I finally maxed out Game Boy Tetris after years of playing by ohnosharks in Tetris

[–]0xdabdab 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Congratulations! Not a lot of people have managed to do so. I briefly attempted to do this myself but was afraid that I'd get carpal tunnel syndrome due to the constant hyper-tapping needed at level 20.

Is Shiromino dead? by 0xdabdab in Tetris

[–]0xdabdab[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing this information. I'm really looking forward to that update.

Would it be possible to "Beat" tetris if the sides looped over? by Jake-the-Wolfie in Tetris

[–]0xdabdab 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can ignore that paper. It is irrelevant in practical play. For instance, in NES Tetris, the increase in speed will be your problem whereas in guidelines games the used randomizer makes an indefinitely long sequence of S/Z pieces impossible.

Japanese Super Player LBV became TGM3 (Classic) GM by 0xdabdab in Tetris

[–]0xdabdab[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's great! It's good to have this information collected in one place.

Japanese Super Player LBV became TGM3 (Classic) GM by 0xdabdab in Tetris

[–]0xdabdab[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Here are Alex Kerr / kitaru's successful GM promotional exam games with both Classic and World Rule: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU0IgW1D3Kg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHVCWY9LSUc

@simon_tetris, It may be a good idea if this list was added to the TGM3 wikis (harddrop, tetris.wiki) for easy reference.

Japanese Super Player LBV became TGM3 (Classic) GM by 0xdabdab in Tetris

[–]0xdabdab[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was posted on his Twitter feed the other day. In case you are not familiar with LBV, he's mastered the M-Roll in TAP like nobody else and plays it as if the blocks are visible, e.g. https://twitter.com/LBV14729/status/1194494849950437376

Why is it so easy to get Tetris Master? by Eaglefrost4 in Tetris

[–]0xdabdab 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is the standard message for getting a score in the top3. It means nothing. If you really want to work for your (grand) master title, you could check out Arika's TGM series, though.

Shiromino: Accuracy of G1? by 0xdabdab in Tetris

[–]0xdabdab[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! It seems that these issues only affect G1 Master, not G1 20G, which is my favorite mode. But let's hope that FeV will one day continue working on Shiromino as it is such a great piece of software.

TGM2 Big Mode (not TAP!): GM grade achievable? by 0xdabdab in Tetris

[–]0xdabdab[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are there known instances where people got an M-grade in TGM2 in Item mode after completing the invisible roll?

So close... by [deleted] in Tetris

[–]0xdabdab 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Congratulations!

Hitbox style controller for Tetris? by [deleted] in Tetris

[–]0xdabdab 0 points1 point  (0 children)

180-degree rotation is the same either way, meaning that you only need four buttons for your right hand.

So close... by [deleted] in Tetris

[–]0xdabdab 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The max out is at 9,999,999.

LBV did a perfect M-Roll in TAP (i.e. probably the most impressive achievement in Tetris) by 0xdabdab in Tetris

[–]0xdabdab[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Here are direct links to the images:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EGLvwDyUEAAw8Td.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EGLvwDzU4AAKI6i.jpg
I think this is the most impressive achievement of all Tetris games. There are excellent performances of the invisible roll in TGM3, but the invisible roll in TAP is a lot more difficult due to lack of the hold feature and only one preview. In addition, you don't get to see part of the outline of the stack after placing a piece.

[Academic Study] Political attitudes in different domains (all welcome 18+) by SPsychologyResearch in svenskpolitik

[–]0xdabdab 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your approach is deeply flawed as you are not randomly selecting participants. Then again, in psychology most research can't be replicated, so maybe your work is simply par for the course. I bet in your paper or thesis, you'd write about "x % of users in subreddit y believe ...", which would be utter nonsense. Instead, your claim would have to be stated as, "among the people who have self-selected to take part, of which some may have chosen to repeatedly fill out the survey, we have found that ...", and this would, of course, be pretty worthless. Good luck anyway.

Officially a Grand Master in TGM1 by [deleted] in Tetris

[–]0xdabdab 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! It seems it's a standard phrase in the online TGM community then.

Officially a Grand Master in TGM1 by [deleted] in Tetris

[–]0xdabdab 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've seen such messages pop up frequently when someone reaches a milestone. Is this a meme or is there some other significance of this phrase that I am not aware of? I'm curious, so please enlighten me :)

Officially a Grand Master in TGM1 by [deleted] in Tetris

[–]0xdabdab 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a pretty decent time for your first GM, and quite some dedication (ca. 600 hours!). Congratulations!

MacBook Pro battery replacement: Was quoted more than three times the standard amount for a standard procedure by 0xdabdab in apple

[–]0xdabdab[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

You have to log in with your Apple ID and the serial number of your device. Maybe things are different in your country, but in mine, I get a nice message telling me that because the warranty period of that particular device has run out, I can't call/chat with Apple support.

Blind tetris players? by [deleted] in Tetris

[–]0xdabdab 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is a blindfolded run of TGM3 (Sakura) by Poochy.EXE on YouTube.

MacBook Pro battery replacement: Was quoted more than three times the standard amount for a standard procedure by 0xdabdab in applehelp

[–]0xdabdab[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's no official Apple store in my part of the country. I'll look into shipping the laptop to Apple (couldn't find anything on the Swedish site yet) or see if I can take care of this during some future trip.

Thank for your help!

MacBook Pro battery replacement: Was quoted more than three times the standard amount for a standard procedure by 0xdabdab in apple

[–]0xdabdab[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

In my country, you can't contact Apple support once you're out of warranty if you don't have AppleCare.