Conman Billy Mitchell Caught Faking Evidence!

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Billy Mitchell has just been caught falsifying evidence in his lawsuit against Twin Galaxies. Things are getting crazier and crazier as the trial draws near. Things are not looking good for the video game player of the century.
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[@Robert_McGarry_Poems]

First here, lol!!!

[@foxwolf316]

and all this time for 40 years in his 50s my bad in the last video i comment sorry, is still acting like a child trying to keep his cheating records for money.

[@foxwolf316]

so, here's my question for all this time, if billy is not the player of the century in the 20th century, if you don't count walter day crediting him for it, then who is the video game player the century?

[@johannderjager4146]

The further this goes, the more parallels between Silly Bit¢hel and Amber Türd are becoming apparent. Both are evil, malicious people, both are habitual liars, both have incompetent legal-teams, both committed perjury every single time they open their mouth in court, and both are washed-up has-beens who weren't much to begin with even at the height of their ‘fame’.

[@BishopStars]

And jealous of his mullet!

[@mattstromberg5272]

I’m starting to think this Billy Mitchell guy’s a little fishy

[@REELWORKS12923]

Agreed, I'm starting to think he's a bit peculiar

[@karljobst]

You're just jealous

[@Grimblenork]

The more I learn about this fella the less I care for him

[@Moxilock]

You just didn't start your belief in him in 5th gear

[@MisterAutist]

But he's Video Game Player of the Century©!!!1

[@supernebula101]

"This award is the most important thing in my life and I've based my entire persona around it. I am willing to sue people who claim that it's fraudulent." "Can you show us this award?" "I lost it"

[@mikedepue]

Giving steamed hams vibes

[@Catratio]

The dog ate Billy's award.

[@realtrisk]

Wow. When you put it that way, it's even more stupid, isn't it?

[@almighty1984]

You shouldn't put it in quotes unless someone actually said it

[@supernebula101]

@@almighty1984 Okay dweeb

[@possiblestranger]

Love that Billy is the Videogame Player of the Century when video games only existed in roughly a quarter of the century in question.

[@landsgevaer]

Don't tell him, otherwise he will realize that this actually makes him Videogame Player of the Millennium too...!

[@MrBrad12435]

That would make him the greatest video game player of humankind. I can see no better fitting title for our king of mullets.

[@daemonspudguy]

​@@landsgevaerbut that's Cr1tikal.

[@brycedaroni]

Hey, the Videogame Player of the Century for the 1800s was quite contentious. Alexander Hamilton had a strong run, but Thomas Edison came along later in the 1800s and cleaned up.

[@halcyonacoustic7366]

​@daemonspudguy I mean Cr1tikal never even had the world record for Bowser's Bog Bean Burrito so I'd say the player of the millennium is Dunkey

[@PrettyBlueThings]

The guy is batshit crazy, imagine being a fully grown adult and behaving this way, just unbelievable

[@TheTboi82]

I agree, but this Billy guy doesn’t seem all there either.

[@DJWhylafihya]

@@TheTboi82😂😂😂😂

[@TKUltra971]

He only acts this way because he's made a fortune off of it.

[@PrettyBlueThings]

@@TheTboi82 lmao 🤣

[@FtanmoOfEtheirys]

He's the Donald Trump of Pacman lol.

[@chrispratt3666]

Congrats Charlie on becoming the video game player of the millennium.

[@Like_A_Dance]

Charlie "Barbarian of the Digital Realm" White

[@Wallyworld30]

Charlie's locks are so much more luscious than Billy's too. Better at games better hair. He's got a nicer house. Meanwhile Billy is still trying to sell Hot Sauce he bottled back in 2010.

[@raglock1433]

If it was going to be anyone. It is Moist. I believe him.

[@Zakkarypillow5771]

Honestly crowning Charlie as video game player of the century would be less farfetched than giving Billy that title.

[@sozetsukokai9327]

It was long overdue

[@hypnotic13371337]

The biggest evidence that this gamer of the century plaque doesent exist is this: DO YOU THINK a narcissist as BIG as billy, could HONESTLY prevent himself from even remotely showing something as big as that off? Like, for real?

[@bipolarminddroppings]

First thing he would have done is call up CNN and have them do a story about how an American went to Japan and was given the award.

[@Justin9700]

That’s exactly what I thought. Billy expects us to believe that he goes around constantly bragging about being crowned “Video Game Player of the Century,” all while showing off a different plaque, while keeping the actual plaque in a box or something. Then he just loses it? Toddlers come up with better lies.

[@RotaAbyssian]

I'm sure his canadian girlfriend has seen it.

[@jamesknapp64]

Quit being reasonable.

[@banditkeithkingofduelmonsters]

@@RotaAbyssian She would have if she wasn't busy with here modeling career.

[@matthewthayer9316]

I love that he feels the need to emphasize that he was given a "first-class" ticket.

[@venericanone]

I mean this is a guy that thinks anyone gives a shit about a donkey Kong score anymore. Who cares about first class lmao

[@12twelves144]

Lol that stood out to me too

[@robotube7361]

Just goes to show how his mindset operates. His world is so small he is bragging about such minute details. He probably never could afford to travel with first class in his life but always wanted and probably never did after that. Or maybe he is lying. Maybe they sent thim a ticket in a lower class so he has to say its first class to make himself more important than he really is. Billy is a typical lying idiot. He is so dumb about lying its almost idiotic

[@devilduck17]

With how deep Billy is going im surprised he doesnt have the dig-dug world record at this point.

