On Wednesday we told you that Steve Wiebe, noted Donkey Kong competitor and star of the 2007 documentary The King of Kong, was going to attempt to set the Donkey Kong World Record at Microsoft’s MIX08 event tonight in Las Vegas, with referee Walter Day in attendance. Many readers have commented and e-mailed me asking if Wiebe was able to defeat champion Billy Mitchell’s score of 1,050,200 points. A few minutes ago we received the following unsolicited e-mail:
“Steve scored approx. 929,000 and reached the kill screen I believe… Great effort… Thanks, Billy Mitchell”
That’s right, THAT Billy Mitchell e-mailed us to brag that he is still the record holder. I’m sure anyone who has seen the fantastic documentary has something to say about this…
March 6th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
To me, this is better than a comment from Jesus.
March 6th, 2008 at 10:49 pm
What a character. It’s easy to hold a record if you cheated to get it.
March 6th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
Billy Mitchell is a skinny, silk shirt wearing douchebag and his hot sauce sucks. Cut your hair you 145 pound girl. Your a joke.
March 6th, 2008 at 10:57 pm
They should do another doco about Billy Mitcell:
The King of Douche
March 6th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
It must really put your life in perspective when you’re holding on to the fame of being the best at a video game that was released almost thirty years ago. In twenty-seven years you would think someone with so much “drive” would take up marathon running or motivational speaking. But I guess if you did that you would have to learn a little humility, or lose your dignity and be documented as a Class-A asshole.
March 6th, 2008 at 11:05 pm
I agree next doc…..
The King Of Dong:
The Billy Mitchell Story
March 6th, 2008 at 11:14 pm
i saw this movie a few weeks ago.
all i can say is billy mitchell is a douche.
March 7th, 2008 at 12:25 am
Billy, I hope you die in a house fire.
March 7th, 2008 at 12:32 am
Holy shit. The return of redandjonny. Welcome back. Stunning comment.
March 7th, 2008 at 12:54 am
Yeah RedandJonny, where have you guys been?
March 7th, 2008 at 1:03 am
I remember watching the MTV special True Life where they followed around Billy Mitchell, among others, and all I could think was how much of douche this guy was. Its like he thinks he was destined to be a gaming god or something. Watching King of Kong brought it all back to me, I just really wish Wiebe could pwn him and knock him off his highhorse a bit.
March 7th, 2008 at 3:48 am
“Billy, I hope you die in a house fire.”
lol, perfect.
March 7th, 2008 at 4:41 am
Why the murderous hate towards Billy Mitchell? Did he beat your Donkey Kong score or something?
March 7th, 2008 at 5:04 am
Hi Pete… Sup Hunter. Nice to be back. :)
March 7th, 2008 at 5:26 am
@ Dexton.
This is war times…and I’m in camp Weibe . Its black or white you’re either with us… or with the douche.
March 7th, 2008 at 6:28 am
Billy left a comment on the original post, too..
Btw, why so hateful? Give the man a break! Steve will win again anyway someday.
March 7th, 2008 at 6:54 am
Sigh… if anyone thinks Mitchell actually cheated to keep his high score, you need to read this:
http://www.twingalaxies.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=86&sid=8a76bbb597b6c43b599f1f33b128ae4e
Documentaries are normally a bit skewed to reflect the filmmaker’s perspective, but this one is REALLY slanted. Still an amazingly entertaining film, but don’t get suckered into thinking it’s fact.
March 7th, 2008 at 7:04 am
If you actually take the time to look at twin galaxies website and read what they have to say about the doc, you know that it misrepresents so much. Mitchell’s suspiscious score was taken down two days after that event, and Steve Weibe was the record holder for about two years. It also misrepresented Billy Mitchell, quoting him out of context and showing him doing things he never did, such as avoiding Weibe in florida. Mitchell doesn’t brag in that email, he actually commends Weibe’s effort! What else do you expect from the man? You want him to just give up his title because a documentary that misrepresents so much makes you sympathize with the other guy? Come on.
Heres the link to their response if you want to educate yourselves:
http://www.twingalaxies.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=86&sid=dcd57606f0f6b8a35b47ee6e127cf622
March 7th, 2008 at 7:30 am
Naaah man Mitchell is not a douche, the documentary makes you think he is but no.. thats just editing work.
