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A middle-school science teacher and a hot sauce mogul vie for the Guinness World Record on the arcade classic, Donkey Kong in The King Of Kong.

In 1982, Life Magazine assembled the worlds greatest gamers for a photo shoot that would become the center spread of their 1982 Year-In-Photos edition. Billy Mitchell, who would later be named the Gamer of the Century, was one of the invitees.

Mitchell, the World Record holder on Centipede, had been tracking the score on Donkey Kong, and knew he could take that title as well. In front of the 20 best gamers in the world, Billy scored 874,300 points, a record many thought would never be broken.

In 2003, 35 year old family man Steve Wiebe, after losing his job at Boeing, found solace in Donkey Kong. Steve stumbled upon Billy Mitchells record online, and set out to break it. He began perfecting his game every night after his wife and kids went to bed, and not only surpassed Billys record, but ended up with a thought-to-be-impossible 1,000,000 points.

A tidal wave of media coverage followed, and Steve Wiebe quickly became a celebrity in his hometown of Seattle, WA. He also rediscovered his love for teaching, and regained the respect of all who once doubted him. Meanwhile, back in Hollywood, FL, Billy Mitchell hatched a plan to reclaim his fallen Donkey Kong record...

Customer Reviews

 

Customer rating on The King Of Kong: 5 out of 5 stars

Average rating (13 reviews)

Customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars Great docu-film for classic gaming fans

JayFirestorm | 06/01/2010 | See all JayFirestorm's reviews (24) »

Customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars Fantastic

alcofribas | 12/10/2009 | See all alcofribas' reviews (4) »

One of my favourite films. Hilarious and gripping. Don't let the subject matter put you off, you don't have to be a geek to love it. I've recommended it to loads of people, both male and female, and they've all loved it.

Customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars The King Of Documentaries

andybmoviefan | 16/04/2009 | See all andybmoviefan's reviews (4) »

This is a must buy movie for any fan of documentaries, arcade games, good vs evil, underdog stories, comedy, tension or movies in general. Whether or not you fall into one of these categories this is definately a must have for any collection, or a great start to a new collection; whether you like documentaries or not. Its funny, gripping and captivates you like no other film i've seen recently.
An easy 10/10

Technical Details

 

Steve Wiebe, Billy Mitchell, Walter Day, Mark Alpiger, Greg Bond, Craig Glenday, Brian Kuh, Robert Mruczek, Todd Rogers, Steve Sanders, Doris Self, Roy Shildt & Roy Shildt

Seth Gordon

PG

2007

Widescreen

English - Dolby Digital (5.1)

Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.

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