Any info on the hardware/software they use, rules and stuff like that? Also, does anyone know of any good free software implementation of tetris? (no, don't suggest emacs :P)
emacs ;)
Teenager beats Tetris game older than he is to become world champion [video]
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Re: Teenager beats Tetris game older than he is to become world champion [video]
#42They keep taking the entire event down (~7 hours of competition) on the CTCW YouTube page, but luckily someone thought ahead and recorded the Semi-Finals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHMLwgE4ZG8 I've been following competitive Tetris for the past 2 years now. It slid into my YT feed and I've been hooked. I got to watch the stream live! Jonas is the man! He's won it multiple times and plays a beautiful game. I tho…
Aren't there are more modern versions that might make more sense for competition (tetris with friends)? Is it always going to be the old school version?
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#43This just in: Apparently every Chess and Go champion in the last millennia is younger than the game.
Yeah right? I don't see why they felt the need to include 'older than he is' in the headline.
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#44Earlier quoted context omitted.
The modern Tetris games include these versus modes, but they don't really translate well to a truly competitive playing experience IMO. It basically boils down to pure mechanical skill (who can send damage to the opponent faster) without much nuance beyond that -- there are no mechanisms to out-plan your opponent to a victory. Luck plays a huge factor as well -- if you send a bunch of damage to your opponent, you mig…
Wait... whaaa?? 1. Center 4-wide combos: While largely hated, this is not a "luck based" strategy. Its memorization of the various forms that a center-4wide well creates, to maximize the quadratic damage formula of modern SRS Tetris Games with respect to combos. Perform the longest combo, you deal a LOT of damage. 2. Perfect clear players: I've played vs people who can consistently get 2-perfect clears at the beginni…
On an unrelated note, dbfz is actually quite a good game and one I prefer over other fighting games. (As a casual player).
Re: Teenager beats Tetris game older than he is to become world champion [video]
#45Earlier quoted context omitted.
Wait... whaaa?? 1. Center 4-wide combos: While largely hated, this is not a "luck based" strategy. Its memorization of the various forms that a center-4wide well creates, to maximize the quadratic damage formula of modern SRS Tetris Games with respect to combos. Perform the longest combo, you deal a LOT of damage. 2. Perfect clear players: I've played vs people who can consistently get 2-perfect clears at the beginni…
On an unrelated note, dbfz is actually quite a good game and one I prefer over other fighting games. (As a casual player).
I also prefer the fighting games which are more forgiving with combos.
The only thing is: DBFZ and other Arc System Work games look like they're hard to play, with 20+ hit combos going off all the time. But people need to realize that a lot of it is auto-combo or auto-gatlings with very forgiving timing. And Arc-System-Work's hit-stop graciously extends the period for which you can extend a combo.
It really is a fighting game on training wheels. But that's what makes it more fun IMO, because you spend less time practicing mechanics or timing... and spend more time trying to read the opponent and interact with them.
Re: Teenager beats Tetris game older than he is to become world champion [video]
#46Any info on the hardware/software they use, rules and stuff like that? Also, does anyone know of any good free software implementation of tetris? (no, don't suggest emacs :P)
I believe they play on actual NES consoles, hooked up to CRT monitors. You can use an original NES controller or a functionally identical replica. I think they have modified ROMs with a hardcoded seed for the RNG, so that each player gets the same pieces. It can be pretty cool to how oftentimes players start out making identical moves, then slowly diverge.
Re: Teenager beats Tetris game older than he is to become world champion [video]
#47The real puzzle is why there are so fewer young people playing Tetris-- a fairly recent game-- than, say, Chess-- which has been around for many decades. (An impressive 100% of known Chess masters are younger than the game.)
I'd venture to guess the graphics of Tetris already look outdated by today's standards whereas the realism of Chess is much more visually impressive.
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#48The real puzzle is why there are so fewer young people playing Tetris-- a fairly recent game-- than, say, Chess-- which has been around for many decades. (An impressive 100% of known Chess masters are younger than the game.) I'd venture to guess the graphics of Tetris already look outdated by today's standards whereas the realism of Chess is much more visually impressive.
That seems like a valid reason; for me, it seems that the competitive nature of chess and its pre-existing establishment in society as a measure of intellect determines its popularity.
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#49This just in: Apparently every Chess and Go champion in the last millennia is younger than the game.
Same goes for any LPer, speedrunner, eSports player or gamer involved in playing basically any video game before the last generation or so.
Bet most Smash Bros Melee/GoldenEye/Ocarina of Time players aren't older than the games they're playing!
Re: Teenager beats Tetris game older than he is to become world champion [video]
#50This just in: Apparently every Chess and Go champion in the last millennia is younger than the game.
Same goes for any LPer, speedrunner, eSports player or gamer involved in playing basically any video game before the last generation or so. Bet most Smash Bros Melee/GoldenEye/Ocarina of Time players aren't older than the games they're playing!
You'd be surprised, the Melee scene is fairly old on average. I compete regularly and I'd be shocked if even 5% of the scene is younger than Melee.