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.
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.
Steve Wiebe, international nice guy and star of the documentary “King of Kong”, doesn’t just sit around all day playing video games. He also writes and records albums.
Some unsportsmanlike tweets attributed to Billy Mitchell are 100 percent fake, says the Donkey Kong world record holder.
Steve Wiebe will be taking a crack at Billy Mitchell’s Donkey Kong world record during this year’s E3. To help him warm up, then, he just set a new Donkey Kong Jnr. world mark.
If you haven’t seen King of Kong, I won’t spoil it for you. Let’s just say that Steve Wiebe has a Donkey Kong record he’d like to claim. And at E3, he’s taking a crack.
If you saw this week’s King of Stampede, you might have wondered “Why the hell was Steve Wiebe getting a certified score on that game?” In this outtake, I asked, and he answered.
The thing about goals, they must be measurable, and they must be achievable. That’s how I justify going after some low hanging fruit — beating Steve Wiebe’s score on an Atari 2600 classic.