autoshift

plural autoshifts

1. An automatic shift.

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   The first known way past the brick wall of Level 29 was a technique that became known as hypertapping. By using a special grip that lets you vibrate a finger over the D-pad directions at least 10 times a second, you can effectively skip the "delayed autoshift" (DAS) that limits how fast pieces can move laterally when the D-pad is held down.

   2024 January 2, Kyle Orland, “34 years later, a 13-year-old hits the NES Tetris “kill screen””, in Ars Technica

present singular third person autoshifts · participle present autoshifting · participle past autoshifted · past autoshifted

1. To shift automatically.