hypertapping

A technique in which the player flexes their biceps until it vibrates, and taps the D-pad at a speed of over 10 taps per second, allowing them to move falling blocks to the side faster than would be possible by holding down the button.

Noun

  1. A technique in which the player flexes their biceps until it vibrates, and taps the D-pad at a speed of over 10 taps per second, allowing them to move falling blocks to the side faster than would be possible by holding down the button.
    • It wasn’t until 2018, after a young player won a prestigious competition using hypertapping, that more players starting using it. - 2021 April 26, Zack Zwiezen, “NES Tetris Players Call It 'Rolling,' And They're Setting...
    • Prior to this, DAS and Hypertapping were the two standards for Tetris pros, but Rolling allows for a high amount of button presses per second without the "superhuman finger speeds" needed for Hypertapping, modified...
    • The strategy that has dominated recently for the last couple of years is to tap the d-pad as fast as humanly possible with one finger, known as hypertapping in the gaming community. In NES Tetris, this skill is crucial,...

Origin

From hyper- + tapping.

Related

hypertapper hypertap jitterclicking rolling

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of hypertap

Origin

From hypertap + -ing.