Are you calm? Do you like Tetris? Okay, try to remain calm and watch this 37-second video of a human playing Tetris in real time. This actually happened.
A little explanation is in order. This is what's called a Tetris "line race" (also known as a "sprint"), in this case an attempt to clear 40 lines in the minimum possible time. This is the kind of thing top-level Tetris players do when they're bored, and/or want to prove that they are truly the best in the world.
The player here is a Japanese woman player* who goes by "Keroco," and he or she achieved 40 lines in 19.68 seconds. That's the first time that someone has broken the 20-second barrier, and it's astonishing, to say the least. (A few years back, 40 seconds was considered a great time.) Tetris champion Ben Mullen wrote of the feat, "Let me humbly submit that this may be the greatest achievement in the history of gaming. ... This won't make national news. But to be honest, it should."
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LiquidDriftsays...Holy Jesus, 5 pieces per second on average!?! Amazing that a human can do this.
TrancecoachShe's obviously looking at the queue and thinking/planning several moves ahead (like a chess player would), but then, I think, the speed would also have to come down to the actual interface and how responsive the controller is in conjunction with the CPU. Not to say that it isn't impressive. Just considering what this *skillfulness probably entails...
brycewi19My brain just simply can't process this.
LiquidDriftsays...Thinking several moves ahead is great and all but you still have to place the damned thing in 0.20 seconds!
messengerShe must be only looking at the queue and keeping the state of the board in her mind.
deathcowI don't believe it until I see the human involved.
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