The Secret Second Ending of Tetris
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Published 2024-01-11
Massive credit to HydrantDude for making this video possible.
Check out the informational videos he's made on his channel:
why the colors glitch out at level 138 - • why the colors glitch out at level 138
why clearing a single at level 155 crashes nes tetris - • why clearing a single at level 155 cr...
Also, check out his Crash Theory spreadsheet, if you'd like to learn more about how specifically to avoid the crash:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zAQIo_mnkk0c9e4-hp…
Credit to these people for some footage:
Ecstasy Of Order - The Tetris Masters tubitv.com/movies/652019/ecstasy-of-order-the-tetr…
Chambers_N Gaming - Donkey Kong Former WR • MAME Donkey Kong Former World Record ...
Jamey Pittman - Pac-Man Perfect Game • Pac-Man - Perfect Game 3,333,360
De Martian - Level 256 TAS • Nes Tetris: level 256 in 1:08:02.97 (...
And if you want to learn more about how we got to where we are with rolling:
• The History of NES Tetris World Records
Music Used:
HOME - Before the Night
Aaron Krogh - Good Memories
Luminist - Solar Movement
Amacha Music Studio - Moon
HOME - Sleep
PeriTune - World_OP2 (Music Box)
Celeste Piano Collections - Reach For The Summit
Dead End Wonder - Kiri no mori (Misty Forest)
Celeste Piano Collections - Quiet and Falling
HOME - 4 (Resting State, Extended)
Amacha Music Studio - Nemurinitsuku Sekai (A World to sleep in)
Chapters:
0:00 - Blue Scuti's Game
0:36 - The Beginning
2:54 - The Glitched Colors
4:55 - The True Killscreen
6:34 - Avoiding the Crash
14:08 - The Levels From Hell
16:24 - Rebirth
Thanks for watching!
All Comments (21)
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There's something elegantly beautiful in being "reborn" back into the simplicity of level 0 after surviving the mental and physical gauntlet of getting there.
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Who would had known that Tetris has so many secret bosses to beat to get the true ending.
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If crash skip (rebirth?) ever happens it would be the greatest achievement for Tetris ever imo.
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Amazing video, this is gonna be the go-to whenever we start attempting this madness. *However*, there was a somewhat obscure development around a year ago that actually makes the last 60 levels (the stupid hard ones) impossible to crash on. You have to use player3/player4 controllers in a specific way (along with a particular adapter to make them playable), which magically fixes the corrupted jump that causes the crash in the first place. Right now, most players don't have the hardware to take advantage of this but it's by far the best option for reaching rebirth.
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10 years from now: After chadussy's most recent run, where he cycled the rebirth screen 100 times with the use of an IV, the next human limit is playing the game long enough to burn out the tube in a CRT
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This feels like the largest rabbit hole and endurance test ever
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The fact it requires a unique technique from level 29, slowly introduces crashing possibilities that peak then die off, has a possible pause mechanic just after, then a big endurance test with the 810 level, then makes the very basic function of placing pieces dangerous towards the end of the game, it feels like a well paced fun difficulty curve but its all glitches from the hyper trimmed down code hahaha
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It's incredibly incredible how many amazing secrets and things are hidden in this ancient game
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It is genius that the game really get progressively hard till lvl255 although the original developer never intended it will get pass lvl29
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NES Tetris players have my utmost respect. I only got into watching videos like these last week but WOW it's so cool to see everyone trying so hard to reach and beat these seemingly impossible goals. Plus the NES Tetris community seems like such a kind, dedicated, wholesome group of people! Cannot wait to see what records and how the game will be broken this year. Also, these videos are highly entertaining!!
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It's gonna be wild to see confetti when it happens eventually. Thanks for pushing Tetris and the community forwards! ❤❤
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Not only are you one of the best NES-tetris players ever, but u also make such high quality youtube videos! Congrats on this one!
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Phenomenal video. Super helpful breakdown, and love your music choices and art style, it creates such a nice vibe.
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Seeing the mechanics break down at these late levels is as if scientists had figured out what's inside black holes, and all of their physics. And the rebirth screen is like coming out on the other side of a black hole into a new dimension.
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In 2034 people will count laps of rebirth
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It's crazy how much of a minefield the later levels become. It would be insane if anyone was able to to put some of those crash avoidance tricks into practice. I have a couple of questions though - when you "flash" the next screen, is it strictly necessary to turn it back on or could you conceivably just leave it off? Also, is there any possibility of RNG manipulation in Tetris such that you know exactly what pieces to expect are coming up?
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“What happens next?” Is both such a rewarding and daunting question for any gaming community, speedrunning or otherwise. Congrats to the Tetris community, you should all be proud! I can’t wait to see what the next milestone is.
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There's something poetic about the journey becoming more difficult the farther you go, but always appearing just barely possible. I wonder if practice roms will be a thing.
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Awesome video! Dr. Mario also has this same confetti glitch, including that moving shaking number! If i remember correctly, it can happen if you do a big enough combo/cascade. The score freaks out, the game can temporarily freeze, with or without confetti, or crash. Confetti is also affected by controller inputs, the funniest one being Select, where the game screen squishes itself so much you can see the level twice!
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I always thought Super Mario Bros 1 speed running was next to impossible (any%) and Super Mario 64’s glitches amusing (0 Star), but NES Tetris is on a whole other level of insanity.