Donkey Kong champ Billy Mitchell's high scores wiped after cheating evidence emerges
If you've seen the excellent video game documentary The King of Kong then you'll have heard of Billy Mitchell, the cocky long-time champion of Nintendo's arcade classic Donkey Kong.
The film chronicles the mid-2000s attempts of new challenger Steve Wiebe to finally best the Donkey Kong high score set years before by Mitchell. Wiebe is portrayed as the underdog to root for, Mitchell the self-assured pro.
To cut a long story short, Wiebe has his big shot - the first ever Donkey Kong score over a million points - ruled out after Mitchell throws doubt on Wiebe's claim. Mitchell then provides contentious video taped evidence of his own million point run, which arcade high score tracking company Twin Galaxies accepts instead.
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