King of Kong movie

[T-bolt]

 Looks to be interesting, Late entry into the Sundance Film Festaval.

[MDARULZ]

Thanks for the note, Steve.  I was only aware of the Chasing Ghosts docufilm, which TG has a press release on.

Your attachment didn't seem to work, but, I found this link to the page on the Slamdance Film Festival site.  I also found this (after searching forever) on their web site: "the Slamdance Film Festival will run concurrently with the Sundance Film Festival, January 18-27, 2007 in Park City, Utah".  So, it's one of those 'add-on' events that rides on the coat-tails of another.  Nothing against that - it sounds like a nice opportunity for films / filmmakers that look outside of Sundance to make their presentation.

I've dealt with, and been interviewed, by the filmmakers (Ed Cunningham and Seth Gordon), and I imagine this is a very entertaining production.  Too bad very few gamers will be able to see it, unless it's released on video, or sold to cable.  Well, best of luck to Ed and Seth at the festival !

[T-bolt]

http://games.rossiters.com/photos/main.php/v/kingofkong.jpg.html

Here's the one I meant to send. Hope this works.

Steve

[MDARULZ]

Awesome link, Steve - thanks !

I wish I could be at one of the screenings.  Well, hopefully Ed will release this so we all have a chance to check it out.

[awesome]

I find it interesting that this is coming out. I have been interviewed by each of the video groups at Funspot over the last couple years. In one case, one that is likely to involve this movie, I was filmed bringing in the package that year that contained the video tape. However they didn't have any releases with them and said they would get one to me later that weekend. They didn't. Each of the other production teams promised that if/when their movies came out, I would receive a copy of it through the mail.

Then again, it's possible I'm not in the video at all. That would be just fine by me. I've heard a number of stories of inappropriate recordings of conversations without the knowledge of those being filmed. I'm all for working with these guys when they are on the up and up but I don't like the back door sneaky crap!

[MDARULZ]

Yeah, I was promised a DVD copy of the various productions too, Greg.  And, in all fairness, I doubt that they've ramped up production enough to start passing any out.  Of course, they're also busy enough that I'd wager we'll only get one if we ask.  But, I could be wrong.

As you say, the issue is if we're even in the production at all.  Also, the extensive interviews made me think that the focus was on general gaming, and not specifically a Billy / DK thing.  So, I wonder if they're going to be putting together another documentary from all the other stuff that they gathered.  And, as you noted, some of that gathering was apparently done 'on the sly' - a definite no-no when it comes to winning friends, and influencing people...

If you are in this vid, you can hold them over a barrel (pun intended) over the lack of a release !  Well, I doubt the money will be pouring in, but, I'd wager that their production is better than 90% of the drivel that will be shown, and I'm not just saying that because of the subject matter.  Even a non-gaming person should find the thrill of the competition, and the fact that gamers from the 80's are still active, interesting to watch.

I did think that the poster was well-done, but they sure pumped-up Walter - he looks ready to rumble !

[T-bolt]

 Here's a couple reviews on the movie.   

http://news.com.com/Film+packs+in+memories+of+arcade+superstars/2100-1026_3-6150361.html?tag=cd.top

http://slashfilm.com/2007/01/22/sundance-chasing-ghosts-beyond-the-arcade-movie-review/

Hope it comes out on DVD.

[Burgrtm]

I want a copy!

Bryan

[AL]

Try this for starters...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-478672813246918250&q=CHASING+GHOSTS


Forgive me If  i'm late. Been sick...



Cheers,

AL

[T-bolt]

 Here's a link to Peter Hirschberg's website with photos from the premiere of Chasing Ghosts, he did all the computer graphics for the film.  Check out his arcade too.

  http://www.peterhirschberg.com/arcade/sundance2007/

 Steve

[pauldean]

Chasing Ghosts Premiere - Sundance Film Festival

A documentary on the arcade craze and the coin operated video game
Superstars from the early 1980's.

