Episode
Story: Hatetris - Obsession, Friendship, and World Records
CoRecursive: Coding Stories · Mar 3, 2025 · 48 min
What if a simple game became a gateway to computational breakthroughs? David Freiberg and Felipe set out on a journey to conquer Hatetris, a notoriously difficult JavaScript game. Their interest ignited when a new world record was set, showing that surpassing the game's high score was possible. Their journey was full of challenges, from building an emulator in different programming languages to…