I’ve been really into classic gaming lately and through my searches, I came across the documentary King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. It’s about the fight between Steve Wiebe and Billy Mitchell for the highest recorded score on Donkey Kong. What started out for me as a trip down memory lane to my childhood of playing in arcades turned into something more in this film. It’s a great “Charlie Brown” like story. You know, the good guy always comes in second and never wins. The bad guys always win, and for all those second placers to get by, they just have to be content with the fact that they gave it their best shot.

The movie also delves into a world where people do nothing but compete in classic video games all day long. I was shocked to see people that play Pac-Man and Frogger all day long still exist. I thought I was a big geek, but these people top me and anybody I’ve met in my techie/geeky world.

This is not only a good video gaming movie, it’s a good movie PERIOD. A definite must see. If you are interested in seeing it as well, you might have a hard time finding it at your local stores. I couldn’t locate it at Barnes & Noble, Wal-Mart or Target. Instead I ordered it on Amazon Unbox and watched it on my TiVo.