The King of Kong

Billy Mitchell (wiki), King of Kong (wiki)

Walter Day of Twin Galaxies believes that the documentary is dishonest in its portrayal of the actual events. In posts on a Twin Galaxies forum entitled "The King of Kong — Official Statement" he contends, among other things, that (see 1-3):
1. Steve Wiebe actually first beat Tim Sczerby's high score of 879,200 points, posted in 2000 — not Billy Mitchell's 1982 score. (In response, the film's producers claim that "[Tim Sczerby's] consistently disputed record was impossible to verify and did not merit inclusion in the film.")
2. Billy Mitchell was not avoiding Steve Wiebe as portrayed in the film. They met and played together on several occasions before the time period of the film, notably the 2004 Classic Gaming Expo, and they were on very friendly terms — even giving interviews together.
3. Steve Wiebe actually held the high score record for almost 3 years, and when his videotaped score of 1,006,000 points was rejected, the record actually reverted back to Steve's own previous record — it did not revert to Billy Mitchell's 1982 score as implied by the film.
Mitchell is listed in the 2007 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records for his videotaped high score, but at the film's conclusion, Wiebe surpasses Mitchell's score. Mitchell ultimately surpassed Wiebe's Donkey Kong score again after the film was completed, on June 13, 2007. He achieved a score of 1,050,200 with a direct feed and with a Senior Twin Galaxies Referee watching and has been accepted as of June 26, 2007.
4. Additionally, Billy Mitchell is the first person to achieve a perfect Pac-Man score of 3,333,360, achieved Jul 3, 1999 at Funspot Family Fun Center in New Hampshire. He achieved a score of 7,881,050 on Burgertime in 1984 (the score was beaten in 2006). and he also achieved a score on Donkey Kong Jr. of 957,300 in 2004.