Ecstasy of Order: The Tetris Masters

Ecstasy of Order The Tetris Masters is a 2011 American documentary film that follows the lives of several gamers from around the country as they prepare to compete in the 2010 Classic Tetris World Championship held in Los Angeles, California. It recounts the development and rise of Tetris as one of the mostplayed video games of alltime, the role it has played in shaping the lives of the gamers it chronicles, the mystery surrounding the whereabouts of former Nintendo World Champion Thor Aackerlund, and the conception amp execution of the first ever Classic Tetris World Championship by gaming enthusiast Robin Mihara.

An Oregonbased Tetris enthusiast by the name of Robin Mihara, longing to track down the best Tetris players in the nation for the purpose of organizing a competition, happens upon a website called Twin Galaxies which has been tracking video game world records since the 1980s. From this website he learns of recordholders and top scorers like Jonas Neubauer amp Harry Hong both of whom have maxed out with a high score of 999,999, Ben Mullen worldrecord holder for most lines with 296, Dana Wilcox, and Jesse Kelkar. In addition, he seeks to reconnect with several of the top players from the heyday of NES and Tetriscompetitors from 1990s Nintendo World ChampionshipsTrey Harrison and Thor Aackerlund, the latter of whom claims to have reached Level 30. Little has been heard of Aackerlund since his rise to notoriety as the poster child for video gaming in the 1990s, and being successful at playing video games is described by Mihara in the film as the cornerstone of a very difficult life for Thor. Regardless of his reluctance, Aackerlund is able to put the past behind him and agrees to participate. With the addition of competitors like Matt Buco and Bay area Tetris Grandmaster Alex Kerr, the stage is set to for the top eight competitors to go headtohead in Los Angeles, vying for the title of Tetris Champion in the first ever Classic Tetris World Championship.The film integrates a fair amount of Tetris gameplay footage and strategy with the stories of the individual gamers and also features interviews with Tetris developer Alexey Pajitnov, Former Twin Galaxies Senior Referee Mr. Kelly R. Flewin, multiplatform champion gamer Chris Tang, and a special appearance by The Tetris Company CEO Henk Rogers. ........

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