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May 24, 2017

“The King Of Kong” Being Adapted Into Stage Musical

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The King of Kong, the famous 2007 documentary about the struggle between pompous Billy Mitchell and underdog Steve Wiebe over who could possess the world record for highest score on Donkey Kong, is now being adapted into a musical. Seth Gordon (who directed King of Kong and also just brought us the badly-reviewed Baywatch movie) is working on the play.

January 10, 2016

New Donkey Kong World Record Set

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The sun rose on a new King of Kong this morning: Wes Copeland, and I bet he feels grateful.

September 20, 2015

The Reigning King Of Kong Keeps Changing Every Hour

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Quick — name the current serving King of Kong. If you thought of Billy Mitchell or Steve Wiebe, get with the times — those guys are ancient history. The world record in Donkey Kong continues to be smashed by new challengers, and this weekend, it was broken twice.