - 2018
The double J names killed the anouncers.
And what about Jeff and Jonas.
@@umangjain5460 boom Tetris for joff
After randomly recently starting to play Dr Mario with my dad during lockdown I came to find footage of competitive play of the game and discovered the Tetris World Championships and you have really helped me discover this world. Thanks for your great work :)
I REALLY like this video
I really really really like this video
Oh, it's greentea himself! Dude, how old are you really? :P
@@kuhpunkt hes like 20
@@Aalju 23
You are my favourite competitor man, keep up with that smile and eventually it will be your time to win
BOOM TETRIS FOR aGameScout!!! By far the best video explaining tetris, the esport and the techniques
Boom Tetris for José.
RIP Jonas. He will be sorely missed
normally I'd never comment on youtube videos, but with this video I'll make an exception.
I started watching the CTWC about 2 years ago, just after the 2016 tournament and instantly became hooked to it. I was so excited about it that I immediately started showing it in the living room of my studenthouse and to my friends. Like you said, at first they were a bit annoyed/surprised by it, but when time moved on and I started watching it more, they were starting to get intrigued by it and also started watching it. Now every year it's always a big hype at the end of oktober between me and my friends who is going to be the new champion.
We're living in the Netherlands, so the tournament is always in the night (9 hour time difference), but that won't stop me / us from watching this amazing tournament. Maybe when I'm earning a little bit more money, I'll fly to Portland for a weekend.
2018 was an awesome tournament (too bad I started watching it live from the top 16, so no idea if you qualified). It featured a whole program trey developed with lots of interesting new data. I'd love it if you could make a video about how the new program works, because for me it took me quite some time to figure it out. The presentators helped me out quite a bit
After two years of watching the game a lot of terms became clear to me, but your video explained it even a level further in an excellent way. Thank you for this! For now i'm just going to spam everyone I showed tetris to this video, because it is really great, keep up the good work!
p.s.
Harry Hong is not pressing down anymore, he took over jonas' tactic, he kept on hypertapping though.
This is one of the best videos on Classic Tetris ever made! It was great to hang out with you in Portland. Let's hope this won't be our last CTWC. :)
aren't you the cuber who created the squan method that most people use now?
Uf3
@@pranavprabhu8609 yep, he is
This video was extremely well made. I thought I understood Tetris, but nope, not really.
There's a lot more to it than just making lines. I am only on the surface of its depth.
Thanks for the video. I'm gonna go play Tetris now.
I’ve actually never topped out. I’m still playing the first game I started in 1989 after I was struck by lighting and bitten by a cobra. I’m currently on lvl 4,038,045,863,746 with 7 quadrillion lines however I don’t know how many points I have since I maxed out four days after the game was released (I know I know I’m a late bloomer)
You’re probably wondering how I’m typing this as I play. Well after the lightning strike and 🐍 bite I was also given the ability to use other peoples bodies to multitask and buy large amounts of sour patch kids and hot pockets to bring my body that’s playing Tetris so that I maintain my brains undying need for sugar and fat to keep me sustained
Hi Todd Rogers, did not expect to see you here!
Picture or it didn't happen 👽
Wow, what a fishy story.
You too? Man, I thought I was alone in this!
BOOM! Tetris for Jeff.
Rest In Peace Jonas. You will be missed. Thank you for your wondrous contribution to the worldwide Tetris gaming community.
I'm not a Tetris player, but I'll debate you on one statement, "isn't this all a bit nerdy?"
Hell no, these guys are awesome, its super competitive and addicting to watch.
Great video
Look at the way the girl in front claps at 0:13
it's like, fufufufufufu
Thank you for pointing this out--hilarious!
Energy Saving Mode
Can't be too loud, you might disturb someone.
I think she is just nervous about her first time leaving her house.
I'm rewatching this in honor of Jonas...
Rest well buddy, you changed the world for the better... That's all any of us can ever hope to do
Amazing video! I did the commentary with Chris during the finals of 2016 (I was away training in 2017 and James has done amazing since). Love the passion behind the video and all the research behind everything.
Watched your video, watched the 2018 CTWC and came back to say "Thank You!" These championships are enthralling and I'm surprised by how long I've went without knowing about this. The most exposure I've had to Tetris at a high level has been through various GDQ appearances. Can't wait to see your recap video of how you did !!
Love coming back to this video!
0:44 W E S T B A L L Z
Phil Matic i saw that too i was like what the fuck
*Western Dentist*
Ａ Ｄ Ｄ Ｙ Ｄ Ａ Ｄ Ｄ Ｙ
lol the world is small
BOOM TETRIS FOR JEFF
This video is one of my absolute favorite things to watch every year.
Love the use of Home - We're Finally Landing @23:48 underscoring the "humanity" in Tetris. Summoning Salt's WR progression videos sometimes use that to great effect as well. Thanks for putting in the time to make this!
