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| Steve Wiebe and Family |
Congratulations to Steve Wiebe for once again
reclaiming his Donkey Kong world record from the dastardly hot sauce guy Billy Mitchell. Twin Galaxies, the official score keepers for all things old, electronic, and geeky,
announced today that Wiebe is once again the best Donkey Konger in the world.
For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about (which, honestly, is probably a fair number), Wiebe and his nemisis Mitchell were the subjects of a 2007 documentary called "
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters ," which focused on Wiebe's uphill battle for vindication in the surprisingly seedy world of classic arcade video game record-breaking. Sounds kind of weak, I know. But the film's actually one of the better documentaries of the past few years, a classic underdog scenario revolving around what I can only describe as one of the best gamer role models out there.
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| The nefarious Billy Mitchell |
Nicely done, Steve. Way to bring the title back to the Pacific Northwest where it belongs.