[@RobKaiser_SQuest]

Chirps

[@EmilyElizabethxox]

Bah hahaha dad joke gets 121 likes 👍🏼

[@MrZenzio]

I feel for him. People never believe me when I tell them I've left my Nobel Peace Prize somewhere that I can't remember.

[@DavePoo2]

Where did you see it last? have you checked down the back of the sofa?

[@dougfraser77]

Only for your odd looking "Noble Piece Prize" plaque to show up later, strangely looking as if it was just created, and you can't explain how you found it.

[@Razer5542]

Have you tried looking behind the fridge? Or the dumpster outside?

[@gamingandwhatevs]

It's probably right next to my 5 Olympic gold medals that I misplaced somewhere.

[@Wendy_O._Koopa]

Same as when I tell people I can cure every known case of cancer with a simple inoculation. It's just that "Big Pharma" is trying to find a way to slow it to a crawl and turn it into a lifetime treatment program. Right now, it's a mere $300-trillion windfall and they need it to be a perennial. And people just stare at me like I stole it from *Superman: Doomsday* (2007).

[@collinvickers2345]

The worst thing about this man is that the highlight of his life was 40 years ago and he's STILL trying to milk it.

[@Vincent_Beers]

He was born rich. Never had to work in his life. Melted his brain with cocaine abuse and now has nothing left but the lies he told. He can't think straight enough to change, it's brain damage from drug abuse.

[@DarthZ01]

"the highlight of his life was made up 40 years ago" FTFY

[@TheBasedDonHoly]

It's like those guys who peaked as the highschool quarterback 20 plus years ago

[@dycedargselderbrother5353]

@@TheBasedDonHoly I'll have you know I scored four touchdowns in one game back in Polk High.

[@vanCaldenborgh]

@@housemousemain Real life seems to be just a game for him.

[@bryanh5097]

A guy as arrogant and self-important as Billy who goes around telling that story every chance he gets would have 1000 pictures of that plaque and there's no way he would lose it.

[@raptorcrasherinc.9823]

Definitely

[@skaruts]

That's a really good observation. He'd have that thing in a home-museum, alongside the arcade machine where he played... If the joystick wasn't red.

[@IceBlueLugia]

Why did Billy make a fake plaque Couldn’t he just have said that Jerry lost the plaque or is intentionally hiding it because he dislikes Billy and wants to weaken his case? Who would be able to disprove that? Making a fake plaque meanwhile is very easy to notice and debunk

[@blackenedsprite8542]

Because Billy, drum roll: brlllrlrlrlrlrllrll, is an idiot.

[@MrDirtyVisage]

Because he's a egomaniac. For decades he's been saying he wasn't a cheater despite mountains of evidence against him.

[@ariaroflcakes]

Narcissists want to show off

[@ronniefromOR]

Because he thinks he's smarter than everyone else but in reality he's a stupid asswipe who is going to talk himself into bankruptcy and hopefully prison.

[@stevenweint7893]

@@MrDirtyVisage Yes! Just like Trump!

[@fixedgearjerk]

Creating a plaque from a letter, taking it to Japan, then asking it to be presented to him as an award is beyond what any 'normal' person would even consider.

[@pookie2986]

The funny thing is if he did do this he could have just created the second plaque calling himself the game player of the century and toured with it, but just kept using the weird letter one.

[@toddtherodgod1867]

Thats because Lord Billy isn't normal, hes The Video Game Player of The Century!

[@Lu-ql]

​@@pookie2986That's the thing about liars, they usually think they're smarter than they really are.

[@bugnazbinnyking1198]

6:20 _"1100 Cheat Street"_ ...

[@gordons-alive4940]

Considering all the trouble Mitchell and his friends like Walter Day went through to make sure that he and their friends had the high scores for some old video games, it's not exactly surprising.

[@TeamCGS2005]

I almost don't want this Billy Mitchell saga to ever end.

[@Dulc3B00kbyBrant0n]

i knoooooooo

[@arran4285]

He will still try to sue people

[@deleetiusproductions3497]

@@arran4285 Key word: try.

[@AO-bl7cc]

Lawsuits cost money, and long drawn out lawsuits cost more money. I want it to end, for the sake of the people being sued.

[@dangerszewski9816]

@@AO-bl7cc his misconduct is severe enough I give it even-money odds maybe a bit better that he's ordered to pay all those legal fees because the suits were meritless and filed for the sake of harassment.

[@seanmcclure]

There will never, ever be an end to this. Narcissistic sociopaths are concerned about their image always. He will be on his deathbed disputing the evidence

[@RetroVedZed]

If he got the video game player of the century award in 1999 that literally means he isn’t video game player of the century anymore. Even if he’s not lying, which he definitely is, that is a title he no longer possesses

[@cristristam9054]

He means the 20th century ,this is implied ,obviously he can't be referring to the 21st century as it is not yet close to conclusion.

[@SayAhh]

8:46 forget Billy; if I had an Oscar or a Video Game Player of Century, you can bet your tush that I'd have pictures of it and pictures of me holding and posing with it and copies of it, so if Billy really won it then he'd be displaying it left and right like those empty manila folders on Trump's desk

[@skottlee8959]

Typical billy hater thought process.

