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General Donkey Kong Discussion => Donkey Kong Milestone Achievements => Topic started by: xelnia on September 17, 2015, 09:05:16 pm
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With an absolutely outstanding performance, including a first man of 1,126,100 and three sacs on 21-5, Wes Copeland is the new arcade world record holder! As I post this, Wes is in the process of verifying his machine for submission purposes. Since this happened during the DKO competition, Wes will also win a $1600 bounty for breaking the record.
Enjoy that champagne buddy! <3 <Billy><Tim> <Wiebe>
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Lucky game Kappa Enjoy it while it lasts <stirpot> Seriously congrats sir!
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amazing game, copie!!!!! incredible from start to finish. congrats! <3 Kreygasm Kreygasm Kreygasm
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Congrats mate that was so good to watch <3 absolute fkn class sir. 1.1m first man badge hype + WR + $$$ + champagne + Kreygasm Kreygasm Kreygasm
So good!!!
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Kreygasm
Kongrats Wes. now time to work on that maxout Kappa
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Unbelievable. Epic. Beastly. Domination.
Enormous Kongrats to Wes.
1.2m+ will happen on arcade. It will. I believe.
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Congratulations Wes!!!
Done during a DKO and only a few weeks before the Battle in Banning! What a great storyline for that event. <popcorn>
According to the top 10 in the header, you beat your old MAME PB of 1,121,600 entirely on your first man!! Unbelievable.
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DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDE Congratulations
sick fkn game BibleThump BibleThump BibleThump
enjoy the spoils mate, it's been well earned, your grind is ∞
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Wow, that's simply an epic score. I really thought Dean's 1.136 million game was a lock for tourney first place. I was wrong.
Funny, after some time stuck at 1.13 million the Donkey Kong score has taken off for Arcade.
Again congrats Wes. No one deserves this record more than you. You put an insane amount of time in this game, and it paid off.
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Awesome game, Wes. As far as I am concerned, this is now the score to beat. Unless Dean or someone else can beat your score on a video arcade machine, you are #1. Oh, and leave the kill screens for the tourists, will ya?! Kappa
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FKIN HOWWWWW Kreygasm Kreygasm Kreygasm Kreygasm <Tim>
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Seriously, congrats on this score. Your progress up to this point has been absolutely insane, and you deserve this 100%. I expect a few people will be gunning for this score soon... myself included <stirpot> Kappa
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Congratulations Wes!!! So freaking happy for you. All your hard work has finally paid off!!! Woo hoo!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Now for the wall jump record?? <Allen> <Allen> <Allen> <Allen> <Allen> <Allen> <Allen> Kappa
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What an incredible game. Sorry I missed it !! : ( Congrats Wes, savor your victory 8)
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holy shit, dude. got 'em. congrats.
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Holy crap so much hugeness. Kongrats Wes. Lit.
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That was some World Class Donkey Kong. Congratulations.
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Wow!! Sacking all three men on the end. That, as they say, is that! Like a boss <Allen>
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Congrats sir.. that has to go down as the best DK game ive ever Witnessed. you are a true Champion sir.. Tears, yer buddy ..omg fttt wht da lit C.ox.. <Allen> <Allen> <Allen> <Roy> <Billy> <Kuh> <Wiebe> <Pigger> <popcorn> <thefinger>
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Congratulations Wes! Enjoy the moment! You're an engraved part of DK History now.
Been really enjoying both yours and Robbie's streams this DKO. Some of the skills on show are Kreygasm Kreygasm Kreygasm. Had a feeling the record was going to fall.
Together you are taking DK arcade to another level.
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Damn, that is quite outstanding :) Well done sir!
8)
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Congratulations Wes!!! You are awesome! <Billy>
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Damn I missed your game just by a few hours :(
Big Kongrats Wes :)
Awesome game, can't believe you did 1.126.000 on your first man that's so sick Kreygasm Kreygasm Kreygasm
Just crazy that your WR only lasted a few hours, oh well you will have the 1 man record for a much longer time no doubt ;D
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Congrats Wes.
What a trooper!
That's a well deserved slice of awesome right there!
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Big Kongrats Wes! This game was absolute beast!!! And it doesn't matter if Robbie dethroned you few hours after, you're a fking Donkey Kong beast and deserve being called the King of Kong! Kreygasm
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Excellent job Wes!
