Wiebe attempts to break Donkey Kong record
Check out Steve Wiebe trying to break the Donkey Kong record live at E3!
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UPDATE: He fell short of his attempt to break the record, but did finish with 923400 points.
UPDATE 2: He’s trying again!
UPDATE 3: And Donkey Kong wins again, stopping Wiebe at 683,700. Man, this game is tough. It’s a reminder, watching Wiebe play this game at such a high level, how the early games were designed to suck quarters out of kids’ pockets as fast as possible. Games have advanced in a lot of ways, but there’s something about the brutality of something like a “Donkey Kong” that’s almost beautiful. On the face of it, so simple, yet so difficult to actually master.
UPDATE 4: Steve Wiebe steps up again to take another shot at the record.
UPDATE 5: The feed appears to be down. Twitter commenters are indicating the machine blew a fuse.
UPDATE 6: And now he’s going again!
UPDATE 7: He’s at 700,000! Go Steve!
UPDATE 8: Wiebe has broken 830,000.
UPDATE 9: He has broken 900,000!
UPDATE 10: Wiebe is at 950,000. The record is 1,050,200 points.
UPDATE 11: 975,000!
UPDATE 12: Game finished at 989,400. So close! Man, this has been surprisingly compelling viewing for sitting and watching a guy play a game that’s basically extremely repetitive. I really wanted him to get the record.
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[...] My colleague Matt Price over at Nerdage has the “Wiebecam” embedded and is following the progress of Wiebe’s new quest to become the “King of Kong.” Check it out by clicking here. [...]