The 13-year-old beats Tetris for the first time.

A 13-year-old American, known by the streaming name Blue Scuti, has achieved a historic feat by becoming the first person ever to conquer Tetris, pushing the classic Nintendo video game into a "kill screen."

Willis Gibson orchestrated the momentous accomplishment, expressing his desire for the game to crash as he strategically arranged the descending puzzle pieces. His wish was granted when the game froze, prompting exclamations of "Oh my God!" in a video uploaded to YouTube on January 2.

Gibson not only made history by reaching the "kill screen" but also shattered world records for the overall score, level achieved, and total number of lines, as reported by 404 Media.

Vince Clemente, CEO of Classic Tetris World Championship, expressed his astonishment, stating, "This is unbelievable. Developers didn't think anyone would ever make it that far, and now the game has officially been beaten by a human being."

Previously, only an artificial intelligence computer program had managed to defeat Tetris, according to Clemente. Gibson employed a "rolling" controller technique, popularized in 2021, enabling a player to manipulate the directional pad, or D-pad, at least 20 times per second to move the blocks. This technique surpasses the previously popular "hyper tapping" method, as noted by 404 Media.

Tetris, initially released in 1984, swiftly became a global sensation, challenging players to rotate and connect seven different falling block shapes. Conceived by Alexey Pajitnov at the Moscow Academy of Science during the Cold War and developed as a business venture by gaming entrepreneur Henk Rogers, Tetris has exhibited remarkable staying power, transcending generations.

Regarded as the best-selling video game of all time, Tetris boasts 520 million copies sold, according to The Tetris Company.