The confidential settlement comes months before the 2019 case was scheduled for trial — and just as both sides faced possible sanctions for misconduct during discovery.

Notorious arcade gamer Billy Mitchell settles suit over Donkey Kong world record::undefined

  • gedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish
    551·
    11 months ago

    Confirmed cheater Billy Mitchell? That’s the one to mean, right? The disgraced former record-holding cheater?

  • Doolbs@lemmy.worldEnglish
    22·
    11 months ago

    I don’t know for sure, but I’m pretty sure Peter Dinklage’s character in Pixels was based on him.

  • tacosanonymous@lemm.eeEnglish
    231·
    11 months ago

    Both sides really botched the discovery process.

    They were scheduled for court this coming Thursday.

    They, however, reached a settlement that is undisclosed.

      • mozingo@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        11 months ago

        No. This is new news that just happened. The 2019 case has been stretched out for 5 years and wasn’t settled until this last week. There’s are several court documents linked in the article dated January 11, 2024.

  • The Barto@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    202·
    11 months ago

    We should start saying that kid that got the Pac man Tetris kill screen is the greatest arcade game player in history. Just to piss this weird old man with a dyed “beard” and cheap AF looking American flag tie.

        • Ook the Librarian@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          11 months ago

          The Level 157 kill screen. Level 29 was called a kill screen because it’s nearly unplayable. But around 2019, it was becoming routine for matches to be decided in post-29 play. The level 29 killscreen was jokingly dubbed the thrillscreen. (don’t worry. the name didn’t last.)

          NES Tetris is pretty nuts. Here is the 100 lines speedrun record for anyone who may care.