- Jeff Harrist got 889,100 at Kato's Kave on November 11th, 2012 (photo is on Facebook). Since he is our Fearless Leader, I vote that this score be Donkey Kong Forum official!
Ditto the getting rid of duplicate names idea. I also got around 735k the day before the kong off 2 and I had several people on twitch witness this, as well as Eric Howard and some other people watched it live . Ken house had the archive of this game at some point, but I don't know if he ever watched it or saved it. I didn't know if this score would count for this list, but either way, I am fine. Like Chris said about his score, I'll just beat my score someday soon anyway as well.
Also, there needs to be some kind of score cut-off, I think. The lowest TG score for DK Arcade is something like 2,900. We certainly don't need a bunch of those kinds of scores populating the list(s).
Also, there needs to be some kind of score cut-off, I think. The lowest TG score for DK Arcade is something like 2,900. We certainly don't need a bunch of those kinds of scores populating the list(s).
I agree wholeheartedly. Let's make 214,000 the cutoff score.
Just kidding. I figure that any friend of Ethan's can take it. :)
I(George Riley) have a 457,400 score listed on MARP
Brian Allen has a 687,100 score listed on MARP
Allen Staal 539,600 "wildcard rematch 1"
and also this was taken from the KO2 website
(http://the-1up.com/kongoff/img/BEN.jpg)
P.S. Xelnia, as of right now there isn't an official limit to a score that can be submitted. As the DK Community grows I would like to encourage up and new comers to post their scores. Right now there is not a lot of work into the list so I will gladly add your score of 213,800 to the list, I just need to know your name, the date, and how it has been recognized by the DK Community such as twitch, live play, etc.
"The worst thing to do, is to give someone credit that they don't deserve. But even worse than that is not giving some credit that does deserve it." [Paraphrase] Am I saying that right, lol?
-Billy Mitchell-
3.) A few weeks later he reported getting a killscreen (891k, I believe it was (?)) on his first game of the day, while playing standing up, at D&B.
768,600 (Lvl 19-2); is my high score. Honestly I thought twitch would saved the video since I said "Dont delete" but looks like its not there so I'm not 100% sure the actual date I achieved this. Was a few months ago.
694,000 was my WCR#2 score.
Dan
I'm giving Jimmy Linderman 2 thumbs up on his 918,300 on 9/6/09 at Barcade, which I witnessed.
My 1M score was done on 5/5/12.
Mary McManus ( heard this could be Tom szierby)
Has got 967,400 on retro uprising verified.
YouTube link
Donkey Kong High Score at RetroUprising.com (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gnUANF3GU0#)
I believe mark kiehl saw Shayne Black's game live at the 1984 arcade
I'll submitt a score as soon as I break 500,000. Until then I'm on hiatus until my teaching summer break. Actually, screw it, you can put me down for 227,000 so I can be shamed!
I believe mark kiehl saw Shayne Black's game live at the 1984 arcade
How does anyone feel about the evidence concerning Shayne Black? Does this meet the criteria for the list? Is Mr. Black good for 905K?
How does anyone feel about the evidence concerning Shayne Black? Does this meet the criteria for the list? Is Mr. Black good for 905K?
Sure. If Mark was there and witnessed it live, that's good enough for me.
It looks like the score for him is only 870,300, at least according to the video of him live. This is what I will add to the list.
It looks like the score for him is only 870,300, at least according to the video of him live. This is what I will add to the list.
Hey Corey, the date of Shayne Black's 870,300 killscreen game is 08/18/2010.
"1984" refers to the 1984 Arcade in Springfield, MO.
Here is the CAGDC reference I found for his 905k high score:
http://www.classicarcadegaming.com/forums/index.php/topic,3694.msg60958.html#msg60958 (http://www.classicarcadegaming.com/forums/index.php/topic,3694.msg60958.html#msg60958)
EDIT: Shayne's signature over at CAGDC lists the date as 08/19/2010, so perhaps the game finished after midnight.
It looks as if it has been verified that he is good for a score of 905,700 as of 8/14/12. Is that what it looks like to you?
MARP accepts any average recorded speed over 90% (http://replay.marpirc.net/rules/).With MARP at least all the INPs are available for download and you can check the recorded speed yourself. Realistically DK doesn't take much CPU to emulate so no recorded WolfMAME scores are going to be below 99%. If something showed a recorded speed below that or any parts of play slower than that for more than a second or so, it would be point towards possible INP manipulation.
That may be a tad lenient, but I would say that a 2-5 percent speed drop is not going to give anyone an advantage.
As for WolfMAME-only INPs, I must agree, not because of emulation speed, but because Wolf disallows pausing, which WOULD be an advantage in DK.
Seriously, it is a crime Billy Mitchell (who is a lying, cheating, mullet-having fart master) is allowed to participate at the Kong Offs while George Riley has to jump through hoops to have his DK3 score - played live at a Kong Off - verified.
Seriously, it is a crime Billy Mitchell (who is a lying, cheating, mullet-having fart master) is allowed to participate at the Kong Offs while George Riley has to jump through hoops to have his DK3 score - played live at a Kong Off - verified.
Billy Mitchell and all of his questionable scores from "the tape" onward are an extremely complicated and thorny issue, to me.
I am generally okay with whatever opinion anyone has about him and what he has, or hasn't, or may have, done, but I short-circuit when I personally try to be of one consistent mind about it because there is a major quandary involved which makes an easy answer impossible.
Bottom line: if it weren't for Billy, and indeed, Billy being a fart master, there wouldn't be a Kong Off.
Or for that matter, a forum, a streaming community, us all being buds, or the movie that sparked all of the above.
That's very hard to ignore.
And if Billy has indeed been running some kind of twisted, phony psy-op all these years, I must say, I would be hard pressed to find even one ill effect.
I could, however, run off quite a list of the good that indirectly came out of it.
Do the ends justify the means? I don't know. But it's the reason why I will always be stuck on the fence about Billy.
Case in point (some of you may remember this clip), early 2009, not many kill screens around and this video popped up on TG. I'll let all make your opinion. To me he was obviously playing with continues on because it shows it at the end, but he reported that he didn't use continues. That score was pretty high for it's time. And an experienced player doesn't jump in Kong on level 21 after reaching that point on his 2nd man.
It's honestly a very sad commentary on things if you have be concerned with grown men taking credit for unachieved scores or improperly achieved scores on decades old arcade games. Just sayin.
Looking back I can only imagine what was said about my first KS video:
Hopefully i've proven myself since then...but I wouldn't blame anyone for calling me a fake back then, haha.
whats the deal with Billy, not surprised some people think hes a tool but iv never heard that any of his tapes/scores are questionable?
8)
This is kind of sad, my score will put me 2nd from last lol, but I guess there is no better motivation to improve my score than that =)
I have a 260,000 done on Mame that was broadcast on twitch, and was watched live by a few of our streamers.
And I have a 270,800 that was done on my arcade cabinet, but not broadcast on twitch. So I guess the only one that is absolutely verifiable is the 260k.
I added Wag's score because I believed that it was generally accepted in the DK community. At the time I didn't realize there was a "criteria".
I wasn't even aware of Ben Mazowita's score so I certainly didn't intentionally exclude him.
I will not edit this list any further. All yours now, Corey. ;)
I will need the help to maintain it if you are the only other person who can edit my original post containing the score list. I appreciate anyone who will be able to help. I don't mind being the primary person editing the list but it would be a great help if another person or two had access who could verify a score, or get verification, and then add it to the list.
I will need the help to maintain it if you are the only other person who can edit my original post containing the score list. I appreciate anyone who will be able to help. I don't mind being the primary person editing the list but it would be a great help if another person or two had access who could verify a score, or get verification, and then add it to the list.
Ironically enough, Steve Wagner can edit it too. ;D
I was always skeptical about the two records (DK & DK Jr.) on the same day at the same place.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvdrEgk2l6g (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvdrEgk2l6g)
Neither Steve Wag nor Ben M.'s scores meet your original criteria. Ironically Ben's 971K game meets your added criteria (video shows entering of initials, restart showing 3 men, and a reboot) but Steve's still does not, yet we are accepting Steve's score because it is generally accepted and rejecting Ben's because he is not known by our community. If we are going to be subjective about it (that's fine by me), then we should just admit that it is a subjective list. If we are going to try to be objective, then Ben's score should be added and Steve's removed. I'm not picking on Wag, just pointing out the flaws in this list. I know Wag will get 1M once he tries anyway.
A lot of people on this forum have not met Ben or seen him play which is why we are excluding him. Those who were at KO1 saw him play. I have no doubt his scores are real (subjectively speaking). For what it's worth, he had the highest wildcard score at KO1; he has an externally recorded video of his end game (with audio) showing all the crucial components of verification.
Keep in mind no one saw Steve Wiebe play until Funspot. He was doubted because he was not known. I think we are just as guilty as Brian Kuh, Walter Day and Robert M. in KoK by excluding Ben. Things like this give people the impression that we are an exclusive clique of jocks. That's my opinion.
