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Donkey Kong Champion Sets Another Record

1,127,700 had replaced 1,110,100 as Donkey Kong champion Hank Chien’s newest high score, adding more proof to the idea that the dude simply can’t be stopped.


Donkey Kong’s King Extends His Reign With New World Record High Score

1,110,100 points. That’s the new Donkey Kong high score, and it was set by the guy who’s dominated Nintendo’s arcade classic for two years straight. And he could’ve gone even higher.


There’s A Potential Donkey Kong Kill Screen, If You Wanna Watch

The top two record-holders for Donkey Kong will try to topple the game’s existing all-time high scores tomorrow in a record chase you may watch live.


Record Holder Says ‘I’m Playing Donkey Kong So I Can Get Laid’

Hank Chien, the plastic surgeon who is the two-time (and current) world high score champion in Donkey Kong, is the subject of a documentary getting its second screening tomorrow.


Wiebe: Still Points Available In Race To Donkey Kong’s Max Score

The infamous “kill screen” sets a limit to the highest possible score in Donkey Kong. Steve Wiebe, who reclaimed the world’s No. 1 in September, says the game still has about 100,000 points to go.


Billy Mitchell Again Is Champion Of Donkey Kong — And Jr. Too

On the day he was to be enshrined with the inaugural class of the International Video Game Hall of Fame, Billy Mitchell was once again certified as the world record holder in Donkey Kong – and also Donkey Kong Jr.


New Kong King’s Record Chase Almost Dethroned His Toilet

The newly minted world record holder in Donkey Kong didn’t have a lot of space in his high-rise apartment. So when he brought home an arcade cabinet, one of three things had to go: sofa, fridge or commode.


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