March 7th, 2008 at 7:57 am
Billy Mitchell is my hero.
I’m not alone.
For a start he always has a plan.
Secondly you hold the WORLD record in ANYTHING for 20 years you the man.
Thirdly, after the release of KoK, Billy got back the world record in a LIVE game.
Don’t Get Chumpified.
Billy Mitchell>you.
PS: I do not know Billy, nor do I know anyone related to Weibe, Twin Galaxies or your mother, but I bet that if Billy new your mother, you’d have to call him your DADDY!
March 7th, 2008 at 8:01 am
okay - I meant KNEW not NEW.
Billy Mitchell’s Mullet > You.
Billy Mitchell for President ‘08.
He don’t need no stinkin’ running mate.
He’s Billy Mitchell.
March 7th, 2008 at 8:27 am
Grow a pair of balls, Billy.
March 7th, 2008 at 8:33 am
The Billy hate is the funniest shit on this site since Sexman.
March 7th, 2008 at 9:32 am
You have to look at it both ways. Billy Mitchell is known for his Donkey Kong score and that’s what he’ll be remembered for. And the fact that someone who hasn’t been involved with the game but for the past 4 or so years is trying to take your name is probably pretty disheartening. But on the other hand Steve Weibe is the underdog who just wants to succeed at something and doesn’t have any malice in doing so.
I personally couldn’t sit on a stool for 4 hours listening to that inane bleeping sound only to come up short. That to me is a personality scrubber.
March 7th, 2008 at 11:30 am
How long until we taste the flowing ‘do of Lil’ Billy? It is going to happen people. King of Kong: The Next Generation (Same Hair)
March 7th, 2008 at 11:56 am
I believe that Steve is still the “live” record holder of Donkey Kong. Billy exposed himself as a Douchebag-Fraud, when his cronies disqualified Steve’s videotaped Dk score, and then submitted his taped score as the record. He’s a punk.
March 7th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Everyone discuss….
IS BILLY MITCHELL THE DANIEL PLAINVIEW OF DONKEY KONG?
March 7th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
I wouldn’t exactly hold “King of Kong” to its truthfulness. As a filmmaker, I know the power of editing. I know how anyone can
be made into a jerk, and granted I disliked Billy very much in
the movie, he is a person, not a character. I don’t think he’s seen
the movie but I believe he could tell you what happens in the movie because of the negitivity pointed at Mitchell.
Its good to keep an open mind while watching King of Kong. It is the best documentary this year! I loved it! It was an excellent underdog story ,but I would also look at the twin galaxies link above if your wanting to see another viewpoint of what happend.
March 7th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
I do believe Mitchell should stay far away from all things King of Kong till the movie’s visiblity has gone a bit.
March 7th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
If you watch all of the bonus stuff and interviews on the DVD, you do get a much more 3 dimensional view of Billy Mitchell and what all went down. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie and (obviously) rooted for Steve all the way, but the thing about Billy is that I have known guys just like that in my life, and it made me feel a little sorry for him. He is the Daniel Plainview of Donkey Kong in the “I have a competition in me” sort of way. But every competitor is the Daniel Plainview of their sport. Or they better fuckin’ be. I actually thought Walter Day was more interesting then either of them or the competition.
March 7th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
Billy, I challenge you to a game of Halo 3. I will completely own you. Then you can go back and play a 30 year old game you douche. The invitation is open.
March 7th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
@ Robert,
Yeah. I agree with you. I’m not in the “Billy Mitchell is a complete turd and a disgrace to humanity” camp either. What he accomplished on Pac Man and Donkey Kong is still pretty incredible, and so what, the dude is proud of his records. If I was flown to Japan to receive a trophy by the game’s creator, I think a little ego is called for.
He’s sort of like Plainview in that he’s such a hard-ass, but his competition and confidence is intriguing and infectious. But yeah, he’s definitely been over-vilified I feel, sort of like how Plainview has. He has a competition inside him, hah, and his “World Record Headquarters” line is nearly as good as TWBB’s Milkshake one.
Billy Mitchell reads Slashfilm, another plus.
