The Story of the Tetris World Championship’s Oldest Player 

Uncle Mike and Anna have now become regular twitch streamers! They livestream regularly on Anna's twitch page: www.twitch.tv/vinesandwillows. They also have a discord server for their community: discord.gg/34V5P3P2xf

This guy has the most stereotypical old man voice and the most stereotypical old man look I absolutely love it

theyre like from the secret hidden tetris village

A near-maxout on LEFT WELL? Anna is TERRIFYING. Imagine what she’d do with a right well...

- Enters the tournament as a complete unknown with no history - Trained in isolation from the Tetris community by her wise and mystical uncle - Has a highly unusual and unique playing style - Suddenly becomes the talk of the event, drawing attention from seasoned pros Yep, looks like Anna's the anime protagonist of Classic Tetris

Petition for Uncle Mike to be the Commentator, 100%

They literally sound like Disney characters, I love it. It was really wild to hear them talk about tetris because it was like they came out of a time machine.

So wholesome. The great thing about Tetris is anyone of any age can enjoy it. It's timeless.

My mom has hit 560k, she’s late 50s, been playing PAL a long time. When we found out about the CTWC we both started NTSC on emu. She outright refused to enter this year though cause she was ‘too old’ - seeing this video I know there are probably many other older Tetris players lurking

'I am not in it for the fame'. Uncle Mike you just made yourself legendary with just one stream!

Anna looks crazy promissing. Hope to see more of her in the future

"I'll be watching the board for you Jonas" This made me cry. RIP Jonas you legend.

If Anna qualifies and corrects her well positioning, there's a solid chance she can get an upset early and effectively correct herself to a higher seeding. Aside from the left well, her play seems pretty damned worthy of the upper half of the seeding.

Watch out Joseph, right well Anna is coming for ya

The uncle should be automatically qualified to the bracket, Just being honest since that was so wholesome

I just checked out Anna's stream after watching this video, and during the equipment check it also looks as if she's playing on an LCD. If correct, this would put her at another disadvantage. With a right well and a CRT, she could definitely go far.

It's something really special when an uncle and niece bond so tightly over video games to the point where they can have friend level conversations while gaming away. That got me right in the wholesome feels. Every man out there could only dream of having such a kick ass niece who is always dead set on annihilating their high score in a game. Good luck to both of them and may they Tetris on!

Dude this is soooooo wholesome, I couldn't wash the smile of my face during the whole video, this girl has a HUGE potential once she gets to know the basic strats, literaly one of the best things I've seen in the Tetris comunity, thanks for posting this!

Listening to them chatting I’m getting teary eyed. Cutest people ever. Bless their hearts

It’s amazing what hobbyists can achieve with no knowledge of strats. I remember playing Super Mario Bros on the NES with my dad when I was 4-5 years old and he would show me all the secrets he and his sister had just come across 15 years earlier just by exploring, never having any magazines or such. Then we didn’t play much for a while but one day the NES was up and running again and he’d popped in Mario. I sat in awe watching this 53 year old man who hadn’t played this game, or any video game, in 10 or maybe even 15 years run through Mario like it was yesterday. I told him about Speedrunning and that people were clearing the game in under 5 min. He said that surely that was impossible and then I told him that I’d just timed him to sub 10 min while actively hitting secrets and not taking the shortest route, for his 3rd or 4th run in so many years, with age and lack of use against him. Well, he didn’t keep playing long, complaining about his thumbs, and he has no interest in getting better times, but I think he was proud of himself for a while

I have to say, hearing uncle mike talk about him playing to keep his hands nimble on his old age, just made me so happy, what an absolute legend of a man

This is probably the most wholesome thing that I have ever seen coming from the Classic Tetris community

mmm time to train my grandma

my faith in gaming has been restored, the classic tetris community has got to be the most wholesome group of people i've ever "met". thanks scout for this video....it brought a huge smile to my face. and good luck anna,i have a feeling you will be a great contender in the tournaments to come,all the best!

I wanna be family friends with these people. They seem so cool

Some guy in chat: world record is 124 lines on 29 by Eric Joseph: *beats it by 15 lines*

A niece learning from her uncle, the fact that both of them were clueless of basic strategies, their desire to play only for the hell of it, and the wholesomeness on their voices when they speak is the answer to fight covid once and for all

Thanks for making this. Uncle Mike is a living legend and the most incredible tetris player anyone has ever seen.

Anna is so pure. The dynamic between the two of them is so cute. Looking forward to seeing them more often in tournaments.

I'm so glad you made this video. I joined his stream yesterday and had SO many questions. This is awesome, THEY are awesome. Can't wait to see more of them

"back on the old days when there were just a few scored better than mine" immediately made me a fan, nobody knew but he was already competing before it was a thing

i wasn't expecting to cry over tetris wholesomeness at 7AM but here we are

I can already tell this guy is cool

He reminds me of a guy on Numberphile; the guy who talks Klein Bottles.

Uncle Mike showin these amateurs how its done 😤😤😤

"This is the story of the oldest" anarchy server in minecraft

OMG the wholesomeness of this. I want to hug everyone in this video. XD

Uncle Mike is probably better than me if I ever picked up a console for the NES.

I Was reeaaally surprised with Anna's game. She was totally playing in the dark, even more than Harry in Ecstasy of Order

This is so wholesome. Glad to know that literally everyone can still play tetris and share the same passion as everyone else.

