I have a dream......sorry
had a dream, that I would one day become
Twin Galaxies Tetris DX champion. I thought of it often, considering myself very skilled at the game and within a couple dozen lines away from the world record holder I was closing in fast. Until recently the 545 lines that
Harry J. Hong achieved was a goal well within my grasp. I was sitting somewhere around 520-ish and improving constantly.
I could almost feel the weight of the crown as it sat on my head, feel the weight and balance of the nerd cred scepter in my hand, and was prepared to ready myself for the Hexomino warlords, Tetromino barbarians and polycube pagans who would eventually try to take my kingdom of blocks away from me. I trained in the arts, fasted often, made pilgrimages to level 30 every chance I could, I thought it was enough.
But alas it was not meant to be, for a stranger from yonder land hath smite me upon my brow, before my triumphant victory hath befallen me, leaving me to my fate on the digital field of battle.The name of my nemesis is
Lori Baker and with her absolutely incredible performance of
841 lines she has earned my admiration and my respect as well as a bit of scorn and plenty of jealousy. My only conclusion after finding out is that she has raised the bar so high i'll need to become gaming's version of a pole vaulter if I ever want to reach such a loty height. Instead of a crown prince in the line of succession I feel like the court jester with a serious inferiority complex. There isn't a performance enhancing drug anywhere on the black market that will help me overcome a 300 line lead like that.
Hats off to you Lori on an amazing record. May my jewel encrusted crown you stole turn your forehead green until you give it back to me.
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