The Twin Galaxies global scoreboard served as the catalyst for a gathering
of video game greats in a first ever Video Game World Championship.

1982 LIFE magazine Photo Spread: Main Street, Video Game Superstars   
Twin Galaxies arcade 226 East Main Street, Ottumwa, Iowa, November 7, 1982
http://h71036.www7.hp.com/hho/images/chasing_ghosts.jpg

Chasing Ghosts, A film about the 1982 Video Game World Champions with original footage -
Sundance: Video Game Champions Interviewed.

"Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade" (2007) A Documentary

Cast:
Ronald Bailey
Sam Blackburn 
Leo Daniels
Walter Day
Kent Farries
Ben Gold 
Billy Mitchell
Darren Olsen
Todd Rogers
Steve Sanders
Joel West

Director: Lincoln Ruchti
Producer: Michael Verrechia

The below link is a Sundance video and interviews of the Chasing Ghost Cast:

Bill Mitchell, Walter Day, Ben Gold and Mark Robichek -
http://youtube.com/watch?v=d0m7q29wEQk

Walter Day states that without the vision of the players, none of this would have
been possible.

[royawesome]

"The King of Kong" is a great movie! Exposes TG for the cheats that they are!

[pauldean]

Some clips and reviews of the King of Kong Movie:

Todd Rogers and Billy Mitchell in the King of Kong (2007)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K7wpatALDQ&mode=related&search=

Pac-man world champion, Billy Mitchell – July 3, 1999
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0kNMGtub30&mode=related&search=

King Of Kong Trailer Billy vs Steve - HD-480p
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6FTAbs0qeI&mode=related&search=

ReelerTV at Tribeca Film Festival #6 - KING OF KONG with Seth Gordon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlitojH-Z6k&mode=related&search=

[pauldean]

King of Kong - Many Review Links Below:

The “King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters” is now in selected movie theaters
and some are calling it the greatest videogame movie of all time:
http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=8315348&publicUserId=5732066

Review: King of Kong Gives No Quarter
By Jason Silverman  08.17.07 | 2:00 AM
 
“Now that New Line has signed on to produce a fictional version of
 Kong, Gordon (who will direct) finds himself in a quandary.“

"Billy's already so larger than life," he said, "that it'll be a challenge to
 recreate him as a fictional character and make it believable."
http://www.wired.com/entertainment/hollywood/news/2007/08/king_of_kong#

Movie Review
Friday, August 10 12:00 AM ET
Trailer Review: The King of Kong 
By Brian Briggs

“Since this movie is real life, it doesn't have to have a Hollywood ending.
 The "villain" can win, and I have a feeling he does.” 
http://www.bbspot.com/News/2007/08/review-king-of-kong.html?from=rss

Reviews: The King of Kong, The Power of the Game
by Edward Douglas on May 4, 2007
"The King of Kong is up there with some of the greatest sports docs ever made”
http://www.comingsoon.net/blog/2007/05/reviews_the_king_of_kong_the_p.php


Movie Review
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters

"SURVIVING THE GAME The quest to be the best at the classic videogame
 Donkey Kong fuels up players like Steve Wiebe and provides hilarious
 fodder for The King of Kong doc."

By Owen Gleiberman

“Donkey Kong is a kind of virtual decathlon of hand-eye coordination.
 To break a top score, as much as setting a new record in the 100-meter
 dash, is to redefine the limits of human ability.”
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20051855,00.html

Movie Review
SXSW Review: The King of Kong
Posted Mar 17th 2007 9:31AM by Scott Weinberg

“Speaking as a movie geek who's also been a video game freak
 since the age of 12, I found The King of Kong to be an absolute
 treat from start to finish.”
http://www.cinematical.com/2007/03/17/sxsw-review-the-king-of-kong/