These two are so wholesome and the fact that they just stumbled into the competition for fun

These people are so wholesome it's insane

Well, I can only hope to one day be THIS AWESOME! Way to go, granpa!

BOOM TETRIS FOR UNCLE MIKE!

Her voice is so excruciatingly sweet omg xD

Anna is so cute. Her laugh makes my heart melt.

Thank you for making this, it made me tear up.

This is the best Tetris play I’ve ever seen, it’s so wholesome and casual and just fun

The way the competitive community was able to teach them so much history and the wholesome stories from mike, I love this I wish I saw it live.

So unbelieveably wholesome, Im really glad that you guys found their channel, this is the kinda shit I wanna see in 2020! ❤

I thought Uncle Mike would say Tetris-a-diddly

This is literally the cutest and most wholesome thing I've seen this week

I am in love with these people’s souls. So wholesome :)

Ah, my heart. They're TOO WHOLESOME

How could anybody not love this guy. Seems so kind, humble, and all around just great guy.

As a hardcore shmup player, that hypertapping will kill your hands. Even in the Japanese tournaments tunable autofire is allowed. It should be the same in tetris to take the physical aspect out of the game. If you had some physical handicap where you cant hypertap, is tetris not for you. No that's silly. Just use a 15 herts "autofire" on the left and right of the d pad. Problem solved, play field level again, no more carpel tunnel syndrome.

He has a long-lost brother obsessed with Klein bottles

FEMALE PLAYER!! Im soo excited for this year’s ctwc! Nenu has a chance and a new amazing player and female at that! Your chanel now has become my go to tetris info. Thx bunch

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="710">11:50</a> her laugh, that damn giggles oh~

Most wholesome thing ive seen in a long time

Well I was not expecting something so pleasant and wholesome today. But my life, and the world in general, needs more wholesome. Thanks for pointing them out.

I love this more than anything.

This is such a heartwarming video that I think we all need right now. I’m definitely going to follow them both as they seem like genuinely great people. Thanks for making a video on this

Seems to be such nice people. This video healed som damage the more harsh interwebz had done to me.

That just warned my heart so much, I'm a Mike and Anna fan!

The gigantic smile I had on my face throughout pretty much this entire video. By far the most adorable thing I've ever seen in CTWC history. Also Anna is basically Dana 2.0, with not being aware of a pretty fundamental aspect of the game and yet still being a badass at it. With Dana it was rotating both ways, with Anna it is right wells. It's just one amazing story and figure after the other in this community, so awesome.

This was absolutely lovely.

This is a legendary level of wholesome content and I hope that their stream blows up

Such wholesome. Both sound like the sweetest people ever.

is it jonas, the legend from albacete?

Great video! I was really glad to see it live but it's even more awesome to see this piece of Tetris history preserved and to be able to see the highlights of the interactions between Anna, Mike, and the chat!

What a wonderful and wholesome story. It really shows how great this community is. Cheers to you, scout, for another great video

I havent seen two genuine ppl like this ever..

i was kinda sad today but this video put a smile on my face, really enjoyed watching it

this is such wholesome content. thanks for sharing!

This was incredibly endearing! The narration, dialog and unprepped banter were all on point too.

I can't help smiling too much while watching this~

i don't know why i'm watching this video 3 times (when typing this), but i am enjoying it :)

Every now and then, when I want to feel something again, I pull up this video. What a fantastic human story. Mike and Anna deserve a million years of gaming together.

Loved the video, hope you keep on doing them. I’m always excited to see them every time you upload.

Anna is freaking adorable. And obviously has a natural talent for gaming. Dream woman. Uncle Mike is just so down to Earth. Hard to believe people exist with this kind of sweet chemistry sometimes.

his voice is so wholesome omg

I'm commenting on this old video as I've just discovered this world, thanks to the Blue Scuti news. I've been playing Tetris for many years, from the beginning, I'd wager. I always play to the left well, as you put it. Never thought about the disadvantage, and when I saw others building for the right, I figured the preference was my left-handedness.

Thanks for this video! Been smiling through, subbed both Mike and Anna channel :) And you sir - as always - great job :)

How did you get the footage of Uncle Mike? I thought there was no VOD.

Anna is so cool

Wow, I sat and watched the entire video. These two are really interesting and I love the bond they have with one another too. I will definitely follow them and see where this all leads them.

epic saga of uncle mike

I find it fascinating that we are still getting long time NES Tetris Players that have just discovered the tournament.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="363">6:03</a> that line has now made that man one of my favorite tetris players I have seen.

This is the most wholesome thing I've seen in a while, welcome to the CTWC community Anna and Uncle Mike!

Ayyy there it is. Great video as usual, a much-needed spotlight on what was a great stream. I've been under a lot of stress recently and watching Uncle Mike and Anna genuinely made me feel a bit better. Thanks for making this video, hope to see more of them soon! :)

Just watched this today and Got to the part of Jonas and it’s said that Jonas Neubauer passed away at 39

So jealous of those transition scores. This is the Tetris content we need.

I’m glad that there is a high level Tetris player that also only flips pieces one way

How dare you post something so wholesome 😭 my heart is melting for these two

Uncle Mike bout to give me a reason to use Twitch again

Uncle Mike is so cute omg. This whole story is so wonderful

Your videos are always so well made, keep it up!

Aww. Mike and Anna are both charming. If Mike can play at this level at his age there's hope for my old ass too!