The Story of the Tetris World Championship’s Oldest Player
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2020
- This is the story of Uncle Mike, who qualified for the Classic Tetris World Championships yesterday.
Uncle Mike and Anna primarily stream to Anna's twitch page: / vinesandwillows
Check out Uncle Mike's award winning film: • Yucatan Diary
Check out Uncle Mike & Anna's discord server: / discord
Online leaderboard for CTWC qualifying: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
My Twitch: / agamescout
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Uncle Mike and Anna have now become regular twitch streamers! They livestream regularly on Anna's twitch page: www.twitch.tv/vinesandwillows.
They also have a discord server for their community: discord.gg/34V5P3P2xf
I gotta say this is just so awesome and wholesome of a video (as many folks have said). Anna is going to be a behemoth once she masters right well!
lol
Hwo how about you/they have a try and have a go at tetris 99 it o9
“Regularly” bearyep
They left ?
This guy has the most stereotypical old man voice and the most stereotypical old man look I absolutely love it
IKR, it's fantastic. Reminds me of my grandpa
He’s epic
Curb Your Enthusiasm 😜
I was half expecting him to just tear off his whole getup and start flexing in front of the camera saying "You thought I was old but it was I, a young handsome buff dude"
But he's very smart and full of charm, which is super cool
theyre like from the secret hidden tetris village
Hilarious and true!
The plot gets thicker. Seriously though, the history of CTWC has played out like an anime.
The village hidden in the tetrominoes
There is also tetris great war !
Lol
- Enters the tournament as a complete unknown with no history
- Trained in isolation from the Tetris community by her wise and mystical uncle
- Has a highly unusual and unique playing style
- Suddenly becomes the talk of the event, drawing attention from seasoned pros
Yep, looks like Anna's the anime protagonist of Classic Tetris
You just made my day lol.
My dudey has the plot and arcs figured out. Time to write and draw the manga now lmao
+She Is Female In any Game Females are Rare to be in them..
A near-maxout on LEFT WELL? Anna is TERRIFYING. Imagine what she’d do with a right well...
She CLEARLY showed skill to go way beyond a max score. If she'd been using the right side, she'd have so much more space and time to drop pieces - and her pace was better than a lot of pros. I'm 100% confident she will start maxing scores when she makes the switch.
Exactly. The fact she is so good despite not having all these notions of "professional" strategies and tournaments... playing under the same conditions as the OG, basically... Will be thrilling to see how it goes!!
She's easily as good as Harry Hong circa 2010-2011 which means she's easily capable of a 1.2 if playing right well and practicing amongst real competition like CTM
Note: her pb if im not mistaken is 914k
With a left well
Petition for Uncle Mike to be the Commentator, 100%
Oh please make this a reality, please.
So long as he has the ability to, obviously.
I don't know anything about Tetris but if uncle Mike commentates I'll be watching every single championship!
i can just imagine everyone freaking out over someone getting really close to a maxout or something on 29 and then we just hear mike in the background just going "oh that seems quite fast, he's doing pretty well"
Thank you for this wholesome comment through Our Lord Jesus Christ in His Holy Name Amen.
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They literally sound like Disney characters, I love it. It was really wild to hear them talk about tetris because it was like they came out of a time machine.
That's so true!
Uncle Mike would, maybe, but Anna is someone that I feel is more genuine and sweet as a person in the first place.
This story is actually worth animating :)
@Gek ⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻ lmfao
@Keggek Doesn't the average person in a Western country use the internet a lot? (With a rapidly growing tendency)
So wholesome. The great thing about Tetris is anyone of any age can enjoy it. It's timeless.
Same with your content lol
Stop watching Tetris! People are waiting for more videos about anime! Lol jk love your stuff.
Yeah, it brings back so many memories, when my brother, my father and I were each trying to beat the the B mode 9-5 on GameBoy Tetris and we had a small competition to see who would get there first. IIRC my brother got there first, then me, and then our dad. The first time seeing that space shuttle sure was a nice experience.
Timeless: no time left for coursework/assignment once I start Tetris lol
Yeah those two both seem so sweet and seem to care about each other so much
'I am not in it for the fame'. Uncle Mike you just made yourself legendary with just one stream!
True that!
True!
the broxh of the tetris world
My mom has hit 560k, she’s late 50s, been playing PAL a long time. When we found out about the CTWC we both started NTSC on emu. She outright refused to enter this year though cause she was ‘too old’ - seeing this video I know there are probably many other older Tetris players lurking
oh wow! hope to see her next year then.