March 27, 2007
AFI Dallas Report: The King of Kong Review
By Peter Martin

“The film runs deep, far beyond the audience-friendly element
 of frequent humor, which carefully straddles the line between
 ribbing and ridicule”
http://twitchfilm.net/archives/009511.html

Movie Review: The King of Kong: Geeks of Doom Web Page
by Slayve  |  May 8th, 2007 

“Billy Mitchell presents himself as the Obi-Wan of the game world”

“Two deputies inspect the Donkey Kong machine to make sure it hasn’t been
 improperly modified. They find reason to believe that the circuit board came
 from Roy Shildt, a.k.a. “Mr. Awesome,” Mitchell’s long-time nemesis.”
http://geeksofdoom.com/2007/05/08/movie-review-the-king-of-kong/

The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
by Jason Clark
Posted: August 3, 2007

“The King of Kong is clearly a bit in love with Wiebe”

“Walter Day, a reassuring presence throughout, publicly congratulates
 Wiebe not just on his singular game-playing skills, but on being an
 honorable fellow”
http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/film_review.asp?ID=3105

Wed., Aug. 15, 2007, 5:56pm PTNew U.S. Release
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
 (Documentary)
By RONNIE SCHEIB

“An exhaustive "score verification" system called Twin Galaxies has been
 established in Iowa, with Walter Day as its administrator and Mitchell its
 unofficial king. When Wiebe sends in a tape of a game that shatters 
 Mitchell's 25-year "Donkey Kong" record, all hell breaks loose.”
http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117933593.html?categoryid=31&cs=1

May 30 2007 6:01 AM EDT

Ex-'Donkey Kong' Champ Finally Speaks After Getting Bruised By New Doc
By Stephen Totilo

“Mitchell won't say what his next move is. Asked if he plans to sue, he
 said, "I'm unhappy that so many good people were portrayed in such
 a negative light and it will be interesting what large law firm may step
 forward and offer to assist us in our quest for the truth."
http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1560691/20070529/story.jhtml

The King of Kong Opens in Theaters Today – 1UP 08/17/2007


Well-received gaming doc opens in limited release.
By Andrew Hayward, 08/17/2007

“The Seth Gordon-directed documentary, which currently sports
 a 96% Fresh rating at Rotten Tomatoes (through 25 reviews), is now
 playing in five theaters between New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, and
 Austin, TX.”
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3162041

LIZ LANGLEY COMMENTARY

Are you Mario enough for 'King of Kong'?

“If you see only one movie this summer, make it The King of Kong:
 A Fistful of Quarters”

“During an appearance at "the '80s-themed annual meeting of the Florida
 Association of Mortgage Brokers," which he agreed to attend if they would
 donate to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Billy tried for a new world record.”

“Michael Bacall will adapt the story into a feature”
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/orl-langley1007aug10,0,5984626.column

“The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters”
In theaters Now!
Directed by Seth Gordon
Produced by Ed Cunningham

Picturehouse Webpage:
http://www.picturehouse.com/titles/king.php

Billy Vs Steve Webpage:
http://www.billyvssteve.com/

Frequently Asked Questions about the making of the
movie “King of Kong”
http://www.billyvssteve.com/faq/

Out-takes:
Mark Alpiger Out-takes Picturehouse “King of Kong”
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1768887

[MDARULZ]

King of Kong - Many Review Links Below:

....

Out-takes:
Mark Alpiger Out-takes Picturehouse “King of Kong”
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1768887

As always, you're a font of information, and great links, Paul - thanks much.

Now, to the final one, with yours truly.  I'm not sure who posted this, as (unlike YouTube) it strangely seems to be a site with anonymous posters.  As I note in the comments section, "the editing is done in an attempt to make me look silly".  This doesn't bode well for the movie's accuracy, which (unfortunately) I can't comment on for sure, as I haven't seen it yet.  It played last weekend at California Extreme, but I only caught the first few minutes, which (nicely) featured me in two quick clips.  I kind of like the one where I talk about Billy - "He sells his sauce, and he sells himself"...  That kind of sums up Billy rather well.

