The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters

Director: Seth Gordon

Cast: Steve Wiebe, Billy Mitchell, Walter Day, Nicole Wiebe, Steve Sanders, Robert Mruczek, Brian Kuh

(Picturehouse, 2007) Rated: PG-13

US DVD release date: 29 January 2008 (New Line)

[22 August 2007]

by Cynthia Fuchs

PopMatters Film and TV Editor

Playing Games

It's worth keeping in mind that anyone with a camera turned on him performs, whether or not the performance is understood as "real" or "true" or not.

This jerk’s “Gamer of the Century?” Not any number of top ranked Quake or Street Fighter players, but some guy who scored a whole crapload of points in Donkey Kong?  Screw that.

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