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For anyone who saw King of Kong
Billy Mitchell responds to some of the issues in the movie.
There's almost no doubt, from what I've read here and in a lot of articles, that the movie was cut in Steve's favor. There's also little doubt, however, that some of the more embarrassing comments made by Billy on screen were perfectly legit. That said, I know plenty of folks (myself included) who could come across as arrogant or full of stupid comments in a documentary. And real life people tend to be neither heroes nor villains, so there's no inherent contradiction in the idea of a guy holding back a videotaped performance until the right moment to undercut his rival, and the same guy also buying a septuagenarian so she could work on reclaiming her Q*Bert world record.
Still, it's hard to not feel supportive towards Steve Wiebe; there's been almost nothing to indicate that he's anything less than he's portrayed as during the film.
There's almost no doubt, from what I've read here and in a lot of articles, that the movie was cut in Steve's favor. There's also little doubt, however, that some of the more embarrassing comments made by Billy on screen were perfectly legit. That said, I know plenty of folks (myself included) who could come across as arrogant or full of stupid comments in a documentary. And real life people tend to be neither heroes nor villains, so there's no inherent contradiction in the idea of a guy holding back a videotaped performance until the right moment to undercut his rival, and the same guy also buying a septuagenarian so she could work on reclaiming her Q*Bert world record.
Still, it's hard to not feel supportive towards Steve Wiebe; there's been almost nothing to indicate that he's anything less than he's portrayed as during the film.