This single video is better than every other Tetris documentary combined. Quick paced, incredibly informative, made by a guy that actually goes from zero to a competitor--so he knows what needs to be explained more than a guy neck deep in the subculture, and actually funny. I mean, take away the top hat in the background and you have a pure cringe free video watching experience, lol.
Thanks for the kind words! And haha yeah I’ve gotten some flack for the top hat, it’s not something I actually wear normally though. It was meant as an Easter Egg nod to a time I got dressed up for a video on my other channel (czcams.com/video/AdW0yATHzu4/video.html)
"Tetris 99" Tournament:
- 99 pros
- 1 game
- winner takes all
Woah! An actual screen cap with ME in it! I am beyond humbled! This was an EXCELLENT video, but honestly... to truly get the full effect.. one DEFINITELY needs to attends a CTWC and witness the majestic awe in person. One of the best moments of my life was being there at the 1st. I will NEVER forget it!
Thanks man, like a lot of people CZcams recommended me a Tetris Championship video and I found it way more entertaining and engaging than I ever expected and I've been watching quite a few of the videos (even saw yourself in the last one) but a few of the mechanics of the game were eluding me like DAS, why levels started where they did, and the "kill screen." Your video was very informative, best of luck to you in Tetris!
This video is no doubt amazing and needs to be seen! I started watching the Tetris championship by accident 3 months ago, and I couldn’t stop watching.
Now I know the players, understand the rules, and recently stayed up in the UK to watch the Tetris 2018 finals in full!
I can’t describe it, but it’s amazing to watch! And this video is the perfect start to appreciate what goes on at that tournament .
Not gonna lie, I hear “Tetris World Championship” and all I think is “Boom. Tetris for Jeff.”
I think this video is good to show how really any activity with interesting rules, enough complexity and high skill ceiling can become way more than maybe even its creator intended near said ceiling. That does make me wonder what other 'hidden sports' like tetris are just as engaging at that high level...
This video is very well done! I watch Jonas' streams every now and then but had no idea about the deep strategies in the game. I hope it gets the number of views that it deserves
Fantastic video. You captured a lot of aspects that few people are even aware of. Hope to meet you next year.
Bro, as far as I know every Tetris player know at least half of the things from video including who and when win championships XD, remember, Tetris is small community, but golden community, only golden people are part of it.
@@aleksitjvladica. bro, do you know who i am
No way! Wow!
I can't be sure is this a fake profile, but if it's actually you then...
I'm sorry for I didn't recognized you at first time, I just type answer without looking a name, I am busy as usually so I was hurrying.
I'm honored you waste your time and give me chance to converse. Looks like my passion for Tetris actually give me something good :-D
@@aleksitjvladica. nice to meet you! Friend me on Facebook if you have that, and i can answer questions
Yeah, hell yeah I want to friend you on facebook even if I am not using it, almost. Just to find away how.
This was a really well made video! You really deserve more views for this and subscribers, keep on doing the great work and hope you get qualified for the tournament, I hope to get that good and qualify as well!
I'm now watching CTWC videos and thanks to your very clear explanation, I understand what's happening AND the vivid commentary. It's amazing!
You just showed up in my recommended, and I'm so glad I saw your video before watching the CTWC videos because they were much more enjoyable to watch understanding some of the strats and terminology!
"Killscreen"
*Joseph intensifies*
Great video! It was cool meeting you in Portland
Thanks! It was great to meet you too
This video was amazing. I've been lurking the CTWC and binging the matches for the last few months now. I really enjoyed you explanations regarding the technical aspects and also your sheer passion for the game. Thank you for this
This feels a lot like a summoning salt video, and not just because his music. That's great.
Qualifiers for the CTWC finals are also held in select retro gaming conventions around the US where the winners will be sponsored by the convention and flown to Portland to compete in the tournament. More qualifiers are popping up but this past year, Retro City Festival in Pomona, Ca held the west cost qualifier,
Let’s Play Expo in Irving, Tx held the southern qualifier,
Game On Expo in Phoenix Az hosted the Desert Qualifier,
Tecmo Madison in Madison, Wi held the Midwest qualifier, and Replay FX in Pittsburgh, Pa hosted the East Coast Qualifier.
dude was about to go to bed but ended up learning a shit load about tetris instead! time well spent I say! subbed :)
Me hearing Home on the back ground and having chill vibes and learning a lot of tertris strats for tetris effect
Amazing video. I love clear explanations of the technical aspects but also the nice arch as it moves from people to technical back to people. Great video!