March 7th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
I too had to go read more on Billy after I watched the movie, because I wasn’t convinced they were telling the whole truth. So I went out to the links on Twin Galaxies that tell “the real story”. I read that Billy was misrepresented in the movie and that he is a good guy and yada yada yada, but I don’t believe all of that either because Billy has been a long time staff member of Twin Galaxies….of course they are going to back him up. Personally, in the end I still feel Billy Mitchell is a douchebag
March 7th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
theres alot of people saying the editing made billy look bad, did they miss the scene where billy passed Steve midgame & loudly/rudely said “theres some people I just don’t wanna be around” for no reason at all?
That pretty much sums up his chicken shit punk ass.
March 7th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
Or how bout the fact he compared himself to the
abortion issue? He is a world class, forget the olympics go pro douche.
@Hunter..
If BM is Plainview…His line would be…
“I Drink your Douche bag!”
March 7th, 2008 at 5:30 pm
@ R&J
Ugh. Thanks for that image. Especially taking BM’s beard into consideration.
Ugh!
Yeah, Billy Mitchell is def a friggin’ huge jerk in the movie, in case it sounds like I was in his fan club earlier. However, I hear his hot sauce is right tasty.
Again: UGH!
March 7th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
I wouldnt insult plainview with such a comparison, if they got anything in common its distaste for their competitors, but while plainview raged against big corporation, mitchell raged against & disrespected an honest/decent family man.
March 8th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
I started a Facebook Group about Billy Mitchell….being a tool! http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8478231165
March 9th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
The first rule of your comments should be suspended for occasions such as this.
No amount of editing could take Billy Mitchell’s smarmy buttholery away from him. I defy any of the BM fanclub to re-edit any portion of Billy’s dialogue from the movie to show him in a positive, non-stomach-churningly smug, gross or douchebaggy light.
In fact, FISTofBLOG.com will happily pay a $20 cash prize to anyone who can submit such a re-edit.
Now $20 may not seem like much, but if you’re considering entering this contest, we know that you should probably forgo the prize money and just be satisfied with a job for Billy well-done.
March 10th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
Why do some of you think the Twin Galaxies site is anymore truthful than the documentary?
I’m sure there’s truth in the documentary and truth in the accounts of the Twin Galaxies folks. You have to make your own judgments. I’ve read a lot about the disputes with the film; I’ve read responses from the filmmakers.
IMHO, I trust the filmmakers about 90 percent, Billy Mitchell about 40 percent and the Twin Galaxies folks about 70 percent.
April 14th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
Wow, Billy. You are hardly a gracious competitor. Steve traveled 3,000 miles not once, but twice to compete with you. He even said hello to you to which you responded, “There are some people we don’t want to spend much time with.” Are you still in junior high? Is this how you behave when you’re doing business in the real world? You’re a hypocrite!
Steve, you have more fans than Billy. We support you 200%. When the “but” came on at the end of the documentary, the entire audience stood up and cheered in support of you and your sportsmanship. You displayed your vulnerabilities, your strengths, and your humility. Your wife rocks too–good for her for being candid! BEAT BILLY FOREVER!!!!!
April 20th, 2008 at 7:50 pm
Steve Weibe should seriously consider running for senate or congress.
I think he’s got the onions to do it and the kind of antiestablishment drive to serve a real purpose in government.
He rules. I wish nothing but the best for him. What a gentleman.
Plus I think he could kick the crap out of that ‘dark jesus’ wanna be.
I’m an afficionado of hot sauce and write reviews. I’ll be sure to disinclude any of mitchell’s crap just because I cannot stand the look of the man, the shiftiness of his doped up eyes nor his lawyer friend, that let’s not forget, cheated to get in the books. I can only imagine if he had to take the bar exam live!
‘Weibe winnin!’
April 21st, 2008 at 12:45 pm
Hi I’m Billy Talent, oh no its Billy (not so talent ) Mitchell.
I have baD HAIR, think that I am a god, and feel that I am the best.
Sure I need to edit video tape and / or have a bunch of my “friends” watch me to become a world record holder in Donkey Kong…but hey, like I said …I’m god.
Now back to my hair
Signed
Billy - stuck up NERD who thinks he is somehow popular … in a non-nerd way.
April 21st, 2008 at 12:49 pm
I am a DK faked champion…
oops did I slip out THE TRUTH.
(Funny how Billy was able to plan this record setting event and pull off the most amazing score with 2 men left…geez I’m no idiot but pretty AMAZING to have the board secured and verified and all the precautions, and then to get that score on the 2nd game…hmmm if it smells like a rat, there’s probably a rat.)
