DK Data Library of Memorable Games

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I've been meaning to create this topic for a while.  My goal is to maintain a library of data summaries for selected DK games.  Obviously, there is no substitute for watching the actual gameplay, but there is no guarantee of online longevity.  Videos and INP files (TG, MARP, Twitch TV, YouTube) can be corrupted, deleted, or replaced.  Hopefully, the game summaries here will serve as permanent data snapshots.  I think of them as the DK equivalents of MLB box scores.

Each data summary reports the score for every individual stage and level, points resulting from deaths (and on what stages they occurred), the cumulative score, an overall pace calculation at the end of each completed level (beginning with L5), and a few basic L5+ summary statistics (maximum, minimum, and average).

I considered tracking a few other items (grouped by board type, where applicable):

• Point value distributions (300-500-800) for blue barrel, fireball, and pie smashes
• Number of prizes collected, and points awarded
• Number of top and bottom hammer smashes (reported separately), and points awarded
• Bonus timer values upon successful stage completion
• Number of jumps over and/or near multiple enemy objects, and points awarded (barrels)
• Breakdown of fireball spawning locations (rivets)

I excluded all of the above, since I'm recording the data manually.  It's certainly useful information, but it also promises to be an exercise in tedium that I presently don't want to experience firsthand.  A custom software application, monitoring the relevant DK memory locations, is a more elegant solution (and a possible future project).

The first 3 games presented (2 by Dean, 1 by Robbie) appear elsewhere on this forum; I've reposted them here so that all summaries can be accessed from a central location.  All other games are new additions.

I welcome any comments or suggestions for more effective data presentation.

