Post by I.M.Gibbon on Feb 3, 2018 19:05:20 GMT
shit, man :/
www.twingalaxies.com/showthread.php...ll=1#post946633
Quote from the Twin Galaxies thread above:
TLDR: Billy's been submitting Tool-Assisted runs as "live" "machine" scores, and the judge who had been "validating" them was Todd Rogers, the guy was just recently proven to have been fabricating all his old Atari records and kicked out of the scorebooks and has apparently been helping Billy fake his records.
This is actually super disappointing, as while Billy has done the occasional shady stuff, he seemed like he was at least genuinely trying to be a decent guy, and is genuinely good at videogames to a degree more than you or I ever will be. King of Kong shows him in a rather bad light, but it is well known to be edited to make a better drama, and other documentaries paint a more well-rounded picture of a guy who is, yes, a bit full of himself, but tries to help out around the high-score community, help people work on their strategies, and be a face of events even if he doesn't actually like being a public person all that much.
So to find out that he's been outright cheating, doctoring his runs, and getting a crooked admin to help him pull it off...
Woof.
www.twingalaxies.com/showthread.php...ll=1#post946633
Quote from the Twin Galaxies thread above:
The idea to challenge Billy's scores has been floating around for quite some time now. I lodged a formal dispute on TG months ago. A poll on DKF showed an almost even split (10-13) on whether Billy's scores should be removed from our HSL. Top players and former TG officials, some quietly and others not so quietly, have been questioning his gameplay and the circumstances behind his recordings for over a decade. I don't know Billy personally. We've never met and the only time we've been in the same place was KO3. I'm well aware of his importance in gaming history and culture and especially to the arcade and DKF community. I understand this will not be a popular decision. It is not my wish to fracture a community or affect anyone's personal life. But ultimately, I have to do what I think is right.
Short of live, time-stamped, complete footage (including full views of cab hardware) of the games in question, I will not be reinstating any of Billy's scores in question. Should the community as a whole wish for reinstatement, then I will step down as DKF high score moderator. It's worth noting that there are still other forum mods (and an admin) that can update the scoreboard if they so choose.
If this community (and others like it) are built on the idea of friendship through competition, camaraderie through our shared pains in pushing ourselves, our friends, and these games to their limits, then we must strive for honesty and legitimacy. A house built on lies is not worth living in.
Short of live, time-stamped, complete footage (including full views of cab hardware) of the games in question, I will not be reinstating any of Billy's scores in question. Should the community as a whole wish for reinstatement, then I will step down as DKF high score moderator. It's worth noting that there are still other forum mods (and an admin) that can update the scoreboard if they so choose.
If this community (and others like it) are built on the idea of friendship through competition, camaraderie through our shared pains in pushing ourselves, our friends, and these games to their limits, then we must strive for honesty and legitimacy. A house built on lies is not worth living in.
TLDR: Billy's been submitting Tool-Assisted runs as "live" "machine" scores, and the judge who had been "validating" them was Todd Rogers, the guy was just recently proven to have been fabricating all his old Atari records and kicked out of the scorebooks and has apparently been helping Billy fake his records.
This is actually super disappointing, as while Billy has done the occasional shady stuff, he seemed like he was at least genuinely trying to be a decent guy, and is genuinely good at videogames to a degree more than you or I ever will be. King of Kong shows him in a rather bad light, but it is well known to be edited to make a better drama, and other documentaries paint a more well-rounded picture of a guy who is, yes, a bit full of himself, but tries to help out around the high-score community, help people work on their strategies, and be a face of events even if he doesn't actually like being a public person all that much.
So to find out that he's been outright cheating, doctoring his runs, and getting a crooked admin to help him pull it off...
Woof.