[@sunman2566]

@@skottlee8959 Go take a shower

[@SayAhh]

@@skottlee8959 Typical billy lover thought process

[@Sig_P229]

So now the guy is willing to put his own son in prison for perjury just to prove he is “the gamer of the century.” This man is the definition of crazy

[@quixotik1021]

Truly a gamer moment

[@woobgamer5210]

not only that but himself, and his lawyers are withholding forged evidence, which IS TWO DIFFERENT CRIMES IN ONE GO

[@npc2153]

The last guy to put his son in prison was stallin🤔

[@crazyinsane500]

​@@woobgamer5210 Well the lawyers don't have to worry so long as nobody emails them this video. Because if someone does do that, and they don't respond after a month, then that same someone can message the US BAR association stating that the legal team is planning on using false evidence and has been notified that the evidence is false. But with so many enemies, Billy surely wouldn't have even *one* who'd do that, right?

[@John-Doe-Yo]

@@npc2153huh

[@WALTERRIFIC]

I’ve always wondered how this guy doesn’t get constantly heckled at every event he attends.

[@danielthirgood1997]

only him there haha

[@Ange1ofD4rkness]

He makes it so it's not possible

[@retrokoh1507]

They probably have small "events" to show Billy surrounded by fans, and only surround themselves by fans. Anywhere else,no one gives a damn

[@deleetiusproductions3497]

I mean, if you knew Billy Mitchell would be attending an event, would you even show up to that event?

[@Mostlyharmless1985]

Only people there would be the people who pay to see him.

[@z50king29]

Wow, I'm so happy to see that Charlie has finally been recognized for his hard work

[@absoluteauto4]

I worked with a pathological liar and it got to the point that I couldn't even stomach being around him anymore. He believed his own lies and was delusional. I was convinced of it. Eventually I just started telling him he was delusional and he was a pathological liar right to his face and he wouldn't even react. It was like he would pretend that I didn't even say anything.

[@scottsmith5623]

I worked with a dude that couldn’t tell the truth if you paid him… talked about beating up biker gangs, assaulting (several) ppl of authority and kicking more teeth out than the Tooth Fairy has. He’d lie about conversations that I OVERHEARD …, even knowing that I was standing six feet away… Was actually a likeable guy… but this horrible habit made it hard to even hear him speak.

[@RainbowRoadCrashTest]

Being around a couple pathological liars myself. I could confirm this, its kind of hard being friends with someone like that. Especially when they gossip about people thats not even remotely true, sometimes even hurtful.

[@ZachGatesHere]

The hilarious part is that if he'd just left all that shit alone no one would have even known about the cheating scandal. It's not like people follow the Twin Galaxies drama.

[@deleetiusproductions3497]

Indeed. He’s digging his own grave.

[@shawnd567]

Ding ding ding. I didn't even know this guy existed a few years ago. 😂 Now I know he's a total loser.

[@felipeaguena5289]

Right, it's the Streissand effect. The more he tries to shut people up the more attention this shit gets

[@TinaGloria2012]

It's like people who try to hide their mis doings by trying to call out other people's missteps.

[@deleetiusproductions3497]

@@TinaGloria2012 AKA ad hominem, whataboutism, etc.

[@stefanstenroos6344]

Congrats to Charlie for becoming the Video Game Player of the Millennium. We all knew he could do it.

[@collinsewell4655]

Real talk though, I loved that little cameo. Really wanna see a collab with them

[@wownmnpare14]

You mean the grand chess master,the mockingjay artist charlie?

[@metaldiabolos86]

ppfff, big deal, I was awarded best player of all space and time by my rocketleague duo, he sent me a plaque saying exactly that but I lost it, I mean, I donated it, I mean, I sent it to Milly Bitchell.

[@spearmintpony7105]

If he's so good, why does he suck at Splatoon?

[@screamingfalcon71]

I appreciate it. Oh, wrong Charlie.

[@darkgamer4204]

5:09 Idk I can't stop laughing at how this grown man in a suit is talking so seriously about a Video Game High Score with Walter Day looking like "Yeah, you tell him, man" like it's some sort of press conference that needs to be covered annually. The cherry on top of the Pac-Man victory theme playing in the background making it look goofy af lol.

[@StrictlyDeft]

For someone who seems very forward about their achievements, it sure is a wonder that Billy lost what one would consider an important trophy of his accomplishment.

[@anto_fire8534]

Remember, kids, do not commit perjury. It always goes very bad for you if you get caught.

[@ElArtistaDeLaGalaxia]

Not only perjury, Lies in general put you in that way...

[@anto_fire8534]

@@ElArtistaDeLaGalaxia Perjury is a crime, lying isn't in itself. This was only a civil lawsuit.

[@SvPVids]

ok, so dont get caught then, got it

[@anto_fire8534]

@@SvPVids indeed.

[@lightninbolt986]

*if* you get caught

[@mattcanty7313]

Billy obviously never considered that the Internet was gonna be a big thing and that people were gonna do their homework. Billy still lives in that era, mentally.

[@LeviClay]

so much this

[@TheChronova]

clearly, his score in donkey kong was so astronomically high that simply percieving the number sent mitchell into a kong induced mania that halted his brains' capability to percieve the passage of time, but also to be incapable of playing spot the difference puzzles, as well as follow a story laid out in chronological order. truly an unfortunately debilitating side effect of being good at viddy gaem

[@lifehurts1183]

He still cares about an outdated arcade game from the early 80’s. He isn’t the video game player of the century if he can’t even play 90’s 2000’s or 2010’s games.

[@crashnbyrne]

@@lifehurts1183 Dont get me wrong, i think Mitchell an idiot that needs to be called out. But, your argument that he cant be player of the century is flawed. He claims to be the player of the 20th century, which ended in 1999.