Doesn't get much sweeter than a first man 1.1 with all sac's on 21-5.
Huge congrats!
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Got em Wes!! Hugs Kongrats my man. EPIC!!
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Lucky game Enjoy it while it lasts <stirpot> Seriously congrats sir!
lmao Robbie what a troll
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INSANE! Congrats to both of you. Also I think there should be a forum badge for people who have held the arcade/mame world records, just a thought! :)
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Thanks everyone for their kind words.
After I achieved my first kill screen a little under two years ago, I always knew I'd consider pursuing the world record at some point, but I never imagined it would be pushed as high as the 1.17+ range.
There are countless people who helped me get here, and while it's impossible to list them all I would like to list a few in no particular order:
- Daniel Solis and Michelle Heckman of Z82 Retrocade Arkansas: Came out many nights to work on my janked up cabinet as well as made serious contributions to getting my control panel in shape to help my damaged wrists.
- Richie Knucklez: Gave me the control panel I used at KO4 which went a long way towards relieving unbearable pain in my left wrist.
- Jonathan McCourt: First inspired me to take up the game and push my skills to new heights. Iron sharpens iron, and without this initial rivalry I would never have hit 1m in the first place.
- Vincent Lemay: Indirectly taught me how to play the game not-stupidly from the videos he had posted on YouTube. Most of my basic fundamental mechanics I assimilated from Vince before lifting things off Robbie, Hank, and Dean.
- Shanoa Miller: For supporting this masochism for the last two years and promising to continue doing so.
- Jeff Harrist: Was gracious enough to sell me a hugely-discounted board from Alaska that he himself killscreened on and used in competition.
- Phil Tudose: My dear friend, and probably the most underrated DK player in history.
- Ethan Daniels: Pushes his gameplay to new heights every day and remains a trooper the entire time -- a true inspirational mentality.
- Jeremy Young: His contributions to the DK scene are immeasurable, he's like the modern-day RTM.
- Mark Kiehl: Another good friend and inspirational figure. Might not have been the first to beat Billy and Steve on both DK & DK Jr., but was certainly the first to crush them.
- Chris Psaros: Motivated me to get off my ass and force him to write some articles. Kappa
- Allen Staal: Provides a stream that shows I'm not the only one who suffers in agony for hours on end while playing this game. Kappa
Believe it or not, this score wasn't as difficult on a mental-level or emotional-level for me to achieve as my first 1.1m game was. To achieve 1.1m on a single man is absolute justice and redemption for me in that regard, and might speak more to me on a personal level even than breaking the world record.
I have already called and congratulated Robbie for his incredible game. It was a long time coming, and I have no doubt things will continue to intensify. The bar for competition will continue moving higher and higher in the future, of this I have no doubt. While we might have seen the occasional 1.1m in online or live tournaments, I believe they will begin to become more commonplace among the absolute top-tier players.
When I first announced that I wanted to go for my first kill screen, while many were supportive, I did receive a fair share of cynicism and skepticism. I did it in a little over two months and proved the doubters wrong. When I mentioned I wanted 1m I heard a similar chorus -- a wave of support from many and strong skepticism from a handful. I proved those folks wrong too. The exact same thing happened when I said I wanted 1.1m... and again when I said I wanted the world record. I intend to take the record back, regardless of who is holding it before I do, and at this point, I hope I've proven at the very least to those cynics and skeptics that I'm difficult to bet against.
That bottle of Dom Perignon was the first I'd ever had, and it was quite good. I am looking forward to opening another one.
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Vincent Lemay: Indirectly taught me how to play the game not-stupidly from the videos he had posted on YouTube. Most of my basic fundamental mechanics I assimilated from Vince before lifting things off Robbie, Hank, and Dean.
In the beginning, you learned from me, that might explain why you're not the best Kappa
You learned from a guy that barely get 4k average on the spring level at the Kong Off's, and come short off 1m even with risky bottom hammer and grouping and a big start. Kappa
Joke aside, you deserve this 1.17m score. May you and Robbie keep pushing the score higher!
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Congratulations Wes.
Unbelievable, truly Unbelievable.
You just knocked a lot of big names, one rung down the ladder.