Billy Mitchell is a big time douche.
Brian Kuh is an even bigger douche because he’s Billy Mitchell’s willing homosexual sex-slave.
Those stories and more on….The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters!
I like movies. I like video games. I like documentaries. All 3 combined = The King of Kong, a look at classic arcade video gaming competition, specifically the battle over the world scoring record for Donkey Kong in which you’re introduced to guys like Mitchell, Kuh, and Steve Wiebe, the good guy of this story.
I knew who Billy Mitchell was before watching this movie. I also knew about Twin Galaxies, the gaming scorekeeper for classic games. This documentary is about Mitchell, the record holder for Donkey Kong, but more so, Mitchell the character. It’s also about Steve Wiebe, who has to battle and Mitchell the (ego) symbol more than he actually battles the man in his quest to gain the record.
It’s a very good movie, and while I can never be sure if a documentary is slanted right, Mitchell sure comes out of it looking like a jackass, Kuh is just a buffoon, and Wiebe is just a normal guy you want to root for.
I don’t know why I have to even diss him in this post, but you just have to hope that Kuh has a moment where he remembers he’s human (“I think therefore I am”?) and doesn’t have to be a boob. Watch the movie and you will surely agree with me.
I gave it a 8/10 on IMDB, and I highly recommend it if stories about video games interest you at all.
Tags: arcade, billy mitchell, donkey kong, Movies, nintendo, Reviews, steve wiebe, twin galaxies, Video Games, Videos
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