I was curious about some of the scores put up by those players "seasoned" enough to have played Donkey Kong during the months following the release of the game. I am talking about during the game's initial popularity, vaguely between 1981 and 1983. Back then, I understand that most players didn't invest too much time into the game given the limitations of quarters to spend, availability of the game itself (getting a chance to play, arcade operation hours, etc), and the fact that there were so many other great games to play at the time. That, and many of the nuances of the game really weren't discovered/explored/well known at the time. Me personally, I remember getting in the 80k range at least once, the final obstacle getting in the way being the 3rd elevator screen (of course). I am not sure if I even passed that screen one time. As I recall, it was a pretty rare occasion for players to even see the pie factory. Anyways, I did see Donkey Kong elevator strategy sort of explained in strategy books and magazines at the time, but I never really understood what was meant by "long" and "short" springs, so that didn't help me much. So, what kind of scores did you guys put up back in the day, and while we're at it, what was the highest score you ever witnessed back then?