[@RevYars]

@@TheChronova The DK scores that Mitchell claimed were totally achievable, and have been surpassed, however Mitchell perhaps didn't expect that technology and the internet would be able to show his cheaty MAME gameplay for what it is. You can even see that MAME footage is being shown in the "King of Kong" film, but it was years before anyone realised. Early on a chap called Steve Sanders had claimed a score of something like 3 million on Donkey Kong, a clearly impossible score, and he later admitted to making the score up. He is a friend of Billy's.

[@alahatim]

i don't know why this billy mitchell saga is so interesting, but man I can't get enough. Can't wait to see how it all turns out. Thanks for continuing to deliver Karl!

[@acerrimmer9066]

in my opinion billy is the greatest donkey kong player ever . to score thousands of poiunts without a brain is a plaque enducing feat in itself

[@FabledGentleman]

I love the way he emphasizes that "they flew him to Japan on a.... 1st class ticket". It's the notion of feeling important and special. This is at the center of everything this man does, he is a full blown narcissist and pathological liar. Imagine spending so much time lying all day long, it must be seriously exhausting.

[@JimShadyUK]

Being "flown" anywhere would be enough for most of us to mention as a point of pride (because that is pretty cool), but emphasising the class of ticket betrays a deep insecurity.

[@neddles33]

its only exhausting if you care about lying, in sure his brain supplies these lies completely naturally

[@bilateralrope8643]

I also note how the story shifted from a flight to Japan to a flight to Aisa. Being asked to explain that to a jury can't be good for what they think of him.

[@youuuuuuuuuuutube]

In reality, he probably bought a low economy ticket himself.

[@SioxerNikita]

​@@neddles33Psychologically you can only lie naturally with some rather serious neurological issues. Even a trained liar will mentally exhaust themselves when they lie, as their brain still has to invent a story, a process that takes more of the brain than telling the truth

[@frogmanjones6340]

it brings so much joy to my heart to know that no matter how much I fail in life, Billy will always be there to show that it could be worse

[@beetleprime5927]

That's my favorite way to look at it.

[@MissFanCulture]

Oddly motivating

[@beetleprime5927]

@@asimpnamednutsack5219 True, but we can dream.

[@thunberbolttwo3953]

@@asimpnamednutsack5219 When all your fame comes from being caught cheating at donkey kong. The you failed at life.

[@liberatetutemeexinferis5902]

😂

[@JacksonBetta]

At some point in life, you have to let go to move on. It's amazing that this man and his crew have held on to this lie for almost two and a half decades.

[@ovcharkaboxing]

yeah - bcoz theyre petrified of whats going to happen when they are found out, having made MILLIONS off of the scam. big trouble. and now theyre adding perjury and fraud and falsification of evidence to the fire... not smart. hope he dont top himself...🙏🙏

[@andrewt.5567]

It is there personally now.

[@ZackRappMusic]

Honestly, even if the story was real and he DID get crowned "Video Game Player of the Century"... like bro, it was almost 25 years ago. I can't possibly imagine resting on your laurels THAT HARD. If he really was some kind of GOAT you would've heard about *some* other accomplishments in that span of time. But he just likes to hear the sound of his own voice.

[@santiagofernandez880]

Not having even a single photo of one of the most important achievement in your life, is a complete nonsense. Billy is a walking L

[@kevinmorris9362]

I think the funniest thing is that Billy keeps committing perjury, which is an actual criminal offense. You are, in fact, under oath when you're giving a deposition.

[@unloyal4847]

Nothing will sadly happen as what we could have seen during Amber Turd's case

[@CharlesFreck]

You are, in fact, not under oath when giving a deposition. That is not true, at all. There is no perjury committed when you lie in a deposition, only if you continue to affirm those lies in court. It is impossible to be under oath with legal consequences outside of a courtroom. Stop lying.

[@waterdudedev]

@@CharlesFreck Uh, at least in the United States, you are sworn in before giving a deposition. Sadly, you're mistaken.

[@balakehb]

@@CharlesFreck Depositions are subpoenaed, on the record and used as evidence in trial, you're sworn in before a deposition, so yes you ARE under oath. Why would you bother making shit up lmao

[@antarcticone5633]

​@@CharlesFreckYou are very incorrect. If you swear a statement to be true, say an affidavit, or a testimony in court, lying in it is perjury.

[@JustinLeeper]

“In front of 70,000 people…” I’ve been to Tokyo Game Show in 2002 - 3 years later. There is literally no way to have 70,000 attendees in one place there. He’s likely taking the daily attendance & fabricating that all people who showed up that day, to a big convention, watched him on stage at that moment.

[@ztriker4406]

I would love to imagine back in the day Billy is in the very center of the convention out in the open and only like 2 other people watching him and everyone is just walking around him not even paying attention but billy thinks he's just that good

[@jamesm3471]

Well then, it’s great thing that Billy humbly accepted the free first class ticket to Japan, as anything less than his own private jet would’ve been a down right insult to the Video Game Player of the Century, otherwise you’d have 70,000 very disappointed imaginary people who had their hearts set on watching Billy do his thing on stage!

[@kurtwinter4422]

RFK stadium, according to Bright Sun Films, had its audience peak at 58,000. That's a stadium. No video game con in 1980s or since has been at a NFL stadium. Everything this piece of trash wearing a mullet says is a lie.

[@sickregret]

“The largest crowds anyone’s ever seen…”

[@mattrogers6646]

​@@sickregret"And they came up to me, with tears in their eyes, and said 'Sir...'"

[@massimo11602]

How many times has Karl said “this is where it gets really weird” while covering this story. It also never fails to then get really weird.