Anyway, when I see TKoK, I'll give an accurate review, since I personally know most everyone that appears in it, and I also saw a lot of the process, and the interviews.  In other words, it will be an accurate insider's review, unlike all the other reviews you'll read.  In the meantime, anyone who sees the movie, please review / comment on it in this thread !

OK, back to the 'leaked clip' (leaked my ass - it's probably something that will go on the future DVD release, in the 'special features' section).  When I checked a couple of weeks ago, anyone could see the comments section for this clip, but now, that doesn't seem to be the case.  So, I'll copy and past them all in here, for you guys to see, in case you don't want to sign up.  As I say in my comment (the bottom-most one, and I'll note the longest one by far), I expected posters to be much more rude, given the geeky / goofy nature of the clip, due mostly to the editing, and what was featured.  But, make no mistake about it - I am a geek, and a bit of a goofball at times, especially if I am talking on a subject I'm passionate about, like the Atari 'suits' reluctance to put an ending into Crystal Castles.  Strangely, Ed (Cunningham) and Seth (Gordon) filmed that specific segment outside, in the evening, at the Pompano Beach, Florida event in April 2006.  They had a garbage dumpster as the background, and I even noted this to them, but they said the lighting made them shoot things this way.  Now, I wonder if they did it on purpose, to make the scene surreal.  Maybe, maybe not...

Anyway, see what you think after you watch the clip (and, catch the movie too, even tho numerous people indicate it's oftentimes inaccurate, which I tend to believe, partly because of this clip of me !).  For convenience, I've put it just under this paragraph, and then followed that with the comments from the original page, which Paul linked.  I wrap up with a couple of comments at the very end of this post...

<a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1768887" target="_blank">http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1768887</a>

 Message BugMeNot Flag comment x BugMeNot July 27, 2007

He's just a late bloomer.

  Message brad pinto Flag comment x brad pinto from St. Louis July 27, 2007

I bet the store clerk at the weightlifting supply store has been wondering what the **** this skinny guy has been doing after twenty years of coming in and buying only right handed weightlifting gloves.

  Message ManCowTurkey Flag comment x ManCowTurkey July 27, 2007

I like fingerless gloves cause I can still pick my nose with minimal effort.

  Message Ben: Your Best Friend Flag comment x Ben: Your Best Friend from Ball State July 27, 2007

He is all that is man!

  Message Fonz Flag comment x Fonz July 27, 2007

'aint gunna do jack other than make the glove all black', amen

  Message Royal Tenenbaum Flag comment x Royal Tenenbaum from vt.edu July 27, 2007

IDIOTS!

  Message Michael Flag comment x Michael from Arizona State July 27, 2007

i always wondered how the arcades stayed in business... thanks to this guy among others

  Message Jon Miller Flag comment x Jon Miller from Purdue July 28, 2007

today is my birthday, i'm 43, but i'm a late bloomer

  Message Bear Bryant Flag comment x Bear Bryant from ua.edu July 28, 2007

NERD ALERT!!!!

  Message Blake Flag comment x Blake from unh.edu July 28, 2007

Think I should get some of those gloves and play some serious golden tee.

  Message Dwuck Flag comment x Dwuck from Louisiana State July 29, 2007

....xbox

  Message Eric B Flag comment x Eric B from West Virginia July 29, 2007

I can already see this movie as being one of the most quoted movies of all time.

  Message Michael Cholewa Flag comment x Michael Cholewa from uab.edu July 29, 2007

i wear wrist bands when i play counter strike and other fps' so i can slide and not get any nasty bumps.

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  Message Kevin P. Flag comment x Kevin P. from Louisiana State July 27, 2007

normally i would describe that game as gay, but that game is kick ass

  Message my anus is bleeding Flag comment x my anus is bleeding from Lehigh July 27, 2007

This guy could post on CH

  Message tolchocker Flag comment x tolchocker from Drexel July 28, 2007

Holy freaking God, this movie's going to be awesome!!

