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Bugs & Glitches of High-Level NES Tetris

Why does NES Tetris start to break if you play for too long? It's all explained right here. NES Tetris Crash Theory Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zAQIo_mnkk0c9e4-hpeDvVxrl9r_HvLSx8V4h4ttmrs/edit CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:57 Falling Speed Limit 04:12 Level Number Display 07:40 Glitched Color Palettes 17:06 NES Code Structure 22:54 Jump Table 29:07 Game Crashes 40:08 Limited Tile Confetti 46:58 Infinite Tile Confetti 51:29 Outro

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  • Originally Aired March 6, 2024
  • Runtime 53 minutes
  • Production Code h7H_ilLn7nc
  • Network USA YouTube
  • Created March 6, 2024 by
    shriek
  • Modified March 7, 2024 by
    phoenix79