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Emily Gera
Tuesday, May 5, 2020, GMT
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Former King Kong Award winner Billy Mitchell sued the Twin Galaxies, which had previously deprived him of high scores for cheating.
Mitchell stood out in the mainstream media through the award-winning documentary "King of Kong" (King of Kong), he first filed a lawsuit against Twin Galaxy in April 2019. And added a detailed complaint after March.
The defamation lawsuit originated in 2018, when the Gemini Galaxy announced that Mitchell had not reached his "Dragon King" high score on unmodified arcade hardware. Instead, it was discovered that Mitchel used simulation software to obtain points.
"From the perspective of the Gemini system, the only important thing to know is whether the score performance comes from the unmodified original DK arcade PCB in the competition rules," a partial statement from the Gemini system was written. "We now think they are not from the original unmodified DK arcade PCB, so our investigation of tape content ends with this conclusion and claim."
Mitchell ’s lawyers called it “apparent defamation” and said it “asserted that Mitchell did not legally score his score.” The defense also claimed that the “Gemini” investigation "The aim is to promote and Internet" click "by accusing Mitchell, the most famous of all video game players, for cheating. It also pointed out that key witnesses were not contacted.
Mitchell considers his scores to be legitimate because they are recorded on "certified arcade boards in front of hundreds of people" and 25 witnesses signed an affidavit to prove that Mitchell broke the record.
Jace Hall, the CEO of Twin Galaxy, questioned this, and he outlined in a lengthy court document what he described as "the most professional record and thoroughly investigated video game scores ever."
The argument will be submitted to the judge on July 6.