King of Kong II The Rise of Billy Mitchell

[Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!]

The "villian" of the documentary King of Kong has reclaimed the Donkey Kongf and Donkey Kong Jr. world record.
If you have not seen King of Kong you are missing out.

http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/plugged-in/-king-of-kong-villain-reclaims-donkey-kong-throne/1407410

 

[Mizzougrad96]

One of the best documentaries I have ever seen.

 

[PCLoadLetter]

Tremendous documentary.

And I'd have to see some pretty solid proof before I would believe he really set those records.

 

[Bob Cook]

I'm biased, but here is a good story that explains, through the previous record-holder, how one would prove you have the record:

http://bit.ly/aBdn7Y

Verifying that he actually set the new record was more time-consuming than winning the game. After Dr. Chien finished the game, adrenaline pumping, he started the lengthy checklist process required for verification.

He had already videotaped the inside of the machine before the game (to show it had the standard arcade game parts), and had videotaped the actual game. But there was a 29-bullet-point list of other things that had to be captured on tape to confirm a record. It took nine hours to convert the video to DVD and another week before it was received and verified by Twin Galaxies, the organization tasked with verifying all video game records.

 

[Buck]

You can't put one over on Twin Galaxies. They've got that sh*t on lockdown, like the TSA.

Loved that movie, and the director made Mitchell out to be a supreme d*ck.

 

[Bob Cook]

The Twin Galaxies release noted that Mitchell quit after breaking the record by a mere 1,600 points because "I am Billy Mitchell." When Dr. Chien broke the old record, Steve Wiebe (the other guy in King of Kong) called to congratulate him, but there was nary a word from Mitchell. So, yeah, the guy probably is a supreme ****.

For kicks, you all should check out the Twin Galaxies site. It keeps records on EVERYTHING, including the newly set record for hula hoop on Wii Fit Plus. I think there's one guy who holds 57 different records.

 

[Songbird]

One of the best documentaries I've ever seen. You can't write Billy Mitchell is you tried.

 

[kokane_muthashed]

Wiebe reclaims Donkey Kong record!

http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/09/21/steve-wiebe-reclaims-donkey-kong-title-from-billy-mitchell/

 

[Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!]

The Twin Galaxies release noted that Mitchell quit after breaking the record by a mere 1,600 points because "I am Billy Mitchell." When Dr. Chien broke the old record, Steve Wiebe (the other guy in King of Kong) called to congratulate him, but there was nary a word from Mitchell. So, yeah, the guy probably is a supreme ****.

For kicks, you all should check out the Twin Galaxies site. It keeps records on EVERYTHING, including the newly set record for hula hoop on Wii Fit Plus. I think there's one guy who holds 57 different records.

Seven year thread bump....
Twin Galaxies makes a monumental decision and strips 35-year old record.


https://kotaku.com/infamous-atari-player-gets-world-record-removed-after-3-1822511777

 

[Songbird]

King of Kong is one of the best documentaries you will ever see. It's the epitome of the human condition.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Hero of King of Kong also a cheater:

King of Kong's Billy Mitchell Accused of Cheating on His Donkey Kong High Scores

 

[Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!]

Bump...

Twin Galaxies drops the ban hammer...
https://pagesix.com/2018/04/12/king...868.1322892688.1523305169-31382235.1512078471

Mitchell's scores are invalidated and he is banned.

 

[Songbird]

And how does his hot sauce stack up?

 

[Songbird]

It really is a masterpiece.

 

[swingline]

King of Kong was a great documentary, but, really, those ****ing dudes need to get a life.

Of course, I went out last night and talked a little with Greg Miller, with whom I used to work. The nerds were out in force to see one of their heroes. I declined to eat any hot wings.

I should add that Greg is a really nice guy.

 

[DanOregon]

They really need to do a part II of that doc - I'd love to learn more about the obsessives who were certain he cheated.