Steve is the Record holder until Billy can prove his skills in public.
I bet Billy can only achive 500,000 in public…because he is slimy and slippery and a CHEAT!
April 21st, 2008 at 8:55 pm
Billy Mitchell looks like the retarded brother of House, MD.
The dark sheep of the inbred family, if you will.
The Allman brothers band called… They need their hair back.
Oh and House, MD called… He want’s his evil side back.
Frank’s hot sauce called… They want their hot sauce back, minus the yuck.
The devil from the movie “The Prophecy” called… He wants is whole character outline back.
The delusional narcissist OCD sufferers of America called… They want their free information package back.
The mid to late 1980’s shoe store salesman called… He wants his clothes back.
Cracker Jack corporation called… They want your friend’s legal license back!
Just kiddin Billy… You are just a DOUCHEBAG and we can’t help loving you this way.!@
:)
April 26th, 2008 at 12:31 am
I just finished watching King of Kong and then read up on the re-breaking of Steve Wiebe’s records. I have to say Billy Mitchell is obviously a good donkey kong player, but thats about it. As a man and as a human being, Steve Wiebe comes out on top. Thats worth more than a donkey kong score in most people’s book.
I was shocked that Billy Mitchell was unable to even acknowledge Steve Wiebe’s presence. Very weak.
Billy Mitchell- You are a weak, cowardly man
May 1st, 2008 at 3:01 pm
WOW!! I just watched the movie, great, great, great! Being a product of the early 70’s i was in to the arcades huge! Still am, just at home, on a cozy chair. I have also seen many films and docs, and was editing footage with razor blades and scotch tape before video caught up, so I know how films can be unbalanced, michael moore, blah blah. But you know what? Even if Billy was the ‘one’ “born to bear and bring to all the details of our ending,”
I’d still only remember him comparing himself to perfection…After opening a fortune cookie.
I would much rather meet and greet Steve Wiebe. Less history, but less stink too.
Great friggin movie. Best part is when that dude slams his Vdub trunk shut on his gear, I can relate homey!!
May 3rd, 2008 at 12:27 am
Billy=douchebag
I just visited twin galaxies forums and found it interesting that all the topics on King of Kong are locked and noone can reply!!!!
They are obvious following the reign of douchebag with a capital “Bag”.
On a final note: Steve Wiebe is the Donkey Kong champion!!!!!!!
May 13th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
So, in light of all these scores, whatever happened to the 985K score that Steve earned at Funspot, and did his buddy come through with the $10K for Billy beating a million in a public venue? How public was the venue and did anyone tear apart the machine to make sure it had not been tampered with? I find it interesting that the machine Steve played in the documentary was in Billy’s hometown and the Billy nevr played it with Steve or the filmcrew in attendence. I just visited the Twin Galaxies website and feel that they went to extraordinary efforts to secure Billy’s place at the top, delaring that Steve’s game was now “illegal”. I think that Steve , Tim and Billy should play on one machine , one at a time. The highest score at the end of three complete games is the winner. No thoughts of cheating, advantages or so on.I’ll provide THE Donkey Kong machine .
May 18th, 2008 at 12:40 am
I just finished watching the movie about the Donky Kong record and I must say that I agree that Billy is the biggest POS! He lamanets about issues then breaks them himself and seems to almost cry that he is no longer worthwhile. My god if thats all you have in your pathetic life you deserve to be second. I admire and applaud Steve for coming out and actually proving himself and have absolutely NO RESPECT for Billy. Twin Galaxies also should be blamed and held accountable as well, I think they are so Pro-Billy its sickening. Steve I hope you the best and to me you represent a true champion.
May 23rd, 2008 at 6:46 pm
Steve Weibe has more talent in any one of his hands then Billy could ever wish to have in his entire life.
Steve you are a true role model.. not because of Donkey Kong but your entire life style.. Wish you the best with your music and will keep a sharp eye out for your first CD
Steve Weibe:
Musical Talent.
Artistic talent.
Honest and friendly.
Family Man.
Good sportsmanship.
Good at King Kong!
Billy Mitchell:
Good at King Kong
hmmmm not hard to see who the real winner and role model here is.
May 23rd, 2008 at 6:50 pm
Sorry ad to add a correction here lol
Steve Weibe:
Musical Talent.
