STEVE WIEBE SEEKS TO RECLAIM “DONKEY KONG” WORLD RECORD LIVE ON G4 STAGE AT E3

Wiebe’s Highly Anticipated Attempt Will Air Live June 2, Only on G4


LOS ANGELES, April 1, 2009 – Legendary gamer Steve Wiebe will attempt to reclaim his “Donkey Kong” throne at the 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) and G4 viewers will have a live front-row seat to all the action. Wiebe was the first person on record to break a million points in “Donkey Kong,” a high score that he ultimately lost to his nemesis Billy Mitchell as documented in the popular film “The King Of Kong: A First Full Of Quarters.” Twin Galaxies, the authority on video game score rankings, will provide the official “Donkey Kong” unit and be on-hand to record Wiebe’s score as he attempts to break Mitchell’s world record and reclaim victory. G4 is bringing fans exclusive access to this special event on Tuesday, June 2 as part the network’s week-long E3 coverage.

Wiebe lived a quiet life in Washington until he lost his job at Boeing and found solace in his video game obsession, “Donkey Kong.” At the time, Billy Mitchell, a hot sauce mogul and an icon in the world of competitive gaming, held the record for the highest “Donkey Kong” score, and Wiebe made it his mission to break that record. He not only perfected his game but surpassed Mitchell’s record and ended up with a thought-to-be-impossible 1,000,000 points. A wave of media coverage followed and Wiebe quickly became a celebrity in his hometown of Seattle . Meanwhile, Mitchell hatched a plan to reclaim his fallen "Donkey Kong" record and, in the months that followed, Wiebe and Mitchell engaged in a cross-country duel to see who could set the high score and become the real “King of Kong.”

Wiebe’s story is featured in the documentary “The King Of Kong: A First Full Of Quarters,” which G4 aired as a world television premiere last year. The film ranked as one of G4’s highest rated telecasts ever and more than doubled the network's total day household delivery.

Since the documentary and the loss of his title to Mitchell in 2007, Wiebe has attempted to break the record four other times but to no avail. With his latest attempt in October 2008, he scored 1,000,200, which is only the second time that a million point score has been achieved in public but it was still not enough to knock off Mitchell. Now, as he gears up for his fifth effort, fans can witness live what Wiebe hopes will be his sweet revenge and gaming history.

Twin Galaxies will also be on-hand to ensure the challenge is legitimate every step of the way. The company will provide the official “Donkey Kong” unit that has all the required factory default settings, as well as a senior referee who will make sure Wiebe’s attempt is officially recorded and will announce his victory if he succeeds.

For more information on G4, E3 and Steve Wiebe please visit http://g4tv.com

Go Steve! Kick Billy's ass!

Maybe I should change my plans and head out to E3 this year.

This is great!

Go on, my son!

Oh snap! So wait, G4 cares about video games again?

I hope Steve gets it this time by the way, that whole thing was some underhanded shit.

But the guy I hated the most in that movie... Billy's little lackies, those are the real villains of the story.

I prefer 'minion' - sounds more sniveling

So...how many hours of playing Donkey Kong does it take to reach 1,000, 000 points? Hope he doesn't drink a Super Big Gulp before starting...

damn i want to go to e3 now. i want to see the kill screen in person!

But who cares? Billy already has a VHS ready with poor tracking of him beating whatever score Steve gets prepared just to knock him down again that's to be aired right after Steve does it.

Is G4 going to televise a slot tournament next?

there he is! get him!!!!!

Hold on Im confused-

I though steve finally beat billy via video tape?- thats what it said on the end of the documentary didnt it?

Did Billy beat him back again?

Hell yeah, can't keep him down! Billy is gangsta'!

Yeah, I thought I had read somewhere that BM (nice initials, huh?) had actually topped the score live at some point. However, I have faith in Wiebe; Janet and I will be rooting for him in spirit, if not in person!

Jesus! so whats the top score now?

Last one I saw was Steve's 1 million and somthing.

What and billy came with a video tape again?

I'd just like to ask Steve: doesn't Donkey Kong get boring after about half an hour or so?

Jeff isn't that pic in your avatar the life sized tattoo you have on your back ?

Billy " Kong Krusher " Mitchell

Kind of, I had it altered so he's crucified to a pixelated cross with DK weeping at his feet.

At this point I kinda wish Steve would stop. Why? Because what I loved about him was, in the end, it was just kind of something he did for fun. BILLY was the weird obsessive who couldn't let go, and I don't want Steve to turn into that. I'd rather Steve just be like "Whatever dude, I got a real life" and move on. Well in all honesty I hope it does it this time and walks for good.