Table of Contents

Player		Score		Final Stage		Date Achieved		Platform		Details
Tim Sczerby		879,200		Level 22-1		08/16/2000		Arcade		Link
Ben Jos Walbeehm		904,100		Level 22-1		11/30/2001		MAME		Link
Ross Benziger		993,900		Level 21-1		06/20/2009		MAME		Link
Hank Chien		1,061,700		Level 22-1		02/26/2010		Arcade		Link
Dean Saglio		1,153,000		Level 22-1		04/02/2011		MAME		Link
Jeff Willms		1,107,600		Level 22-1		08/15/2011		MAME		Link
Dean Saglio		1,167,400		Level 22-1		04/21/2012		MAME		Link
Mark Kiehl		1,052,900		Level 22-1		08/07/2012		Arcade		Link
Dave McCrary		1,026,700		Level 21-2		09/12/2012		Arcade		Link
Vincent Lemay		1,135,900		Level 22-1		01/11/2013		Arcade		Link
Allen Staal		539,600		Level 15-1		01/19/2013		MAME		Link
Phil Tudose		1,005,700		Level 22-1		02/22/2013		MAME		Link
Dean Saglio		883,700		Level 16-5		03/17/2013		MAME		Link
Robbie Lakeman		540,900		Level 12-1		03/24/2013		MAME		Link
Dean Saglio		898,600		Level 16-5		04/21/2013		MAME		Link
Brian Allen		861,800		Level 22-1		07/09/2013		MAME		Link
Martin Laing		862,500		Level 22-1		07/13/2013		MAME		Link
Dean Saglio		855,200		Level 16-2		07/16/2013		MAME		Link
Chris Psaros		903,700		Level 22-1		07/29/2013		Arcade		Link
Phil Tudose		1,089,400		Level 22-1		08/05/2013		MAME		Link
Dean Saglio		1,186,700		Level 22-1		09/04/2013		MAME		Link
Dean Saglio		660,000		Level 12-5		09/14/2013		MAME		Link
Jeff Wolfe		1,054,900		Level 21-6		09/22/2013		Arcade		Link
Ross Benziger		1,136,500		Level 22-1		09/26/2013		Arcade		Link
Dean Saglio		1,206,800		Level 22-1		10/04/2013		MAME		Link
Allen Staal		728,900		Level 19-2		10/09/2013		Arcade		Link
Ethan Daniels		847,100		Level 18-3		10/21/2013		Arcade		Link
Robbie Lakeman		1,025,300		Level 22-1		10/23/2013		Arcade		Link
Jeff Wolfe		1,103,700		Level 22-1		10/30/2013		Arcade		Link
Dan Desjardins		905,800		Level 22-1		11/14/2013		Arcade		Link
Dave McCrary		1,035,300		Level 21-4		11/23/2013		Arcade		Link
Jon Mckinnell		745,200		Level 21-3		01/01/2014		MAME		Link
Steve Wiltshire		1,094,100		Level 22-1		01/19/2014		Arcade		Link
Jeremy Young		905,700		Level 22-1		02/23/2014		MAME		Link
Chris Psaros		911,700		Level 22-1		02/23/2014		Arcade		Link
Dave McCrary		1,091,400		Level 22-1		02/23/2014		Arcade		Link
Adam Mon		880,700		Level 22-1		02/24/2014		MAME		Link
Jason Corey Brittain		848,800		Level 22-1		03/23/2014		MAME		Link
Robbie Lakeman		1,091,100		Level 22-1		04/04/2014		Arcade		Link
Wes Copeland		908,700		Level 22-1		04/19/2014		Arcade		Link
Jon Mckinnell		760,800		Level 22-1		04/20/2014		MAME		Link
Tim Sczerby		740,000		Level 15-3		05/06/2014		Arcade		Link
Mike Groesbeck		1,076,000		Level 22-1		05/17/2014		Arcade		Link
Corey Chambers		1,049,600		Level 22-1		06/29/2014		Arcade		Link
Steve Wiltshire		1,100,700		Level 22-1		07/28/2014		Arcade		Link
Robbie Lakeman		1,137,100		Level 22-1		07/29/2014		Arcade		Link
Andrew Barrow		830,600		Level 20-5		08/19/2014		MAME		Link
Corey Chambers		1,060,600		Level 21-5		08/21/2014		Arcade		Link
Wes Copeland		1,045,200		Level 21-6		08/24/2014		MAME		Link
Chris Psaros		925,600		Level 21-6		08/24/2014		Arcade		Link
Corey Chambers		1,072,200		Level 22-1		08/26/2014		Arcade		Link
Graham Hawkins		933,600		Level 22-1		08/28/2014		MAME		Link
Robbie Lakeman		1,141,800		Level 22-1		09/05/2014		Arcade		Link
Robbie Lakeman		647,400		Level 18-6		09/18/2014		Arcade		Link
Mick Winzeler		1,027,700		Level 22-1		09/21/2014		Arcade		Link
Mark Kiehl		1,137,500		Level 22-1		09/23/2014		Arcade		Link
Wes Copeland		1,099,500		Level 22-1		09/30/2014		MAME		Link
Jason Wade		908,000		Level 22-1		11/09/2014		MAME		Link
Robbie Lakeman		1,144,800		Level 21-6		12/01/2014		Arcade		Link
Allen Staal		806,000		Level 22-1		12/17/2014		Arcade		Link
Allen Staal		854,300		Level 22-1		12/24/2014		Arcade		Link
Ethan Daniels		1,041,100		Level 20-6		01/10/2015		Arcade		Link
Wes Copeland		1,121,600		Level 22-1		01/21/2015		MAME		Link
Scott Cunningham		1,064,500		Level 22-1		03/11/2018		MAME		Link
Phil Tudose		1,142,700		Level 22-1		02/05/2019		MAME		Link
John McCurdy		1,259,000		Level 22-1		05/25/2019		Arcade		Link
J.P. Buergers		1,166,700		Level 22-1		02/23/2020		MAME		Link
Dean Saglio		1,091,300		Level 19-6		03/29/2020		MAME		Link
Justin Elliott		565,700		Level 11-3		04/06/2020		MAME		Link
Justin Elliott		550,500		Level 11-2		04/18/2020		MAME		Link
Dean Saglio		933,500		Level 17-2		04/25/2020		MAME		Link
Robbie Lakeman		1,260,700		Level 22-1		06/15/2020		Arcade		Link
Justin Elliott		1,206,900		Level 22-1		10/11/2020		MAME		Link
Dean Saglio		628,700		Level 12-1		12/01/2020		MAME		Link
Justin Elliott		975,500		Level 17-6		12/21/2020		MAME		Link
John McCurdy		1,272,700		Level 22-1		01/11/2021		Arcade		Link
Matt Tecchio		1,168,400		Level 22-1		02/15/2021		Arcade		Link
J.P. Buergers		1,174,300		Level 21-6		03/05/2021		MAME		Link
Justin Elliott		1,218,700		Level 22-1		04/29/2021		MAME		Link
Justin Elliott		1,222,000		Level 22-1		05/06/2021		MAME		Link
Wade Wittmer		921,100		Level 22-1		06/10/2021		MAME		Link