560k on PAL is amazing, gg! Know that there is CTEC, the European Championship which is played on PAL.
Hi Rocco - The 560k is actually her NTSC score but she has probably played less than 100 games. Her PAL is not far behind anyway at 545-547k, but she has been playing since the 1980’s!
I think she could max NTSC if she put the effort in.
Our skill levels were similar in 2018 when we gave NTSC a go and I finally managed a max in late 2019 so I’m sure she could have too.
It would be awesome to get her to CTEC or CTWC next year and I’ll certainly keep dropping the hint to her!
honestly we should have a CTWC seniors bracket on the 2021 tournament
@@darkness74185 Koryan would destroy everyone lol
Anna looks crazy promissing. Hope to see more of her in the future
It's not everyday that a relative nobody shows up on their esports debut with such a surprisingly strong skill level. The biggest obstacle she probably faces at the moment in terms of skill is learning how to get out of the habit of a left-well stack and maintaining that maxout-pace on a more competitively optimal setup.
If Anna qualifies and corrects her well positioning, there's a solid chance she can get an upset early and effectively correct herself to a higher seeding. Aside from the left well, her play seems pretty damned worthy of the upper half of the seeding.
Definitely a very exciting potential, but she probably won't make it to the main bracket this year.
Source: Whenever I root for someone, they lose.
@@JimmyBoosterCrate she didnt make it but she was on the semi pro one and if she changes her game there she could very much destroy everyone in there 🤣
Is seeding a thing when players qualify via highscore? I though they based the seeding on your qualifying score. Anyone that know?
@@TheDanielradio The score is the seeding, you nailed it, but as with any good seeding, you're totally incentivized to seed higher, as the higher your seed, the longer until you face a seed that is above you (hence why 1st seed will face last seed round one and, assuming no upsets, 2nd and 1st will face each other in grand finals).
So my comment was based on the fact that her potential to scrape into top 64 might be undershooting her seed and allow her to steal the position from the one above her that she might beat. It didn't happen, of course, but that's bracket predictions for you.
Don't forget to watch top 8 this weekend! :0
The uncle should be automatically qualified to the bracket, Just being honest since that was so wholesome
As much as I'd like that, it's not how competition works unfortunately.
He'd probably just lose in the first round, and no one wants to see that.
@@VaSoapman He “sort” of did it. There is going to be some specials competitions of Tetris. He is include
@@VaSoapman He still can win it but the only way is the rival mess up earlier
Watch out Joseph, right well Anna is coming for ya
yeah but that's left well anna. next year it's on
"I'll be watching the board for you Jonas"
This made me cry. RIP Jonas you legend.
Jonas truly is the GOAT
No he's not
I'll bang for you Jeff
@@scienceevolves4417 Speaking ill of the dead is an act generally considered to be in poor taste.
I just checked out Anna's stream after watching this video, and during the equipment check it also looks as if she's playing on an LCD.
If correct, this would put her at another disadvantage. With a right well and a CRT, she could definitely go far.
holy crap, she was truly playing the game on hard mode
this cannot be real
@Manveru31 That heavily depends on the manufacturer and the model. And even then, that's still not standard competition equipment, which would still put her on an uneven playing field compared to other high level competitors.
if it's true then the uncle had a disadvantage too amazing
@Manveru31 crt are way lower latency than 20 ms.
I can see how you could almost get to crt level with a great emulation, even faster using run ahead emulation, but with console plugged in, and factoring analog to digital in addition to that?
Some guy in chat: world record is 124 lines on 29 by Eric
Joseph: *beats it by 15 lines*
112 and 24 😆
Sorry i remembered it wrong LMAO
Nuevo récord hoy: 999999 puntos. 999 lineas. Nivel: ~31
It's something really special when an uncle and niece bond so tightly over video games to the point where they can have friend level conversations while gaming away. That got me right in the wholesome feels. Every man out there could only dream of having such a kick ass niece who is always dead set on annihilating their high score in a game. Good luck to both of them and may they Tetris on!
