Robbie Lakeman
| Robbie Lakeman | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | December 28, 1986 |
| Nationality | American |
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| Games | |
Robbie Lakeman is a video game player who holds the world record for the arcade games Donkey Kong (1981), Stratovox (1980), and Super Pac-Man (1982).[1] He also formerly held the record score for the 1976 arcade game Death Race.
After regularly livestreaming attempts at the Donkey Kong record, Lakeman first took the record after beating Hank Chien's 2012 world record of 1,138,600 points with a score of 1,141,800 on September 4, 2014.[2] Lakeman subsequently exchanged the world record several times with Wes Copeland.[3][4][5] He has broken the record a total of eight times, and achieved the record score of 1,260,700 points while streaming live on Twitch on June 15, 2020.[6][7][8]
References
- ^ Guinness World Records 2016 Gamer's Edition. Macmillan. September 1, 2015. p. 190. ISBN 9781910561133.
- ^ Fahey, Mike. "A New World Record Ends Hank Chien's Reign As Donkey Kong Champion". Kotaku. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ Good, Owen S. (9 January 2016). "New Donkey Kong world record set, and there's not much room left for another". Polygon. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Dramatic Escalation In Donkey Kong World Record Rivalry Between Champions Wes Copeland and Robbie Lakeman!". Twin Galaxies. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ https://www.polygon.com/2015/9/19/9357273/donkey-kong-world-record-broken-robbie-lakeman-wes-copeland-hank-chien
- ^ https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/highest-score-on-donkey-kong
- ^ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/robbie-lakeman-sets-new-donkey-kong-world-record-l/1100-6478551/
- ^ https://twitch.tv/videos/652597849
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