Kotaku: King Of Kong

The World’s Best Donkey Kong Players Throw Down in The Kong Off

Evan Narcisse — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:40:00 EDT

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There's a Potential Donkey Kong Kill Screen, If You Wanna Watch

Owen Good — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 19:30:00 EDT

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The top two record-holders for Donkey Kong will try to topple the game's existing all-time high scores tomorrow in a record chase you may watch live. More »

Record Holder Says "I'm Playing Donkey Kong So I Can Get Laid"

Owen Good — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 07:00:00 EDT

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Hank Chien, the plastic surgeon who is the two-time (and current) world high score champion in Donkey Kong, is the subject of a documentary getting its second screening tomorrow. More »

Reigning King Of Kong Goes After Own Record

Owen Good — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 23:00:00 EST

After Steve Wiebe reclaimed the world record high score in Donkey Kong in September, the Seattle teacher said there still was "room at the top" left for future challenges. He'll try to beat his own mark in about two weeks. More »

Wiebe: Still Points Available In Race To Donkey Kong's Max Score

Owen Good — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 23:30:00 EST

The infamous "kill screen" sets a limit to the highest possible score in Donkey Kong. Steve Wiebe, who reclaimed the world's No. 1 in September, says the game still has about 100,000 points to go. More »

Technically, Billy Mitchell Never Set The Donkey Kong Jr. Record

Owen Good — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:30:00 EDT

The notorious arcade champion Billy Mitchell was certified as the new world record holder in Donkey Kong Jr. at his induction to the International Video Game Hall of Fame last month. But Mark Kiehl had already beaten his score. More »

Salute Your New King Of Kong

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:30:00 EST

Hit documentary "King of Kong" portrayed the real life battle between Billy Mitchell and Steve Wiebe over the world's highest Donkey Kong score. It's moot now, however, because a new challenger has beaten them both. More »

Wiebe Reclaims Donkey Kong Jr. World Record

Owen Good — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:20:00 EST

Steve Wiebe, featured in the acclaimed documentary "The King of Kong", has reclaimed the world record high score for Donkey Kong Jr. after briefly surrendering it to an Oklahoma man. More »

The King Of Kong Moonlights As The King Of Song

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:00:00 EST

Steve Wiebe, international nice guy and star of the documentary "King of Kong", doesn't just sit around all day playing video games. He also writes and records albums. More »

Billy Mitchell Denies and Denounces Taunting Tweets

Owen Good — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:00:00 EDT

Some unsportsmanlike tweets attributed to Billy Mitchell are 100 percent fake, says the Donkey Kong world record holder. More »

Steve Wiebe Gets A Donkey Kong World Record

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 06:00:00 EDT

Steve Wiebe will be taking a crack at Billy Mitchell's Donkey Kong world record during this year's E3. To help him warm up, then, he just set a new world mark in Donkey Kong Jnr. More »

King Of Kong Rematch Going Down At E3

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 04:30:00 EDT

If you haven't seen King of Kong, I won't spoil it for you. Let's just say that Steve Wiebe has a Donkey Kong record he'd like to claim. And at E3, he's taking a crack. More »

Steve Wiebe Explains His Stampede Score

Owen Good — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 12:00:00 EST

If you saw this week's King of Stampede, you might have wondered "Why the hell was Steve Wiebe getting a certified score on that game?" In this outtake, I asked, and he answered. More »

An Awesome Interview With Missile Command's Mr. Awesome

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:00:00 EDT

You can keep your "good v evil" motif from King of Kong, for me, the film's highlight was the appropriately-named Mr. Awesome (aka Roy Schildt). Becase, yes, he was/is awesome. As such, this interview with the man behind the legend - over at The -Minus World - is essential reading. Because if you don't read it, you'll miss stuff like this: More »

Billy Mitchell Manages to Make Himself Look Like an Even Bigger Ass

Brian Crecente — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:30:00 EDT

We've covered Donkey-Kong perfectionist documentary The King of Kong in painful detail, talking about Billy Mitchell's trash talking, the making of the movie More »