[@CourierDan]

"This is where it gets really weird." Weirder than last time? *proceeds to be just as, if not even weirder* Oh.

[@tartas1995]

You just get used to the weirdness and the next weird thing reminds you of how weird all of it is

[@ashmenser7959]

Even if billy wasn’t lying about being video game player of the century, that would have been last century. He has no claim for being the video game player of THIS century.

[@nEiKKah]

At this point, I wonder wether Billy even realises he's lying nowadays. I think after living in a fiction for so long, he might actually believe his own delusional lies.

[@thoopsy]

That's actually pretty common for compulsive liars, they do often convince themselves.

[@clam379]

He still thinks he's on King of Kong

[@ZackT9225]

1984 doublethink is quite a concept

[@Deimos001]

Ahh yes the "tell yourself a 1,000 lies,they'll be truth" Like the folks above (below?) me said,he might believe his lies.

[@tacokoneko]

people who have Narcissistic Personality Disorder literally do believe they are the best person on the planet and can do no wrong. It is a mental illness. The reality inside his head is not the reality the rest of the world sees and nothing can change that. All that can be done is discredit him and move on with our lives

[@A_VeryIdea]

Billy really is the embodiment of that one kid whose uncle totally works at Nintendo and whose girlfriend totally goes to a different school.

[@idontwantahandlethough]

in canada (we totally did it tho)

[@BobbyBlackhearts666]

I'll be honest Karl, I only know of Billy Mitchell through your videos. So far I have only watched one or two, as I do my best to avoid videos with drama, even from credible and rational creators like yourself. I have lived happily not knowing of the existence of someone like Billy, and the troubles him and the other people like him in these videos are causing for you and for the community. However, the other day I started watching your series about this whole ordeal, and just now I realised how valuable showing what sort of person Billy is to everyone, and also to me personally. I'm always on the lookout for inspirations for one of my OCs, who's a narcissist and a pathological liar, and so, this is truly helpful! Thank you for your diligent work on this case, as well as the many others you have covered! I'm rooting for you that next month the trial happens and you and everyone else can close the book on this chapter at long last! I honestly find it insane how much the proceedings cost, or that someone like Billy can sue you for your exercising your right to free speech in your videos, not to mention while having the moral high ground. Best of luck, I look forward to your next video, whether about this case, a cheater caught or a new victory earned!

[@greyphaqse]

I like the end when Karl says "No lawyer is that stupid" and forgets that Jack Thompson exists

[@CERTAIND00M]

I love that Billy is still saying "THE century" when that century ended 23 years ago.

[@SheLikesLoons]

He was video game player of the century for 1 year LMAO

[@ricky18redblack31]

or that "of the century" is way too much of an hyperbole. Like how does one become the best VIDEO GAME PLAYER of the century? and wouldn't be a hundred years to early to call yourself that? And as gaming changes, wouldn't there be more guys to come around to take that title away? Also i just realized that it would be depressing to be only known as that one guy who plays video games. Like wouldn't you get more respect for actually doing something...? im over thinking this

[@CptJistuce]

​@@ricky18redblack31You ask how one becomes the best video game player of the century, but the answer is obvious. You cheat.

[@StIdes-wb3ir]

I'm not entirely surprised to learn that Triforce (Johnson) is wrapped up in Billy Mitchell's septic spill. Triforce once ran an esports organization called Empire Arcadia (EMP) which sponsored FGC players like Justin Wong, Sanford Kelly, and melee players like Armada and Mew2king back in the early 2010's. He tricked the smash community into trusting him because he was the closest connection at the time that we had to Nintendo; he would then trap top players into predatory contracts that forced them to play for his brand, without paying them out. Total scam artist.

[@Phished123]

Triforce, whose claim to fame was being the first person in line to buy every nintendo console in NY, its still wild to me how effectively he was able to convince people he was someone worth trusting. In addition he was under fire for scamming Twin Galaxies too, using point leaching tactics to get a high score in Contra on the SNES.

[@orangeaurora]

had no clue triforce was a conman, cant have shit in here

[@DevilSurvivor69]

Triforce once came at a KZbinr I used mod for and challenged the guy a live debate. Let's just say it didn't go well for Triforce because there's not much there when he's not behind an edited video or with his shills.

[@robertmanes9333]

I met Triforce a long time ago at Chinatown Fair during the first year Justin was dominating MvC2, it was the premier arcade in the country for Capcom games where before it was all California with places like SVGL and Family Fun. Triforce was older than everyone else but not so old that he was completely out of touch so he saw the fact that he had access to all these young guys who happened to be the best in the USA at that time(best in the world at marvel games) and figured he could make a little money while gaining notoriety off the tournaments that most of them wouldn't have been able to attend without his support. Eventually everyone saw the facade that was Empire Arcadia where a grown man wearing a power glove would show up to tournaments around the country with a team of heavy hitters.. It just looked and felt very wrong. I will say this though, Triforce does have many legitimate gaming records to his name and would let kids from the arcade either crash at his place or stay in the arcade on nights when it was too cold to be on the streets and they had nowhere else to go. He isn’t self-absorbed like Billy, but he is incredibly corny and has been made the brunt of many jokes in the FGC since around 2001

[@robertmanes9333]

@@DevilSurvivor69did he put on his best Jamaican accent mon? You should have seen him try to debate Mike Watson back in the day about east coast vs west coast fgc where Triforce decided to appoint himself spokesperson for the east coast even though he had never placed in a Street Fighter tournament. It was like a T-ball coach deciding to speak on the current state of Major League baseball against Cal Ripkin

[@Byzas19]

I’m very much enjoying this coverage of the Billy Mitchell saga. Any chance we could get a playlist of all the videos and rewatch how things evolved over time?

