'Bizarro World' - The Boston Globe
Andrew Gardikis is a 17-year-old kid from Quincy with a shaggy mop of dirty blond hair and a long, lanky frame that he's still growing into. In the video game world, Gardikis is famous for being one of only three people to achieve the so-called "Holy Grail" of gaming records: a perfect speed run on....
Hasnain says:
From 2007, so it somehow reads like a piece from a much older and simpler time. Great read and human interest story about a person who accidentally discovers his wife could be a world record holder (for the highest Tetris score) and the ensuing trip to demonstrate this for the record books. It covers some video game history and is really well written.
“What does it mean to be the best in the world at something? This is what runs through my mind as we lay in bed Sunday morning. We are both struggling to understand what Lori's mastery of a game that Day calls "the embodiment of comprehensive thinking" means in our lives.
As I go to pack the car, I realize that Lori has bought some things on the trip, and fitting them into our Jeep Cherokee is getting tricky. Then I look over at Lori, and it all makes sense. "From now on," I tell the new master of fitting shapes into tight spaces, "you pack the car."”
Posted on 2022-03-18T05:22:14+0000