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TwinGalaxies had quite the extensive writeup on Todd's various cheating [1]. There was a staggering amount of evidence, including TAS (Tool Assisted Speedruns)

TwinGalaxies had quite the extensive writeup on Todd's various cheating [1]. There was a staggering amount of evidence, including TAS (Tool Assisted Speedruns) proving that Todd's time is physically impossible. That blew up in a 274-page thread, but ultimately I believe it took Robert T Mruczek's writeup to finally ban Todd.[1] Not surprising as Mcruzek is part of the "old guard". I think this reflected very poorly on TG and I have no intention of using them in the future. [1]: http://www.twingalaxies.com/showthread.php/175364-Dispute-Dick-Moreland-Atari-2600-VCS-Dragster-NTSC-Game-1-Difficulty-B-Fastest-Time-Player-Todd-Rogers-Score-05-51?p=945909&viewfull=1#post945909 http://www.twingalaxies.com/showthread.php/175364-Dispute-Di...

dmix 9y ago
Why does it reflect poorly on TG? > Todd's "Dragster" performance is one that I have qualified as being one of the top five video game performances of all time within multiple forum posts and in several interviews. I'd be curious to know what the other 4 performances were.
- s4vi0r 9y ago
  Because they accepted beyond ridiculous scores without any real proof, or even skepticism? In like every game this dude has a record in his score is impossibly higher than 2nd place. And these aren't even games or records which have been around for a couple weeks so that you can argue there's room for improvement.
JohnJamesRambo 9y ago
Wait what? I was with you until the last line and now I'm confused. Why does this reflect poorly on TG if they removed it when there was good evidence it was false?
- nightcracker 9y ago
  They have fabricated records and turned a blind eye for decades to Todd's outrageous 'records'.
- viridian 9y ago
  The evidence had existed for games like centipede many years, and the dragster game had been taken apart and proven fake via the actual machine code for 6+ months. TG didn't act on it until one of the inner circle got involved, that is the shameful bit.
- otakucode 9y ago
  They refused to remove it after having the evidence of falsehood for a very long time... until they got the personal arguments of one of their 'old guard' members. In other words, they don't care about objective reality and care only about the emotional investment their friends have.
hanasu 9y ago
I think it's at the very least equally likely that the PR beating they were taking as a result of the Apollo video led them to make the decision rather than Robert's guidance.
- lulmerchant 9y ago
  Since watching King of Kong, I haven't been surprised about any of the shady stuff I hear about TG. Also, I'd recommend that anybody who hasn't watched that movie to watch it, it's hilarious.

dmix 9y ago

Why does it reflect poorly on TG? > Todd's "Dragster" performance is one that I have qualified as being one of the top five video game performances of all time within multiple forum posts and in several interviews. I'd be curious to know what the other 4 performances were.

s4vi0r 9y ago
Because they accepted beyond ridiculous scores without any real proof, or even skepticism? In like every game this dude has a record in his score is impossibly higher than 2nd place. And these aren't even games or records which have been around for a couple weeks so that you can argue there's room for improvement.

JohnJamesRambo 9y ago

Wait what? I was with you until the last line and now I'm confused. Why does this reflect poorly on TG if they removed it when there was good evidence it was false?

nightcracker 9y ago
They have fabricated records and turned a blind eye for decades to Todd's outrageous 'records'.
viridian 9y ago
The evidence had existed for games like centipede many years, and the dragster game had been taken apart and proven fake via the actual machine code for 6+ months. TG didn't act on it until one of the inner circle got involved, that is the shameful bit.
otakucode 9y ago
They refused to remove it after having the evidence of falsehood for a very long time... until they got the personal arguments of one of their 'old guard' members. In other words, they don't care about objective reality and care only about the emotional investment their friends have.

hanasu 9y ago

I think it's at the very least equally likely that the PR beating they were taking as a result of the Apollo video led them to make the decision rather than Robert's guidance.

lulmerchant 9y ago
Since watching King of Kong, I haven't been surprised about any of the shady stuff I hear about TG. Also, I'd recommend that anybody who hasn't watched that movie to watch it, it's hilarious.