A 15 Year Old Just Broke Every Tetris World Record

Alex T just played the greatest game in NES Tetris history this past month. Let's dive into how he did it.

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[alexthach]

YOOOO! Amazing video! Watched whole thing through my bed! I will make sure to have you make another video but this time, I will get rebirth!

[JadedJaguar]

Bro got told his 9.9 million didn't count and proceeded to demolish the entire NES Tetris record list.

[Novit_]

Him quoting other players is like him contacting the past avatars

[blaz]

Gotta say, mad respect for Fractal. Multiple times, he's seen records he was going for achieved live by other people, and he's not just a good sport about it, but actively excited that someone was able to do it. That combination of skill and community solidarity is a rare combination (at least in general, I'm not that tuned into the NES Tetris community), and that type of attitude is what keeps communities going in the long run.

[mimikyuthepokemon]

This kid went through a full anime arc consisting of a rise, a fall, learning new techniques, innovation, “flashbacks” (reciting others), overcoming obstacles, a secondary fall, celebration, an after story, cliffhanger for a season 2, and supporting characters.

[JosiahPlett]

"such a moment is cause for celebration, so Alex T starts chugging parmesan cheese and pouring it on his head" stellar commentary LOL

[sinteleon]

I like how the Goal suddenly jumped from 10 million points to 20 million points here~ 32:05

[Sketchios]

Fractal: I think 16M would kill the record for a year or so
Alex T:

[NaHBrO]

29:20 The cinematic shot of is rightfully horrifying

[dawsonpatricc]

lol the terrifying mood change when discovering 800 lines was greeeen

[TheTechAdmin]

18:57 "Eyes, wide, open!"
You don't even need to be a fan of Tetris or competitive gaming (of which I am neither, so this is sound speaking) to appreciate how great this world of competitive Tetis is, thanks to the structure of this video.

I absolutely love how the two top rivals, are more star-crossed best friends that are geographically stretched, rather than the aggressive stigma associated with the term, "rivals".

Look at the one way the one champion pauses his game to check on his competition. Then has a giddy laugh of pride one has for a little brother, when his "eyes wide open" quote is rechanted.
I just absolutely love it! 😁

[snipermoose]

Hearing Alex T quote Tetris greats, as he gets a higher and higher level count, and watching Fractal just laugh is too hilarious

[Snarkbar]

Fractal is the final boss who's also the supportive big brother.

[jimmerseiber]

I love how this kid is like totally a gamer kid of this age.. listening to him is more entertaining than half of the tetris players. He has a knack for it. He really should be streaming every game haha

[barthouweling]

5:29 His reaction is so non-toxic, people could really take an example from him!
Really cool kid

[schizoashkov]

Huge shout-out to the real MVP who unlocked Alex's full power:

THE GLOVE

[Nil-jsbf]

Love how you took the time to explain all the inside references within the Tetris community. Really highlights how alive their community is. And what an amazing story. Alex is in the zone.

[xilluminati]

Alex is channeling all his avatars in the avatar state

[vicnovicio]

I never expected to finish a 40 mitute documentary about a game I love playing in my childhood and seldomly playing on my console today. Such a well done video. I was hooked from start to end! And kudos to Tetris community! They all seem very supportive, nice, and lively bunch

[TheMarslMcFly]

I love how genuinely supportive the whole Tetris Community gets for one another. Fractal is like everyones older brother. It's so wholesome