It’s amazing what hobbyists can achieve with no knowledge of strats. I remember playing Super Mario Bros on the NES with my dad when I was 4-5 years old and he would show me all the secrets he and his sister had just come across 15 years earlier just by exploring, never having any magazines or such. Then we didn’t play much for a while but one day the NES was up and running again and he’d popped in Mario. I sat in awe watching this 53 year old man who hadn’t played this game, or any video game, in 10 or maybe even 15 years run through Mario like it was yesterday. I told him about Speedrunning and that people were clearing the game in under 5 min. He said that surely that was impossible and then I told him that I’d just timed him to sub 10 min while actively hitting secrets and not taking the shortest route, for his 3rd or 4th run in so many years, with age and lack of use against him. Well, he didn’t keep playing long, complaining about his thumbs, and he has no interest in getting better times, but I think he was proud of himself for a while
Listening to them chatting I’m getting teary eyed. Cutest people ever. Bless their hearts
I have to say, hearing uncle mike talk about him playing to keep his hands nimble on his old age, just made me so happy, what an absolute legend of a man
Dude this is soooooo wholesome, I couldn't wash the smile of my face during the whole video, this girl has a HUGE potential once she gets to know the basic strats, literaly one of the best things I've seen in the Tetris comunity, thanks for posting this!
This is probably the most wholesome thing that I have ever seen coming from the Classic Tetris community
mmm time to train my grandma
A niece learning from her uncle, the fact that both of them were clueless of basic strategies, their desire to play only for the hell of it, and the wholesomeness on their voices when they speak is the answer to fight covid once and for all
"back on the old days when there were just a few scored better than mine"
immediately made me a fan, nobody knew but he was already competing before it was a thing
my faith in gaming has been restored, the classic tetris community has got to be the most wholesome group of people i've ever "met". thanks scout for this video....it brought a huge smile to my face. and good luck anna,i have a feeling you will be a great contender in the tournaments to come,all the best!
I wanna be family friends with these people. They seem so cool
Anna is so pure. The dynamic between the two of them is so cute.
Looking forward to seeing them more often in tournaments.
I can already tell this guy is cool
Thanks for making this. Uncle Mike is a living legend and the most incredible tetris player anyone has ever seen.
i wasn't expecting to cry over tetris wholesomeness at 7AM but here we are
I'm so glad you made this video. I joined his stream yesterday and had SO many questions. This is awesome, THEY are awesome. Can't wait to see more of them
Uncle Mike is probably better than me if I ever picked up a console for the NES.
He reminds me of a guy on Numberphile; the guy who talks Klein Bottles.
Clifford Stoll is a legend
That guy is so passionate, its so wholesome.
YES! THANK YOU! I was wondering the whole time whom he reminded me of.
Fun fact: in 1986 he helped catch one of the world’s first hackers, Markus Hess
@@masterspark9880 and his mentor was the guy who invented the Moog synthesizer. What a life this man leads.
I Was reeaaally surprised with Anna's game.
She was totally playing in the dark, even more than Harry in Ecstasy of Order
Anna is so cute. Her laugh makes my heart melt.
Jesus christ stop wtf
She definitely has a very wholesome laugh
Did the dude stalking her delete the comments or just got yeeted? I hope it's the latter
Her heart melting would make me laugh
@D.A. Botos what happened?
Uncle Mike showin these amateurs how its done 😤😤😤
"This is the story of the oldest" anarchy server in minecraft
fitmc be like
@@EricICX are you human?
@@supernukey419 No he uses TAS in his games
@@jim8c yes 20hz go BRRRRAAAAA
LMAO
OMG the wholesomeness of this. I want to hug everyone in this video. XD
BOOM TETRIS FOR UNCLE MIKE!
This is so wholesome. Glad to know that literally everyone can still play tetris and share the same passion as everyone else.
Well, I can only hope to one day be THIS AWESOME! Way to go, granpa!
Who you callin’ “grandpa”? That’s Uncle Mike to you sonny!
These two are so wholesome and the fact that they just stumbled into the competition for fun
Her voice is so excruciatingly sweet omg xD
Ah, my heart. They're TOO WHOLESOME
This is such a heartwarming video that I think we all need right now. I’m definitely going to follow them both as they seem like genuinely great people. Thanks for making a video on this
Great video! I was really glad to see it live but it's even more awesome to see this piece of Tetris history preserved and to be able to see the highlights of the interactions between Anna, Mike, and the chat!
Thank you for making this, it made me tear up.
FEMALE PLAYER!! Im soo excited for this year’s ctwc! Nenu has a chance and a new amazing player and female at that! Your chanel now has become my go to tetris info. Thx bunch
What a wonderful and wholesome story.
It really shows how great this community is.
Cheers to you, scout, for another great video
Thanks for this video! Been smiling through, subbed both Mike and Anna channel :) And you sir - as always - great job :)
I thought Uncle Mike would say Tetris-a-diddly
I am in love with these people’s souls. So wholesome :)
This is a legendary level of wholesome content and I hope that their stream blows up
Loved the video, hope you keep on doing them. I’m always excited to see them every time you upload.