"It's not easy being the scorekeeper you know" - Walter Day
Looking back I can only imagine what was said about my first KS video:
I'm sorry, who are you again?
Oh wait, is this Mister Fumble-Fingers-Dead-Battery guy?
Yeah, I remember you. ;)Hopefully i've proven myself since then...but I wouldn't blame anyone for calling me a fake back then, haha.
I have no doubt that your 914,700 quasi-killscreen score is legit, Mike. You've already achieved at least 2 arcade scores that are in the general ballpark: 829,100 (TG verified) and 860,200 (WCR #1). Obviously, the 914k recording does not meet TG standards. But our list is unofficial, a fun and informal way of comparing our DK scores to others in the community.
I, for one, vote in favor of Corey updating the list to reflect your "true" personal best.
Well, pre-recording is another thing that is thrown out now even with TG. Just seeing the initial screen once is fine. But, if someone did what you said, flipped the switches afterwards and cycled the power, well that would show up in their game play that they started with 5 men.
Reprogramming chips is the ultimate sin that no one hopes to ever come across. It is easy for someone to claim a score, or pass off a score on 6-man setting and say it was done on 3. Those "little white lies" can happen, but reprogramming of chips brings in a whole new realm of the honor system that no one hopes will get crossed.
Sometimes if I get lucky and get four 800's in a row on fireball rivets, I start wondering is there one person out there thinking I have a skewed machine. Luck happens, but most can tell if something is continually up. Accusations of hacked games we've seen claimed before on Wiebe are funny now. But, to have someone pull the wool over everyone in this community now would be hard.
A kill screen game using continues and trying to edit the continue part out would not work because of the continuity of the score and the reappearance of extra men. But, now we're talking stuff even way beyond what TG even checks for.
This list is a pretty relaxed list, but has some rules.
Mike, I was unaware you had that whole 923K on tape. You should play the whole tape over twitch one day and that would be good enough I would think.
Or....this brings up something new. IS someone on the DK forum going to accept a full game on tape to view and verify?
Live streamed scores hold more weight, for me, than taped scores...so I like the stipulation for having to stream games live on Twitch.
Games played live 'in person', like at the Kong Off, hold the ultimate weight possible...as this is the only way to be 100% sure that someone didn't cheat/edit a tape/mess with ROMs in any way.
I do not like the rule games must be streamed.
Not everyone can stream everytime we play... But we can easyly record an Inp and send it to Marp.
At this moment in time .. I'm trying to figure out a reason i should go into my game room and Turn on my Donkey Kong Arcade Game?Live streamed scores hold more weight, for me, than taped scores...so I like the stipulation for having to stream games live on Twitch.
Games played live 'in person', like at the Kong Off, hold the ultimate weight possible...as this is the only way to be 100% sure that someone didn't cheat/edit a tape/mess with ROMs in any way.
I was always skeptical about the two records (DK & DK Jr.) on the same day at the same place.
Dave, there are other damning problems with videos from that day, one of which featuring the board swap from DK to DK Jr. (The video has since had its original audio track replaced by music using YouTube's audio-replacement feature.)
[noembed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvJEaAYSp9k[/noembed]
Has anyone with an arcade machine ever taken an EEPROM dump of all of their ROMs and diff'd them with the known US Set 1 ROM data?
Dave, there are other damning problems with videos from that day, one of which featuring the board swap from DK to DK Jr. (The video has since had its original audio track replaced by music using YouTube's audio-replacement feature.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvJEaAYSp9k (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvJEaAYSp9k)
Allow me to make the following proposal. This is a newly created criteria list that should help the list not seem as relaxed. Let me know your thoughts.
Normative Rules: The Donkey Kong Community prides itself on its close connection to all the best players in the world. Because of this, it should be required that any scores posted to this high score list be done by the member who accomplished the score. This requires for the player to become a member of the DK Forum. All scores must be streamed live on Twitch, and their name should be added to the list of streamers so that all players may have ample opportunity to witness your scores. Your post to the forum will include your name, date, and a link to the broadcast. All scores achieved on an Arcade machine must be an original DK machine, the 3 in 1 machines being excluded. All scores achieved on MAME must be using WolfMAME, the only officially approved Arcade emulator of TwinGalaxies.
The reality of the situation is that no set of rules will eliminate cheating. Give me a week and I can stream a 1.2M MAME game on twitch. With a little extra effort, I could even make it appear live. Give me a month and I can alter my arcade ROMs to give me an advantage. In the end we have to trust each other's integrity.
Also, it's been pointed out to me that the board being taken out is not a DK board but either a DDK or DK Jr. board, and replaced with a DK Jr. board.
As a result of this clarifying information I will be adding Ben's score and will be removing Steve's. We have Ben's score verified now that fits the criteria with the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZdnYnZQMcg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZdnYnZQMcg)
Actually my true personal best is 923,300, achieved just before the KO2 cutoff date, which was a 1M pace score I goofed up close to the end (have the whole game plus pre-recording steps on tape).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WJ7VvY7kMQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WJ7VvY7kMQ)
I wonder how many of us would exercise similar restraint under those circumstances.
The question was "can you just throw an original dk pcb in any random cab with a 4 way stick?" Not having a cab myself I personally would not know all the parts of a cab. It makes sense that one could. I mean, as long as it is a four-way stick and it is a non-altered, original dk pcb ( I assume that is the board with the rom chips, etc) then I don't see how there can be any problem with scores that are generated in this manner to be considered a genuine Arcade score. Maybe someone else would need to chime in on the question if further clarifications are needed.
Has anyone with an arcade machine ever taken an EEPROM dump of all of their ROMs and diff'd them with the known US Set 1 ROM data?
Richie and Jourdan actually did this for both Kong Offs. Ironically Wag's machine was in the original KO and so it is one of the few scores performed on a ROM checked machine.
The reality of the situation is that no set of rules will eliminate cheating. Give me a week and I can stream a 1.2M MAME game on twitch. With a little extra effort, I could even make it appear live. Give me a month and I can alter my arcade ROMs to give me an advantage. In the end we have to trust each other's integrity.
As a result of this clarifying information I will be adding Ben's score and will be removing Steve's. We have Ben's score verified now that fits the criteria with the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZdnYnZQMcg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZdnYnZQMcg)Actually my true personal best is 923,300, achieved just before the KO2 cutoff date, which was a 1M pace score I goofed up close to the end (have the whole game plus pre-recording steps on tape).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WJ7VvY7kMQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WJ7VvY7kMQ)
Not too shabby. A couple of impressive scores behind those video links.
Both games were over 1M pace (Ben: 1.04M, Mike: 1.01M), and ended on Level 20 barrel boards (Ben: L20-5, Mike: L20-3).
The other thing I couldn't help but notice is that each player was remarkably composed after the final death. Ben responded with a gasp and a sigh (understandable), while Mike had no discernible reaction (that I could detect).
I wonder how many of us would exercise similar restraint under those circumstances.
I wonder how many of us would exercise similar restraint under those circumstances.
To be fair, the games are "public." When I'm streaming, I take deaths, even decisive late-game deaths, a whole lot better than I do when I'm alone. The emotion hits me, but I break immediately to my embarrassment-prevention subroutine.
When nobody's watching all bets are off. I'll jump up and down, pound on my machine like a monkey, and ragequit after an L4 death.
Ironically Wag's machine was in the original KO and so it is one of the few scores performed on a ROM checked machine.
"Fart graphic" is the official word of the day.
"Fart graphic" is the official word of the day.
And it's also another thing to keep under control when streaming.....along with the rage outbursts after dying.
Thank you Eric for your submission. I see that you are already on our list of streamers. Good. Your video looks great. The score has been added. Congratulations and I personally look forward to your over 300,000 point accomplishments! I am sure that some of the improvements you have already made will enable you to achieve your goal.
P.S. I know that you will be streaming all your new scores, but just in case you or anyone else happens to have an inp file to play in the future I would recommend that you start the video with the MAME program open, so we can verify that it is WolfMAME, then show the properties of the inp to verify the date it was created, and then show the process of starting the inp. We had not discussed that particular when we last talked. I apologize for that. If it was a much higher score I would ask for higher verification and ask to have the video redone. [Just talking to myself]
Just scored 409,200 on a dedicated DK broadcast on twitch. I had some streaming issues towards the very end of the stream where i got disconnected multiple times, including the end of the game. I did however, do a restart to show 3 man settings, opened up the control panel to verify 4 way, showed it was done on a dedicated DK TKG4,and even opened up the machine to show the 2 boardset. The game was watched live and verified by our very own BRIAN ALLEN!
