OK, this is in reference to the four main Kong games. Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Junior, Donkey Kong 3, and Crazy Kong. This is in reference to people who have high scores in either MAME or Arcade for the four games mentioned. I won't repeat names(Yeah, the list looks kind of crazy by not repeating names. Hey I slight myself by doing that as well), but some names are responsible for the history of Kong in multiple ways.
Donkey Kong Arcade champions- Billy Mitchell, Tim Sczerby, Steve Wiebe, Hank Chien, Robbie Lakeman, Wes Copeland
Donkey Kong MAME champions- Ben Jos Walbeehm, Dean Saglio, Ross Benzinger, Scott Kessler
Donkey Kong Arcade No Hammer champions-Jeff Wolfe, Estel Goffinet, Clayton Brookins, Shawn Cram, Brian Kuh
Donkey Kong Level 1-1 Arcade champions-Mitchell Elliot, Ethan Daniels
Donkey Kong Level 1-1 MAME champions-Jeff Willms, Vincent Lemay, Phil Tudose, Joe Cain, George Erway,
Donkey Kong Junior Arcade champions-Mike Kasper, Mark Khiel, Ike Hall, Anotnio Medina, Matt Brass, Ken Farries, Tony Henson
Donkey Kong Junior MAME champions-Donald Hayes, George Riley, Corey Chambers, Vertex-B, Not Man, kft, Randood, buddude, Rodimus Prime, Veg
Donkey Kong 3 Arcade champions-Yashuhiro Oda, George Daniels, Lloyd Bromola, Dwayne Richard
Donkey Kong 3 MAME (Medium) champions- Keith Heaton, Rodrigo Lopes, Joshua Eubanks, Steve Krogman
Donkey Kong 3 MAME (Medium)(5 man) champions-Casey Landis, Anthony Murphy, Craig Gallant, Robert McCauley
Crazy Kong Arcade champion-JJ Cahill, J.C. Harrist
Crazy Kong MAME champions- Sampras@AIVA, IUR Dhurin, Dith, Oldie
Special Mention-Brian Allen, Allen Staal, and Jason Corey Brittain. All three have been involved in one of the more interesting rivalries of Donkey Kong history
Big Kong-Jeremy Young
P.S. There are some great players not mentioned here, and some players who only spent a day on any of these games, but got when the getting was good. It's a lot harder to be on any of these lists because the competition has brought them to super hard levels. So yeah, it's kinda unfair to those who arrived late in the scene