That is not an exaggeration. Behold, "King of Kong". It is hands down one of the best documentaries I have seen, EVER! It has it all: power mullets, great 80's tunes, and kill-screens. Here is Erik's well crafted summary:
King of Kong details the proposed showdown of two top Donkey Kong players from the 80's. One is an arrogant prick named Billy who thinks he is God's gift to everything and holds the current record. Then there is Steve, a family man and goodhearted guy who always came in second in life. One day Steve video tapes himself breaking the Donkey Kong high score held by Billy. The tape is then inspected as is the game and ruled by self proclaimed Donkey Kong experts to be unofficial since it did not occur in public.
Steve decides to travel to the Video Game arcade to have it officially counted and have a showdown with Billy. What follows is several years worth of crazy happenings in this odd and cultish world of 80's video game fanatics that even have 24 hour parties of just watching video tapes of guys playing games for over 15 hours at a clip!
It is playing in limited release, but if you are a fan of documentaries, or if you are just plain smart, you will seek out this movie. Please enjoy the trailer below, and thank you for your time.
KING OF KONG RULZ!
