We caught King of Kong tonight at the Stars Film Center in the Tivoli. The Tivoli is my favorite movie theater in Denver and it's got a special place now because they let us go in free because they started the movie early. Score. In any case King of Kong was so awesome. It unfortunately solidifies a lot of stereotypes of gamers (which are really entertaining). I had no idea about Twin Galaxies which is the official record keeping body of classic video games. These guys take it seriously. There's one dude who actually sits and watches video game tapes of people getting high scores. Can you imagine watching 3 hours of Asteroids? Ouch.
The film would be more comical if not for the hell that they and Billy Mitchell put Steve Wiebe through. The personalities and story are top notch in King of Kong, and the inclusion of "You're the Best" (from Karate Kid) during the montage really made it for me. The competition was fierce. I need to get a classic video game machine. GO SEE IT.
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