I think I first got disconnected around 340K mark.
up to 300k is on this part of the broadcast
http://www.twitch.tv/shane_nc/b/396566500 (http://www.twitch.tv/shane_nc/b/396566500)
I will post the rest of the links in order as they were disconnected
300k-354k
http://www.twitch.tv/shane_nc/b/396600040 (http://www.twitch.tv/shane_nc/b/396600040)
362k-402k
http://www.twitch.tv/shane_nc/b/396602337 (http://www.twitch.tv/shane_nc/b/396602337)
final score + restart + 4 way + TKG4 badge + 2 boardset shot- 409,200
http://www.twitch.tv/shane_nc/b/396605967 (http://www.twitch.tv/shane_nc/b/396605967)
power down to show it was done w/o high score save kit, and I dedicated the Game to Leo Daniels, of chasing ghosts, who achieved a score of 398,000 on 4-20-82, exactly 32 years 1 week before my high score. He did this about 1 year after the release of the game, and all on quarters, as he never owned his own DK machine at the time.
http://www.twitch.tv/shane_nc/b/396628353 (http://www.twitch.tv/shane_nc/b/396628353)
Roy Shildt said he would cover me on the 60.00, he will send it after he sends Allen Staals comic book.
I agree with Chris in that PSP's killscreen score is highly suspect for the reasons he mentions. 'Nuf said there...
Hank sir steve grunberger needs to be placed on the dk high score list yer buddy
This is an impressive list. I've been hoping the Tetris community (with a surprising similar score structure) could catch up. We have quite a ways to go looking at this list, which is more complete than id seen before.
Here is our communities list for comparison:
http://tetrisconcept.net/forum/showthread.html?t=1918 (http://tetrisconcept.net/forum/showthread.html?t=1918)
We'll get you one day ;)
L=22 nuff' said.
I think he is making a reference to my statement about PSP -not that he got a KS.
By the way, I found a quick and easy way for me to add and change ranking on the high score list so take a look and see how you rank!
Rank | Source | Score | Player | Date | Platform | |||||
36 | MARP | 860,800 | Thomas Bauer | 02/07/2013 | MAME | |||||
37 | TG | 862,700 | Chris Enright | 11/06/2009 | Arcade |
I'm not sure if this is his highest, but you can still watch Tim Szcerby's 1,034,700 game on Dwayne Richard's JTV channel here: http://www.justin.tv/drdreaddr/b/258392828 (http://www.justin.tv/drdreaddr/b/258392828) with some color commentary by Dwayne. There's a 1.024M game on there too. Been a long time since I've seen these...might watch again. I figured others might be interested. He has a bunch of other great videos as well.
EDIT: The game is chopped up into parts, so you'll have to look through his videos to watch the rest.
By the way, I found a quick and easy way for me to add and change ranking on the high score list so take a look and see how you rank!
Looks good, Corey. Just one small correction:
Rank Source Score Player Date Platform 36MARP 860,800Thomas Bauer 02/07/2013MAME 37TG 862,700Chris Enright 11/06/2009Arcade
These 2 items should be reversed.
Not gonna lie, I'm pretty pissed off that I am only like 48th when I know I can do better.
Wow. Just watched Tim's 1.034M video. What a bummer.
You know, I can't imagine how rough that would have been. What was the high score at the time he played this game, somewhere around 1.05-1.06M? He got that close...it would have been nice to regain the #1 spot, especially after how the KoK treated him back when the movie was being made.
Wow.
Wow. Just watched Tim's 1.034M video. What a bummer.
You know, I can't imagine how rough that would have been. What was the high score at the time he played this game, somewhere around 1.05-1.06M? He got that close...it would have been nice to regain the #1 spot, especially after how the KoK treated him back when the movie was being made.
Wow.
Comparing the K.S. to taking a dump is a direct slap in the face to the entire DK community.
What do you guys think about these three added elements?
Maybe instead of adding a graphic I just bold the scores that were part of a killscreen game, and bold the name to indicate that they have had a killscreen. Too many graphics may make the list look messy. Can you imagine 30 :) 's all over the list. Having just the name and/or score in bold may be cleaner and still indicate significance about the score or player. I changed the line item to reflect this idea but let the smiley for now to see what others think.
Scott, the new TwinGalaxies website doesn't look like it allows anyone to download the inp like the old site did. If you find a way then please let me know.
Bold indicate a killscreen game (arriving at L = 22).
Svavar, just out of curiosity which score on the list is yours? Forgive me, I am bad with names.
While I was adding evidence to the Peer aspect of those on the score list I ran across the name Steve Wiltshire. I know that he has a TG verified score of 964,600 which is eligible for this list. I know that Chris at one time mentioned: "Steve Wiltshire is up to 1,016,xxx. I don't know if he streamed it though." And it was discussed at https://donkeykongforum.net/index.php?topic=23.msg89#msg89 (https://donkeykongforum.net/index.php?topic=23.msg89#msg89) where it states that it was seen on Facebook that Steve broke a million.
The reason I am asking is because I have no video, no pictures, TG has not verified it, did someone witness this game being done over Twitch or live? His score presently sits at 1,019,600 on the score list because it was supported early on while the criteria was still being developed, but does it have ample evidence to be on an evidence-based list? Forgive me if I missed how this does or does not fit the criteria. I was just trying to add a hyperlink to the word "Peer" next to his name on the score list and realized that I didn't really have evidence for it to keep it on the list. Originally there were 4 peer sources that enabled scores to be on the list. Both Shayne Black and Jimmy Linderman's scores were said to be witnessed. Mitch says, concerning his own score, that others in the community witnessed it - and no one contested, and then there was Steve Wiltshire. I know he is a good player, was on the news, in blog articles, etc, so I definitely give him the benefit of the doubt. I am sure he really did break a million, I just needed to get it supported by evidence to keep it on the list like all the others. Thanks for your help in advance.
Yeah, I was going to point this out (about Steve Wiltshire), but I think I've picked on enough Steve W's. And yeah, I know it was submitted to TG, just hasn't been officially posted yet, so you can decide what you want to do with the score Corey.
Also few corrections:
Jimmy Linderman = Tongki Linderman (you have him listed twice)
Ross' high score is 993K (MAME, not a killscreen). This was streamed on justin.tv and witnessed by many of us back in ~2009? I doubt it's still archived. Ross made mention of it earlier in this thread.
The whole game is archived on my justin.tv page (http://www.justin.tv/vondummpenstein/videos?page=3 (http://www.justin.tv/vondummpenstein/videos?page=3)). The clip I linked was only part 10 of 10. I can't remember why I had to create so many separate parts.
My gameplay has come a long way since that game, but it's still kind of a fun one to remember because I was on pace for most of that game to eclipse Billy's then WR score of 1.05xx, and I was chatting throughout the game with other members of the CAG community via teamspeak which made for more engaging viewing.
Rank Source Score Player Date Platform 79 Twitch (http://www.twitch.tv/tiptoparcade81/c/2281488) 421,200 Dustin Myers (http://www.twitch.tv/tiptoparcade81) 5/13/2013 Arcade 80 TG 438,000 Tyrel Choat 5/15/2010 Arcade 81 TG 431,300 Neil Chapman 2/8/2005 MAME
I Second. Doesn't seem to be anything funky going on. He has also proved his skill. There's no real motive for him to lie about a 771k score when he obviously has the skills for over 1.1m.
Yeah, I had seen Joseph's 130k start (which could've been more like 135k). I guess I wasn't including dedication, patience, and focus as 'skills' per se, but that he has the in-game knowhow to put up a 1.1m pace at least. Wasn't trying to trivialize the nature of actually achieving 1.1m.
Even myself being one of the top 10 players in the world know that playing 1.1M for a few levels, or even getting half way, is still not enough. Its still a major accomplishment that should never be trivialized. We're only at 4 players with 1.1M between arcade and MAME combined, and I really hope to be that 5th, but it's been a pretty hard 6 months.
In fact, I've always felt that there will never be more than maybe 5 more players to ever do it, aside from the 4 (Hank, Vincent, Jeff, and Dean) who are there now. Ross would be one, I can see Dave being another, but that list just isn't gonna grow like the million list will (let alone the kill screener list).
When it comes to getting scores that high, it's more a matter of persistence, stamina, patience, psychology, etc. (like Mitch said), and your ability to access your "A" game often enough to increase your chances of your "A" game coinciding with DK giving you the "A" luck that you need. Every plate has to be spinning at the same time.
This, I think, is one of the reasons why Hank is such a beast. He seems to be able to tap into his best more than most of us.
I almost never get to see my "A" game.
Just got a new high score of 504,000! 8)
http://replay.marpirc.net/r/dkong (http://replay.marpirc.net/r/dkong)
Hey, Corey, I looked back in my Facebook statuses and found that my PB from the day before the KO2 was actually 726,600.
I have just posted my new high score which I achieved last night. I got 915,000 points.
And yes, Scott, you can archive this game if you like but I feel that I will hit the Million soon.
