# Billy Mithcell's 1M+ Donkey Kong records stripped

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-mithcells-1m-donkey-kong-records-stripped/808158>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [February 4, 2018, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-mithcells-1m-donkey-kong-records-stripped/808158 "2018-02-04T14:21:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-mithcells-1m-donkey-kong-records-stripped/808158/1 "2018-02-04T14:21:46Z")

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Although I’ve heard that he isn’t as mean as portrayed in King of Kong, this still feels satisfying:

> **[Donkey Kong scoreboard strips Billy Mitchell’s high score claims \[Updated\]](https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/02/donkey-kong-scoreboard-strips-billy-mitchells-high-score-claims/)**
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> Frame-by-frame video analysis suggests records were actually set using emulator

Brian

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**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-mithcells-1m-donkey-kong-records-stripped/808158/2 "2018-02-04T16:32:30Z")

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OMG. My take on all this: Why would anyone even care?

But I do love the fact that statistical analysis is being used. It dovetails nicely with the issue of _Chess Life_ I got in the mail Friday, which had an article explaining how the online chess site, [Chess.com](http://Chess.com), identifies and removes players who cheat by utilizing computer resources to decide what moves to play. Basically, it relies upon a statistical analysis of millions of computer generated moves vs. human generated moves. Same concept, really.

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-mithcells-1m-donkey-kong-records-stripped/808158/3 "2018-02-04T16:37:18Z")

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> [@N9IWP](#):
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> Although I’ve heard that he isn’t as mean as portrayed in King of Kong, this still feels satisfying

I find myself in agreement even before reading that article. AFTER reading the article, I feel even more satisfied.

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**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-mithcells-1m-donkey-kong-records-stripped/808158/4 "2018-02-04T17:32:17Z")

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It is amazing the extent some people devote themselves to simple pursuits. There is a whole world of people out there who live by this game it seems. Very detailed analysis. But in the end, the best of his games removed was only number 40 overall. Better players have moved way beyond him in easily certified play. Like DSYoungEsq said, I’m surprised anyone cares about the braggadocio at this point.

Dennis