If you saw the documentary KING OF KONG…
April 30th, 2009 at 10:19am Will Pfeifer
… then this bit of news might be interesting to you: On April 24, Steve Wiebe, the hero of that movie, has set a new record on Donkey Kong Jr. From the official Twin Galaxies Web site:
The new World Record mark was accomplished on March 14 and verified by Twin Galaxies Chief Referee David Nelson. Steve’s new World Record mark of 1,139,800 points takes the Donkey Kong Junior crown from fellow Washington state native Ike Hall, who was crowned the DKJ World Champ in August 2008 with a score of 1,033,000, taking the crown that Billy Mitchell had held on the game since 1985.
Way to go, Steve!
And if you haven’t seen KING OF KONG, you really should. Here’s the trailer:
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1. Bryan Young | April 30th, 2009 at 10:59 am
King of Kong was a really well done movie. Hell, Billy Mitchel threw a fit when he saw the final product. Made a modern gamer feel nostalgic and you learn some stuff bout arcade games in the process. One of my favorite movies. Glad to see its getting some attention.
Just to let you know, Steve is warming up for the real showdown. He will be going for another attempt to take back his record from Billy for Donkey Kong at this years E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo). Looking foreword to it. Considering the bad blood between Billy Mitchel and Steve Weibe it should be good to watch. Dont know what I am talking bout with bad blood? Seriously, go get this movie.
2. grasshopper | June 10th, 2009 at 7:32 pm
I would love to get paid 10k for all the time i’ve spent practicing video games… btw Donkey Kong is second only to Asteroids
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