[@forlorn9134]

You know he really just chose a look and said, "Well, this is it." And proceeded to never change.

[@AndiVx]

Billy's changing testimonies remind me of the Ace Attorney games, where you keep finding lies and they keep changing the story until the end up making a confession haha

[@charapresscott7750]

I want the prosecutor to come to the final trial, dressed as Manfred Von Karma, delivering that guilty verdict.

[@dimentiorules]

@@charapresscott7750I’d say miles Edgeworth, not mamfred con karma, that would imply the prosecutor was corrupt, which wouldn’t be good for his case.

[@sdsign4229]

An Ace Attorney fan case of this would be legendary! I’d love to see Billy Mitchell’s breakdown scene!

[@DerTendou]

I'd love to play a fan game of this case.

[@sfc0450]

​@@sdsign4229He should do Mario's death animation from Donkey Kong

[@jackcristo1628]

I'm gonna have to defend Billy here, because I also have a fake plaque that says "Pipe Layer of the Century" and diminishing the credibility of Billy's fake plaque could diminish the credibility of my own fake plaque, which is completely legitimate.

[@mattrogers6646]

So you're a plumber?

[@GMeneze800]

​@@mattrogers6646no, pipe layer as in sleeping with pipes

[@Yvolve]

Don't you main "Cable Layer of the Century"?

[@LerRhann]

Good shit man. I wish i was as good at laying pipe as you. LOL

[@FulkNerraIII]

​@@LerRhannI lay pipe as well but do not have an award for it. To be considered for an award you have to lay 6 inches or more of pipe. I always run out at 2 unfortunately.

[@JenosIdallian]

It's the subtle, low key sarcasm that I really like about all this. Christ it's like watching a trainwreck that gets hit by another train, the rescue chopper falls out of the sky, firemen get sent in, only all of them forgot their flame resistant gear, and then finally, seal team six shows up and just puts everyone out of their misery.

[@skottlee8959]

"Subtle low key sarcasm" Sounds like barely contained seethe to me.

[@JenosIdallian]

@@skottlee8959 Why would he need to seethe over anything? He's on the right side of history, the Bitchell collapse is imminent.

[@FadedRevelation]

Billy Mitchell really is Peter Dinklage's best villain acting part.

[@elrondhubbard7059]

The analogy isn't perfect, but he is the Steven Seagal of the videogaming world.

[@XDevonBueno]

I see what you mean dude, totally fits to me

[@bendykirk]

Hopefully with less abuse of women, but he is Video Game Player of the Century so he's gotta be drowning in it...

[@BullockDS]

​@@bendykirkPOOSY. DESTROYER. POOSY. DE. *STROYER.*

[@Xel963]

I feel your insulting Steven Seagal by saying that.

[@jacksonteller3973]

At least Seagal had legit talent and actually could kick ass, Mitchell has none whatsoever.

[@siphillis]

The funny part is, Billy is probably the only person in the entire world that actually cares about that title.

[@rogen8094]

You mean you don't sit up at night wishing you were "Video Game Player of the Century?"

[@jdevlin1910]

@@rogen8094 I already am. Prove me wrong.

[@mastertubbily1812]

@@jdevlin1910omg it’s billie mitchell

[@petermarker7855]

@@jdevlin1910 Hello you absolute legend

[@idreamofglitches8733]

Yea, I care more about the others ladies standing on stage next to him. Who were THEY. I want to know THEIR story. unsung heoroes of tokyo gameshows

[@ronjeremy8189]

I love how everyone he is telling the story to looked like they are holding back from bursting out laughing

[@RaidanZeo]

If this was such a point of contension against him, why can't Billy contact Bandai Namco for a statement to prove this? "Player of the Century" isn't a lackluster title to be throwing around, I'm sure someone is Bandai Namco would be able to verify this. Of course, the other option is he's a lying sack of shit but that can't be right, Billy wouldn't lie to us. Honestly, I'm surprised Twin Galaxies hasn't tried to contact Bandai Namco themselves, it would be a rather amusing to reveal that the official word is they have no clue who this guy is.

[@JoSephGD]

Let's see: - Massive ego - Tries to cast himself as perfect - Abuses the legal system to get his way - Infamous for these abuses - Has a few people who follow in his footsteps - Has gone on for 40 years - Has definitively forged evidence - Has pretty much ended someone's life for opposing him - Could potentially be taken down by an amateur in the legal field Yep, this guy is our world's Manfred von Karma.

[@corundumkrabble5035]

HE KILLED SOMEONE?!

[@peaceka]

​​@@corundumkrabble5035might be the apollo legend one, pressured him or something to the point of suicide dunno the whole story but i think that's the gist of it

[@GamerBoy870]

And regular show made fun of him.

[@jayfr33_cloudzzz7]

I was thinking that carpenter jesus guy. He was pretty full of himself also….😅

[@corundumkrabble5035]

@@jayfr33_cloudzzz7 Who?

[@UltimateSpinDash]

The great thing about pathological liars is that they often believe they are much smarter than they really are. Lying a lot doesn't mean you are any good at it.

[@lbrad2001]

Having known a couple of pathological liars in my life they are also incredibly naive and believe pretty much anything they are told because they can't fathom the idea of anyone else pulling one over on them. Its a bad idea for Billy to try and tangle with lawyers in any way shape or form as Lawyers are pretty much the Alpha Predator of Liars.

