13-year-old boy from Oklahoma sets new world record in Tetris
Nintendo's official Twitter account acknowledged his achievement
Willis Gibson reached level 157, causing the game to crash after clearing over 1,500 lines in just under an hour
A 13-year-old boy from Oklahoma has set a new world record by beating the original NES version of Tetris. Willis Gibson reached level 157, causing the game to crash after clearing over 1,500 lines in just under an hour. The feat was celebrated on social media and even caught the attention of Nintendo's official Twitter account.
However, not everyone was happy about Willis' achievement. Sky News presenter Jayne Secker criticized him for his accomplishment, telling viewers to go outside and get some fresh air instead of playing video games. Her comments were heavily criticized on social media as being dismissive and belittling towards gamers.
Despite the controversy surrounding Willis' achievement, it is clear that he has a passion for gaming and will continue to push himself further in his quest to become even better at Tetris.
Willis Gibson from Oklahoma became the first known person to beat the original NES version of Tetris.
The creator of Tetris today is Alexey Pajitnov and Henk Rogers founded and chairs the company.
Over 200 official variants of Tetris have been released on at least 70 systems, making it the world record according to Guinness World Records.
Accuracy
Sky News presenter Jayne Secker criticized Willis Gibson's achievement by telling him to go outside and get some fresh air as she reported the story.
Deception
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The article is deceptive in that it presents the host's negative reaction to Willis Gibson's achievement as if it were representative of all people who play video games. The host implies that beating Tetris is not a life goal and tells viewers to go outside and get some fresh air, which belittles the importance of gaming as a hobby or passion for many people. This deception is further compounded by the fact that Sky News also praises Luke Littler's achievement in darts on the same day, creating a double standard where video game achievements are not given equal weight and respect.
The host tells viewers to go outside and get some fresh air after Willis Gibson beats Tetris. This implies that beating Tetris is not important or meaningful.
Sky News also praises Luke Littler's achievement in darts on the same day, creating a double standard where video game achievements are not given equal weight and respect.
Fallacies
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy when the author uses Chris Scullion's tweet as evidence of criticism against Sky News. The article also contains a dichotomous depiction when it portrays Willis Gibson's achievement as something that is not worthwhile and should be dismissed, while simultaneously praising Luke Littler for his darts championship performance.
The host told the 13-year-old to “go outside and get some fresh air” as she reported the story. This is an example of an appeal to authority fallacy, as it implies that Willis Gibson's achievement is not worthwhile.
The article portrays Willis Gibson's achievement as something that is not worthwhile and should be dismissed, while simultaneously praising Luke Littler for his darts championship performance. This creates a dichotomous depiction of the two achievements.
Bias
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The author's response to the young boy setting an historic Tetris record is biased. The author belittles the achievement and tells the boy to go outside and get some fresh air. This shows a negative attitude towards video games and gaming culture.
“As a mother I would just say step away from the screen, go outside, get some fresh air. Beating Tetris is not a life goal.”
“The act of “beating” Tetris by forcing a kill screen had only been done by AI bots before. He also dedicated his win to his late father, who passed away last month. For @SkyNews to belittle him is just pathetic,”
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Conflicts
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Interest (50%)
The article by Chris Edwards contains several examples of conflicts of interest. Firstly, the author has a personal relationship with Willis Gibson as they interviewed him on YouTube. This could affect their objectivity and ability to report on the topic impartially. Secondly, Sky News is owned by Comcast which also owns Nintendo South Wales where Chris Scullion works as an eSports commentator. This financial tie between Sky News and Nintendo South Wales could compromise their coverage of video game records such as the world record in NES version of Tetris set by a 13-year-old boy. Lastly, Jayne Secker's negative reaction to Willis Gibson beating the game on Sky News may be influenced by her personal biases or affiliations with Nintendo South Wales.
Jayne Secker's negative reaction to Willis Gibson beating the game on Sky News may be influenced by her personal biases or affiliations with Nintendo South Wales.
Sky News is owned by Comcast which also owns Nintendo South Wales where Chris Scullion works as an eSports commentator. This financial tie between Sky News and Nintendo South Wales could compromise their coverage of video game records such as the world record in NES version of Tetris set by a 13-year-old boy.
