@KesMonkey: Wow, this is a toughie. I could easily belittle the "record" that this man holds, because it really is quite trivial, but then I'd be putting down my own hobbie. But I guess the thing is I don't take it quite that seriously. Also, it is pretty obvious to see that the guy is a douche to at least some degree. Is he as bad as "The King of Kong" makes him out to be? Well, that's obviously debatable.
@Theoutlet: True, it could be debated all day. But he is the first guy ever to obtain a perfect score in Pacman, and nobody can ever take that away from him. I'm not suggesting we kneel at his feet and worship him, just show him some respect. :)
My god. People are so easily manipulated by a movie. Next they're really end up thinking the Americans alone saved the day in Black Hawk Down and the world was really invaded by tripods.
Are you trying to tell me that the Americans weren't the only ones fighting in WW2? I thought they solo-landed at normandy and just took that ____ with their manliness.
Can anyone believe anything this guy says? Now, I'm not saying it was him, but it wouldn't be that far of a stretch for him I'm sure.
If it was an impostor, still not cool. I can't imagine how anybody could ever take issue with Steve. He's always been a great sport, in the face of some serious bullshit from Billy, and he's just an all around nice guy. What's the deal?
@Dejanus: I'm not really comfortable on making that judgment on the back of a film whose agenda it was to bash him! It's really easy to make someone look like an arse by selective editing and creative prompting.
@Pombar: You guys are countering one extreme with another. No, Billy is not as evil and ice-hearted as the movie makes him out to be, snippets were made, but he is a jerk. Not an evil jerk, but a jerk nonetheless; some things just don't need editing. Steve Wiebe himself has said that Billy likes to fabricate stories, I remember they were having some issue about a Donkey Kong game at Comicon a year or two back that Steve said Billy twisted the truth about (they both had pretty different recollections about what went down).
And you know this Twitter stuff was bogus because Billy doesn't really acknowledge Steve as a heated rival or anything, so he wouldn't insult him like that.
@ShaSt One: I'm not saying he's not a jerk, I'm saying it's unfair to judge based on the back of that one film who were trying to make him look like bastard. I don't have an opinion of him, since I frankly don't know the guy.
@Pombar: a subculture? Sorry to burst our bubble, but gaming is anything but a subculture anymore. It is mainstream my man. If it is a subculture.. this is the most profitable subculture corporations have had since the punk scene.
@topogigio: Subculture doesn't imply that it's anti-mainstream, inaccessible, underground, out-of-the-public-eye or even particularly exclusive. It just means a micro-culture within a main culture. The culture of hobby gaming (that's pretty much us) is within modern Western culture, so it's a subculture.
There's no punk cred involved in the word 'subculture', and it's not about how much money it does or doesn't make.
Regardless of what high scores Mr. Wiebe has to his name, there's one thing that he does not and will never have - Billy Mitchell's finely groomed mane...and killer collection of patriotic neck-ties. Two. Two things.
I think people need to lay off billy, reality televison or reality movies (wouldnt call this a documentary) has a way of maaking charcters out of people using editing and other tactics. Is billy a douche maybe, but that judgement cant be made just buy watching a movie.
@misterx231: He knew what the movie was doing, as far as villifying him, and he embraced it for the purposes of self-promotion. Smart business move? Perhaps. Very used care salesman, and it does make him a true douche.
@DimensionWarped: Have you seen King of Kong? It's really is a great documentary, and it does an excellent job of getting the viewers to care about the competition. I think that's where most commenters are coming from.
@DimensionWarped: Apparently plenty of people 'give a fuck', just not you.
One day you may learn that your opinion on everything is not shared by everyone else. It just sounds like that day and lesson may come at the hands of a man much larger than you, while he's warping your dimensions with his fists.
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After learning he's not a douche at least.
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I didn't know what it was behind me, but damn was it scary.
It was slowly creeping up on me, when I could see it's red eyes, I saw that it was no a lone.
THEY POUNCED! Attempting to attack me, I could only scream in terror at my ensuing fate.
Then, as if a act of god, a many came out, with nothing but a coin and a joystick, and warded off the vicious beast.
The man then helped me up, and asked me "Are you OK?"
I said yes, and asked for his name, and this is what he told me...
"Me, I'm no one important, just your friendly neighborhood Billy Mitchell."
So yeah he's a pretty cool guy.
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Are you trying to tell me that the Americans weren't the only ones fighting in WW2? I thought they solo-landed at normandy and just took that ____ with their manliness.
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Mitchell and his posse from KoK should apply for parts as a zombie horde in L4D2.
That game needs a little more drama.
Survivor 1: I shot you, Billy.
Billy Mitchell: No you didn't. Missed me. Walter, can you confirm this?
Walter Day: Yeah, you missed him. I reviewed the tape.
Survivor 1: But he's bleeding...
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If it was an impostor, still not cool. I can't imagine how anybody could ever take issue with Steve. He's always been a great sport, in the face of some serious bullshit from Billy, and he's just an all around nice guy. What's the deal?
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Did you SEE the film, the man is an ass, no two ways about it.
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And you know this Twitter stuff was bogus because Billy doesn't really acknowledge Steve as a heated rival or anything, so he wouldn't insult him like that.
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There's no punk cred involved in the word 'subculture', and it's not about how much money it does or doesn't make.
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And his own personal brand of hot sauce, so I guess that makes three things.
Wiebe's still awesome, though.
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he gets my vote for biggest douche of the universe.
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When one accepts douchery, does a douche make.
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One day you may learn that your opinion on everything is not shared by everyone else. It just sounds like that day and lesson may come at the hands of a man much larger than you, while he's warping your dimensions with his fists.
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Meh to this man. Meh.
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