Hydro Thunder Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 (edited) From your May post, -1... "The law firm representing Billy in the case asked the court for $226,014.96 for handling TG's anti-Slapp motion which was denied. The court approved only $598.96 of that $226,014.96 amount, which was for actual costs (e.g. court filing fees)." I mean, what is a better encapsulation of how this is going than that?? I can't believe this is still dragging on. Edited September 11, 2022 by Hydro Thunder Typo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 On 9/11/2022 at 12:00 AM, negative1 said: While Mitchell continues to rely on witness statements from his friends (such as Todd Rogers), the technical evidence proving Mitchell’s tapes could not have been produced as he has always claimed keeps piling up. I suppose it's silly to suggest that all he would really need to do is make a new recording using the same technique he used before, using the same arcade game and recording hardware as before, in front of some of these technical experts, and if the resulting tape's technical idiosyncrasies matched those of his earlier tapes, then that would make for a strong case that he didn't use MAME. But I'm sure there are all sorts of reasons he doesn't do that. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Mushroom Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 On 4/13/2018 at 1:43 AM, Skippy B. Coyote said: But weren't all the scores in question performed in front of live audiences and/or video taped? That kind of negates the ability to stop and save your progress. Billy Mitchell can save state time itself. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Mushroom Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Speaking about cheating in a game. The number one chess player in the world is (indirectly) accusing one of his opponents of cheating. One of the theories is that the player has an accomplice playing on a computer, and the player receives advice by morse-code through something he has shoved up his ass. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 6 hours ago, Lord Mushroom said: Billy Mitchell can save state time itself. I know! He's so cool. 6 hours ago, Lord Mushroom said: something he has shoved up his ass. I think it was vibraspheres or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Mushroom Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 9 hours ago, Keatah said: I think it was vibraspheres or something. There was a Swedish band called Vibrasphere. If he had members of that band up his ass, he must really like winning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzie.P Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Lord Mushroom said: There was a Swedish band called Vibrasphere. If he had members of that band up his ass, he must really like winning. Or he just really likes that band. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Rabby Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 He's suing youtuber Karl Jobst, too. Again. Despite him being Australian. Just accept you got caught and move on. Or show some evidence against the evidence we already have. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+H454 Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Astro Rabby said: He's suing youtuber Karl Jobst, too. Again. Despite him being Australian. Just accept you got caught and move on. Or show some evidence against the evidence we already have. I just watched his last video and it was about that. He now has a GoFundme. Gofundme: https://www.gofundme.com/f/karl-jobst-legal-defence-fund Direct donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/karljobst 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+frankodragon Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Now he's really screwed. The joystick was not an original DK joystick. His was an 8-way stick instead of a 4 way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHK0Jg2R7SQ 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Jan 23rd, 2023 there was a court date that was to happen? Does anyone know if it did or how it played out? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 35 minutes ago, frankodragon said: Now he's really screwed. The joystick was not an original DK joystick. His was an 8-way stick instead of a 4 way. In general, I try to avoid engaging in schadenfreude. It's something that is distasteful to me, and it seems like a great way to tilt karma against oneself. With that out of the way, it brings me no end of pleasure to see Billy Mitchell hoist by his own petard. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psionic Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 58 minutes ago, frankodragon said: Now he's really screwed. The joystick was not an original DK joystick. His was an 8-way stick instead of a 4 way. I was literally just watching that video. This whole saga just gets more and more comical (to the point of being outright bizarre) the longer it plays out. You really couldn't make this stuff up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 I saw that video and I realized that things are only going further downhill for him. Over on Twin Galaxies, Tim Sczerby has come out of the woodwork and started acting very immature about this whole thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tep392 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Can someone explain how we know it was an 8-way stick from just a photo, and not gated for 4-way? Just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 59 minutes ago, tep392 said: Can someone explain how we know it was an 8-way stick from just a photo, and not gated for 4-way? Just curious. Here's the thing: even if it was gated for 4-way, it's not considered original equipment by TG's competition standards of the time. That would invalidate the record attempt right there. @tep392: The following isn't in response to you, but rather a general statement since the point has been touched on. Anticipating the potential direction of the discussion, going down the road of splitting hairs over what does and does not constitute original equipment is pointless. That particular discussion has happened many, many times over the years, and has never been resolved - nor will it be, simply because there are so many facets to it. All we can say in this particular case is that the joystick isn't one that Nintendo would have originally supplied with the machine, and competition standards of the time would have ruled the score inadmissible for a world record attempt as a result. We can also say that Billy Mitchell is a narcissistic, cheating douchebag laden with unwarranted self-importance, and it is fun to do so. