New Donkey Kong record set.

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http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/fun.games/07/17/donkey.kong.record.ap/index.html

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Record stood for 20 years
Finally last week, the Redmond resident broke an 879,200-point record set last year by a New York man, which edged past one set nearly 20 years ago by Billy Mitchell, a Florida man generally consider the Don of the Arcade Game. Mitchell's mark was 874,300.

Wiebe scored 947,200 points in the 22 levels of the game. He sent a videotape documenting his feat to Twin Galaxies, the definitive scorekeeping organization for gamers.

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MichaelD

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Um...hooray for him?

I mean, it's cool and all...I don't hold any World Records...but......um. Big deal?
 

rpc64

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There are actually still people competing for high scores in Donkey Kong?? That's just sad.....
 

royaldank

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I beat MTV's Mr. PacMac is going to have a busy summer trying to get his Donkey Kong score back. That guy was a winner.

EDIT: I still think the guy that beat Metroid Prime in under 2 hours is more impressive.
 

TheShiz

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Originally posted by: rpc64
There are actually still people competing for high scores in Donkey Kong?? That's just sad.....

it is a hobby, you probably do some things that others think are "sad." I think its cool people still play classic games, I play some for fun sometimes.
 

xboxist

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ugh... such negative responses. :confused: Get your sorry, pist-off asses back in bed or something, ya pricks.
 

rpc64

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Originally posted by: TheShiz
Originally posted by: rpc64
There are actually still people competing for high scores in Donkey Kong?? That's just sad.....

it is a hobby, you probably do some things that others think are "sad." I think its cool people still play classic games, I play some for fun sometimes.

Playing is fine, but seriously competing? Meh, to each his own.
 
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Originally posted by: xboxist
ugh... such negative responses. :confused: Get your sorry, pist-off asses back in bed or something, ya pricks.

its just my fan club letting me know they still love me.
 

BeauJangles

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Originally posted by: waylman
way to post a story we can all see at cnn. brilliant.

Only 427 posts and already an asshole; just what we need
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