The way the competitive community was able to teach them so much history and the wholesome stories from mike, I love this I wish I saw it live.
As a hardcore shmup player, that hypertapping will kill your hands. Even in the Japanese tournaments tunable autofire is allowed. It should be the same in tetris to take the physical aspect out of the game. If you had some physical handicap where you cant hypertap, is tetris not for you. No that's silly. Just use a 15 herts "autofire" on the left and right of the d pad. Problem solved, play field level again, no more carpel tunnel syndrome.
So unbelieveably wholesome, Im really glad that you guys found their channel, this is the kinda shit I wanna see in 2020! ❤
I really loved this video :D now it made me smile a lot, thank you!
Well I was not expecting something so pleasant and wholesome today. But my life, and the world in general, needs more wholesome. Thanks for pointing them out.
These people are so wholesome it's insane
This was incredibly endearing! The narration, dialog and unprepped banter were all on point too.
This is literally the cutest and most wholesome thing I've seen this week
This is the best Tetris play I’ve ever seen, it’s so wholesome and casual and just fun
The gigantic smile I had on my face throughout pretty much this entire video. By far the most adorable thing I've ever seen in CTWC history. Also Anna is basically Dana 2.0, with not being aware of a pretty fundamental aspect of the game and yet still being a badass at it. With Dana it was rotating both ways, with Anna it is right wells. It's just one amazing story and figure after the other in this community, so awesome.
Yeah for sure, if she showed up playing like this in 2010 she would have easily been considered one of the top 5 players in the world.
Your videos are always so well made, keep it up!
This story was so wholesome. 🥺💕 Loved seeing their interactions.
i was kinda sad today but this video put a smile on my face, really enjoyed watching it
That just warned my heart so much, I'm a Mike and Anna fan!
How could anybody not love this guy. Seems so kind, humble, and all around just great guy.
Ayyy there it is. Great video as usual, a much-needed spotlight on what was a great stream. I've been under a lot of stress recently and watching Uncle Mike and Anna genuinely made me feel a bit better. Thanks for making this video, hope to see more of them soon! :)
Anna is freaking adorable. And obviously has a natural talent for gaming. Dream woman.
Uncle Mike is just so down to Earth. Hard to believe people exist with this kind of sweet chemistry sometimes.
I love this more than anything.
This was such a sweet video! I absolutely love Tetris, and I can kind of relate to this. My grandpa loves puzzle games, and he played a lot of Tetris when I was younger. I remember seeing him play it frequently when I would visit him. 😄
This was amazing! Great work!
He has a long-lost brother obsessed with Klein bottles
Seems to be such nice people. This video healed som damage the more harsh interwebz had done to me.
How dare you post something so wholesome 😭 my heart is melting for these two
this is such wholesome content. thanks for sharing!
Most wholesome thing ive seen in a long time
Such wholesome. Both sound like the sweetest people ever.
This is the most wholesome thing I've seen in a while, welcome to the CTWC community Anna and Uncle Mike!
Wow, I sat and watched the entire video. These two are really interesting and I love the bond they have with one another too. I will definitely follow them and see where this all leads them.
In the show Naruto, everyone is shocked to find out Rock Lee's incredible speed is actually slowed down due to leg weights he wears as a challenge. His speed without the weight is terrifying.
That is the first thing I thought of when it's noted that Anna's score is with a left well.
I havent seen two genuine ppl like this ever..
Whoa I was there! Incredible seeing and hearing from them both live. One of the best moments from all of Classic Tetris in 2020!
Love your videos! Keep up the great work :)
6:03 that line has now made that man one of my favorite tetris players I have seen.
I can't help smiling too much while watching this~
OMG, I want to see more of them! They are so wholesome to watch!
11:50 her laugh, that damn giggles oh~
So jealous of those transition scores. This is the Tetris content we need.
Anna is so cool
Every now and then, when I want to feel something again, I pull up this video.
What a fantastic human story. Mike and Anna deserve a million years of gaming together.
Love this! Another great vid from aPogScout!
I find it fascinating that we are still getting long time NES Tetris Players that have just discovered the tournament.
i don't know why i'm watching this video 3 times (when typing this), but i am enjoying it :)
Loved this. Incredibly wholesome.
This is so WHOLESOME! Things like this continue to give me faith in humanity.