The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters DVD

The real life journey of two men competing for the world record in the classic arcade game Donkey Kong is captured on film in the hilariously quirky documentary The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters

In 1982, Billy Mitchell, the “Gamer of the Century,” set a score of 874,300 points on Donkey Kong, a record which many in the gaming world thought would never be broken – until Steve Wiebe not only surpassed the record but ended up with a thought-to-be-impossible 1,000,000 points. In the months that followed his feat, Steve and Billy engage in a cross-country duel, filled with publicity, scandal and frustration, to see who could set the highest score and ultimately become the King of Kong! (read less)

The real life journey of two men competing for the world record in the classic arcade game Donkey Kong is captured on film in the hilariously quirky documentary The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters

In 1982, Billy Mitchell, the “Gamer of the Century,” set a score of 874,300 points on Donkey Kong, a record which many in the gaming world thought would never be broken – until Steve Wiebe not only surpassed the record but ended up with a thought-to-be-impossible 1,000,000 points. In the months... (read more)