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Player		Score		Final Stage		Date Achieved		Platform
Dean Saglio		883,700		Level 16-5		03/17/2013		MAME

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Player		Score		Final Stage		Date Achieved		Platform
Robbie Lakeman		540,900		Level 12-1		03/24/2013		MAME

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Player		Score		Final Stage		Date Achieved		Platform
Dean Saglio		898,600		Level 16-5		04/21/2013		MAME

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Player		Score		Final Stage		Date Achieved		Platform
Dave McCrary		1,026,700		Level 21-2		09/12/2012		Arcade

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Player		Score		Final Stage		Date Achieved		Platform
Ross Benziger		993,900		Level 21-1		06/20/2009		MAME

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Player		Score		Final Stage		Date Achieved		Platform
Vincent Lemay		1,135,900		Level 22-1		01/11/2013		Arcade

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Player		Score		Final Stage		Date Achieved		Platform
Jeff Willms		1,107,600		Level 22-1		08/15/2011		MAME

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Player		Score		Final Stage		Date Achieved		Platform
Allen Staal		539,600		Level 15-1		01/19/2013		MAME

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Player		Score		Final Stage		Date Achieved		Platform
Dean Saglio		1,167,400		Level 22-1		04/21/2012		MAME

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Player		Score		Final Stage		Date Achieved		Platform
Dean Saglio		1,167,400		Level 22-1		04/21/2012		MAME

Big, big, big...

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Player		Score		Final Stage		Date Achieved		Platform
Dean Saglio		1,167,400		Level 22-1		04/21/2012		MAME

Big, big, big...

Indeed.  The only negative statistic is the noticeable absence of "good" deaths (only 5,100 total points for the first 3).  Then again, all deaths before L22 occurred on the conveyor (2) and rivet (1) stages, where you often "get whatever you get".

A comparison of the L5+ stats between Dean's 2 most recent "deep" games and this one shows an average point increase for all 4 stages (barrels: 300, conveyors: 400, elevators: 400, rivets: 500).  Granted, a pair of games represents a ridiculously small sample size, but the stronger stage averages (combined with a more typical 5,000 points per death) predict:

Score increase = 17 x ( ( 3 x 300 ) + 400 + 400 + 500 ) + ( ( 3 x 5000 ) - 5100 ) = 47,300

Adjusted score = 1,167,400 + 47,300 = 1,214,700 (1.199 million, excluding the points from all 4 deaths)

Easier said than done, but I remain hopeful that it could happen before the end of 2013.

[Xermon54]

Good job on these game analyzes, Scott. Pretty cool to see! Keep doing them ;-).

Adjusted score = 1,167,400 + 47,300 = 1,214,700 (1.199 million, excluding the points from all 4 deaths)

I always knew Dean was good enough to get 1,199, but 1.2m is WITHOUT a doubt out of reach for him!

[LMDAVE]

Yes, good work Scott...it's all about the barrell average for the great games.

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Easier said than done, but I remain hopeful that it could happen before the end of 2013.

Agreed.  It's been 14 months since 1.167M, I believe 1.2M will happen within the next couple of months.  I don't know why I believe that, I just do.  And, of course 300K for me.