Tetris DS Injury/Brag Post

[Daniel Magix]

I like to jump on fads after their prime, but before they are retro-cool, so I have been playing Tetris on DS a lot lately.

I thought I was pretty badass when I broke 100 lines. Then I hit 125 and was so proud of my awesomeness. Then I learned of the perpetual spin technique and hit 200 lines to unlock marathon mode.

After I unlocked marathon mode, I was able to get a new line record of 358. This was a huge line score for me, and since I destroyed my brother's previous recrd of 196, I was content.

Now onto my injury...
Yesterday I crack open the DS for a quick game. I'm running hot, and soon I pass the 300 line mark. The action is fast and furious, and I glance at 357 in the line count. My board is scary and I am nearing the top o' the screen. Within another minute or so, the board is clear and I have achieved a new record. I decide to not really look at the line count anymore.

A couple times, I find myself thinking the end is near, only to have the board cleared soon after. This is truly an epic moment in my life, but I still don't look at the line count.

After one hour and ten minutes, the game gets the best of me. My eyes are fatigued and the board fills up - game over.

I drop my arms and feel my biceps cramping up. WTF? A Tetris injury? Yes. After over an hour of holding several ounces at about a 90° angle, my biceps were aching as I finally straightened out my arms. More than 24 hours later, they are still a little sore.

Well, it was worth it, imo. For I OBLITERATED my previous record of 358 - with a new line count record of 812!

Brag: I have what I consider a phenomonal line count record in tetris DS.
Beat: I got bicep cramps from a video game.
Beat: I wasted over an hour of my Sunday, on Tetris DS.
Beat: This record is probably only impressive to me, and will not affect my life in any positive way.
Beat: I have poor vision as it is, and staring at those little colorful blocks spinning around on my screen for over an hour straight, probably accelerated my eyesight deterioration.

Anyone wanna share their line count records? (if 812+ is common, I will get depressed)