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Why didn’t any of the people actually there not notice this? Did the ref guy not verify the game was stock and compliant? Other than looking dapper in the str
by fnordpiglet 4y ago
Why didn’t any of the people actually there not notice this? Did the ref guy not verify the game was stock and compliant? Other than looking dapper in the striped shirt isn’t that what he’s there to do? They’ve had photos of it for decades and physically stood staring at it and are crazy fanatics about donkey Kong and keep all their toys in box and mint since they were 3 and someone just now said “wait a minute!”
That feels a little late to call cheating
- tssva 4y agoThe guy in the striped shirt is Ted Rodgers, a prolific video game record cheater in his own right, and as mentioned in the article the photos just became public last month.
- nubinetwork 4y agoThe "ref" in question is Todd Rogers, who also got caught cheating at other world records. https://youtu.be/PrH7aPmO61w https://youtu.be/PrH7aPmO61w
- Maursault 4y agoThe Washington Post[1] is somewhat less sensational about Todd Rogers' banning than Karl Jobst, and which seems to be primarily due to his apparently impossible Activision Dragster performance in 1982 on an Atari 2600. [1] https://archive.ph/qytIr https://archive.ph/qytIr
- nubinetwork 4y agoI don't like linking YouTube, but I've noticed the media usually writes their articles around videos that they also saw... might as well cut out the middleman. (This one didn't but meh)
- Maursault 4y agoThe video was more thorough, adding lots of background, but also sort of had that entertainment vibe of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. The Post article is more focused, but also narrower in scope.