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The case is unfolding in a Los Angeles court.įast forward: Over the past two weeks, interest in the saga has been reignited by recent court documents published by. Mitchell later sued the organization for defamation, arguing that Twin Galaxies' statement about his scores implied that he's a cheater.Such play is allowed, but records achieved that way would be distinct from records achieved on original hardware. The group alleged that Mitchell used an emulator - software that mimics original arcade games - rather than actual arcade hardware.In 2018, Twin Galaxies - an organization that tracks official video game records - stripped Mitchell of his "Donkey Kong" records set in the 2000s.Freshly filed court documents and a third-party forensic analysis are adding new twists to a long-running saga in South Florida: whether video game icon Billy Mitchell's record-setting scores should be disqualified.īackground: In 1999, Mitchell became the first known person to reach a perfect score in "Pac-Man." He also set records in "Donkey Kong" and achieved video game fame when he was featured in a 2007 documentary, " The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters."
