DVD Review: ‘The King of Kong’

1 comment February 5th, 2008

This week’s column focuses on a fascinating bit of competition involving the classic video game Donkey Kong (it’s where that fellow Mario made his first appearance).

Here, like the say on the late-night talk shows, is a clip:

“It has heroes and villains, victory and defeat, joy and pathos. It’s funny, it’s sad and, believe it or not, it says something — maybe even something profound — about the human condition. And yes, it has plenty of scenes of guys playing Donkey Kong.”

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