Billy Mitchell is the best at Donkey Kong again.
Mitchell reclaimed the throne at the International Video Game Hall of Fame’s inaugural event. He deposed the then-champion Hank Chien by 1,100 points. Mitchell racked up 1,062,800 in his quest for the throne.
Mitchell was part of the documentary “The King of Kong” that chronicles his feud with fellow “Kong” player Steve Wiebe. (If you’ve not seen the film, it’s one to add to your Netflix queue immediately!)
That wasn’t the only “Kong” Mitchell set a record playing.
Shortly after setting the new mark, Mitchell went after the ape’s lesser known son, racking up 1,270,900 in Donkey Kong, Jr. to claim that record, too. It took Mitchell 2 hours and 42 minutes to set the “Donkey Kong” mark and 3 hours and 58 minutes to top “Donkey Kong, Jr.”
Why go after both records? You could say Mitchell was just caught up in the moment.
“I remember a lot of celebration; hugs, kisses and a lot of hooting and hollering,” he said in a release. “Once that died down, I stood there looking at Donkey Kong Jr. and thought ‘there’s one more thing I have to take care of’.”
I went ahead and watched The King of Kong last night after reading this story… an interesting documentary. And I gotta say… by the time it’s over, Billy MItchell really seems to be quite a dick. =)
BOOOO! Did he cheat again? He’s such a jerk.