A 15-year-old Tetris player has broken all existing records and appropriately celebrated his triumph. He proudly announced to his father that he has already started earning money from his passion.
Which player is it? The 15-year-old Alex T considers Tetris one of his greatest passions. His records in the game are simply inexplicable otherwise.
In no time at all, he managed to break not just one, but several existing records. This includes smashing the highest score record.
On March 11, it happened, and Alex T achieved an impressive 10 million points in Tetris. For comparison, the previous record holder named PixelAndy had achieved “only” 8.9 million. That was in January 2024.
However, this triumph was not enough for the ambitious Alex T. He kept playing, and it wasn’t long before he reached the next milestone.
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As a reward, there was money and Parmesan
What else has Alex T achieved? 10 million points were not enough for the 15-year-old. He continued playing and broke the incredible barrier of 16 million points. That’s nearly double what the previous record holder had ever achieved.
The whole thing was streamed and can be watched as a video on YouTube. When Alex T realized what he had accomplished, he understandably went wild and celebrated his triumph. He quickly grabbed a package of Parmesan and poured cheese over himself.
Afterwards, he washed his hair with shampoo on camera. He could proudly tell his father that he had already earned his own money with Tetris. Through his record, he likely earned around $2,000.
In total, Alex T broke the following world records between March 11 and April 14:
- Highest score in the modified version
- Highest level achieved during a game crash
- Highest level achieved before triggering the game crash
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Is there a problem with this? Although Alex T has undoubtedly surpassed all previous Tetris players, his achievement is not without criticism. The version of the game he used was modified. However, this is not unusual for top players, as it is primarily intended to prevent crashes at higher levels.
Nevertheless, there are parts of the community that think puristically and only use the original version of Tetris for such record attempts.
Tetris seems to still captivate players many years after its release. The community does not tire of continuing to break records and push the boundaries of what was previously possible. Just in January 2024, a player was able to complete Tetris for the first time.
