Billy Mitchell
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Biography: Billy L. Mitchell, born on July 16, 1965, in Holyoke, Massachusetts, gained fame for achieving high scores in classics from the Golden Age of Arcade Games. Despite evidence of several high scores being cheated, he confidently claims the title of the "greatest arcade-video-game player of all time." Additionally, he is the proprietor of the "Rickey's World Famous Restaurant" chain located in Hollywood, Florida, and markets a line of hot sauces under the brand "Rickey's World Famous Sauces." The description above pulls information from Wikipedia, licensed under CC-BY-SA, a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
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Birthday: July 16, 1965
Age: 59 years old
Gender: Male
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The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
Overview: In this hilarious arcade showdown, a humble novice goes head-to-head against the reigning Donkey Kong champ in a confrontation that rocks the gaming world to its processors! For over 20 years, Billy Mitchell has owned the throne of the Donkey Kong world. No one could beat his top score until now. Newcomer Steve Wiebe claims to have beaten the unbeatable, but Mitchell isn't ready to relinquish his crown without a fight. Go behind the barrels as the two battle it out in a vicious war to earn the title of the true King of Kong.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-03-25
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Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade
Overview: 1982's Video Game World Champions share their philosophies on joysticks, groupies and life.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-01-19
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Frag
Overview: Exploited, abused and sometimes abandoned most gamers fail to reach the top, but like all sports heroes exist. FRAG is the true story of professional video gaming outlining the evolution of the 1980’s arcade game competitions to the elite tournaments of today for millions of dollars around the globe.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-15
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Nintendo Quest
Overview: Homer's Odyssey meets King of Kong as two über geeks try to collect all 678 officially licensed Nintendo Entertainment System game cartridges in 30 days, WITHOUT the aid of online purchasing.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-06-26
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The King of Arcades
Overview: Follow the rise and fall of the King of Arcades as one man pursues his dream against all odds. The King of Arcades details the life and times of punk rock musician and classic arcade collector Richie Knucklez, on his journey to cultural prominence when he takes his passion for collecting to new heights by opening an arcade business in Flemington, New Jersey, only to watch it fall in the wake of economic hardship.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-06-17
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The Video Craze
Overview: A documentary on classic video arcade collectors across North America. Those who were the first to look into the neon haze of a vector/raster screen and fall in love. The first quarter poppers, the "vidiots" who never grew up.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-07-24
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The Perfect Fraudman
Overview: Classic arcade champion Dwayne Richard exposes the story behind Billy Mitchell's alleged "first Perfect Pac-Man" with evidence that he may not have been the first, how he used his influence to hold back other scores on several games and more. You will be amazed at how much of the story Mitchell works to hide.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-01-01
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Token Taverns
Overview: The golden age of arcades may have been in the 80s, but decades later arcades are back and bigger than ever in the arcade bar. Arcade bars have been spreading across the globe; transporting old school gamers back to their childhood while bringing in a new generation of players. It's Cheers for nerds, a place where every body knows your game. "Token Taverns" is a documentary exploring the growth of arcade bars and what this growing trend is all about. "Token Taverns" centers on 3 arcade bars and their owners over 2 years as they try to thrive and survive through a global pandemic.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-04-30
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Man vs. Snake
Overview: 1984. One shiny quarter. 44.5 hours of continuous play. The race to be the first gamer in history to score one BILLION points. Until recently, Timothy McVey (not the terrorist) thought he had — for all these years — held the world record on Nibbler.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-09-27
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The Fiddling Horse
Overview: Leslie inherits a horse and, in an attempt to elevate her failing status within her high society circle, trains it to race while secretly executing a long-con with an ex celebrity jockey.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-10-16
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King of Con!
Overview: Classic arcade champion Dwayne Richard pulls back the curtain on the King of Kong film, including how the filmmakers changed the facts of the story, how Billy Mitchell received payoffs from them and how the man who really defeated Mitchell's 1982 Donkey Kong record was left out of the film. You'll never look at the King of Kong the same way after you've learned the truth.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-01-01
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Meet the New Kings of Kong
Overview: Motherboard attended The Kong Off 3 in Denver, where we spent four loopy days in a dark arcade documenting the action-packed rivalry between two of Donkey Kong's fiercest adversaries: Hank Chien, a 39-year old plastic surgeon who graduated from Harvard and 22-year old French Canadian meathead, Vincent Lemay.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-12-12
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Arcades & Love Songs: The Ballad of Walter Day
Overview: A musical documentary following 74-year-old Walter Day - the father of esports and star of "The King of Kong" - as he battles a lawsuit threatening his legacy while fulfilling his dream of recording and performing the rock-opera style love songs he has been hearing in his head since having his heart broken at the height of the arcade era.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-02-19
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