News Tagged: Steve Wiebe
News: Stride Gum Offers Steve Wiebe Consolation Prize
Sometimes second place ain't so bad after all.
Even though Steve Wiebe didn't crack the DK record at E3, falling short a relatively measly 60,800 points below Billy Mitchell's whopping 1,050,200 score, he's still got something to show for it. Stride Gum, who originally offered Wiebe $10,001 in quarters and a year's supply of their Uber Bubble gum as an incentive for smacking down the record, are..
News: Steve Wiebe Fails To Crack Donkey Kong Record At E3
Legendary gaming icon still manages to clock a respectable 989,400 points, though
Algebra teacher and King of Kong star Steve Wiebe has failed in his attempt to wrestle the Donkey Kong world high score record from current champion Billy Mitchell.Wiebe made his attempt live at E3, where he had three attempts and chalked up a best score of 989,400 points - which in practically any arcade in the world..
News: Stride Gum Offering Socks Full of Quarters to Steve Wiebe
That's no monkey business! HIYOOOOOOOOOO!
Steve Wiebe doesn't need more reason to shatter Billy Mitchell's Donkey Kong record other than to wipe that grin off Mitchell's smug face, but lo and behold, here's another one. Or, another 10,001 reasons.According to GoNintendo, Stride Gum has stepped up to offer Wiebe $10,001 if he can break Mitchell's 1,050,200 record. That's a lot of games of Donkey..
News: The King of Kong Strikes Again
Steve Wiebe bags the Donkey Kong Jr. World Record
As we noted a while back, Steve Wiebe (star of the hit movie King of Kong) is busy preparing to make another attempt on the Donkey Kong world record at this year's E3.As part of his training he's set a new high score record for Donkey Kong Jr. - 1,139,800 points, to be exact.Here's the full story, taken from Twin Galaxies: With Twin Galaxies and the..
News: Former King of Kong to Appear at E3
Steve Wiebe to make another record attempt this year
For those of you that haven’t seen the brilliant King of Kong yet, stop reading this post, grab your coat and run down to your DVD store. Purchase the film, watch it, and then resume reading.Done that? Good.Steve Wiebe – the ‘good guy’ of the movie who triumphed by beating the ‘evil guy’ Billy Mitchell’s Donkey Kong world record..