Well, I hope jonas is up in heaven right now, beating jesus at tetris. Such a great guy, he'll be missed by many
I really relate to the part where you talk about your own experience! Watching hours and hours of a game, understanding all of the hip lingo, and understanding strategies does nothing for you if you don't play. It gets a lot of people down, but they have the tools! They know what to do, they just need the muscle memory to do so. Like, a big problem in the guitar/clone hero community is that everyone wants to go on expert and FC ttfaf like the streamers, but let's be real, if you haven't played in years, you'll be lucky to get a 4 star on slow ride. Sure it feels lame playing on easy, or level 0, or whatever, but we all gotta start playing or else we'll never get good.
This is an _extremely_ well put together video! Excellent work! You cleared up a lot of my previous questions!
What a great video. I was really excited waiting for this video to come out and boy did it delivered. Can't wait to see whats next.
RIP Jonas.
This video is very retrospectively interesting to watch after this game has been “defeated” officially
They need an expository video like this for every e-sport. What a great introduction into this hidden gem of a community.
I want to make some for other e-sports eventually!
Awesome vid, I am someone who started watching CTWC based on the 2016 finals being in my recommended video feed. I watched it for a laugh at first but then was getting recommended more vids over the months and kept watching here and there. In the last month I have now subscribed to classic tetris and look forward to watching the rest of the 2018 championships. I believe the information in this video will enhance my enjoyment of the game and tournament going forward, thank you (PS I also want to pick up a classic nintendo and practice some tetris on there, I am confident I will be able to perform hyper-tapping but I will need to flip my controller upside down to do it)
I'm only 4 minutes into the video but I must say: I found those Tetris championship videos some months ago and I've been gradually obsessing with them to the point that, when the 2018 tournament happened the other weekend, I had been anticipating it for about two weeks and I couldn't wait to spend the whole weekend glued to the live streaming of it -none of my friends understood why I was so excited or why did I have such a great weekend just watching the tournament. It is also odd because I usually don't watch or enjoy sports/e-sports.
Also, I'm from Spain and I couldn't believe that the week after that Jonas was trending in Twitter because some publication had erroneously stated that he was a 60 year old man from Albacete.
Anyway, I just wanted to share my experience before I continue watching this video, in case I forgot to do so once I finish it. I'm loving the first four minutes, I'm already learning new things, and I've already pressed the subscribe button. God job man :)
And now that I've finished watching I have a question: How did you fare in the championship in the end? Did you qualify? (I don't remember seeing you in the streaming, although I wasn't watching ALL day)
same here
Jajaja! Hola, FJ, ya somos 2 dándole al vicio de ver Tetris en CZcams! Yo empecé el año pasado cuando descubrí la final de 2016, menuda locura desde entonces... XP
@@phaustho Ya te digo, menudo descubrimiento... Y en la "vida real" nadie me entiende XD
The 2016 Finals will be forever known as the Boom Tetris for Jeff Event.
Very enjoyable video, I learnt a lot. I was expecting there will be a lot more videos on this channel given how good and well made this one was just to find there are two, total. Very impressive for a start, keep up the good work!
Awesome vid man. Good luck at the championships and have fun!
23:46 Ah, yes. Summoningsalt flashbacks
Ja, do you know that songs name?
Fantastic video. Hope it trends in 2019 : 3
Also, in my country, it became popular last year due to a famous League of Legends caster called Ibai casting the finals in a livestream for fun and he changed Jonas' nationality into Spanish for the laughs. It got so popular that even the media believed we had an Spanish championship called Jonas xD. He's a great guy and has an energetic voice, even if you don't know Spanish, you could probably laugh at his jokes. And I think he also caster this year's finals too
I saw that, it was amazing!
@@aGameScout He tottaly deserves it, he does an amazing job at casting at a boring game for some people but beloved by many other people which is League of Legends, he's our voice of hype and he's also a humble guy. Also, he can cast almost everything and make it pure hype.
P.S.: I'm going to subscribe, you seem like a pretty nice guy
Amazing video. Thank you for explaining not just the nuances of classic tetris but the history of how it's been played competitively. Massively increased my enjoyment when I watched some for myself, especially the memes!
Really well explained. If you want to see how difficult NES tetris is compared to the modern tetris games, the WR holder in TGM3 and Tetris Effect has been streaming NES tetris previously and you can see how much he struggles to reach the high scores posted regularly by people like Joseph. Jonas, Koryan and the other great NES tetris players.
Hebomai's NES runs (watch his struggle): czcams.com/video/t8QtoWKR-KM/video.html
Hebo's Tetris Effect World record: czcams.com/video/DVu4eouqcX8/video.html
Hebo's TGM3 Shirase World record: czcams.com/video/tPDYNuldc-4/video.html
aGameScout: Line piece
CZcams Subtitles: Lasagana
This is such a well made video. One really can tell your dedication for Tetris. Keep it up!
That was a great video! Perfect combination of detail vs overall length, well done :)
Boom! Tetris for Jeff!
A game scout : you will eventually come to a point where it’s impossible to keep a clean board
TAS bot : hold my cpu
Extremely well made video man!! Very informative, clear and thorough.