Great game, Ken! Presently the game is at Twitch (http://www.twitch.tv/kencade/b/408750908). Start watching at 18:34 until 1:22:35. Let me know when you highlight this Ken so I can update the link on the scoreboard, thanks. Ken is now #74 on the score board. Way to go! 500K next! :)
Ethan made a graph of the list that can be seen here: http://s1083.photobucket.com/user/bilythekid_lvdc/media/HSM2_zpsdc31bf6b.png.html (http://s1083.photobucket.com/user/bilythekid_lvdc/media/HSM2_zpsdc31bf6b.png.html)
Just achieved another personal best tonight/this morning (5/31)! 281,600 through my last death on 9-2. I'm not in last place anymore! :P
Twitch highlight: http://www.twitch.tv/xelnia_games/c/2356927 (http://www.twitch.tv/xelnia_games/c/2356927)
I've also attached a ZIP file with INP and WLF files. I'll add some notes about the run on my "blog."
Thanks to everybody who watched (Ben, Allen, Joe, Cotea, Drunkguy, Siglemic, and anyone else I forgot!)
Congrats on your new PB man. Your last death was pretty painful to watch haha... Also, good taste in music 8)
Good Job Bro! Sorry I missed it!
Just achieved another personal best tonight/this morning (5/31)! 281,600 through my last death on 9-2. I'm not in last place anymore! :PNice work there,
Twitch highlight: http://www.twitch.tv/xelnia_games/c/2356927 (http://www.twitch.tv/xelnia_games/c/2356927)
I've also attached a ZIP file with INP and WLF files. I'll add some notes about the run on my "blog."
Thanks to everybody who watched (Ben, Allen, Joe, Cotea, Drunkguy, Siglemic, and anyone else I forgot!)
New Question: A few weeks ago it was said that multiboards use MAME drivers, and that since MAME is accepted then therefore the multiboard should be accepted. However, we know that the MAME scores that we receive are US Set 1, and I don't think the same can be said of multiboards such as the x in 1. It was suggested that for widely-known hardware, the burden of proof should be on he who doubts the hardware to prove that it has an effect on the game, and that many players have played on these machines and no noticeable differences exist. As I understand it, only Svavar's score is not considered US Rom set 1. We talked about the issue with continues, and that it would need to show that continues were not used. So the question is raised again. Should the list be US Set 1 only? Discuss.
Edit: Svarar said that he doesn't mind. He has said so on two occasions. He will be playing on MAME to get on TG anyways, so that will be US Set 1. After that it won't matter. But it could be in effect for future submissions. I don't think this will be too restrictive though. Most people have access to MAME, and I am sure that the best players in the world really want a TG score for the Kong Off. But let the community decide!
I belive the 48-1 and so on boards are like the Nes versons of the game.
I belive the 48-1 and so on boards are like the Nes versons of the game.
There not the same as Arcade or Mame versons.
Closest thing to an Arcade Verson was on the 1069 MI-System .... But it was'nt perfect sounds and stuff where missing in the game .
I guess I'll leave it to Chris.
Man, wish he would have just restarted and shown the 3 man setting. The rules for this board is already pretty relaxed compared to TG. I guess documentation was the last thing on his mind when achieving it, there was obviously a lot of excitement going on. When I got my first million, as happy as I was, the first thing on my mind was to close out the documentation to prove it was the real deal, which was the extensive TG post recording at the time.
I saw a real need for a strong list that people could rely on. If people have read all of my pondering on the list through out this thread, you know that I wanted more than a fun list. I wanted a strong evidenced-based list that was the place to go for posting scores. In fact, every time I heard Dave say that this was a relaxed list would only drive me further into making it a strong list. I knew that eventually there would be cases that did not precisely fit the criteria in any one place, but maybe with all the "half-evidences" together they would be more than the sum of its parts. That is why I asked about Svarar's score. I don't want to show favoritism, and I especially don't want to take this list lightly. I never wanted to compete with TwinGalaxies, but I wanted to fill the need for immediate scores, and have it be somewhat comparable. Those are just some of my thoughts at present.
3)Jon McCourt's picture of a killscreen is not adequate evidence for this score list. The score that is listed for him on the List of Killscreeners was 906K, and was omitted from this list because the highest verified score I can find at this time is his score on the TwinGalaxies website.
Since this is an evidenced based list the initial criteria that was used to determine the killscreen bold indicators: 1) If the player was on Hank's list but does not have a verified score on the High Score List, then the information is omitted since a score as yet to be verified, let alone a killscreen. 2) If the player's score on Hank's Killscreen list was the same as what is on the High Score List then the player's name and score was made bold, even though the score may be the non-killscreened personal best. This is pending correction from the community. 3) If the player had a score on the High Score List that was greater than that on Hank's list then the player's name will be bold, but the score is unknown to have been a killscreen. 4) If the player's score on the High Score List is not as high as it is reported on Hank's list then these are omitted at this time. 5) Player's suggestions have also been considered based upon the fact that Hank's list includes the personal best of the players who claimed to have reached the killscreen. This is the first set of criteria that was used in order to get the killscreen information on the high score list and try to keep with the evidence-based concept of the list. I hope as the community responds the level of verification for this aspect of the list will become more accurate. Thanks for all your input during this time of development. It would be nice if all our games were 100% available to all of us so that all this information would be indisputable. [Still under-construction]
I am known for my Pac-Man skills, but I have also dedicated a great deal of time to Donkey Kong. I actually own an original upright machine, I got to level 22 on June 10, 2006 with a score of 879 500. I do not wish to have this score recognized, but I do have a Wolfmame recording on MARP of 685 800. My brother Mark Fothergill has also taken up the challenge and has a Wolfmame score listed on MARP of 663 800. I plan on joining the one million point club in the not too distant future and maybe I can even make the top ten.
I am known for my Pac-Man skills, but I have also dedicated a great deal of time to Donkey Kong. I actually own an original upright machine, I got to level 22 on June 10, 2006 with a score of 879 500. I do not wish to have this score recognized, but I do have a Wolfmame recording on MARP of 685 800. My brother Mark Fothergill has also taken up the challenge and has a Wolfmame score listed on MARP of 663 800. I plan on joining the one million point club in the not too distant future and maybe I can even make the top ten.
I am known for my Pac-Man skills, but I have also dedicated a great deal of time to Donkey Kong. I actually own an original upright machine, I got to level 22 on June 10, 2006 with a score of 879 500. I do not wish to have this score recognized, but I do have a Wolfmame recording on MARP of 685 800. My brother Mark Fothergill has also taken up the challenge and has a Wolfmame score listed on MARP of 663 800. I plan on joining the one million point club in the not too distant future and maybe I can even make the top ten.
If I understand it correctly, a virtual machine on Linux that allows you to run files as if the computer were running XP, and if you are using WolfMAME .106 on it, then I don't see why this would not be acceptable on the High Score List.There were really two separate questions regarding Linux that SQUIIDUX had. One was using a virtual machine of XP and the other was using WINE which is a compatibility layer that lets you run many Windows programs under Linux. They're both slightly different and raise different technical issues, but my vote would be to allow them.
Presently other emulators or other versions of WolfMAME are not acceptable for the High Score List. I am not an expert in all MAME emulators, so I can't make informed decisions about whether a particular emulator allows adjustments to the emulation speed, etc. Even if a list of other emulators and versions could be verified and proven to be comparable to WolfMAME .106, I want to encourage everyone to use WolfMAME .106 because it is the only officially acceptable version of MAME by TwinGalaxies, and I want to encourage everyone to Play and Record every time so that they may be able to submit their scores to TwinGalaxies. Most players already aspire to this end, and for others it is as easy as a simple download. I have included the links and a video to assist in the set up process.All versions of WolfMAME have similar protections against pausing and append recording, and store similar information about the recorded speed. WolfMAME was written and is maintained by a MARP editor, and TG has just "piggybacked" on it. The main reason TG still uses .106 is a lack of initiative and direction on their part to move to something newer, not any sort of intrinsic improved security offered by .106. Using newer versions of MAME allows you to enjoy all the effort MAMEdev has put into MAME in the last 7 years since .106 came out and lets you use a version where if you find issues you can actually provide useful feedback and debug information to the MAMEdev team they can use to improve MAME going forward. In addition WolfMAME .106 is technically in violation of the MAME license since not all source code was released for it, so you're encouraging violation of the MAME license agreement by encouraging its continued use.
What scores are said to be from other emulators? I was unaware of this. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.Previously TG accepted other versions of MAME. In fact if you look far enough back, TG accepted ANY version of MAME and would also just copy scores off of MARP that had the description "TG" on them (and sometimes even when they didn't and the player didn't even intend to submit the score to TG).
No problem, you're still rockin' it.
Just had a GREAT game! New personal best of 415,400. Link to Twitch highlight is below and I've attached the WolfMAME 106 INP. Thanks to everyone who watched!
415,400 (http://www.twitch.tv/xelnia_games/c/2398559)
Just had a GREAT game! New personal best of 415,400. Link to Twitch highlight is below and I've attached the WolfMAME 106 INP. Thanks to everyone who watched!
