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General Donkey Kong Discussion => Donkey Kong Milestone Achievements => Topic started by: xelnia on October 12, 2020, 02:33:48 am

Title: Justin Elliott sets a new DK MAME World Record! 1,206,900!
Post by: xelnia on October 12, 2020, 02:33:48 am
For the first time in over 11 years and 5 months, someone other than Dean Saglio holds the Donkey Kong MAME world record! A few hours ago, Justin scored 1,206,900...passing Dean by a mere 100 points and matching the exact score Robbie got for his first 1.2M game. This makes Justin the 5th player to cross the 1.2M threshold, and only the 2nd player on MAME. In fact, this is only the second time 1.2M has ever been achieved on MAME!

We all knew it was coming and it happened during a tournament no less! Congrats finkel finkeI!

While this is obviously Justin's moment, and Dean has been surpassed on arcade by Wes, Robbie, and John, I think we should all take a moment to appreciate Dean and his legendary achievements and contributions to this game and community.

Twitch highlight (https://www.twitch.tv/videos/767924619)
kongtrac.kr summary (http://www.kongtrac.kr/#/compare/games/-K-VqgC-Kgr2ikzm02kB&-MJR1EnFxfJjla0QBQiY/summary)
kongtrac.kr comparison of Dean and Justin's 1.2M games (http://www.kongtrac.kr/#/compare/games/-K-VqgC-Kgr2ikzm02kB&-MJR1EnFxfJjla0QBQiY/summary)

(https://donkeykongforum.net/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=2786.0;attach=6295)
Title: Re: Justin Elliott sets a new DK MAME World Record! 1,206,900!
Post by: up2ng on October 12, 2020, 07:07:21 am
Congratulations to Justin on his outstanding score!  From watching his gameplay in recent months and talking with him about the game and his plans and goals, I knew that it was only a matter of time.  His gameplay is solid, smooth and consistent.  I'm confident that he will improve this score in the future but this is a major threshold and a huge accomplishment.

Thanks to Jeremy for his continued huge effort in organizing, adjudicating, and presenting these games -- I think that a big part of this ongoing interest from these newer players and the overall growth in this community is due to his efforts over the years.

I look forward to more friendly competition in the future!
Title: Re: Justin Elliott sets a new DK MAME World Record! 1,206,900!
Post by: rayfinkel on October 12, 2020, 07:26:49 am
thanks for the quick stats and for everything you do, jry! none of this happens without you!

dean - as i've said to others, i consider you to be one of the ultimate legends of this game. without you, i would never have put up this score, and it's very likely that nobody would have put up scores like this, period. you re-defined the way the entire game was played. i may have passed your score (temporarily, since i know you'll smoke it any day now!), but i could never come close to achieving your status as a DK legend. thank you for everything.
Title: Re: Justin Elliott sets a new DK MAME World Record! 1,206,900!
Post by: Xermon54 on October 12, 2020, 08:13:17 am
Damn, kongrats mate!

There isn't a lot of new MAME scores nowadays, so it's nice to see another 1.2m+ on MAME.

Good luck trying to get the wr! Make MAME on top again!  Kappa
Title: Re: Justin Elliott sets a new DK MAME World Record! 1,206,900!
Post by: tudose on October 12, 2020, 10:09:39 am
shidoshi! it was only a matter of time. congrats on 1.2m! weeee
Title: Re: Justin Elliott sets a new DK MAME World Record! 1,206,900!
Post by: KongKlub on October 12, 2020, 10:36:26 am
Super proud of your accomplishment, Justin! Congrats!
Title: Re: Justin Elliott sets a new DK MAME World Record! 1,206,900!
Post by: Milehighdt on October 12, 2020, 12:47:00 pm
Huge Kongrats, make room on DKs Mount Olympus because he has breached the gates
Title: Re: Justin Elliott sets a new DK MAME World Record! 1,206,900!
Post by: Barra on October 13, 2020, 03:26:46 am
absolute BEAST! woooo
Kongrats fink, i know you've wanted (and been capable of) this for a while now.

 Kreygasm Kreygasm Kreygasm
Title: Re: Justin Elliott sets a new DK MAME World Record! 1,206,900!
Post by: rayfinkel on October 13, 2020, 08:28:34 am
thanks for the love, guys!

vince - legend! we've never gotten the chance to talk but maybe someday. hope you are well!

phil - the DK goat!? hope the island is treating you well, sir. ff13-3 time!

barry - one of my best mates and the CAG GOAT!

jacob - love everything you're doing for this space, mate. keep it up!

jeff - the tournament MASTER and most beloved dk player, perhaps! keep killing it, jeff.
Title: Re: Justin Elliott sets a new DK MAME World Record! 1,206,900!
Post by: bensweeneyonbass on October 14, 2020, 06:04:03 am
Terrific performance sir.
Title: Re: Justin Elliott sets a new DK MAME World Record! 1,206,900!
Post by: McBee on October 14, 2020, 09:36:42 am
Wow.  That is impressive.
Title: Re: Justin Elliott sets a new DK MAME World Record! 1,206,900!
Post by: Xermon54 on October 14, 2020, 02:52:48 pm
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vince - legend! we've never gotten the chance to talk but maybe someday. hope you are well!

I don't know if I am worthy enough to talk with a 1.2m+ player, after all, I'm just a mere 1.13m player  BibleThump <Allen> Kappa
Title: Re: Justin Elliott sets a new DK MAME World Record! 1,206,900!
Post by: dknetter on October 14, 2020, 03:03:12 pm
Great work - so freakin impressive! Keep it up...as a MAME player, it'd be nice to see MAME at the top spot!
Title: Re: Justin Elliott sets a new DK MAME World Record! 1,206,900!
Post by: Flobeamer1922 on October 14, 2020, 03:38:35 pm
Incredible game, Ray! That was great to watch!
Title: Re: Justin Elliott sets a new DK MAME World Record! 1,206,900!
Post by: serphintizer on October 14, 2020, 05:54:57 pm
big daddy fink
puttin in that work
happy to see it show up