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* [http://blogs.msdn.com/mswanson/archive/2008/03/23/donkey-kong-at-mix08-behind-the-scenes.aspx Behind the scenes at one of Steve's record-breaking attempts] at M Swanson's Blog |
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* [http://mastysmovieminute.blogspot.com/2008/12/king-of-kong.html Great "King of Kong: Fist Full of Quaters" movie review] at Masty's Movie Minute |
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Revision as of 18:53, 29 April 2009
Steven J. Wiebe (Template:PronEng, born c. 1969) is a teacher at Finn Hill Junior High, a school in Kirkland, Washington. A competitive gamer, Wiebe was the first person to achieve over a million points in the arcade game Donkey Kong and has the second-highest score (1,049,100) ever reported.[1] Wiebe held first place until Billy Mitchell retook the title on June 26, 2007, with 1,050,200 points.[2] Wiebe holds the top score record in Donkey Kong Junior (on a "Double Donkey Kong Boardset"), with 1,004,000.[3] He is one of the primary subjects of the 2007 documentary, The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters.[4][5][6]
Media appearances
Steve Wiebe was interviewed about the documentary The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters on the The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson[7] and on G4's Attack of the Show.[8] He also voiced his own cartoon character on Code Monkeys in the episode "The Great Recession". He also appeared as "Jim" in the film Four Christmases, which was directed by Seth Gordon, the director of The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters.
Current status of championship
Steve Wiebe is continuing to pursue his previously held title as the holder of the highest score in Donkey Kong. Recently, Wiebe has made four well-publicized attempts at regaining the Donkey Kong title. They are:
On August 19, 2007, at the Alamo Draft House in Austin, TX, Steve scored 695,500 points while Twin Galaxies Founder Walter Day served as the official referee. [9]
On March 6, 2008, in Las Vegas, Steve Wiebe played in front of a fluctuating crowd of 1,900 party attendees in the TAO Nightclub in the Venetian Casino during Microsoft's MIX08 event. During that attempt, Steve Wiebe achieved two scores: first scoring 929,800 points and reaching the "Kill Screen" and then 579,300 points on the second try. According to Twin Galaxies records, this is the sixth time someone had reached the "Kill Screen" during a public gaming performance (3 times by Billy Mitchell and 3 times by Steve Wiebe). Again, Steve performed under the supervision of Twin Galaxies Founder Walter Day, who noted: "Possibly the biggest challenges Steve had to overcome were the loud nightclub music, the chaotic environment and the late hours." [10]
On July 17 2008, Steve Wiebe made his third attempt to break the Donkey Kong high score at the Twiistup 4 event in Santa Monica, but was unsuccessful on two consecutive attempts, scoring 340,500 and 466,100 points.[11]
His last attempt to date was in October 2008 at the 2008 E for All Expo, where he scored 1,000,200 in front of a large crowd. This is only the third time a 1 Million point score has been achieved in public.
Steve will attempt to beat Billy's record again at E3 2009.
On April 24, 2009, Steve took command of the Donkey Kong Jr. title, eclipsing both Mitchell and previous record holder Icarus Hall with a score of 1,139.800 points. [12]
References
- ^ "Twin Galaxies: Donkey Kong high scores". Twin Galaxies. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
- ^ http://www.twingalaxies.com/index.aspx?c=19&id=1465
- ^ "Twin Galaxies: Steve Wiebe". Twin Galaxies. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
- ^ "'Kong' star struggles to win high score lead and respect". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ^ "Steve Wiebe's Game Plan". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ^ "Steve Wiebe, 'King of Kong,' on Living the Dream". New York Entertainment. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ^ "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson". CBS.
- ^ "One on One with Steve Wiebe". G4 TV. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
- ^ "Steve Wiebe Reaches 695,500 points during Donkey Kong World Record Attempt". Twin Galaxies. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
- ^ "Steve Wiebe Tries Twice But Falls Short". Twin Galaxies. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
- ^ "Twin Galaxies Monitors Steve Wiebe Donkey Kong Attempt for Guinness World Records". Twin Galaxies. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
- ^ "Steve Wiebe Takes Donkey Kong Junior World Record With Score of 1,139,800". 24 April 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
External links
- Article on the King of Kong mentioning Wiebe and interview with director at Ignore Magazine.
- Steve Wiebe tells movie goers not to talk trailer at YouTube
- Behind the scenes at one of Steve's record-breaking attempts at M Swanson's Blog
- Great "King of Kong: Fist Full of Quaters" movie review at Masty's Movie Minute