415,400 (http://www.twitch.tv/xelnia_games/c/2398559)
Personal | Increase | Increase | ||||
Date | Best | (Points) | (Percent) | |||
04/08/13 | 213,800 | |||||
05/13/13 | 227,600 | 13,800 | 6.5% | |||
05/24/13 | 244,900 | 17,300 | 7.6% | |||
05/31/13 | 281,600 | 36,700 | 15.0% | |||
06/09/13 | 415,400 | 133,800 | 47.5% |
Shall I put together the game summary now, or wait 4 hours for the next update? ;)
Great job, Jeremy! You moved way up the list. Also, thanks for the zip folder attachment. I really like being able to link it to INP for the source of your game. I added this procedure to the normative and auxiliary rules. "(If you are using MAME then also attach a zip folder to your post containing the inp and wlf files.)" This is more of an option at this point but I think it would be great if we were in the habit of doing it.
WolfMAME creates two files when you play and record, the .inp and the .wlf. The .wlf when opened in a notepad really only contains the version it was played on. As far as I know.
Edit: I am on my 7th .dll file download because when I try to open wlfview32 it keeps giving me more .dll files that my computer is missing. Is there an easy fix for this?
I think Hank brought this up before, but Tongki Linderman in 87th place and Jimmy Linderman in 23rd place are the same person.
Thanks that fixed the issue. Wlfviewer works now. What is checksum and how does that verify anything? I fixed the Linderman issue.Checksum just checks to make sure the files aren't corrupt and also adds a bit of security by making is slightly harder to hack the files. You're just looking to make sure the checksum test passes.
Thanks, Scott. I didn't know about this program in the Wolf folder. I couldn't get it to work on my computer, why is that? That helps as far as having the inp and wlf files available. A lot of people just stream their game and don't have inp's to offer like Jeremy did or those posting to MARP. I listed it as a requirement but as long as it can be seen to be WolfMAME, I don't think there are any cheats available, and I don't think that one can really alter the emulation speed. Some people may not be aware of the adjustment so I have to becareful to exclude people on a technicality. Of course, having only WolfMAME allows us to check the inp and wlf files when they are offered, and hopefully they will be offered more often now for the reasons given by myself and Jeremy. Sharing save-states is much easier. Which I thought was a good idea. I hate to say it, but in reality it is easier to have a WolfMAME-only requirement and have one or two jump through a hoop or two, then to continually evaluate MAME programs. I don't even know what binaries are. Having people record the inp will make it so that pauses can't be used, and emulation speed can be checked easily in this program, otherwise I would have to watch every second of every game that is posted, and that is simply impractical for me.Requiring a version of WolfMAME and .inp files would be the easiest way to deal with MAME. It would require folks that stream to also always record, but it would make it easier to make sure no pausing is going on and that no slowdown was occurring. With arcade you don't have to worry about those, but with a stream of MAME the only way to check is to watch the whole thing.
Edit: I am on my 7th .dll file download because when I try to open wlfview32 it keeps giving me more .dll files that my computer is missing. Is there an easy fix for this?
Following up on getting a video of the owner of Chassis arcade stating that my game was done on 3 men settings. Julian (in the video) is one of two co-owners of Chassis arcade. He recorded one of the clips that I uploaded of the ending of my 1,008,800 game. I know the quality is horrible, I recorded this on my phone which has terrible video/sound quality but I still think you can make out what he says.
Chassis arcade says: 3 men settings (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Vu9x4iGwX0#)
And since when do you have a Donkey Kong cabinet in your laundry room? You will have to show us some time to add a little more verification, showing the board, and the various parts. Shane did that one time and I thought it was a good idea for us to show our machines, more so for the newer players, and for myself who just got a cabinet. I actually assembled mine live so everyone knows exactly what I have. Besides, people love DK cabinets and I am sure they would like to get a look under the hood! Keep the scores coming! :)
Just got 332,100, here's the video: http://www.twitch.tv/chrisjbenn/c/2429224 (http://www.twitch.tv/chrisjbenn/c/2429224)
Just watched Chris do this! He's a good student .. He listens not like Allen!Just got 332,100, here's the video: http://www.twitch.tv/chrisjbenn/c/2429224 (http://www.twitch.tv/chrisjbenn/c/2429224)
Chris, that was no time at all! Your score has been updated. 400K here we come! :)
Upped the PB a little this morning to 907,100. I was in a major slump with my 1M attempts so decided to JRTFB to get some confidence back for next weekend.
Here's the whole game:
[noembed]Donkey Kong Arcade Killscreen - 907,100 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAcLvNdfWNE#)[/noembed]
Just got 332,100, here's the video:
http://www.twitch.tv/chrisjbenn/c/2429224 (http://www.twitch.tv/chrisjbenn/c/2429224)
Well I just jumped up 12 places with a score of 603,500! 8)
http://replay.marpirc.net/r/dkong (http://replay.marpirc.net/r/dkong)
Personal | Increase | Increase | ||||
Date | Best | (Points) | (Percent) | |||
03/26/13 | 457,400 | |||||
05/23/13 | 504,000 | 46,600 | 10.2% | |||
06/20/13 | 603,500 | 99,500 | 19.7% |
Well I just jumped up 12 places with a score of 603,500! 8)
http://replay.marpirc.net/r/dkong (http://replay.marpirc.net/r/dkong)
Congratulations, George!
Let's quickly review your 3 most recent personal high scores:
Personal Increase Increase Date Best (Points) (Percent) 03/26/13 457,400 05/23/13 504,000 46,600 10.2% 06/20/13 603,500 99,500 19.7%
Most players' percentages decrease as their scores increase. Yours almost doubled. Also, the number of elapsed days from one personal best to the next dropped from 58 to 28 (or 51.7%). This means that you're due for a new high score of 780,300 on July 4th. Please make this happen, so it looks like I know what I'm talking about. :)
I, Corey Chambers, am posting my new personal best which I did during the WCR #3. Here is the stream:
http://www.twitch.tv/clchambers00/c/2462659. (http://www.twitch.tv/clchambers00/c/2462659.)
It was a score of 964,500 and it was a killscreen game! It was achieved on 6/22/13 on MAME.
Can I borrow some fairy dust?
I've got plenty of unsound logic here, but no dust.
There are currently 104 players and scores on the list.
A score of exactly 800,000 will not even crack the Top 40.
There are players with scores over 700,000 who are in the bottom half of the list. :o
That's not a typo. I'll say it again:
There are players with scores over 700,000 who are in the bottom half of the list.
This isgettinginsane.
Oh man, I just realized that I actually have the lowest-scoring verified kill screen on this list!
I guess that's kind of appropriate, given my affection for running boards and gleefully dumping points (I am the anti-Dean), but it's still kind of embarrassing.
Maybe I SHOULD upload one of my 890K kill screens...
Nah.
Jason, do you have the inp and wlf files for your recent game? Adam I will update your score soon.
So my score won't count then for 209,100 that I got then? :-(. Even though my video is on my highlight under my twitch account! :-(. Next time I'll do the inp file and everything and try again! :-(. Took me long enough to get a good score like that though! :-(. Oh well!
I have always had trouble trying to time the springs alot better! :-(. My most difficult stage right now in DK! If I can keep practicing that stage better then I can see no problem increasing my score! :-). I'll keep on practicing for sure! :-).
Adam, I have updated your score. Sorry it took so long. I have been focusing on the Barrel Training Video which should be done by the end of this week if I can keep hammering away, lol. Great game. 600K just around the corner. I liked the notepad Read Me file you put in your zip folder with all the information. Very neat and organized! :)
330,200
http://www.twitch.tv/squidux/c/2519668 (http://www.twitch.tv/squidux/c/2519668)
Dustin Pease
July 3rd, 2013
Filename: PEASE_330200_20130703_202100.zip
Thanks!
-Dustin
Congrats Robbie! Sorry I missed it.
Can someone explain to me the controversy? Was it MAME, not recorded?
Great job with this project Corey.
Just my two cents -- try to avoid having this whole thing stray too far in the direction of "verification requirements" and make sure that you are maintaining a list of high scores. From what I can tell, that's what the community wants. If you start going down the road of "rejecting" scores that obviously happened, then the list starts becoming a list of people who were able to follow the rules as opposed to a list of high scores (which is pretty much one of the major problems with those other guys' lists). You'll start getting Twitch chat conversations and DKF threads pop up all over the place where people are saying stuff like "yeah he's really good, remember his PR is REALLY this -- it just doesn't show up like that in the High Score List because the day he made that score this happened or that happened -- but we were all watching and he obviously did that score". "Oh really? Jeez, that makes a half dozen or so really high scores that aren't on the High Score List because they were "rejected" -- it's almost like we need to make another list to keep track of the actual high scores ..."
To me, a good rule of thumb is if a score happened and the person wants their score on the High Score list, then it should go on the High Score List. You could consider tagging each score with different categories of verification such as Full Verification, Limited Verification, Claim, Rumor, etc to differentiate between the questionable and the ironclad scores, but going too far in the other direction will turn out to be a mistake IMO.