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tep392 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 21 minutes ago, x=usr(1536) said: Here's the thing: even if it was gated for 4-way, it's not considered original equipment by TG's competition standards of the time. That would invalidate the record attempt right there. @tep392: The following isn't in response to you, but rather a general statement since the point has been touched on. Anticipating the potential direction of the discussion, going down the road of splitting hairs over what does and does not constitute original equipment is pointless. That particular discussion has happened many, many times over the years, and has never been resolved - nor will it be, simply because there are so many facets to it. All we can say in this particular case is that the joystick isn't one that Nintendo would have originally supplied with the machine, and competition standards of the time would have ruled the score inadmissible for a world record attempt as a result. We can also say that Billy Mitchell is a narcissistic, cheating douchebag laden with unwarranted self-importance, and it is fun to do so. I'm aware and agree with all of this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psionic Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 5 hours ago, Lauren Tyler said: Over on Twin Galaxies, Tim Sczerby has come out of the woodwork and started acting very immature about this whole thing. Haven't been on the forums there recently but he (or someone claiming to be him) had quite a bit to say in the comments section of the nine part "Video Game Fraud of the Century" piece on Billy Mitchell's perfect Pac-Man score. (Specifically Dot Five, Dot Six, Dot Eight and Dot Nine.) I always thought it was majorly screwed up how Sczerby was marginalized and his then world record score was basically completely ignored in the King of Kong, but at this point that film and that whole ordeal are ancient history. He just comes across as a lunatic if that really is him. I imagine the stuff being posted on TG is more or less in the same vein. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 On 1/31/2023 at 1:55 PM, tep392 said: Can someone explain how we know it was an 8-way stick from just a photo, and not gated for 4-way? Just curious. Even if it is gated for a 4-way joystick, the fact still remains that the hardware was modified. Meaning that he did not play on "original, unmodified hardware," like he has claimed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 21 hours ago, Psionic said: I always thought it was majorly screwed up how Sczerby was marginalized and his then world record score was basically completely ignored in the King of Kong, but at this point that film and that whole ordeal are ancient history. He just comes across as a lunatic if that really is him. I imagine the stuff being posted on TG is more or less in the same vein. Good point. A lot of people on Twin Galaxies are calling him out by name, but it could easily be someone pretending to be him. Nevertheless, the way he's acting makes me wonder how grown adults can act so immature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynicaster Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 Regarding the 8-way vs. 4-way joystick thing and whether or not it matters, yes, there is the pretty clear-cut fact that a non-original joystick of any kind is a "modification" and thus not "all original hardware." But more than that, I'm pretty sure I remember reading about how Steve Wiebe had a bunch of scores rejected because it was found out that he was playing on a cabinet that had an 8-way joystick installed. I don't know this for a fact, but I bet Billy Mitchell and/or his groupies were among those pushing for enforcement of this rule to make things harder for Steve, so it should be funny to hear Billy's explanation for why the rule should not apply to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psionic Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 37 minutes ago, Cynicaster said: ...so it should be funny to hear Billy's explanation for why the rule should not apply to him. Those alleged photos are obviously just more Dwayne Richard fakes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tep392 Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 Regarding the 8 vs. 4 way, I was only asking how we can tell it's an 8-way from a photo, because I was curious if this was an assumption or if there is some evidence proving it to be fact. I never indicated any doubt that it is not the original stick or that the game is therefore not all original. With that said, please go ahead and keep stating the obvious that it is not original and that is all that matters. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo-Torch Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 (edited) 44 minutes ago, tep392 said: Regarding the 8 vs. 4 way, I was only asking how we can tell it's an 8-way from a photo, because I was curious if this was an assumption or if there is some evidence proving it to be fact. I never indicated any doubt that it is not the original stick or that the game is therefore not all original. With that said, please go ahead and keep stating the obvious that it is not original and that is all that matters. I guessing an assumption. It would even be hard to tell if it was a name brand like Happ or one of hundreds of Chinese knock-offs. It could be 4 way, 8 way, micro switch, leaf switch...who knows without popping the control panel open. Edited February 2, 2023 by Turbo-Torch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrZarniwoop Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Ars Technica coverage: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/02/did-billy-mitchell-use-this-illicit-joystick-to-set-a-donkey-kong-high-score/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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