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Steve Wiebe to Attempt Reclaiming Donkey Kong Crown at E3
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 5:30 pm
by tomvek
Steve Wiebe, the Donkey Kong player made famous in the film The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, will be making another attempt at reclaiming his top score record on June 2. But this time it will be nationally televised, live on G4 from this year's E3. Twin Galaxies, also from the movie, will be at the event to provide both the Donkey Kong arcade unit and to record Wiebe's score.
The 2007 documentary made the soft-spoken Wiebe popular as the proverbial David to Billy Mitchell's Goliath (which is arguably inaccurate). He was the first Donkey Kong player to break a million points in the game, but ultimately he was outscored by Mitchell at the end of the movie. Since then, he's tried four more times to break Mitchell's score but has not yet succeeded. In the most recent try, he hit a million points for the second time recorded in public, but didn't quite match Mitchell's high score. Be sure to check out King of Kong if you haven't already, so you're familiar with the history before you cheer Wiebe in a few months.
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3173543I really hope Steve can do it and defeat the evil..........
Re: Steve Wiebe to Attempt Reclaiming Donkey Kong Crown at E3
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 5:31 pm
by abcd
I've been meaning to watch that film....
Where is the cheapest place to get it?
Re: Steve Wiebe to Attempt Reclaiming Donkey Kong Crown at E3
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 5:33 pm
by tomvek
abcd wrote:I've been meaning to watch that film....
Where is the cheapest place to get it?
Play.com for
£3.99It really is a great doc.
Re: Steve Wiebe to Attempt Reclaiming Donkey Kong Crown at E3
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 5:33 pm
by Monkey Man
abcd wrote:I've been meaning to watch that film....
Where is the cheapest place to get it?
I don't know if it's the cheapest but it's £3.99 at play.com -
http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/5314185/ ... oduct.html
Re: Steve Wiebe to Attempt Reclaiming Donkey Kong Crown at E3
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 5:35 pm
by chalkitdown
I hope he beats him.
I wonder if Mitchell's underling from the movie will be there to try and strawberry float things up for him?
Re: Steve Wiebe to Attempt Reclaiming Donkey Kong Crown at E3
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 5:46 pm
by Garth
Nice! I hope he beats the record
Re: Steve Wiebe to Attempt Reclaiming Donkey Kong Crown at E3
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 5:47 pm
by more heat than light
Come on Wiebe!
Re: Steve Wiebe to Attempt Reclaiming Donkey Kong Crown at E3
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 7:04 pm
by T9Flake
I looked the pic of Billy and for some reason it reminded me of Drax from Moonraker
Re: Steve Wiebe to Attempt Reclaiming Donkey Kong Crown at E3
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 7:14 pm
by Dante
GO STEVE!
Re: Steve Wiebe to Attempt Reclaiming Donkey Kong Crown at E3
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 7:23 pm
by Harry Bizzle
Too. Much. Time.
Re: Steve Wiebe to Attempt Reclaiming Donkey Kong Crown at E3
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 7:35 pm
by coldspice
tomvek wrote:He was the first Donkey Kong player to break a million points in the game, but ultimately he was outscored by Mitchell at the end of the movie.
I thought Wiebe actually beat the score after the credits on King of Kong? I know Mitchell beat it again since then.
Anyway, I hope he can do it, some of Mitchell's 'tactics in the film we're very underhanded, and he came acroos really badly.
And that little weasel who basically worshipped Billy annoyed me so much.
Play up Steve Wiebe, Steve Wiebe Pirates!
Re: Steve Wiebe to Attempt Reclaiming Donkey Kong Crown at E3
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 8:58 pm
by abcd
Thanks for the play link.
DVD ordered.
Re: Steve Wiebe to Attempt Reclaiming Donkey Kong Crown at E3
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:31 pm
by Ginga
Awesome, awesome film. I saw it years ago and watched again recently on Netflix.
Really hope Wiebe pulls it off
o/
Re: Steve Wiebe to Attempt Reclaiming Donkey Kong Crown at E3
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:06 pm
by Yreval
King of Kong isn't a bad watch at all, although I recommend that anyone who's seen it read
this as well.
Anyway, good luck Steve.
Re: Steve Wiebe to Attempt Reclaiming Donkey Kong Crown at E3
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 12:18 am
by Tanuki
Go Wiebe!
King of Kong was a great watch.
Re: Steve Wiebe to Attempt Reclaiming Donkey Kong Crown at E3
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 5:14 am
by Shadow
Go Wiebe!
I reckon he'll bottle it though.
Re: Steve Wiebe to Attempt Reclaiming Donkey Kong Crown at E3
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 10:24 am
by GlassjAw
Come on Steve lad!
And i payed 20 quid for mine
Shizzle.
Re: Steve Wiebe to Attempt Reclaiming Donkey Kong Crown at E3
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:44 pm
by Sarge
Steve Wiebe sets new Donkey Kong Jr. recordSteve Wiebe has set a new Donkey Kong Jr. record, according to Twin Galaxies.
The King of Kong star surpassed Ike Hall’s previous score of 1,033,000 with a massive 1,139,800.
Loads of patience there we reckon.
Attendees at E3 this year can watch Wiebe try for the fourth time to break Billy Mitchell’s Donkey Kong record on June 2. Via Joystiq.
http://www.vg247.com/2009/04/28/steve-w ... jr-record/
Re: Steve Wiebe to Attempt Reclaiming Donkey Kong Crown at E3
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:49 pm
by Hero of Canton
COME ON STEVE!
Re: Steve Wiebe to Attempt Reclaiming Donkey Kong Crown at E3
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:59 pm
by tomvek
Great news!
It's a good way to go into E3 by taking the DK Jr record now before attempting to beat Billy's DK record in June. Hopefully he can do it as he really does seem like a down to earth and nice guy while Billy Mitchell comes across like Satan himself.