[@StreetwizeJJ2]

He's managed to have his way for over 20 years without anyone to stop him. Of course his lack of awareness has dwindled.

[@WestCoastAce27]

Yep. The Enron ‘smartest guys in the room’ theory. They really are delusional.

[@youtube-kit9450]

You don't have to be good at lying. You just need to find people who are even bigger idiots than you. Remember, he got away with this nonsense for 20 years cuz he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth from his family's riches and he could just sue anyone telling otherwise. Karl pointed this out already, the only difference between Todd Rodgers and this guy is simply that Todd doesn't have a family fortune to waste.

[@AbigatorM]

the thing is, if people get away for it for 20+ years they believe it themself and that makes there lies more believable cause they dont change narrative. only now cause of an actual investigation he gets in hot waters.

[@PkGam]

Here's more food for thought: If he was telling the truth and that he is one of the best gamers in history, surely he would have made a lot more records as time went on.

[@Pihsrosnec]

yes, if he had such a promising and successful career in gaming, why wouldn't he continue trying to get new records in newer games? even if he never got another world record, surely he'd continue to make attempts?

[@lucagray812]

It’s really confusing and disappointing to see Triforce Johnson supporting a known and documented conman like Billy Mitchell, I have no idea what led him to do that but I hope he comes to his sense on this matter, because literally everywhere else he’s proven himself to be a genuine and intelligent dude (even if not always agreeable). I’m just looking at this like “wtf man”

[@cromulentdata7187]

The best part is that Billy brought all these legal woes upon himself. Decades of manipulation and lies are finally catching up.

[@utubepunk]

Finally!

[@LordDragox412]

Thing is, he loves it. He loves the attention, it's what he always craved. It's just typical narcissistic behavior - good attention, bad attention, doesn't matter as long as he's in the center of it.

[@ScruffyGamerAnimations]

@@LordDragox412 He's legit just a leech. He has no actual purpose in life

[@Tenchigumi]

"IT WAS ME, AUSTIN! IT WAS ME ALL ALONG!"

[@azrael557]

@@LordDragox412it’s not gonna so fun when all those debts and lawsuits bankrupt him.

[@larnoundercover6003]

I can honestly see a fanmade Ace Attorney court case being made of this with how plentiful and disprovable his lies are.

[@michaelwikstrom8269]

Easiest case in the game

[@tjenadonn6158]

Eventually Edgeworth, the Judge, Gumshoe, the entire Von Karma dynasty, and every other recurring character from the series comes in just to dunk on him.

[@bluesrike]

If Milly Bitchel decides to sue for "imitating my likeness without fair compensation" or something, it's just free money for Capcom.

[@DD_awsome]

Juste made him as a giant head. Case closed!

[@csmlouis]

"Sir, you cannot object your own statement and then sustain such objection..."

[@ThePsh07]

The reactions of people next to him as he recites the story of how he got his award are priceless. 😬🤔😆

[@thestupidnintendokid]

I feel kind of bad for Billy's son, to be honest. Either Billy raised him wrong to have a similar personality or he was unwillingly drawn into this. Edit: I noticed that Billy was one of the initial inductees in the Hall of Fame, and I saw multiple mentions on their site that seemed to indicate he was affiliated with them somehow. Does anyone know if he's been taken off the Hall of Fame, or if they've cut ties with him as an organization?

[@hugodinis7828]

What pisses me off, is that 99% of us would have just moved on, even if this guy was a cheater. This man's whole personality is a score on a videogame ☠️

[@malestorm95]

He's like the jock that peaked in high school and brags about it 20 years later

[@chazgirl6186]

​@@malestorm95Al Bundy

[@kenon6968]

the irony of this is that Bitchell is a legit player, he's unequivocally done those scores, unlike Todgers. He had a place in the pantheon, he just isn't going to be a top level competitor when he's hitting 60 and the much tougher level of global competition that there is today. he just couldn't let it go and now he has nothing.

[@XX-121]

@@chazgirl6186 no maam! al bundy was at least funny and had a real job.

[@marcblanchet678]

@@kenon6968 oh hell, never seen him referred to as bitchell before. thats sticking.

[@TheMoog27]

This whole situation is just so sad really. Is Billy's life so devoid of any value and achievement other than something he (allegedly) did almost 30 years ago, that he has to go to these insane lengths? Now to potentially have involved his son in this crap? It's really just sad how desperate he clings to this story.

[@JesusChristDenton]

hes still one of the best donkey kong players. he streams it on twitch

[@Thejigholeman]

it's like that one spongebob episode where part of spongebob's head was seen in the krusty Krab Commercial, and those 4.8 seconds of "Fame" go straight to his head.

[@theschnozzler]

​@@JesusChristDentonimagine still having a maximilliusmus pfp

[@jimhaverlock9784]

Yes.

[@Capnbritish]

It's so strange, dude. The funny thing is, like... Who the fuck even cares any more? If it wasn't for all the drama surrounding Billy nobody except 40-50 year old white dudes would care about his "accomplishments" any more. If he wasn't such a braggart, if he wasn't so litigious, if he wasn't going around trying to take down videos from smaller creators? Literally nobody would give a shit because he would be irrelevant. He'd have his place in history like he so desperately wants, but nobody is really going to care just like very few people care who won... I mean I don't know anything about sports but picture a really important sports game from the 1950s or something, that's what Billy's scores are to video games now. It's so fucking sad. His entire life is nothing, built on a lie about an old game that nobody really cares very much about any more

[@jordanbenson2980]

Also want to say Karl, you are the man. Incredible video content for people like me who respects speed runners but know little about the history. 🤜

[@Gandingas]

Not sure how I missed this upload but danm this is good tea!

