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[edit] score

gee... how're his scores verified? Xah Lee 06:10, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

He was watched the whole time by Walter Day, Twin Galaxies referee. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.82.177.88 (talk • contribs) 21:48, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

His scores are based upon biased verification and in some instances might have been faked 08:08, 1 November 2007 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vaginsh (talk • contribs)

His score haven't appeared yet on twingalaxies.com so we should either add something to this effect on the site or remove it entirely, no? Lightx101 (talk) 08:43, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

Actually, it looks like it has been verified as of June 26, 2007 according to Twin Galaxies. J.D. Lowe (talk) 12:54, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] what is a perfect game?

need some clarification. is it you play through all the levels of pacman without losing a life? or eating the powerpellets, and snarfing every single ghost without missing one. or eating every fruit that comes by, without missing one. man, i didn't even know pacman had an end. i thought it just looped forever until you died.68.102.37.191 16:41, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

a perfect play is when you achieve the highest score possible. In Pacman that occurs by perfecting every level (getting all fruit and eating all ghosts when possible) up to level 256, when the game screws itself up. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 160.5.247.1 (talk) 13:52, 6 February 2007 (UTC).

[edit] The X-Show

The article stated: On February 2, 2000, Billy Mitchell appeared on the "X-Show," commonly called the "MAN Show." But "The X Show" IMDb and "The Man Show" IMDb were two separate programs. That would be like saying that someone "appeared on MAD TV, commonly called Saturday Night Live." --Metropolitan90 02:29, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mitchell using intuitive movement in Pacman?

Removing the bit about Mitchell not using patterns, the article it linked to clearly indicates he does. 160.5.247.1 13:59, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] mullet / american flag ties

The upcoming movie The King of Kong (which is utterly fantastic - go see it!!!) does feature Billy Mitchell wearing his hair long and with his trademark american flag ties. Whether this article can say that he's known for his mullet is a questionable; in the movie, Billy does speak about why he wears patriotic clothing (such as ties). When the movie comes out, we should be able to transcribe that particular set of comments about the tie to remove the "fact" tag in that portion of the article. SpikeJones 04:22, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] DK Jr "Perfect"

A score of 957,300 on Donkey Kong Jr is not "perfect," as the article indicates. One player has even scored over one million points: http://marp.retrogames.com/r/dkongjr —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.160.178.38 (talk • contribs) 06:45, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

Looks like it was a mistake. Also, we need a more unified way of showing high scores in profiles such as this. +sj + 07:49, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] With regard to the "he's an ass" comment

From the Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons article:

An important rule of thumb when writing biographical material about living persons is "do no harm". Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a tabloid; it is not our job to be sensationalist, or to be the primary vehicle for the spread of titillating claims about people's lives.

The remark that someone (who?) says he's an "ass" adds nothing to the article. It makes Wikipedia an arena for mudslinging between third parties. --Ryan Delaney talk 16:44, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

Agreed, but I think it would be fair to show that he has been portrayed in a negative sense; however, I do think we should keep things as you left them.J.D. Lowe 16:56, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
I'm very skeptical about whether it's encyclopedic to talk about his "negative portrayal", but we can discuss edits as they come up. His status as a villain in The King of Kong should probably be left in that article. --Ryan Delaney talk 17:17, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
Perhaps he should be referred to as "Antagonist" rather than "villain," as villain has strictly negative connotations while "antagonist" is more neutral. Liontamarin 13:21, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Interesting Interview From 1up.com

Here is the link to the interview where he addresses his portrayal in the Movie "king of Kong"

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3165895

I do not know if any of the information could be used here....

70.55.238.80 (talk) 19:21, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Donkey Kong Scoring Controversy

Should this article not make reference to the questionable ethics and many statements made in the documentary that directly contradict his own actions?

Hrhadam (talk) 07:37, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Long hair or Mullet.

So does he have long hair or a mullet? I am more likely to go with long hair since he does not have short hair on the top. Also I think it is a little too well kept to be called a mullet. I don't want to split hair.. styles --8bitJake (talk) 09:14, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

All the press on him calls it a mullet. It sure looks like a mullet to me. I'm going with that.Pisomojado (talk) 04:32, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

A mullet is long in back and short on top. Billy's hair on top flows down the side. It is not a mullet by any stretch of the imagination, whether "all the press calls it a mullet," or not. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 35.8.56.108 (talk) 18:22, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Urgent medical needs for Billy Mitchell

It's come to the medias knowledge that Billy Mitchell is in urgent medical need of some balls; his constant avoidance of playing Donkey Kong in a public forum and filming his "world records" is testament to his urgent need for some balls. If you find any road kill in your area, including squirrell, possom, rat, and or racoon balls please put them in a bag and send to Billy Mitchell. (Steve Wiebe RULES) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Spambuster88 (talk • contribs) 00:24, 14 June 2008 (UTC)