  Message Justin Flag comment x Justin from stlcop.edu July 28, 2007

i'm definitely going to see it.

  Message Scott C. Flag comment x Scott C. from California State Polytechnic July 28, 2007

control a bear!!!! stupid!!!! gay !!!!! soooooooooooo funny

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  Message Andrew Flag comment x Andrew July 27, 2007

Marble-Hand sounds intense. Thank god for fingerless weight lifting gloves

  Message Zap Brannigan Flag comment x Zap Brannigan from Hillsborough Community July 27, 2007

think I could buy one of those , is it available for like 20 bucks or some ripoff

  Message Stevesy Z. Flag comment x Stevesy Z. from ucok.edu August 02, 2007

what's marble? i don't understand? ...oh yeah, he said he abbreviates "marble madness" for "marble"

who'd a thunk

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  Message Travis Flag comment x Travis from utoledo.edu July 27, 2007

No glove no love but pinched and callused hands.

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  Message TuVo Flag comment x TuVo July 27, 2007

he's lying the purpose of the glove is for what he does in his spare time besides gaming.... a little pocket pool.

  Message Andrew Flag comment x Andrew July 27, 2007

He's definitely not using them to lift weights

  Message The Brain Flag comment x The Brain July 28, 2007

Oh you mean those "joystick games".

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  Message killamike@Ole Miss Flag comment x killamike@Ole Miss July 27, 2007

MARBLE
PAPER

  Message The Dude Flag comment x The Dude from Penn State July 27, 2007

is that what you guys call it? paper?

  Message Ben: Your Best Friend Flag comment x Ben: Your Best Friend from Ball State July 27, 2007

yeah, like Mortal, Excite, Techmo, and Grand.

  Message rockin_a_little_harder Flag comment x rockin_a_little_harder July 27, 2007

Why speak an entire word when you can use just one syllable? Pri, Kill, Crui, Mar.

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  Message Kyle C. Flag comment x Kyle C. from indiana.edu July 27, 2007

God, that guy is so cool.

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  Message Kyle C. Flag comment x Kyle C. from indiana.edu July 27, 2007

The last scene he is standing in front of Joust. That ****ing "Unbeatable" Pterodactyl is a *****.

  Message rockin_a_little_harder Flag comment x rockin_a_little_harder July 27, 2007

Couldn't even reply to yourself? Weak.

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  Message Danuel Hall Flag comment x Danuel Hall July 27, 2007

43 still a nerd, looks 20, him and Chocolate Rain, what the **** are they doing to stay so young looking?


  Message Zap Brannigan Flag comment x Zap Brannigan from Hillsborough Community July 28, 2007

danuel = douche

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  Message PappaDukes Flag comment x PappaDukes July 27, 2007

"D, do you call it "Paper Boy"? No, I call it "Intergalactic Waste of My ****ing Time" like it was originally titled in Japan. Moron.

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   Message Katie Marino Flag comment x Katie Marino from pitt.edu July 27, 2007

OMFG. this movie is going to be my new "grizzly man." I cannot wait.

  Message justin Flag comment x justin from Florida Atlantic July 27, 2007

its not fair, he gets all the women.

  Message Ben: Your Best Friend Flag comment x Ben: Your Best Friend from Ball State July 27, 2007

ha, ohhh grizzly man. he got what was coming.

  Message Thaddeus Flag comment x Thaddeus from Western Michigan July 29, 2007

Woooooo yip wooooooyip woooo...

  Message Obar Flag comment x Obar from Ohio July 29, 2007

*spoiler alert*
he dies of marble-hand in the end...