Double Fine's Scott C. To Autograph Alternate King of Kong Cover

fdemarco — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:20:50 EDT

The folks behind I am 8-Bit, the art show featuring works based on video games, is holding an event this Saturday in Alhambra, CA. On hand will be Double Fine Productions' art director Scott C. who will be personally be autographing prints of his alternate DVD cover for the documentary, King of Kong: Fist Full of Quarters. The print is a nice sized 18 x 24 inches and will sell for a paltry $20. It's a pretty cool piece and having the autograph of someone who worked on Psychonauts would be pretty freaking sweet. You can go get your signed copy of the dvd and or print at Gallery Nucleus, 210 East Main Street Alhambra, CA. The event will go from 7 - 11pm and will feature such exciting extras as free booze and a Donkey Kong high score tournament with prizes. More »

King of Kong Director Shooting Holiday Comedy (Oh Well)

Mark Wilson — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:20:00 EST

When King of Kong director Seth Gordon isn't talking about how badass a Paper Mario movie would be, he's off...doing other things. We're not exactly sure how we missed this, but Seth Gordon is taking a turn for the holiday comedies in his upcoming film Four Christmases, starring the AAA cast of Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon and Robert Duvall. The film is said to be in production now for a holiday 2008 release. More »

King of Kong Coming To DVD

fdemarco — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:00:00 EST

GoNintendo is reporting that King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters is heading for DVD. So, if you missed it in the theaters, now is your chance to see grown men acting like bratty children over who has the highest game score in the comfort of your own living room. The DVD, put out by New Line Cinema, will sell for $19.98 and will have an anamorphic widescreen transfer and commentary from director Seth Gordon and producer Ed Cunningham and a the obligatory extra features. Provided all goes as planned, the disc should be hitting shelves January 29, 2008. More »

Super Paper Mario, The Movie Idea

Mark Wilson — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:40:15 EDT

The highly talented King of Kong director Seth Gordon wants to make the Super Paper Mario movie. I mean, no one's asking him to make it, but he wants to make it. The guy is totally ready. Anytime.

I'd love, really love, to adapt Super Paper Mario into a movie, a movie that would constantly switch from 2D to 3D. In five years, 3D cinema is going to be really big...(KoK) was screened for Nintendo, but I haven't had the chance to speak to anyone over there about it. But I definitely want to have that conversation.

Please, please please...make something inspired by the game into a movie. But don't put Mario on the big screen again. Especially in the case of SPM, it's just not meant to be and my heart can't take it. Thoughts? More »

King of Kong in Theaters Today

Mark Wilson — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:40:10 EDT

We know that not everybody lives in NY, LA, Seattle or Austin, but if you do, we highly encourage attending opening day of the documentary King of Kong. We've talked about the documentary quite a bit already, and personally, I think it's quite important to support movies about video games that aren't directed by Uwe Boll or starring Milla Jovovich. More »

King of Kong Trash Talk

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:00:39 EDT

At the Florida Association of Mortgage Brokers (yes, I know), arcade champ Billy Mitchell posted the top Donkey Kong score. Previously, he lost it to unknown Steve Wiebe. But now that Mitchell has reclaimed his crown, what does Wiebe say?

I knew he wasn't going to take this lying down. And he knows I won't let him get the record and just go away quietly. So I'm going to start firing up the game again... So like I said, the saga continues. I know I can get a higher score than what he posted, and I plan on putting it to a level where he can't break it.

Take THAT!! Wiebe even offered Mitchell a chance to go head-to-head on the machines. We wait with bated breath. More »

King of Kong Speaks

Kim Phu — Wed, 30 May 2007 14:40:00 EDT

The King of Kong documentary has been making the rounds this year in various film festivals around the US and now there is a controversy over how one of the movie's "characters" was portrayed. In the movie, two men (Billy Mitchell and Steve Weibe) are trying to be crowned the King of Donkey Kong. Mitchell has held the title of the highest score in Donkey Kong up until recently, when Weibe and a documentary crew set out to challenge it. More »