Wes Copeland's final killscreen moment and celebratory reaction pictured above
After more than 3 hours of intense and continuous gameplay, Wes Copeland set a score that once verified and adjudicated would become the new world record for Donkey Kong!
Wes became the first person to ever get over 1.1 million on his first man, as well as he was able to sacrifice his 3 extra men on the final barrel screen, essentially making this a near-perfect game.
Earlier this year, competitor and champion Robbie Lakeman broke the Donkey Kong world record (his own) with an impressive final score of 1,158,400 - However, Wes Copeland's epic final performance of 1,170,500 sent the entire Donkey Kong world on fire.
As soon as Mr. Copeland finished his incredible game, word quickly spread across the internet and competitive juices began to rapidly flow, with official world record holder Robbie Lakeman immediately jumping on to his Donkey Kong machine to attempt to re-establish his supremacy.
The burning question on everyone's mind:
Can Robbie Lakeman produce a world record score at will? Can he just hear about someone potentially beating his world record and then literally walk over to a Donkey Kong Arcade machine and summarily minimize the other person's time in the sun to only a matter of hours?
As it turns out, the answer to that question is apparently yes, because just under 6 hours later, at roughly 2:45 am on September 18, 2015 - Robbie Lakeman achieved an unbelievable score of 1,172,100!
TWO WORLD-RECORD-LEVEL DONKEY KONG SCORES
WITHIN 6 HOURS OF EACH OTHER
THIS IS MADNESS!
WITHIN 6 HOURS OF EACH OTHER
THIS IS MADNESS!
Please note that both of these score performances have not yet been officially adjudicated and verified by Twin Galaxies at this current time. Currently, only Wes Copeland's score perfomance has been formally submitted and can be reviewed here:
https://www.twingalaxies.com/showthre...0-Wes-Copeland
Robbie Lakeman has not yet submitted his score performance to Twin Galaxies for review and proper archival, however you can see his performance in 2 parts located at his twitch channel in the archives there:
Certainly the rivalry between these two excellent competitors is increasing and their gameplay is being driven to new heights. The quest to be the "King of Kong" continues to escalate and will culminate in an explosive confrontation from Oct 2nd - 4th at the Twin Galaxies Entertainment Festival - where Wes Copeland and Robbie Lakeman will face off head-to-head in a series of exclusive battles to see who truly is the best. This is a must see event!
For more information, visit www.TwinGalaxiesFestival.com
Huge congrats to both of these outstanding players! We look forward to reviewing these performances and recognizing your incredible achievements!