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Former Pac-Man Champ Billy Mitchell Can Now Sue World Record Leaderboard Group
Billy Mitchell, a pro gamer best known for making the numbers on an arcade machine get really big, is going to court. As spotted by Axios’ Stephen Totilo, a U.S. appeals court gave the green light yesterday for Mitchell to proceed with a defamation suit against Twin Galaxies, the popular gaming leaderboard site.
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The Disputed Donkey Kong High Score Record Goes To Court
You may remember the great Donkey Kong controversy of 2018, which stripped divisive arcade gamer Billy Mitchell of a years-long reign as Donkey King, of Guinness World records, and of his name from the leaderboards. Now, as Ars Technica first reported, Mitchell has filed a defamation suit against the gaming organisation Twin Galaxies, the highest…
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After Donkey Kong Controversy, Guinness Removes All Of Billy Mitchell’s Records
Guinness World Records will remove Billy Mitchell’s Donkey Kong scores, as well as his records for Pac-Man, from their database following Mitchell’s disqualification from the Twin Galaxies leaderboards yesterday.
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Former World Record Donkey Kong Score Now In Dispute
Billy Mitchell at the Pac-Man 35th Birthday Celebration, May 22, 2015, in Schaumburg, Ill. Photo: Barry Brecheisen/Invision/AP A prominent Donkey Kong forum has removed some scores supposedly earned by legendary arcade game player Billy Mitchell after evidence that there was possible foul play. Mitchell’s scores, which had set world records in Donkey Kong and Donkey…