The Classic Tetris World Championships Explained

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The Classic Tetris World Championship is one of my favorite things each year. I wanted to create a video explaining it for someone who knows nothing about it or has just seen a video or two and wants to learn more. Watch all upcoming CTWC events live here: https://www.twitch.tv/classictetris All resources listed in this Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CM44R8HrtwSElL9d3llmXpg-Rev4TMAmIASJvwoUChE/edit?usp=sharing Table of Contents: 0:19 How the CTWC got popular on YouTube 1:42 The origins of Tetris and basic rules of the game 2:44 Why NES Tetris is used for the CTWC & differences between other versions of Tetris 3:53 The origins of the first tournament 7:14 The modern format of the tournament 8:18 How leveling up works in NES Tetris 9:59 How the speed of the levels works in NES Tetris 11:09 What levels you're allowed to start on at the CTWC 11:58 Explanation of DAS 13:39 Strategies for keeping DAS charged* 15:29 Explanation of hypertapping 16:05 Explanation of scoring points in NES Tetris 17:23 How to stack to score Tetrises 17:57 Why the right well is preferred over other wells 18:43 How to maintain a perfect stack and avoid piece dependencies 19:47 How to handle droughts and explanation of burning 21:10 Overview of a typical CTWC game 22:16 Analysis of Matt Buco vs Harry Hong in the CTWC 2017 23:39 Isn't the CTWC phenomenon a bit weird? 24:33 Some of the key members of the CTWC team 26:06 My personal history with NES Tetris 28:28 Thanking sources *Small correction to this segment (thanks to Nocturn for pointing this out) - to keep DAS charged, you press the direction for the next piece in a 10 frame window /before/ it enters the screen, not right as it enters the screen. An incredibly difficult move regardless and impressive for players to pull it off consistently with nearly every piece in tournament!