Movie-Specific : The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters

[td888]

Just look through this topic; someone posted a Christian music album Wiebe has released to capitalize on his limited fame. The guy is a desperate loser through and through.

Aah, new tactics and a new bait. But I'm not hungry this time....

BTW, did you know that Walter retired as a referee and is now pursuing a singing career?
http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/06/walte ... ame-to-be/

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htyNQaD8h-k[/youtube]

[ShogunRua]

BTW, did you know that Walter retired as a referee and is now pursuing a singing career?
http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/06/walte ... ame-to-be/

Good for him. He's an old hippy without a family to look after. Why not? That's different from a man in his 30s with young kids who is so desperate for some fourth-rate fame and acknowledgment.

Also, here's another key difference; Walter intended to be a folk singer before the documentary was ever released, which he mentions in both "King of Kong" and "Ghosts of the Arcade". It's just something he enjoyed. Wiebe only decided to do so after the fame he got from the hatchet job.

[td888]

Good for him. He's an old hippy without a family to look after. Why not? That's different from a man in his 30s with young kids who is so desperate for some fourth-rate fame and acknowledgment.

Also, here's another key difference; Walter intended to be a folk singer before the documentary was ever released, which he mentions in both "King of Kong" and "Ghosts of the Arcade". It's just something he enjoyed. Wiebe only decided to do so after the fame he got from the hatchet job.

I'am not bashing Walter for his career-change, I just found it funny. You're trying to polarise the issue (again). That's a nasty habit you got there.

Anyways, I just found this related docu: "Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade". It even got a decent score from you. It's on my wish-list.

[ShogunRua]

Good for him. He's an old hippy without a family to look after. Why not? That's different from a man in his 30s with young kids who is so desperate for some fourth-rate fame and acknowledgment.

Also, here's another key difference; Walter intended to be a folk singer before the documentary was ever released, which he mentions in both "King of Kong" and "Ghosts of the Arcade". It's just something he enjoyed. Wiebe only decided to do so after the fame he got from the hatchet job.

I'am not bashing Walter for his career-change, I just found it funny. You're trying to polarise the issue (again). That's a nasty habit you got there.

Anyways, I just found this related docu: "Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade". It even got a decent score from you. It's on my wish-list.

Yeah, it's a damn good documentary, unlike "The King of Kong".

It simply presents these guys as they are, without any fancy editing. Everything good, bad, pathetic, and commendable is exposed, solely through their own recollections and behavior. It also delves much deeper into the subject matter, with a lot of archival footage, amusing anecdotes, and neat facts.

Check it out.

[td888]

Yeah, it's a damn good documentary, unlike "The King of Kong".

It simply presents these guys as they are, without any fancy editing. Everything good, bad, pathetic, and commendable is exposed, solely through their own recollections and behavior. It also delves much deeper into the subject matter, with a lot of archival footage, amusing anecdotes, and neat facts.

Check it out.

yes, I noticed it got some good reviews. You should have mentioned this one earlier

[TheDenizen]

I'll be honest, I've never actually seen this documentary, and have formed my limited opinions based entirely on second hand accounts of the film. It's just funny to me that if you're going to do something obsessively like this, why not play a recent or at least a decent game? Donkey Kong was retarded.

[Anomaly1]

I think both Mitchell and Wiebe need to find a new hobby.

I think the people in this thread need to find a new hobby so they stop this inane argument.

[Replicant]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmiUruuAO4E[/youtube]

I agree that it's difficult, but the arcade for Ghosts 'n Goblins is brutal.

[Replicant]

It's just funny to me that if you're going to do something obsessively like this, why not play a recent or at least a decent game? Donkey Kong was retarded.

A lot of recent games are very bad. Play Resident Evil 5 or Assassins Creed 2 if you want to see a retarded game.

[TheDenizen]

A lot of recent games are very bad. Play Resident Evil 5 or Assassins Creed 2 if you want to see a retarded game.

I'd argue that the entire RE series is retarded, but that's another discussion for another forum I think

But there are WAY better games out there than Donkey Kong, including many from the same era. Asteroids, Defender, Centipede, Space Invaders, PacMan etc were all infinitely more fun and playable than Donkey Kong.