Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame honors teenager who 'beat' Tetris
The 14-year-old is finally seeing his hard work pay off.
Updated: May 18, 2024 5:15pm CDT
Currently a professional gamer. Yes, that's him here. 14 year old Willis He is a Gibson. As you said, he will be enshrined in Oklahoma's sports hall of fame as the first person in history to beat Tetris. oh. oh my god. You might be wondering, oh, why has no one ever won? Well, he did it with his Nintendo Entertainment system that came out in the 1980s. His plan was to go so fast that the match couldn't keep up and crashed. All of this exhibit at the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame was used during the challenge, he said. He used gloves here and created friction to use the remote control in a unique way. In this motion, the gloves are joined by the game cartridge and remote control used in this eventful quest. The Sports Hall of Fame curator says this is his first E. Gamers exhibiting. And for his 14-year-old, the hard work is paying off. I just found what I liked, stuck with it and kept trying. That's strange. Well, because, you know, these are all Hall of Fame players and it's weird for me to be in a Hall of Fame museum. A Gibson exhibit is currently on display for a limited time at the Sports Hall of Fame. In fact, a curator spoke to me this afternoon as well, and he said that the sports gaming industry is booming and that with this accomplishment, he's thinking more about gamers.
Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame honors teenager who 'beat' Tetris
The 14-year-old is finally seeing his hard work pay off.
Updated: May 18, 2024 5:15pm CDT
A Stillwater teenager has been inducted into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame after beating a video game played by millions of people. |Learn more|Oklahoma boy becomes first person to 'defeat' Tetris Willis Gibson, 14, is the first person in history to 'defeat' the game Tetris, and now other Oklahoma boys He is in the Hall of Fame alongside the greats. To that end, Gibson played his 1980s Nintendo Entertainment system on his system. His plan was to progress so fast that the game couldn't keep up and crashed. The exhibit displays all the tools used during the challenge. The boy said he used gloves to use the remote control in a unique way, causing friction. Game cartridges and remote controls were also on display. >> Download the KOCO 5 app Curators at the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame say this is the first time esports gamers will be on display. The 14-year-old is finally seeing his hard work pay off. “I just found something I enjoyed doing and stuck with it and kept trying,” Gibson said. “It's strange, because these are all in the Hall of Fame. It's strange to me that I'm in the Hall of Fame Museum.” This exhibit is a limited-time exhibit. In fact, the feat has drawn attention to the gaming industry from the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame, and museum curators said they are starting to think more about the burgeoning esports industry. Top Headlines Last panda at U.S. zoo to leave Atlanta for China this fall Turner Turnpike roadworks to disrupt Tulsa traffic this weekend Rossen Report: Everything you need to know about the 'YES' scam Senate Member of Parliament.Lankford consults with Oklahomans on legislation requiring vetting of farmers from other countries Development agreement considers construction of new OKC Arena near Paycom Center downtown
A Stillwater teenager has been inducted into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame after beating a video game played by millions of people.
| Learn more | Oklahoma boy becomes first person to 'beat' Tetris
Willis Gibson, 14, was the first person ever to “win” the game Tetris, and now he is enshrined in the Hall of Fame along with other Oklahoma greats. To that end, Gibson played on his 1980s Nintendo Entertainment System. His plan was to progress so fast that the game couldn't keep up and crashed.
The exhibit displays all the tools used during the challenge. The boy said he used gloves to use the remote control in a unique way, causing friction. Game cartridges and remote controls were also on display.
>> Download the KOCO 5 app
Curators at the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame said this is the first time esports gamers will be on display. The 14-year-old is finally seeing his hard work pay off.
“I just found something I enjoyed doing and stuck with it and kept trying,” Gibson said. “It's weird because these are all in the Hall of Fame. It's weird to me that I'm in the Hall of Fame Museum.”
The exhibition is for a limited time only. In fact, the feat has drawn attention to the gaming industry from the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame, and museum curators said they are starting to think more about the burgeoning esports industry.
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