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This two hour history of Tetris world records is way more fascinating than it has any right to be (www.youtube.com)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by mozz@mbin.grits.dev to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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[–] TommySoda@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I get that. But at the same time speed running is stale as a concept. I feel like it's just the nature of the genre since there's only so much you can talk about. I love speed running but I could never watch someone stream it for hours on end.

Edit: This was meant as a response to another comment but I goofed. I do love this video. Oops lol

[–] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I feel like it's like sports; if you do the game then it's interesting, but if you're just observing it as an observer, then it's sort of pointless.

I have observed live speedruns which are absolutely compelling though, too.

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[–] WarlockLawyer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Feel like that's the fun of Tetris since it's not a speed run. Its an ever changing goal of high score, or levels, or glitches