Notorious arcade gamer Billy Mitchell settles suit over Donkey Kong world record (www.courthousenews.com)
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Notorious arcade gamer Billy Mitchell settles suit over Donkey Kong world record::undefined

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tacosanonymous@lemm.ee on 14 Jan 2024 20:53 next collapse

Both sides really botched the discovery process.

They were scheduled for court this coming Thursday.

They, however, reached a settlement that is undisclosed.

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Mozingo@lemmy.world on 14 Jan 2024 22:07 collapse

No. This is new news that just happened. The 2019 case has been stretched out for 5 years and wasn’t settled until this last week. There’s are several court documents linked in the article dated January 11, 2024.

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baggins@lemmy.ca on 14 Jan 2024 21:18 collapse

Where does it say that? Karl Jobst has been giving regular updates on the case and afaik is still being sued himself.

Oka@lemmy.ml on 14 Jan 2024 21:22 next collapse

I also get my news about this from Karl

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very_well_lost@lemmy.world on 14 Jan 2024 21:43 next collapse

Notorious arcade gamer cheater

BlemboTheThird@lemmy.ca on 14 Jan 2024 23:49 next collapse

But Twin Galaxies’ own lawyer, David Tashroudian, faced misconduct claims of his own after he improperly contacted two witnesses in the case — prompting Superior Court Judge Wendy Chang, who’s overseeing the case, to consider referring him to the State Bar for discipline.

I’m no lawyer, but this seems like small potatoes in comparison to Mitchell’s actively fabricating evidence and lying under oath. Absolutely shameful that after years of litigation TG’s case falls apart thanks to an idiot lawyer. Hope that lawyer gets paid nothing and Jobst’s lawsuit goes better; Mitchell needs to see real consequences for the years of intimidation and lies.

gedaliyah@lemmy.world on 15 Jan 2024 01:09 next collapse

Confirmed cheater Billy Mitchell? That’s the one to mean, right? The disgraced former record-holding cheater?

Doolbs@lemmy.world on 15 Jan 2024 01:44 next collapse

I don’t know for sure, but I’m pretty sure Peter Dinklage’s character in Pixels was based on him.

Drusenija@lemmy.world on 15 Jan 2024 02:06 collapse

You’d be correct. And he was a cheater in that movie as well.

ElBarto@sh.itjust.works on 15 Jan 2024 01:44 next collapse

We should start saying that kid that got the Pac man Tetris kill screen is the greatest arcade game player in history. Just to piss this weird old man with a dyed “beard” and cheap AF looking American flag tie.

balancedchaos@lemmy.world on 15 Jan 2024 04:33 collapse

Tetris? The recent record?

ElBarto@sh.itjust.works on 15 Jan 2024 04:57 collapse

Yeah that one, couldn’t remember which kill screen it was.

ook_the_librarian@lemmy.world on 16 Jan 2024 02:12 collapse

The Level 157 kill screen. Level 29 was called a kill screen because it’s nearly unplayable. But around 2019, it was becoming routine for matches to be decided in post-29 play. The level 29 killscreen was jokingly dubbed the thrillscreen. (don’t worry. the name didn’t last.)

NES Tetris is pretty nuts. Here is the 100 lines speedrun record for anyone who may care.

ringwraithfish@startrek.website on 15 Jan 2024 06:22 next collapse

Can’t wait to see the Karl Jobst update video for this.

vext01@lemmy.sdf.org on 15 Jan 2024 08:35 collapse

Hello legends…

MIDItheKID@lemmy.world on 16 Jan 2024 00:59 collapse

Hello you absolute legends.

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