Author Topic: Billy Mitchell Reclaims High Scores for Donkey Kong & Donkey Kong Jr. (Read 10867 times)

David · « **on:** August 09, 2010, 01:58:33 AM »

It appears that the battle for the "King of Kong" continues to rage: Billy Mitchell now holds the high score for both arcade Kongs. On August 7, 2010 at Boomers-Grand Prix Arcade in Florida, Mitchell set record scores of 1,062,800 on Donkey Kong and 1,270,900 on Donkey Kong Junior. How long before Steve Wiebe attempts to retake the crown is anyone's guess.

Source: Twin Galaxies

Lizard Dude · « **Reply #1 on:** August 09, 2010, 01:08:19 PM »

Note: it wasn't Wiebe's record he broke here. Hank Chien was the record-holder.

David · « **Reply #2 on:** August 09, 2010, 07:45:53 PM »

Quote from: Lizard Dude on August 09, 2010, 01:08:19 PM

Note: it wasn't Wiebe's record he broke here. Hank Chien was the record-holder.

True.

I'm still waiting for Wiebe to attempt to regain the crown, regardless.

Ninjap00 · « **Reply #3 on:** August 10, 2010, 11:49:32 AM »

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Why, Billy Mitchell? Why do you do it? Why keep playing? Do you believe you're playing for something? For more than your hatred of losing? Can you tell me what it is? Do you even know? Is it fame? Or wealth? Perhaps power? Yes? No? Could it be for entertainment? Illusions, Billy Mitchell. Vagaries of perception. The temporary constructs of a feeble human intellect trying desperately to justify an existence that is without meaning or purpose. And all of them as artificial as Donkey Kong itself, although only a human mind could invent something as insipid as entertainment.

You must be able to see it, Billy Mitchell. You must know it by now. You can't win. It's pointless to keep playing. Why, Billy Mitchell? Why? Why do you persist?

Turtlekid1 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 10, 2010, 12:31:15 PM »

I lost.

Chupperson Weird · « **Reply #5 on:** August 10, 2010, 12:32:51 PM »

At Donkey Kong?

Turtlekid1 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 10, 2010, 03:37:28 PM »

Repeatedly - but that's not what I'm referring to here.

Lizard Dude · « **Reply #7 on:** September 20, 2010, 08:40:25 PM »

Steve Wiebe has just regained the world's high score with 1,064,500. The King is dead! Long live the King!

PaperLuigi · « **Reply #8 on:** September 21, 2010, 09:30:04 AM »

Steve's tenacity can't be matched. This is awesome.