Hank Chien
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Hank Chien is a three-time world champion of the video game Donkey Kong
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He currently holds the record with a score of 1,090,400 achieved on February 27, 2011 at Funspot.
He is also the winner of the Kong Off, a Donkey Kong competition which occurred on March 19–20, 2011. The competition featured Steve Wiebe
, Billy Mitchell
along with 8 other competitors. Chien won with a score of 994,400.
The documentary "Doctor Kong: Cutting Up the Competition", follows his first attempt to break the world record.
Donkey Kong (video game)
is an arcade game released by Nintendo in 1981. It is an early example of the platform game genre, as the gameplay focuses on maneuvering the main character across a series of platforms while dodging and jumping over obstacles. In the game, Jumpman must rescue a damsel in distress, Lady, from a...
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He currently holds the record with a score of 1,090,400 achieved on February 27, 2011 at Funspot.
He is also the winner of the Kong Off, a Donkey Kong competition which occurred on March 19–20, 2011. The competition featured Steve Wiebe
Steve Wiebe
Steven J. "Steve" Wiebe is a two-time world champion of the video game Donkey Kong, most recently holding the title from the 20th of September, 2010 to the 10th of January, 2011 with a high score of 1,064,500 points. Wiebe was the first person to achieve over a million points in the game, with a...
, Billy Mitchell
Billy Mitchell (gamer)
Billy L. Mitchell, born July 16, 1965, in Holyoke, Massachusetts, is best known for recording high scores in classic video games from the Golden Age of Arcade Games. He has been claimed by some as the "greatest arcade-video-game player of all time". His achievements include the first perfect score...
along with 8 other competitors. Chien won with a score of 994,400.
The documentary "Doctor Kong: Cutting Up the Competition", follows his first attempt to break the world record.