In the 35 years that the game has been around, no one has ever accomplished what one Tetris player has done: they are the first to achieve level 255 and obtain the fabled "rebirth," which basically resets the game to the beginning. The Tetris community as well as the larger gaming world at large have been buzzing with excitement about the 16-year-old's unprecedented achievement, which was made live on Twitch.

Tetris is a timeless puzzle game that has always been somewhat popular. To complete and clear horizontal lines, players must strategically rotate and place falling blocks of various forms. But it seems that interest in the classic original edition of the video game has increased recently; at the end of last year, a 13-year-old named Blue Scuti eventually defeated 34-year-old NES Tetris. Although the 16-year-old's achievement of reaching the "kill screen" at level 157 is amazing, he has accomplished something that is perhaps even more remarkable—setting many records.

Michael "dogplayingtetris" Artiaga reportedly cleared about 3,300 lines in an hour and twenty minutes while livestreaming on Twitch in front of hundreds of viewers, surpassing the previously thought-impossible goal before more advanced strategies like rolling and hypertapping were created. It should be noted that the gamer was using a unique version of Tetris—an NES Tetris rom that keeps the game from crashing and avoids the famed Tetris kill screen that Blue Scuti accidentally triggered during his record-breaking attempt—even if he has undoubtedly raised the standard for expert Tetris skill.

The NES Tetris game contains a flaw in level 235 that makes it necessary to clear an exhausting 810 lines at the quickest drop rate in the game. This doesn't decrease the impressiveness of Artiaga's accomplishments on the rom version of Tetris. The player apparently played this level by themselves for twenty minutes. Following her successful completion of level 255, which brought about the legendary "rebirth," Artiaga continued to play until she reached level 91 before deciding to give up. The run broke the record with a final score of 29,486,164, well beyond the best score in the original Tetris game.

In honour of Tetris' 40th birthday this year, the Tetris Forever Collection has been announced by the franchise. More than fifteen games from the extensive history of the Tetris franchise, including Super Tetris 3, Super BomBliss, and Hatris, will be included in the Tetris Forever Collection. Tetris Time Warp, a brand-new game, will also be included. Though the public release date for the forthcoming game collection is presently set for 2024, it's safe to say that Tetris is still a hugely popular video game brand.