AI Will Kill the Smartphone—and Maybe the Screen Entirely

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After 44 years, Donkey Kong player discovers that the legendary kill screen isn't really the end

For the better part of 44 years, Nintendo's 1981 arcade classic Donkey Kong was understood to have a single, definitive ...
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A 13-year-old wunderkind is the first human to ‘beat’ Tetris

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A casual gamer could reasonably assume that, after nearly 35 years ...
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Mario speedrunner Kosmic reaches new Donkey Kong kill screen

For about as long as the Donkey Kong arcade game has been around, high-skill players have known about the kill screen on the first board of Level 22 that kills Jumpman (Mario) shortly after you start ...
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First-ever killscreen-less "Rebirth" achieved in NES version of Tetris, 38 years later

The NES Tetris arms race finally seems to be over— while Tetris (NES) was finally "beaten" at level 157 in December 2023, culminating in the first human-reached "Kill screen" crash, it has always been ...