I'm really happy that I somehow landed on this amazing video.
You're a good presenter, explain very clearly and on top of that your charisma transports your passion flawlessly through the screen.
- David
now promote this video youtube algorithm
Ladies and gentlemen, the most well groomed man on CZcams. His hair and beard look like they were created in CGI.
Kinda shocked when I saw you only have 1.5k, super quality videos man. Glad I came across this!
I thoroughly enjoyed the video. Good luck at the tetris tourney!
This is a very good video. I was one of the many people who first got in touch because of the famous 2016 final video and instantly fell in love with the CTWC. What I like most about the CTWC is the participant field. So many cool people full of character and diversity. And this is actually what kinda displeased me about the ctwc 2018. Don't get me wrong, Joseph played some very impressive tetris and his win is totally deserved, but i fear that the bitter truth is that in the present time some e sport affine youngsters could easily replace all those promiment people playing tetris for decades if they decide to go for classic tetris instead of idk starcraft or LoL...
That may be an issue if the prize pool gets really big and a lot of people come only for the money, or if new people are unpleasant in general. So far I haven't seen that happen though. Joseph and Greentea, who I think were the 2 youngest competitors this year, absolutely wowed the crowd both with skill and with heart. Many of the "old guard" players I talked to recognized that the field was so competitive now that it would be hard to get very far anymore, but they all loved the fact that it was so international now and that the level of play was increasing. One player who had competed for years and went out in the round of 16 told me, "That was an incredible show! And I saw it for free! I would have paid 100 bucks to see that." I didn't really hear from anyone that they weren't interested in competing next year, rather it just made them more excited!
I don't know Starcraft is absolutely fucking incredible, people won't fall away from it. Not Starcraft Broodwar at-least. Broodwar had an incredibly historic moment very recently in ASL Season 6. Champion literally crying when he won, I was also rooting for him so dang much!! I also have to agree with aGameScout, I don't think the increased competition would really ruin the community.
@@aGameScout It got even more extreme than I predicted. On the one hand i am absolutely stunned by what is possible by todays standards and how limits are pushed every other week. On the other hand, the old guard as well as the original concept of the competition has pretty much disappeared.
"boom, Tetris for Jeff" is now the first official meme of the CTWC
Thanks for making this video; It was good to hear the background of the tournament, and I can't even imagine how long it took you to string all that game footage together.
I like that you used the same music at the end as Summoning Salt uses in his Speed Run World Record videos. It's just such a good, hopeful music.
This was fantastic, I was enthralled for the whole thing. Good luck on your attempt to win and have fun!
When are we getting the video on your World Championship experience?
Soon...
@@aGameScout on god?
@@cole1714 Can't guarantee a specific release date but I've been working on the video every day for over a month...it will be finished! For sure before the CTWC 2019.
@@aGameScout ooh good!! im looking forward to it :D
@@cole1714 it's out btw, in case you didn't get the notification
Boom, Tetris for Jeff
Well put together and love the personal touch towards the end! Keep up the good work :)
This is the video that got me into competitive Tetris. These last couple years have been some of the most legendary for the CTWC. So thank you :)
Is there a Dr. Mario competition? Because I'm real shit at Tetris, but real good at Dr. Mario.
There is! In fact a Dr. Mario tournament was one of the side events before the Tetris tournament this year. I think the world championships for Dr. Mario takes place at the Replay FX convention in Pittsburgh.
@@aGameScout I did not expect this, but I'm glad that's a thing.
@@wareforcoin5780 Yes, we hold a Dr Mario Championship at the ReplayFX convention. Patrick Haendle (Packie619) has won the event both years, but now that the word is getting out about the tournament, the competition will likely get better.
@Meizar Farizky It is similar in the way that you recieve your pieces, and how the playing board looks, but the objective is to match colors and clear enemies instead of clearing lines.
A bit late to the party, but that sounds kinda like Puyo Puyo but just clearing garbage. Interesting, now I kinda want to try it out...
23:55 "Maybe in some way, we're all nerds"
~ Angry Video Game Nerd
Stopping the video halfway to say I appreciate your video. It's very well made and informative. Keep up the good work. Subbed
Not only did I sit through a 42 minute video about the 2018 world championship of Tetris, I sat through a 29 minute video explaining it. I had very minimal knowledge of Tetris, and about the same level of interest, but both videos were captivating. The former being incredibly intense and exceptionally commentated, and the latter being very well produced and purely interesting. But underneath it all, like the endless amount of commenters beneath the championship video, I, too, realize that there is something uniquely enthralling about this game and its community.
And then he never made a follow-up video.
Rest In Peace Jonas, he died a week ago
Honestly, your explanation of the game mechanics was really useful.
Glad to hear!
Very well laid out and engaging! Good job!