The Secret Second Ending of Tetris

There's something elegantly beautiful in being "reborn" back into the simplicity of level 0 after surviving the mental and physical gauntlet of getting there.

Who would had known that Tetris has so many secret bosses to beat to get the true ending.

If crash skip (rebirth?) ever happens it would be the greatest achievement for Tetris ever imo.

This feels like the largest rabbit hole and endurance test ever

Amazing video, this is gonna be the go-to whenever we start attempting this madness. *However*, there was a somewhat obscure development around a year ago that actually makes the last 60 levels (the stupid hard ones) impossible to crash on. You have to use player3/player4 controllers in a specific way (along with a particular adapter to make them playable), which magically fixes the corrupted jump that causes the crash in the first place. Right now, most players don't have the hardware to take advantage of this but it's by far the best option for reaching rebirth.

The fact it requires a unique technique from level 29, slowly introduces crashing possibilities that peak then die off, has a possible pause mechanic just after, then a big endurance test with the 810 level, then makes the very basic function of placing pieces dangerous towards the end of the game, it feels like a well paced fun difficulty curve but its all glitches from the hyper trimmed down code hahaha

It's incredibly incredible how many amazing secrets and things are hidden in this ancient game

10 years from now: After chadussy's most recent run, where he cycled the rebirth screen 100 times with the use of an IV, the next human limit is playing the game long enough to burn out the tube in a CRT

NES Tetris players have my utmost respect. I only got into watching videos like these last week but WOW it's so cool to see everyone trying so hard to reach and beat these seemingly impossible goals. Plus the NES Tetris community seems like such a kind, dedicated, wholesome group of people! Cannot wait to see what records and how the game will be broken this year. Also, these videos are highly entertaining!!

It is genius that the game really get progressively hard till lvl255 although the original developer never intended it will get pass lvl29

Not only are you one of the best NES-tetris players ever, but u also make such high quality youtube videos! Congrats on this one!

It's gonna be wild to see confetti when it happens eventually. Thanks for pushing Tetris and the community forwards! ❤❤

Phenomenal video. Super helpful breakdown, and love your music choices and art style, it creates such a nice vibe.

In 2034 people will count laps of rebirth

Seeing the mechanics break down at these late levels is as if scientists had figured out what's inside black holes, and all of their physics. And the rebirth screen is like coming out on the other side of a black hole into a new dimension.

“What happens next?” Is both such a rewarding and daunting question for any gaming community, speedrunning or otherwise. Congrats to the Tetris community, you should all be proud! I can’t wait to see what the next milestone is.

In a few years there will be a most rebirth% category

It's crazy how much of a minefield the later levels become. It would be insane if anyone was able to to put some of those crash avoidance tricks into practice. I have a couple of questions though - when you "flash" the next screen, is it strictly necessary to turn it back on or could you conceivably just leave it off? Also, is there any possibility of RNG manipulation in Tetris such that you know exactly what pieces to expect are coming up?

Great video! I have no doubt we'll get to 255. I love this scene and have massive respect for you and all of its record breakers.

Awesome video! Dr. Mario also has this same confetti glitch, including that moving shaking number! If i remember correctly, it can happen if you do a big enough combo/cascade. The score freaks out, the game can temporarily freeze, with or without confetti, or crash. Confetti is also affected by controller inputs, the funniest one being Select, where the game screen squishes itself so much you can see the level twice!