Has any game has as much celluloid devoted to it as Donkey Kong? First we had Seth Gordon’s brilliant The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. Then we got the feature short Dr Kong about Hank Chien, the guy who unseated Steve Wiebe to become the new DK record holder. More »
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. More »
Wargames, the “classic” 1983 video game movie about hacking and the military, is getting a remake. In the director’s chair is Seth Gordon, the man behind documentary King of Kong. [Deadline]
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. More »
After Steve Wiebe reclaimed the world record high score in Donkey Kong in September, the Seattle teacher said there still was “room at the top” left for future challenges. He’ll try to beat his own mark in about two weeks. More »
I have yet to watch the movie The King of Kong, but mark my words, over the Christmas period I will check it out. In fact if one of my family or friends was to, perchance, read this post – buy this instead of that rubbish pair of socks you picked up in K-Mart. More »
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. More »
The notorious arcade champion Billy Mitchell was certified as the new world record holder in Donkey Kong Jr at his induction to the International Video Game Hall of Fame last month. But Mark Kiehl had already beaten his score. More »
Steve Wiebe, featured in the acclaimed documentary “The King of Kong”, has reclaimed the world record high score for Donkey Kong Jr. after briefly surrendering it to an Oklahoma man. More »
