negative1 Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 Billy loses another lawsuit, this time because of a phone call he made to David Race later || | | | || | nega tive 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 another update about the fake plaques the billy mitchell had made : https://perfectpacman.com/2023/07/23/fake-evidence/ later ||| || | | | ne gative1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 more videos about the status of the case: later ||| ||| | ne gative 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 the hilarity continues: later || || | | | ne gative 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
str0m Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 The talk at that convention was mostly good putting aside the drama Hearing stories from back in the day by him and Walter were good. It then dragged on a bit with this case stuff, would have been nice to hear more about the old days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Karl Jobst claims to have spent $280K defending himself from Billy. When will it end? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 another supporter disavows himself later || | || | || ne gative 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 more from karl jobst: and later ||| | | | || neg ative 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 another update : later || || | || | ne gative 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 Is Billy actually wealthy enough to waste all this money on loser lawsuits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 On 11/17/2023 at 5:40 AM, Flojomojo said: Is Billy actually wealthy enough to waste all this money on loser lawsuits? yes, he gets paid to go to conventions. he also has his own business. later || | ||| | | ne gative1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 (edited) here's a long recap 3hr + of whats been going on with the lawsuit, and up to date: later || || | | ne g ative 1 Edited December 7, 2023 by negative1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bent_pin Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 24 minutes ago, negative1 said: here's a long recap 3hr + of whats been going on with the lawsuit, and up to date: later || || | | ne g ative 1 Master of brevity Is there a short recap, like 3 minutes? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 23 hours ago, bent_pin said: Master of brevity Is there a short recap, like 3 minutes? Just watch the last few minutes of it. later || | | || ne gative 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 The case has been settled between the two parties, the terms have not been disclosed: https://www.courthousenews.com/notorious-arcade-gamer-billy-mitchell-settles-suit-over-donkey-kong-world-record/ later | | ||| | ne gative1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 (edited) Another page on this story: Notorious arcade gamer Billy Mitchell settles suit over Donkey Kong world record Edited January 13 by TrekMD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Hopefully this is the LAST we have to hear of this. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 5 hours ago, TrekMD said: Another page on this story: Notorious arcade gamer Billy Mitchell settles suit over Donkey Kong world record thats exactly the same link i posted. was there something different somewhere else. later || | | | || ne gative 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 4 hours ago, Greg2600 said: Hopefully this is the LAST we have to hear of this. doubt it. people want to know what happens. he clearly lied. its not like his scores are coming back. he will have to pay the legal costs too. later || | | | | ne gative 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 58 minutes ago, negative1 said: doubt it. people want to know what happens. he clearly lied. its not like his scores are coming back. he will have to pay the legal costs too. later || | | | | ne gative 1 And if the settlement contains an NDA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 (edited) billys scores will be reinstated, unfortunately: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/01/twin-galaxies-billy-mitchell-settle-donkey-kong-score-case-before-trial/ Twin Galaxies restores Billy Mitchell’s scores following legal settlement The long, drawn-out legal fight between famed high-score chaser Billy Mitchell and "International Scoreboard" Twin Galaxies appears to be over. Twin Galaxies announced Tuesday morning that it "shall heretofore reinstate all of Mr. Mitchell’s scores as part of the official historical database on Twin Galaxies’ website." The statement comes days after Courthouse News reported that Mitchell and Twin Galaxies had reached a confidential settlement in a defamation case surrounding Mitchell's 2018 removal from the Twin Galaxies scoreboard. In its statement, Twin Galaxies relies on recent testimony from Dr. Michael Zayda, who was presented as an expert at the trial. Zayda's testimony concluded that Mitchell's submitted gameplay "could in fact depict play on original unmodified Donkey Kong arcade hardware if the hardware involved was malfunctioning, likely due to degradation of components." what could it mean : later || | || | ne gative 1 Edited January 16 by negative1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 I don't have a problem with it, but then again, I felt the entire thing was ridiculous from the get go. Not for nothing, Billy doesn't hold ANY records anymore nor will he ever, correct? The Donkey Kong scores have been surpassed multiple times anyway. Not surprised with the legal settlement either, as Twin Galaxies' "canceling" of his slate of scores was quite subjective, and again, I wouldn't trust 90% of what was on there to begin with, for anybody. Anything without an in person referee can never be truly verified, and good Heavens anything done in the 80s and 90s, merely on video tape or worse, a polaroid? Most of what Walter used to post were completely made up, like ol' Steve Saunders. I said the new TG board should have just changed the requirements for verification, without singling out Mitchell, and made the old stuff "non-canon." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 (edited) From the TG website: https://www.twingalaxies.com/twin-galaxies/wall/12585/twin-galaxies-statement In case there is confusion: 1. Is Billy still banned from Twin Galaxies competition? Yes. 2. Are Billy's world records going back onto the main leaderboards? No. 3. Has the opinion of Twin Galaxies changed regarding Billy's Donkey Kong scores? No. ----- Twin Galaxies has no problem acknowledging that there is an expert out there that has a different opinion than the one Twin Galaxies has. We very much believe that it is important that people are aware of all the information so they can make their own judgements. If people have questions about what that expert has to say, then they can inquire with that person. On the Twin Galaxies side of things, nothing has changed - except that we are excited to have the old historic database publicly available so people can see what used to be. Thats something that TG should always have as part of history. ----------- Further: Mitchell's scores appear on "The Original TG Historical Database," a newly created section of the site that serves as a "historical archive of the original score database, copied verbatim from the system obtained during Twin Galaxies' acquisition in 2014." That "unmodified, legacy snapshot preserv[es] performances and achievements predating the current TG ownership and modern adjudication protocols," Twin Galaxies writes. Edited January 16 by Goochman 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 My guess is TG got tired of all the expense and BS and called it a day. Billy would continue to find some "new evidence" and drag this out forever. I think its win win - TG gets to move on from Billy and Billy gets to continue to perform on the side show circuit making his own medals and plaques to show off. Anyone in the industry knows his latest "expert" has no real answer other than one a non technical judge could accept: ""could in fact depict play on original unmodified Donkey Kong arcade hardware if the hardware involved was malfunctioning, likely due to degradation of components." If the above is true then he didnt achieve a world record since the hardware was malfunctioning according to his expert. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 2 hours ago, Goochman said: From the TG website: https://www.twingalaxies.com/twin-galaxies/wall/12585/twin-galaxies-statement ----------- Further: Mitchell's scores appear on "The Original TG Historical Database," a newly created section of the site that serves as a "historical archive of the original score database, copied verbatim from the system obtained during Twin Galaxies' acquisition in 2014." That "unmodified, legacy snapshot preserv[es] performances and achievements predating the current TG ownership and modern adjudication protocols," Twin Galaxies writes. HA HA! This is literally what I said TG new owners should have done years ago, and they likely would never have had a lawsuit to pay legal fees on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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