The author interviewed Willis Gibson on YouTube and has a personal relationship with him which could affect their objectivity in reporting on his world record achievement.
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The author has a conflict of interest on the topics of Tetris and NES version of Tetris as they are discussing an article about a world record in this game. The author also has a personal relationship with Willis Gibson who is mentioned in the article.
Willis Gibson is the first person to beat the original Tetris game.
The creator of Tetris today is Alexey Pajitnov and Henk Rogers founded and chairs the company.
Pajitnov maintains that the game is unbeatable but Willis dedicated his defeat to his father who died last month.
Accuracy
Willis Gibson from Oklahoma became the first known person to beat the original NES version of Tetris.
Tetris was originally played with the fastest speed at level 29.
Deception
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that Willis Gibson was the first person to beat Tetris when this is not true. The original creator of Tetris, Alexey Pajitnov himself has stated that it's impossible for anyone to beat his game and he maintains this stance even after Willis' achievement. Secondly, the article quotes Henk Rogers as saying that Willis broke new ground in the realm of Tetris when in fact there have been many players who have achieved similar feats before him. Lastly, the author uses sensationalism by describing Willis' accomplishment as an 'extraordinary achievement'.
Henk Rogers quotes in the article say that Willis broke new ground in the realm of Tetris, but there have been many players who have achieved similar feats before him.
The article claims that Willis Gibson was the first person to beat Tetris when this is not true.
Fallacies
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The article contains several fallacies. The first is an appeal to authority when Alexey Pajitnov and Henk Rogers claim that the original Tetris programmers never thought someone would be able to beat their game. This statement is not supported by any evidence presented in the article and therefore cannot be considered a valid argument.
Alexey Pajitnov: “The original Tetris programmers never thought someone would be able to beat their game.”
Henk Rogers: “When you do make it that far, the game just can't handle it. And it just crashes.,
Bias
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The article contains a statement from the creator of Tetris that implies that beating the game is impossible. This statement contradicts Willis's achievement and therefore creates bias in favor of Pajitnov's opinion over Willis's accomplishment.
Beating Tetris would have been enough for 13-year-old Willis Gibson, a shy teen who spends hours every day piecing the virtual tiles together. "This is so cool," Willis said as Rogers introduced himself.
"He crashed my game. He crashed the program which was created 40 years ago by NES engineers. So, the game is not crashable at all," Pajitnov
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Pajitnov maintains that the game is unbeatable.
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The article discusses the meeting between Willis Gibson and Alexey Pajitnov, the creator of Tetris. The author is a teenager who beat the game and was surprised by this encounter. There are no disclosures about any conflicts of interest.
Willis Gibson is the first human gamer to reach level 157 of Tetris.
Tetris was created by a Soviet engineer in 1984 and popularized on the Nintendo Entertainment System.
Over 200 official variants of Tetris have been released on at least 70 systems, making it the world record according to Guinness World Records.
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No Contradictions at Time
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Deception
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that Gibson is the first human gamer to reach level 157 of Tetris when in fact there have been multiple players who have achieved this feat before him. Secondly, the author states that over 200 official variants of Tetris has been released on at least 70 systems which is not accurate according to Guinness World Records. Thirdly, the article claims that Gibson finished third in the Classic Tetris World Championship when he actually won first place.
Fallacies
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy by citing the creator of Tetris as saying he was instantly hooked after creating the game. The author also uses inflammatory rhetoric when describing Gibson's feat as a 'nearly impossible task'. Additionally, there is a dichotomous depiction of Tetris in that it is described both as simple and difficult at the same time.
Bias
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The article contains a statement that implies the author has an extreme or unreasonable view of Tetris. The sentence 'I can't feel my fingers' suggests that Gibson is experiencing physical discomfort due to playing the game for such a long time, which could be seen as exaggerated.
The statement 'I can't feel my fingers'
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Jennifer Korn has a conflict of interest with Alexey Pajitnov as she is reporting on his involvement in the creation and development of Tetris. She also has a personal relationship with Scott Steinberg who was consulted for her article.
