``King of Donkey Kong'' Billy Mitchell's world record is restored, pointing out that the suspected fraud was due to a hardware malfunction
Billy Mitchell, known as the ``King of Donkey Kong,'' set a world record for the highest score in the arcade game ``Donkey Kong.'' There were suspicions that the recording was fraudulent, but it was pointed out that the problem could have been caused by a malfunction on the hardware side, and the recording site ``Two Galaxies'' also decided to restore the recording.
Twin Galaxies Statement
New evidence suggests “King Of Donkey Kong'” didn't cheat to achieve high-scores
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Mr. Billy Mitchell achieved the world's highest score in the arcade game ``Donkey Kong'' and submitted a videotape of his play, which was recognized by the recording site Two Galaxies and Guinness World Records.
However, in 2018, Mr. Mitchell's records were found to be fraudulent, and after verification, it was determined that the records were not achieved with original hardware, but rather using an emulator, and the records were deleted. .
It was discovered that the gamer who was setting world records for Pac-Man and Donkey Kong was using an emulator, and it will be deleted from the Guinness World Records - GIGAZINE
After Mr. Mitchell filed an objection, Guinness World Records decided to reinstate the record in 2020, saying that after another analysis, ``no evidence was found to warrant disqualification.''
On the other hand, Mr. Mitchell sued Two Galaxies for defamation, which did not allow the restoration of records.
In 2024, Dr. Michael Zayda of the University of Southern California, who served as a witness in a trial regarding this matter, said that the 'fraud' in question was not caused by Mr. Mitchell's intentional actions, but was caused by hardware deterioration of components. It was pointed out that this may be due to a malfunction of the software.
In response, Two Galaxies announced that it would reinstate Mitchell's scores in its official history database and delete threads pointing out Mitchell's misconduct in the site's forums.
Please note that the score will only be restored in the 'historical database' and not on the continuously updated scoreboard.
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