I think you've been doing a pretty good job so far in trying to accomadate the various situations that come up -- just remember that people just want to know what scores happened -- if it happened, it should go on the list.
Haha.
Corey, I was actually going to mention the other day that you might want to institute a rule about submission limits. However you wanna do it, but maybe limit it by time, or by score threshold (ie, if you're below 600K, you have to beat your best by 50K or whatever...)
Rank | Source | Score | Player | Date | Platform | |||||
29 | TG / Youtube | 907,100 | Jeff Harrist | 06/15/2013 | Arcade | |||||
29 | Youtube / Peer | 905,700 | Shayne Black | 08/14/2012 | Arcade |
Anyone know if Robbie submitted that live/public score from Funspot (1.02xM I think)? If it's submitted I'm curious to see what happens with that. I recall Robbie saying he couldn't get FS to open up the cabinet.
Yes, you'll need the GTK+ Toolkit (version 2.4 or later), which you can get here:
GTK+ for Windows Runtime Environment Installer (http://gtk-win.sourceforge.net/home/index.php/Main/Downloads)
I've been using this one (with no problems): gtk2-runtime-2.24.8-2011-12-03-ash.exe
Scott, Concerning getting wlfviewer to work... I downloaded this onto my new windows 8 computer and I am still getting an error. Would you know why? What else might I need to do to get this to work on my new computer?
looks like they updated my name to Jon since i joined the new site, which is good, not sure why i signed up with Jonathon in the first place even my mother dont call me that!
Corey when you get the chance if could you edit the lists here to match that would be great!
Rank | Source | Score | Player | Date | Platform | |||||
1 | Twitch (http://www.twitch.tv/up2ng/c/3032360), INP (https://donkeykongforum.net/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=364.0;attach=546) | 1,206,800 | Dean Saglio (http://www.twitch.tv/up2ng) | 10/04/2013 | MAME | |||||
2 | TG | 1,138,600 | Hank Chien (http://www.twitch.tv/hankchien) | 11/01/2012 | Arcade | |||||
3 | TG | 1,136,500 | Ross Benziger (http://www.twitch.tv/dwwnp) | 09/26/2013 | Arcade | |||||
4 | TG, Twitch (http://www.twitch.tv/xermon54/c/1852894) | 1,135,600 | Vincent Lemay (http://www.twitch.tv/xermon54) | 01/12/2013 | Arcade | |||||
5 | TG, INP (https://donkeykongforum.net/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=364.0;attach=282) | 1,107,600 | Jeff Willms (http://www.twitch.tv/jeffw356) | 08/15/2011 | MAME | |||||
6 | Twitch (http://www.twitch.tv/milehighdt/c/3181602) | 1,103,700 | Jeff Wolfe (http://www.twitch.tv/milehightdt) | 10/30/2013 | Arcade | |||||
7 | MARP (http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/0/3/1/ptu_dkong_1089400_wolf106.zip) | 1,089,400 | Phil Tudose (http://www.twitch.tv/ptudose) | 08/05/2013 | MAME | |||||
8 | KO3 | 1,070,400 | Robbie Lakeman (http://www.twitch.tv/lakeman421) | 11/14/2013 | Arcade | |||||
9 | TG | 1,064,500 | Steve Wiebe | 08/30/2010 | Arcade | |||||
10 | TG | 1,062,800 | Billy Mitchell | 07/31/2010 | Arcade | |||||
11 | TG | 1,058,200 | Steve Wiltshire (http://www.twitch.tv/konghusker) | 07/25/2013 | Arcade | |||||
12 | TG | 1,052,900 | Mark Kiehl (http://www.twitch.tv/marky_d) | 08/07/2012 | Arcade | |||||
13 | TG | 1,037,500 | Shaun Boyd | 05/04/2012 | Arcade | |||||
14 | Twitch (http://www.twitch.tv/lmdave/c/3297961) > Twitch (http://www.twitch.tv/lmdave/c/3297967) | 1,035,300 | Dave McCrary (http://www.twitch.tv/lmdave) | 11/23/2013 | Arcade | |||||
15 | Justin (http://www.justin.tv/drdreaddr/b/258392819) | 1,034,700 | Tim Sczerby (http://www.twitch.tv/mrsteddybear) | 02/24/2010 | Arcade | |||||
16 | Twitch (http://www.twitch.tv/fast_eddie1/c/2540923) | 1,025,200 | Jon Mckinnell (http://www.twitch.tv/fast_eddie1) | 07/07/2013 | Arcade | |||||
17 | TG, Twitch (http://www.twitch.tv/mikegmi2/b/420154099) | 1,023,600 | Mike Groesbeck (http://www.twitch.tv/mikegmi2) | 06/21/2013 | Arcade | |||||
18 | KO3 | 1,019,000 | Corey Chambers (http://www.twitch.tv/clchambers00) | 11/17/2013 | Arcade | |||||
19 | TG (Pending) | 1,018,600 | Kyle Goewert | 07/28/2013 | Arcade | |||||
20 | Twitch (http://www.twitch.tv/syscrusher/c/2776452) > Twitch (http://www.twitch.tv/syscrusher/c/2776690) | 1,012,700 | Ben Falls (http://www.twitch.tv/syscrusher) | 08/18/2013 | MAME | |||||
21 | Peer, YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfnYGbbJtHg) | 1,008,800 | Svavar Gunnar Gunnarson (http://www.twitch.tv/sneikarmokko) | 05/29/2013 | JAMMA | |||||
22 | TG | 999,800 | Estel Goffinet (http://www.twitch.tv/dk_madness) | 02/11/2013 | Arcade | |||||
23 | Twitch (http://www.twitch.tv/dd0ck/c/3048071) | 987,000 | Daniel Dock (http://www.twitch.tv/dd0ck) | 10/26/2013 | TKG-3 | |||||
24 | YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZdnYnZQMcg) | 971,000 | Ben Mazowita | Unknown | Arcade | |||||
25 | Twitch (http://www.twitch.tv/tessler1134/c/2775831) | 966,000 | Eric Tessler (http://www.twitch.tv/tessler1134) | 08/18/2013 | Arcade |
Rank | Source | Score | KS | Player | Date | Platform | ||||||
1 | Twitch (http://www.twitch.tv/up2ng/c/3032360), INP (https://donkeykongforum.net/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=364.0;attach=546) | 1,206,800 | Y | Dean Saglio (http://www.twitch.tv/up2ng) | 10/04/2013 | MAME | ||||||
2 | TG | 1,138,600 | Y | Hank Chien (http://www.twitch.tv/hankchien) | 11/01/2012 | Arcade | ||||||
3 | TG | 1,136,500 | Y | Ross Benziger (http://www.twitch.tv/dwwnp) | 09/26/2013 | Arcade | ||||||
4 | TG, Twitch (http://www.twitch.tv/xermon54/c/1852894) | 1,135,600 | Y | Vincent Lemay (http://www.twitch.tv/xermon54) | 01/12/2013 | Arcade | ||||||
5 | TG, INP (https://donkeykongforum.net/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=364.0;attach=282) | 1,107,600 | Y | Jeff Willms (http://www.twitch.tv/jeffw356) | 08/15/2011 | MAME | ||||||
6 | Twitch (http://www.twitch.tv/milehighdt/c/3181602) | 1,103,700 | Y | Jeff Wolfe (http://www.twitch.tv/milehightdt) | 10/30/2013 | Arcade | ||||||
7 | MARP (http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/0/3/1/ptu_dkong_1089400_wolf106.zip) | 1,089,400 | Y | Phil Tudose (http://www.twitch.tv/ptudose) | 08/05/2013 | MAME | ||||||
8 | KO3 | 1,070,400 | Y | Robbie Lakeman (http://www.twitch.tv/lakeman421) | 11/14/2013 | Arcade | ||||||
9 | TG | 1,064,500 | Y | Steve Wiebe | 08/30/2010 | Arcade | ||||||
10 | TG | 1,062,800 | Billy Mitchell | 07/31/2010 | Arcade | |||||||
11 | TG | 1,058,200 | Y | Steve Wiltshire (http://www.twitch.tv/konghusker) | 07/25/2013 | Arcade | ||||||
12 | TG | 1,052,900 | Y | Mark Kiehl (http://www.twitch.tv/marky_d) | 08/07/2012 | Arcade | ||||||
13 | TG | 1,037,500 | Y | Shaun Boyd | 05/04/2012 | Arcade | ||||||
14 | Twitch (http://www.twitch.tv/lmdave/c/3297961) > Twitch (http://www.twitch.tv/lmdave/c/3297967) | 1,035,300 | Dave McCrary (http://www.twitch.tv/lmdave) | 11/23/2013 | Arcade | |||||||
15 | Justin (http://www.justin.tv/drdreaddr/b/258392819) | 1,034,700 | Tim Sczerby (http://www.twitch.tv/mrsteddybear) | 02/24/2010 | Arcade | |||||||
16 | Twitch (http://www.twitch.tv/fast_eddie1/c/2540923) | 1,025,200 | Jon Mckinnell (http://www.twitch.tv/fast_eddie1) | 07/07/2013 | Arcade | |||||||
17 | TG, Twitch (http://www.twitch.tv/mikegmi2/b/420154099) | 1,023,600 | Y | Mike Groesbeck (http://www.twitch.tv/mikegmi2) | 06/21/2013 | Arcade | ||||||
18 | KO3 | 1,019,000 | Corey Chambers (http://www.twitch.tv/clchambers00) | 11/17/2013 | Arcade | |||||||
19 | TG (Pending) | 1,018,600 | Kyle Goewert | 07/28/2013 | Arcade | |||||||
20 | Twitch (http://www.twitch.tv/syscrusher/c/2776452) > Twitch (http://www.twitch.tv/syscrusher/c/2776690) | 1,012,700 | Ben Falls (http://www.twitch.tv/syscrusher) | 08/18/2013 | MAME | |||||||
21 | Peer, YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfnYGbbJtHg) | 1,008,800 | Y | Svavar Gunnar Gunnarson (http://www.twitch.tv/sneikarmokko) | 05/29/2013 | JAMMA | ||||||
22 | TG | 999,800 | Estel Goffinet (http://www.twitch.tv/dk_madness) | 02/11/2013 | Arcade | |||||||
23 | Twitch (http://www.twitch.tv/dd0ck/c/3048071) | 987,000 | Daniel Dock (http://www.twitch.tv/dd0ck) | 10/26/2013 | TKG-3 | |||||||
24 | YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZdnYnZQMcg) | 971,000 | Y | Ben Mazowita | Unknown | Arcade | ||||||
25 | Twitch (http://www.twitch.tv/tessler1134/c/2775831) | 966,000 | Y | Eric Tessler (http://www.twitch.tv/tessler1134) | 08/18/2013 | Arcade |
and thanks for updating my name Scott, i missed your post the other day :D
If you're adding a column it would be even better if you had the level reached as the column which would be much more informative about non-KS games. So if the game reached 19-5 put that in the column. If it was a KS put KS. I realize this would impose extra work on the list maintainers so maybe put in Non-KS for now if the final level is unknown and then start to populate it over time with the final screen reached info.