Artistic talent.
Honest and friendly.
Family Man.
Good sportsmanship.
Good at Donkey Kong!
Billy Mitchell:
Good at Donkey Kong
June 1st, 2008 at 4:26 pm
I saw Steve on the documentory King of Kong and he seems like a classy guy. Billy is a skinny fag who thinks he is the greatest thing on this planet and he doesnt diserve the DK record. Congrats Steve!
June 1st, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Billy Mitchell is a cheat have him come in and do it live he is a joke, do it live.
June 1st, 2008 at 6:30 pm
Billy Mitchell is a tool. Twin Galaxies blows him. A screwed up tape
and they accept the score??? They are obviously biased and lost integrity by accepting that garbage. and I would love to have a sit down with Mitchell and those tools that invaded Steve’s house and lay them out!!! Have some respect for someones house who actually has a wife living in it.
Instead of blowing Mitchell, why don’t you guys go out and actually try and meet girls?
GO STEVE!!!
June 1st, 2008 at 6:37 pm
I am watching the documentry on g4 right now, Billy I challenge you to half life 2 deathmatch, I will own your a$$!!!
June 1st, 2008 at 11:05 pm
As much of a humongous douchebag as Billy Mitchell comes across in the movie, Brian Kuh comes across as perhaps the biggest pant-load to ever befoul a movie screen. What a spineless, unctuous, sniveling little sycophantic gelding this guy is. Poor Steve Wiebe could scarcely take two breaths near a Donkey Kong machine without this lapdog Kuh dutifully calling his master Billy Mitchell to give him updates on what Steve was doing. What an emasculating schlemiel this clown is.
June 2nd, 2008 at 11:53 pm
“Brian Kuh comes across as perhaps the biggest pant-load to ever befoul a movie screen”
lol i think i hurt my back laughin when ui read that one, too true my friend…
billy mitchell - bm - bowel movement
billy=ben wiebe = locke
June 4th, 2008 at 7:17 am
I will throw a can of hot pork & beans on Billy Mitchell if I ever see him.
June 4th, 2008 at 7:18 am
I bet Kuh could taste 50 samples of sperm and correctly identify BM
June 13th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
Damn I had seen BM on MTV true life before, that guy is wierd. Does he think he’s god or something ? I can’t stand it when people claim their greatness, that tells me that inside their empty.
June 24th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Billy and his followers are faggots, skipping video tapes, stealing steve’s board, and living in the past like a true version of nopolean dynamite’s bro! Get a life Billy and a real wife, not a barbie doll that probably laughs only when you do!
July 7th, 2008 at 9:07 am
Just saw the movie. I thought it was great. I believe it showed Steve as a great guy, and ultimately the winner of something much bigger than a stupid video game title, namely “happiness”. In the end, even if he loses his title, he gets to go home to a great wife and kids and a real life. He competed like a professional and a gentleman in the face of unfairness. That’s something to be proud of.
I feel sorry for Billy because he’s such an easy target and obviously feels inadequate in so many ways that he has to boast and act like he’s better than other people. He can have his money and titles, but that stuff will never make you happy.
July 7th, 2008 at 9:25 am
billy mitchell is a piece of garbage. i hope a gorilla tears his limbs off.
July 9th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
Just saw the movie and have to say Steve ROCKS and Billy is FAG
July 14th, 2008 at 9:35 am
WOW!! Spending all this time on such trivial things, taking the time for calculated comments and character bashing to make your self look cool is such a waste. If you would apply so much energy in something worthwhile, maybe this world could be a little better place to live in. I think people have lost their grasp on what is most important in life. BTW I lived through the 80’s, just an FYI it is OVER….thank god.
July 14th, 2008 at 9:47 am
Billy Mitchell is just a 2 faced jackass who doesnt have the balls to actually play head to head even tho he claims thats what games are about
July 14th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
Wiebe is the record holder, no ifs, ands, or buts about it. Billy cheated and pieced together a tape because he lacks the balls to play openly. Wiebe will always be the champ in my view.
Billy is the king though, king of ass holes.
Oh, and get a life you geeks. Games are nothing more than something you do when you can’t get girls or play sports like real men.
Bye losers. :o)
July 21st, 2008 at 2:37 am
steve is the real champion, we’ll kick your ass billy, Go F yourself….loser!!!