Steve Wiebe to play Donkey Kong at E3 News
Retro News by Tom Bramwell
Steve Wiebe, one of the stars of The King of Kong film, will once again attempt to beat the Donkey Kong arcade machine high score at E3.
For those who haven't seen King of Kong, it charts Wiebe's attempts to record the best Donkey Kong score of all time and overtake the Twin Galaxies retro scene champion Billy Mitchell, who is portrayed as a bit of a cock.
Wiebe's latest attempt will take place on the first day of E3, 2nd June, and be broadcast live in the US on G4 TV according to 1UP.
Wiebe and Mitchell are the only two people to have reached the Donkey Kong "kill screen" in live play (thrice each), but since the film came out Wiebe has been unable to match Mitchell's record of 1,050,200 points - coming closest in a public attempt at the E for All Expo last October.
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Buenos_Estente
03/04/09 @ 09:00
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Poor old Billy Mitchell, Sure he arrived on the scene abusing Jamie, But following his relationships with little Mo and Honey things really havent gone well for him and we have seen his softer side.....didnt know he was a kong addict, they obviously dont have a machine on the square.
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SlackMaster
03/04/09 @ 09:38
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Hope Steve can do it. I really disliked that Chuck Norris wannabe Billy. Taking about how successful he was then running way with his tail between his legs when he was challenged in public.
I think Twin Galaxy's didn't come across as very fair or impartial, until possibly the very end of the documentary.
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the_inchworm
03/04/09 @ 11:02
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King of Kong was a top film. Can't help feeling it overplayed the villainy of Billy Mitchell somewhat. Both players are pretty epically skilled.
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The movie was great but a bit unfair. It depicted Billy as a cheater and a coward. Cheater because the VHS tape looked suspicious and a coward because he didn't dare to play in public against Steve. But what the film doesn't mention is that Billy has actually taken the world record IN PUBLIC since. I guess he wasn't a cheater or a coward after all.
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