I like the idea of where a game ends column but I also respect the fact that this will be hard to change a lot of scores. I find more value of a million point game achieved on 19-6 then a 1.05 game to kill screen.
Minor but still somewhat important fix since it was a first-time KS in a time when KSes were much rarer: Chris Enright's TG score was 11/6/09, not 11/6/13.
Rank | Score | KS | Player | Date | Platform | Source | ||||||
45 | 862,700 | Y | Chris Enright | 11/06/2009 | Arcade | TG |
Rank | Score | KS | Player | Date | Platform | Source | ||||||
24 | 971,000 | Y | Ben Mazowita | Unknown | Arcade | YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZdnYnZQMcg) | ||||||
273 | 75,400 | Unknown | 07/01/2008 | MAME | TG |
Rank | Score | KS | Player | Date | Platform | Source | ||||||
132 | 278,400 | "Xentac" | 04/29/2010 | MAME | MARP (http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/f/9/5/xdc_dkong_278400_wolf136.zip) | |||||||
144 | 243,500 | "Tripper" | 05/07/1998 | MAME | MARP (http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/a/8/e/trip_dkong_243500.zip) | |||||||
150 | 229,300 | "nibbler 69@AIVA" | 11/30/2011 | MAME | MARP (http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/2/9/2/axl_dkong_229300_wolf106.zip) | |||||||
166 | 199,700 | "NotMan" | 12/04/2005 | MAME | MARP (http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/7/0/d/sh_dkong_199700_wolf102.zip) | |||||||
170 | 195,000 | "TheBSM" | 11/30/2011 | MAME | MARP (http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/8/2/d/bsm_dkong_195000_wolf106.zip) | |||||||
172 | 192,100 | "artz" | 08/17/2002 | MAME | MARP (http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/9/3/2/aaz_dkong_192100_win59.zip) | |||||||
198 | 139,900 | "essekappa " | 11/30/2011 | MAME | MARP (http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/0/e/a/ddr_dkong_139900_wolf106.zip) | |||||||
200 | 133,900 | "nii-san" | 11/30/2011 | MAME | MARP (http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/5/5/9/hds_dkong_133900_wolf106.zip) | |||||||
205 | 130,100 | "Suki Yaki" | 04/19/2011 | MAME | MARP (http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/e/c/e/say_dkong_130100_wolf106.zip) | |||||||
206 | 129,100 | "OgeMalis" | 11/30/2011 | MAME | MARP (http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/9/5/0/oge_dkong_129100_wolf106.zip) | |||||||
210 | 126,300 | "WoodElf" | 11/30/2011 | MAME | MARP (http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/7/b/e/atx_dkong_126300_wolf140.zip) | |||||||
217 | 118,400 | "XXXSimmonsXXX" | 05/21/2003 | MAME | MARP (http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/2/e/4/kn_dkong_118400_win60.zip) | |||||||
232 | 103,900 | "GustavoGoesGenius" | 05/11/2003 | MAME | MARP (http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/5/d/d/ggu_dkong_103900_tgmame66.zip) | |||||||
239 | 100,300 | "AGODZILLA@AIVA" | 11/30/2011 | MAME | MARP (http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/0/4/1/ago_dkong_100300_wolf106.zip) | |||||||
245 | 93,700 | "Chrono256" | 11/30/2011 | MAME | MARP (http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/1/7/0/256_dkong_93700_wolf106.zip) | |||||||
251 | 89,100 | "Dax" | 11/30/2011 | MAME | MARP (http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/2/4/5/qqq_dkong_89100_wolf140.zip) | |||||||
253 | 87,100 | "oldtimes" | 11/29/2011 | MAME | MARP (http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/6/4/7/otm_dkong_87100_wolf106.zip) | |||||||
256 | 86,300 | "Tekkaman@AIVA" | 11/27/2011 | MAME | MARP (http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/a/1/4/tek_dkong_86300_wolf140.zip) | |||||||
260 | 84,700 | "Aspie" | 05/05/2004 | MAME | MARP (http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/5/5/c/lem_dkong_84700_win81.zip) | |||||||
268 | 77,900 | "*Goldtimes*" | 11/30/2011 | MAME | MARP (http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/7/f/7/gtm_dkong_77900_wolf106.zip) | |||||||
275 | 74,200 | ":::Redsun:::" | 11/30/2011 | MAME | MARP (http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/c/6/d/luisfl_dkong_74200_wolf106.zip) | |||||||
281 | 67,000 | "RdP" | 11/30/2011 | MAME | MARP (http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/8/3/7/rdp_dkong_67000_wolf140.zip) | |||||||
282 | 66,800 | "RAX@AIVA" | 11/27/2011 | MAME | MARP (http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/3/2/2/rax_dkong_66800_wolf106.zip) | |||||||
289 | 56,800 | "roncli" | 07/26/2002 | MAME | MARP (http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/f/a/4/rcl_dkong_56800_mame61.zip) | |||||||
291 | 54,700 | "RedStar" | 11/25/2011 | MAME | MARP (http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/e/4/0/rsj_dkong_54700_wolf140.zip) | |||||||
298 | 47,200 | "jbeannie05" | 10/03/2013 | MAME | MARP (http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/6/a/2/bdl_dkong_47200_wolf106.zip) | |||||||
299 | 45,800 | "Metrackle" | 11/30/2011 | MAME | MARP (http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/d/0/a/met_dkong_45800_wolf106.zip) | |||||||
303 | 45,200 | "shadowbringer" | 11/26/2011 | MAME | MARP (http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/8/a/1/616_dkong_45200_wolf106.zip) | |||||||
306 | 43,200 | "giro-X" | 11/30/2011 | MAME | MARP (http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/7/b/3/grx_dkong_43200_wolf106.zip) | |||||||
309 | 42,100 | "TrauMan" | 11/27/2011 | MAME | MARP (http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/c/0/0/tra_dkong_42100_wolf106.zip) | |||||||
322 | 25,200 | "Phantomas" | 11/28/2011 | MAME | MARP (http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/5/e/e/pht_dkong_25200_wolf106.zip) | |||||||
326 | 23,300 | "coffeejoerx" | 11/30/2011 | MAME | MARP (http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/2/0/2/cjx_dkong_23300_wolf140.zip) | |||||||
332 | 16,300 | "gamefreak" | 10/29/2000 | MAME | MARP (http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/f/0/d/gf_dkong_16300_m37b8.zip) | |||||||
336 | 12,300 | "wolfman24" | 11/26/2011 | MAME | MARP (http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/3/d/2/wm2_dkong_12300_wolf106.zip) | |||||||
337 | 10,400 | "Heine1900" | 02/12/2004 | MAME | MARP (http://replay.marpirc.net/inp/f/d/1/hei_dkong_10400_win79.zip) |
Rank | Score | Player | Date | Platform | ||||
1 | 13,600 | Phil Tudose | 10/13/2012 | MAME | ||||
2 | 13,400 | Jeff Willms | 07/04/2011 | MAME | ||||
