Posted: 9/18/2015 10:15:27 PM
By: Pete Hahn
What an exciting time to be a competitve Donkey Kong player! The World Record for the arcade version, carrying the title "King of Kong" with it, changed hands twice just hours apart!
First, Wes Copeland set a new World Record score of 1,170,500 that surpassed Robbie's previous score - He streamed his entire playthrough on his twitch.tv channel:
Part 1:
http://www.twitch.tv/wescopeland/v/16561176
Part 2:
http://www.twitch.tv/wescopeland/v/16561469
Upon hearing the news of his record being beaten, Robbie answered back with an astounding 1,172,100!
Part 1:
http://www.twitch.tv/lakeman421/v/16591896
Part 2:
http://www.twitch.tv/lakeman421/v/16591650
Congrats to both players for achieving what is the most sought-after high score in competitive classic gaming; We can't wait to see what the future holds for the both title "King of Kong" and the Donkey Kong and classics gaming communities!