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  Message *****es Flag comment x *****es from ucok.edu July 27, 2007

43 year old virgin

  Message Dr. Kenneth K Noisewater Flag comment x Dr. Kenneth K Noisewater from uga.edu July 27, 2007

he doesn't have to worry about that title getting any challengers

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  Message Dr. Kenneth K Noisewater Flag comment x Dr. Kenneth K Noisewater from uga.edu July 27, 2007

That guy paid 20 bucks for that glove? I really hope he got the other one for free.

  Message Jay: Colon Flag comment x Jay: Colon from ufl.edu July 27, 2007

Yes, that is what's wrong with this. He paid too much for the glove.

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  Message Dan Flag comment x Dan from Montclair State July 27, 2007

I hope the poor guy knows that everyone will be laughing at him and not with him. I'm half praying he's just a really good actor.

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  Message Chris Stephens Flag comment x Chris Stephens from Columbia July 27, 2007

normally i would describe this video as gay, but it's pretty kick ass

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  Message JMoney Flag comment x JMoney July 27, 2007

it aint gonna do jack, but turn the glove black

CLASSIC

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  Message tommunism Flag comment x tommunism from Boston College July 27, 2007

i have one of those gloves for my wii...and what is that big thing he is playing with, the one with the recessed white ball?

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  Message Brett Flag comment x Brett from Georgia State July 28, 2007

Voice Crack at 2:04

  Message TiverMeShimbers Flag comment x TiverMeShimbers July 30, 2007

he's a late-bloomer.

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  Message Tymmy Flag comment x Tymmy from USC July 28, 2007

When's the last time this guy got laid?

  Message The Brain Flag comment x The Brain July 28, 2007

When he sat on the Pac man machine.

  Message name7574 Flag comment x name7574 from Louisiana State July 28, 2007

Pole Position?

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  Message Angus Flag comment x Angus from ufl.edu July 28, 2007

If someone contemplates suicide, just have them watch this video. They will suddenly feel better about their life.

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  Message LittleLORDevil Flag comment x LittleLORDevil from RIT July 28, 2007

He probably uses that glove for more than marble madness...

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  Message Alex Flag comment x Alex from SUNY Buffalo July 28, 2007

Is Marble Hand the 1980s equivalent to the Mario Party Hand that plagued America's youth in the 90's?

You know what I'm talking about.

  Message Zap Brannigan Flag comment x Zap Brannigan from Hillsborough Community July 28, 2007

WOWy Wow I do actually hahah

  Message Jason Flag comment x Jason from William Rainey Harper July 28, 2007

i do too, didn't they start giving warnings about that?

  Message Matt Flag comment x Matt from shc.edu July 28, 2007

They started giving away free gloves to people who wrote in.

Nintendo is secretly trying to turn America into nerds so they can invade

  Message sam shaikh Flag comment x sam shaikh from Case Western Reserve July 29, 2007

man, back in 5th grade i had a hole in my hand the size of the n64 joystick from tug-o-war and and it got all green and infected. i should've gotten a glove for like 20 bucks or something.

  Message TiverMeShimbers Flag comment x TiverMeShimbers July 30, 2007

tug of war and that paddle battle game wrecked my palms. it was worth it.

Good call btw Alex.

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  Message Mikey Broadway Flag comment x Mikey Broadway July 28, 2007

this guy has no right describing anything as "gay".....homo, go **** the bear

  Message TiverMeShimbers Flag comment x TiverMeShimbers July 30, 2007

wow look how straight you are with your beer.

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  Message ianfro Flag comment x ianfro from Alfred July 28, 2007

is this video actually part of a real documentary or is it a joke?

   Message Jen Dunlap Flag comment x Jen Dunlap July 30, 2007

real documentary. real people. real story.
UH-MAZ-ING

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  Message RockChalkJayhawk Flag comment x RockChalkJayhawk from ku.edu July 28, 2007

Dont know what you guys are talking about, this guy is a stud. Obsessed with it already.