2 | 13,400 | Dean Saglio | 09/24/2011 | MAME | ||||
4 | 13,300 | Vincent Lemay | 03/25/2011 | MAME | ||||
13,300 | Dean Saglio | 06/11/2011 | MAME | |||||
13,100 | Dean Saglio | 11/22/2010 | MAME | |||||
13,000 | Dean Saglio | 11/20/2010 | MAME | |||||
6 | 12,900 | Dave McCrary | 03/05/2012 | MAME | ||||
12,800 | Dean Saglio | 08/21/2009 | MAME | |||||
12,800 | Phil Tudose | 09/26/2010 | MAME | |||||
12,600 | Phil Tudose | 06/07/2010 | MAME | |||||
12,500 | Jeff Willms | 04/21/2011 | MAME | |||||
8 | 12,500 | Scott Cunningham | 12/24/2011 | MAME | ||||
12,400 | Dave McCrary | 07/26/2010 | MAME | |||||
12,200 | Scott Cunningham | 08/20/2011 | MAME | |||||
12,000 | Scott Cunningham | 07/17/2011 | MAME | |||||
11,900 | Scott Cunningham | 06/10/2011 | MAME | |||||
11,800 | Vincent Lemay | 07/14/2009 | MAME | |||||
11,800 | Scott Cunningham | 09/19/2010 | MAME | |||||
9 | 11,800 | Estel Goffinet | 05/07/2011 | MAME | ||||
9 | 11,800 | Craig Rout Gallant | 09/25/2012 | MAME | ||||
11 | 11,600 | Neil Chapman | 12/07/2009 | MAME | ||||
11,600 | Craig Rout Gallant | 03/25/2012 | MAME | |||||
12 | 11,400 | Jeff Craggy | 07/06/2011 | MAME | ||||
13 | 11,300 | Joe Cain | 05/15/2008 | MAME | ||||
13 | 11,300 | Chris Enright | 01/27/2011 | MAME | ||||
11,100 | Craig Rout Gallant | 06/30/2010 | MAME | |||||
15 | 11,100 | Corey Chambers | 03/23/2013 | MAME | ||||
15 | 11,100 | Dallas Riley | 03/13/2014 | MAME | ||||
17 | 11,000 | Aart van Vliet | 10/01/2009 | MAME | ||||
17 | 11,000 | Michael Pierce | 03/14/2011 | MAME | ||||
11,000 | Jeff Willms | 04/16/2011 | MAME | |||||
11,000 | Estel Goffinet | 04/18/2011 | MAME | |||||
17 | 11,000 | Martin Laing | 09/26/2012 | MAME | ||||
20 | 10,900 | Scott Kessler | 05/12/2008 | MAME | ||||
21 | 10,800 | Chris Helmin | 04/13/2010 | MAME | ||||
21 | 10,800 | David Shoup | 08/31/2010 | MAME | ||||
21 | 10,800 | Joseph Carroll | 11/03/2010 | MAME | ||||
21 | 10,800 | Jeremy Young | 12/06/2013 | MAME | ||||
25 | 10,700 | Stephen Boyer | 03/24/2010 | MAME | ||||
25 | 10,700 | Eric Schafer | 10/02/2010 | MAME | ||||
25 | 10,700 | Adam Mon | 08/16/2013 | MAME | ||||
28 | 10,600 | Nick Sheils | 11/22/2013 | MAME 0.149 | ||||
29 | 10,500 | Connor London | 06/16/2011 | MAME | ||||
31 | 10,300 | Bill Mack | 04/02/2011 | MAME | ||||
10,300 | Jeff Craggy | 04/15/2011 | MAME | |||||
31 | 10,300 | Todd Lalonde | 10/30/2013 | MAME | ||||
10,200 | Martin Laing | 05/27/2012 | MAME | |||||
33 | 10,100 | Logan Chard | 06/19/2009 | MAME | ||||
10,100 | Connor London | 06/14/2011 | MAME | |||||
10,100 | Adam Mon | 08/08/2013 | MAME | |||||
34 | 10,000 | Gregory Erway | 05/11/2008 | MAME | ||||
34 | 10,000 | Matt Shuble | 07/11/2008 | MAME | ||||
34 | 10,000 | Kim Freiburghaus | 03/25/2010 | MAME | ||||
9,900 | Connor London | 04/09/2011 | MAME | |||||
9,800 | Estel Goffinet | 03/27/2011 | MAME | |||||
9,800 | Dallas Riley | 02/21/2014 | MAME | |||||
37 | 9,600 | Matthew Walters | 05/24/2008 | MAME | ||||
37 | 9,600 | Jason Nugent | 04/27/2011 | MAME | ||||
9,600 | Nick Sheils | 10/31/2013 | MAME 0.149 | |||||
9,500 | Corey Chambers | 06/03/2012 | MAME | |||||
9,500 | Jeremy Young | 08/09/2013 | MAME | |||||
39 | 9,400 | John Western | 08/08/2010 | MAME | ||||
9,400 | Connor London | 11/15/2010 | MAME | |||||
9,400 | Jason Nugent | 01/24/2011 | MAME | |||||
40 | 9,300 | David Hamilton | 07/16/2009 | MAME | ||||
40 | 9,300 | John Pompa | 08/16/2011 | MAME | ||||
9,300 | Todd Lalonde | 10/16/2013 | MAME | |||||
42 | 9,200 | Rodrigo Lopes | 08/13/2008 | MAME | ||||
42 | 9,200 | Brendan Meley | 09/05/2008 | MAME | ||||
42 | 9,200 | Andrew Chuter | 08/19/2009 | MAME | ||||
9,200 | Nick Sheils | 10/31/2013 | MAME | |||||
45 | 9,100 | Adam Wilmot | 04/18/2011 | MAME | ||||
45 | 9,100 | Diego Sanchez | 04/18/2011 | MAME | ||||
9,100 | Martin Laing | 05/15/2012 | MAME | |||||
45 | 9,100 | Jim Coxell | 10/24/2013 | MAME | ||||
48 | 9,000 | Steve Schaefer | 09/04/2010 | MAME | ||||
48 | 9,000 | Evan Jardine-Skinner | 02/19/2011 | MAME | ||||
48 | 9,000 | George Riley | 07/11/2012 | MAME | ||||
48 | 9,000 | Dan Desjardins | 09/07/2012 | MAME | ||||
9,000 | Dallas Riley | 02/20/2014 | MAME |
hello, I noticed that <Tim> needs his name-hyperlink updated on the HSL, this got me wondering. Are there any other streamers who have changed their names and also need updating? (I couldn't think of any off hand, maybe hank, I didn't check)
hello, I noticed that <Tim> needs his name-hyperlink updated on the HSL
Nibbler69@AIVA = Sandro
RAX@AIVA = Daniele
I am not a moderator, however, I believe the answers are Yes and Yes
Two questions regarding High Score Submissions:
1. Is it ok if I am using a TKG-4 board set that has a HSS Kit installed?
2. Is it ok if I am using a TKG-4 board set that is on a Vector labs switcher witha DK Jr board?
Thanks.
I am not a moderator, however, I believe the answers are Yes and Yes
One more quick question. (I apologize I am trying to buy a cabinet and want to make sure I buy something that can submit scores.)
A dedicated DK Upright with TKG-4 board that has a "D2K" Kit installed?
Ethan's game submitted today actually raises a question that has never been an issue before, but that I'd actually thought about in the past: should a game killed off by a power outage, or other mechanical/electric malfunction that causes the player to be unable to continue, count as a valid submission?
Rank | | Score | | KS | | Player | | Date | | Platform | | Source |
379 | | 41,100 | | | | Ron Corcoran | | 05/13/2001 | | Arcade | | TG |
Rank | | Score | | KS | | Player | | Date | | Platform | | Source |
71 | | 118,700 | | | | Ron Corcoran | | 05/13/2001 | | Arcade | | TG |
Not sure if there would be any interest in this but I was thinking it would be fun to have a High Score List by Country. That way we can all see where we stack up against people from our own Countries. For some of the people that have been around a long time you all probably know where everyone else is from, at least the top players but being newer I don’t know everyone’s Nationality. I just thought it might be interesting to include a National Ranking.
Hi Xelnia and DK Forum Moderators of the High Score List
Can the version of MAME/WolfMAME used listed net to the score because there are quite a few scores one not be able to play back.
Previously I have done this write up, just posting it here now. You will note few TOP20 scores there is no identification what version of MAME was used, not even in the URL or filename.