The King of KongPosted by John Woodington on July 27th, 2010
Just a quick post to say I took some time out of writing (writer slang for slacked off/avoided/procrastinated) to watch an awesome documentary called The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. I had been told to watch this movie by a friend, and dangit if he wasn’t right.
The King of Kong details the life of Steve Wiebe, a guy who gets laid off from work and decides to fill his time by attempting to break the world record score at Donkey Kong, a classic arcade game. The documentary pits him against an awesome antagonist in Billy Mitchell, one of the most self-centered, egotistical men I’ve ever seen living. Wiebe comes off as a genuinely nice guy who loves his family and eagerly anticipates healthy competition. Billy Mitchell comes off looking like an eviler version of Darth Vader. Way eviler.
I couldn’t stop watching. Check that. I had to stop watching every 9+ minutes in order to click to the next installment of it on YouTube. Annoying, but better than paying $30 some dollars on Amazon for the DVD. Maybe for Christmas…
That’s my plug to all of you people who need to give me a Christmas gift in 5 months. Never to early to start looking.