<![CDATA[Kotaku: The OC]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: The OC]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/the oc http://kotaku.com/tag/the oc <![CDATA[ King of Kong Speaks ]]>
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.

Just from looking at the trailer, it's pretty easy to tell who the director thinks the real hero (come on, one possibly works at a fast-food restaurant and the other is a science teacher). Mitchell hasn't even seen the movie, knows that he has been casted the villain from reading the reviews and press. Now he is speaking out in an article by MTV along with friends and colleagues who have come out to clear the air. According to Twin Galaxies' top scorekeeper, Walter Day:

When I saw the film, I was very upset. I saw the dynamics of stress between Billy and Steve and all those other people. At first I was mad at the players, mad at me and mad at everyone. Then I went away and sent [the filmmakers] an e-mail and said, 'Look, you got the plot all wrong.'

Tales of tweaked arcade circuit boards, skewed storylines, and made-up plots are just the tip of the iceberg in this video game drama. It's definitely a fun read for anyone missing "The OC".

Ex-'Donkey Kong' Champ Finally Speaks After Getting Bruised By New Doc [MTV Movie News]

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Kotaku-264410 Wed, 30 May 2007 12:40:00 MDT Kim Phu http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=264410&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ E306: Gameloft's The OC Mobile Game ]]>

It's more than a little embarassing to admit this, because we're not twelve and we don't watch The OC, but we sort of kind of liked playing Gameloft's demo of their OC mobile game at their booth this morning. You can play as one of the four main characters or as a new character you create, and your goal is to make yourself the most popular teenager in Newport Beach. We played for a few minutes as Ryan, in his room and in the Cohen's Kitchen, and were amused to discover that choosing to read a comic book improves your attitude but reduces your coolness. So really The OC game is just like real life high school—except of course that unlike our pixelized hero, most of you reading this never had the nerve to talk to girls back then, let alone make out with any.

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Kotaku-173207 Thu, 11 May 2006 14:25:11 MDT kotaku.com http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=173207&view=rss&microfeed=true