Author Topic: <News> - King of Kong movie (Read 4420 times)

saint · « **on:** August 03, 2007, 09:02:10 pm »

Follows a middle school science teacher as he battles a hot sauce mogul for the Guinness World Record on the arcade classic Donkey Kong.

koolmoecraig · « **Reply #1 on:** August 04, 2007, 01:23:44 am »

For those of you in LA, it is screening at the Archlight Theater in Hollywood on August 16th. There will be a Q&A with the director afterwards.

tommy · « **Reply #2 on:** August 05, 2007, 08:39:08 pm »

Are these little news topics supposed to be sparking conversation? To be honest i don't think i have ever seen one of these type of topics ever passing two or three posts.

saint · « **Reply #3 on:** August 05, 2007, 08:53:35 pm »

Meh. Some do, some don't.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=69195.0

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=69046.0

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=69042.0

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=68161.0

If they do, great. If not, ... meh.

shmokes · « **Reply #4 on:** August 05, 2007, 09:04:49 pm »

Whether they spark conversation or not, they let people who come straight to the forums without ever seeing the news pages know what's going on. Any member on these boards who saw this thing would probably have posted the same link. Is Saint not allowed to post interesting stuff just cos he owns the place?

tommy · « **Reply #5 on:** August 05, 2007, 09:35:34 pm »

I was not telling saint what to post or not to post, just that these threads under the news heading never seem to go very far for some reason.

koolmoecraig · « **Reply #6 on:** August 06, 2007, 12:34:24 am »

Get out of the house much?

patrickl · « **Reply #7 on:** August 06, 2007, 05:01:12 am »

Well these posts are links to news articles. Usually there is not much to discuss about them. I do like reading them though.

BTW this movie has come up a few times already in the last two months:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=69365.0
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=68655.0
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=67961.msg691536#msg691536
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=67531.0

Jouster · « **Reply #8 on:** August 06, 2007, 12:35:38 pm »

I just wanted to post on this super special news article.

I feel better now.

Jouster

Samstag · « **Reply #9 on:** August 06, 2007, 12:43:26 pm »

Quote from: tommy on August 05, 2007, 08:39:08 pm

Are these little news topics supposed to be sparking conversation? To be honest i don't think i have ever seen one of these type of topics ever passing two or three posts.

Would you call that a self-negating prophecy?

jbox · « **Reply #10 on:** August 06, 2007, 11:50:35 pm »

Donkey_Kong · « **Reply #11 on:** August 15, 2007, 11:01:41 am »

If we can't think of anything to discuss on this topic, other than whether or not we discuss news topics such as this, or not. We might need to pick up on another hobby.

I have heard through the grapevine (MameMaster!) that the Donkey Kong high score debacle might go Hollywood, mainly because of the buzz the documentary has created.

So...I wonder if Wiebe will topple Mitchell's latest score?

What is your high score on Donkey Kong? Mine is only 86,600.

Donkey_Kong · « **Reply #12 on:** August 15, 2007, 11:06:33 am »

Quote from: tommy on August 05, 2007, 08:39:08 pm

Are these little news topics supposed to be sparking conversation? To be honest i don't think i have ever seen one of these type of topics ever passing two or three posts.

"little", yea like this news topic can be considered "little". Like many of the arcade news topics are "little".

markrvp · « **Reply #13 on:** August 15, 2007, 11:25:18 am »

Tommy is a ---meecrob---.

FrizzleFried · « **Reply #14 on:** August 15, 2007, 11:55:40 am »

Quote from: markrvp on August 15, 2007, 11:25:18 am

Tommy is a ---meecrob---.

I second that sentiment!

tommy · « **Reply #15 on:** August 15, 2007, 12:22:59 pm »

So nice of you guys to bring this thread up again to ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- on me.

koolmoecraig · « **Reply #16 on:** August 16, 2007, 04:41:03 pm »

Tonight at the Arclight!

RayB · « **Reply #17 on:** August 17, 2007, 06:06:17 pm »

It's been reviewed:
http://movies.ign.com/articles/813/813381p1.html

boykster · « **Reply #18 on:** August 17, 2007, 07:05:37 pm »

Quote from: RayB on August 17, 2007, 06:06:17 pm

It's been reviewed:
http://movies.ign.com/articles/813/813381p1.html

Sweet! In the footage on that review page, that purple polo shirt is a UW shirt! Go Huskies!!!

RayB · « **Reply #19 on:** August 17, 2007, 10:54:25 pm »

"WIPE MY BUTTT!!!!!!"


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