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  Message Chris Hansen Flag comment x Chris Hansen from San Diego State July 29, 2007

Kip Dynamite

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  Message denshuu Flag comment x denshuu July 29, 2007

He doesn't play with a Nintendo Power Glove? What a scrub.

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   Message Jen Dunlap Flag comment x Jen Dunlap July 30, 2007

Seriously, this movie is one of the BEST EVER!!!!! Better than "Darkon" http://www.darkonthemovie.com/)

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  Message 6packchucky Flag comment x 6packchucky from UW - Milwaukee July 30, 2007

When does this guy mention the fact that he's a virgin.

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  Message adam morrill Flag comment x adam morrill from wit.edu July 31, 2007

I would usually describe a person like this, as Gay. but i have a feeling he is probably a ladies man

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  Message Mark A. Flag comment x Mark A. August 02, 2007

Hi everyone - yes, it's the 'real' Mark Alpiger here, from this very video clip. I was unaware of this being available on the Internet, until someone sent me notice. I thot I'd join this web site, and chime in some comments...

First, I expected a lot more people to be rude, but was pleasantly surprised to the contrary. Of course, I knew there would be the usual idiots (hey, I can't resist using that word !!), like the last comment from 'The Brain', and also those from LittleLORDevil and Mikey Broadway. To quote, well, me, from the clip, they have "low brain power".

OK, on to the more reasonable commentators. Not that it's pertinent, or really anyone's business, but I am not a virgin, though I am as close as you can be without being one (if you get the meaning). And, I am decidedly hetero, and not gay, or bi, or into anything other than 'normal' human, adult women (some idiots... well, there I go again... anyway, some idiots would have floated comments about non-humans (like the bear comment) if I hadn't said anything...).

Yes, all my comments are real, I'm not an actor, and I wasn't told what to say in any way. BUT... the editing is done in an attempt to make me look silly, but that's OK too. Keep in mind that similar editing was likely done with others in the completed work, though I can't say for sure, since I've not seen it. In any case, if the entire interview segments were shown, the clips would make more sense, and make me look less silly, and show an overall point that was being made (the one with me inside was close to fair and accurate, mostly as it was cut up and shortened the least). Hey, even with the entire segment, I'd still come across as a bit silly, since most people don't take gaming (especially on the classics from the 80's) as a serious interest, like I do. Still, keep in mind that gaming (on the consoles) is a 9 billion dollar industry, and most males from 8 to 28 play extensively. How foolish are they to play for hours on end, on consoles that cost $500+ and games that cost $50+ ? I averaged just a few dollars (and hours) a week, for a few years, and I didn't play the violent titles, like the endless 'Doom' clones that are out there today.

The glove is very useful, as some have chimed in, and helped avoid my hand turning into hamburger. Trust me - Marble Madness would do it to you. But, indeed, some of the clerks at the sporting goods stores must have chuckled when they saw my arms, as you can tell that I'm very slight. But, while I will very much admit to being (and looking like !) a 'geek' (though I'm not a nerd - there is a difference...), I'll put myself up against anyone over 40, as far as not being an overweight and balding guy, that looks 40-something. As one person noted, I can pass for much younger (from 'clean' living, maybe...).

Well, if you've read this far, kudos. Go see the movie, even tho it may be inaccurate, because, at the very least, you'll get to see how excellent many of the classic arcade games are, compared to the endless, mindless clone garbage that's mostly what's out there for the consoles. I'd say to the game designers of today (and, to again quote myself): "Idiots !!"




OK, I'm back on this post, now.  I often find it humorous (and, pretty sad) that the relative anonymity of the Internet makes so many people turn cruel, or nasty.  Oh well - I got them back, to a degree, and I often find the best route (unlike the one Dwayne has chosen to take on occasion) is to 'confuse them with intelligence', perhaps mixed with a bit of sarcasm and bite from my end, through communication via a well-written post.  Hopefully, I accomplished that, and by the total lack of posts after I made mine, I believe that I did !