During this period, Twin Galaxies also wiped records that were reportedly not in question and banned Mitchell from competing in future leaderboards. But at this point it's too hard to verify anything. This letter can be viewed over on the Guinness and Twin Galaxies have been given two weeks to issue a retraction, or further legal action will be taken.
It'll be nice if he gets his name cleared etc... – but it's not like it'll upset the balance of the universe if he doesn't.I'm probably the best Spelunky HD gamer in the world I don't care about Billy Mitchell or video game records, but it's funny that people are second guessing the success he DID have just because they don't think he accomplished anything.When you can make a living through something you're passionate about, that people are willing to make an incredibly successful documentary about, then you can post about how it's not a real accomplishment. Game over. That said, cheating is cheating and apparently those with a lot of knowledge have proven that he wasn't on legit hardware when he got the record.There is from this an argument or accusation that an emulator couldn't have been accidentally used and it would have to have been deliberate, although I'm not privy to how that was determined. That’s not someone who is proud of his achievements, that’s just someone who wants to be recognised. A game. If you do any type of research you will discover that Twin Galaxies and Billy had more than a casual relationship and were in fact business partners involving several things. It's no different than when the Chinese lie about the ages of gymnasts to get a potential leg up over the competition.
Directed by Seth Gordon. That's how you punish criminals--not by rewriting or deleting the actual great parts of history that they were directly responsible for and indeed many rational people still love and appreciate on their own merits.Whatever the case with some of his newer scores, Billy has earned the right to have his multiple legit original world record scores recorded and displayed proudly in the history books.Lol, I didn't know Twin Galaxies was still relevant.I agree that erasing people is a bad thing to do, but one person was a pop culture icon because of his work and talent, the other used dishonest means to acquire or maintain his status.If Michael Jackson could be accused of having ghost singers perform on his record then you'd have something that discredits him on a professional level. He will never know yours.Also, what he looks like is completely irrelevant to anything. Or humility.The issue then with emulators is the game has some random elements to it. AKA that it is legit.The whole issue with this debacle is that there was never really any Personally I find it all to be laughable. 'He' seems to be 'unstable'. They should not be allowed to be the arbiter of these high scores until real changes come about. Until then, get a grip.What is football? Deloska Roberts Obituary. Rightly or wrongly, legal challenges are a powerful means of intimidating people who are a threat to your image.Just... stop for a minute and take a look in the mirror, dude. Together, Ed and Rosie raised six wonderful children, starting out in Dorchester, MA and then moving to Burlington, MA where they spent twenty-five years raising their family and enjoying their life together. Unfortunately, he messed everything up all by himself by submitting scores from an emulator, which is definitely, no doubt, no two ways around it, cheating. I love every goddamn second of it.Ah yes. So imagine my surprise when you don't actually respond to that point.The irony is we both agree with the core point, that it's irrelevant if people approve of this kind of recognition. Those Trolls need to get over it CHEATING is CHEATING there is no higher or Lower Moral Ground then this in the Gaming world.“Why must there always be a problem?! Not someone who personally knows the player and has a history, good and bad, going back several years. He was already a celebrity.
I do not know Billy but I have know of him as I have spent time on the circuit. Here is Deloska Roberts’s obituary. In Arcade high scores you need an an actual verification by a trained referee. A spotlight on Billy is a spotlight on retro gaming and that’s awesome. Obit lists Freund Funeral Home, Cuero, TX funeral service times and location. At a very young age, she joined Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, where she received the best spiritual nourishment and love from her church family. So it's easy to see this is a very big deal to him.I wish Nick Cave would just let it go and make another album.People can be so stupid Just pure stupid people.. none of you are but that guy is one..If cheating only invalidated the times that can be identified as cheating then he'd have no reason to play fair.King Of Kong's Stars Rack Up Personal Best Scores Within Days Of Each OtherBilly Mitchell's Donkey Kong And Pac-Man Scores Are Reinstated By Guinness World RecordsRobbie Lakeman Is Apparently The New Donkey Kong World Record HolderAfter 10 Years Away, The Original "King Of Kong" Is Making A ComebackQuarter Arcades Is Bringing Coin-Op History Home - And It Wants To Work With Nintendo Next