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I loved The King of Kong, and like most viewers I absolutely hated Billy Mitchell at the end of it. We were meant to be on Steve Weibe’s side, and I certainly believe that he deserved his record score
in Donkey Kong. Since the documentary both of them have topped their scores in the film, so it’s all moot but you still end the film with a bad taste in your mouth as you look at Mitchell’s over-coiffed persona.

Harper’s Magazine posted a story about a reporter who spent five years reporting on Mitchell and the whole competitive Video Game scene from another angle, telling the story of a man from New York who was a
master at Mrs. Pac-Man. It had the same elements: possibly discounted recordings by the Twin Galaxies insiders and a quest to prove their skills live. The difference is that this upstart succeeded where Wiebe
failed. And this happened at the EXACT SAME TIMEFRAME.

It’s an excellent alternative look at the events of Kong, and while my feelings haven’t changed I feel better after reading it.

(Via Boing Boing.)