[@musickid43]

"During discovery...Billy refused to hand over anything." The fact that he is hiding/doesnt have evidence is an easy way to lose a lawsuit.

[@boozypixels]

Billy is just playing 7D chess

[@southerndiscomfort171]

@@boozypixels Billy in the witness booth like "King me"

[@bobbyellis5006]

Fun fact, this is exactly how Alex Jones got defaulted multiple times.

[@barabbasrift8874]

​@@bobbyellis5006Alex Jones is a literal government shill.

[@smkralik1]

He has to be delusional. Imagine being in his position and having to take yourself seriously in front of everyone and maintaining the lie for 2+ decades.

[@jimlthor]

I can't believe he hasn't given up yet. His life the last so many years has just been him defending some dumb ass lies. I'd just go into hiding at this point

[@vindik8or]

You can see his tell at 05:24 - constantly licking his lips whenever he is lying, which as we know is all the time.

[@ViewpointProd]

It’s not delusion, it’s him, just keeping his lies going, It’s not a mental issue, it’s him wanting attention

[@milkmanconspiracy4346]

Does he profit off this? What drives a man to dedicate his life to defending lies like this?

[@Sniperbear13]

@@milkmanconspiracy4346 his ego. i don't know if he is or not, but Narcissists have a compulsion to be center stage with the light shining only on them.

[@MilitantPacifista]

His far worse crime is not wearing his tie under the vest at 5:36, just looks bad

[@tyrjilvincef9507]

10:30 When Billy claims something about where something went, doesn't he realize that people can literally start sniffing into whether or not that's really true? It's like his thought process is "If I tell them it was donated to the Hall of Fame they'll think it sounds believable and stop asking questions". The same thing goes for the "witnesses" at the gaming convention. I think he literally assumed that they would just corroborate his story... just because? Wtf?

[@cameronwest7038]

Before the internet people could get away with that, especially for "trivial" claims. Generation gap.

[@Nurr0]

I've met people like this, they genuinely cannot stop lying no matter what. They'll lie to you to try and explain exposed lies... Its remarkable and sad.

[@MaYstruction]

Pathological Liar

[@N0d4chi]

compulsive liars are quite sad indeed

[@doriandundee9906]

Do you really think that's what this is? Because, to me this looks like it goes way beyond the compulsive lies of a single man. Billy's got an entire team around him fabricating evidence. Why are all of these people even in the picture?

[@xenobryan]

I've worked with compulsive liars before. Because of how many confrontations you have to have with these kinds of people, we started to wonder if they lie on purpose because they enjoy the confrontations. It's like they want to be caught, so they can deny the incident even more, which fuels their bizarre fetish.

[@DarkFrozenDepths]

And you'd think he'd stop bringing in more names into this mess... Any person or business he claimed could testify for him only ends up ratting him out more.

[@spareumbrella8477]

I'm not gonna lie. I genuinely always thought the "Video Game player of the Century" thing was legit, and that Mitchell just got so consumed by his own ego that he's ran with it for decades, but that ultimately he did actually receive that award. Like, he must get the ego from somewhere, right? It's crazy to me that even that is made up. But really it's kind of obvious. Mitchell is the kind of person who, if he did have that award, he'd actually show it *immediately* upon request to literally anyone who asked.

[@rjan7714]

I mean showing someone the award isn’t really bad by itself, a perfect score, regardless of how long ago it was, if he was the first one to do it, implying it is true, i think it would be pretty normal to be prideful of his achievement and show anyone who showed interest in the award or achievement.

[@jenniferhamels1176]

@@rjan7714 Being prideful of being the first is one thing, but claiming to be "video game player of the century" on top of that? Century as in 1900 to 1999, for what, one achievement? That is beyond pride now.

[@rjan7714]

@@jenniferhamels1176 I was directly referring to the comment that they had originally made that said that Mitchell was the type to show anyone who asked abt the trophy to show them immediately.

[@Appletank8]

@@rjan7714 yeah, it's the dichotomy between "giant ego" and "no i don't know where any of my trophies are" that doesn't really make sense. It's probably weirder someone would be so dedicated to a skill, so proudly advertise it, yet so absurdly secretive.

[@rjan7714]

@@Appletank8 Yeah, I’m not saying that it’s true. But if it was, and he had it, it wouldn’t be odd for him to wanna show it off if it was true or if the plaque really existed.

[@EnforcerX71]

Honestly people like Triforce Johnson are who sicken me the most, the only ones worse than the liar and cheat themselves are the ones willing to lie and cheat FOR THEM.

[@JackBerringer-ig1ct]

To be fair, he's likely being paid a hefty sum by the scam clique. I know Jamaicans, often they send money back to their family, and it's a big deal for them. This guy landing this grift to support his family isn't as disgusting as Billy, if that's actually the case

[@DedicatedAngler]

If he was awarded this in 1999, surely he would be video game player of last century.

[@TyroClint]

Yep ha it’s just dumb and complete garbage.

[@matthewgarner7215]

Great point!

[@miguelaguilar5115]

How is no one else pointing this out? Lol

[@boozypixels]

Well yeah, it's kind of implied. You don't hand out a 'of the century' award for the next one.. unless you're Billy Mitchell

[@yipperdeyip]

Yes! And Tommy Tallarico is videogame player of the 21st century!

[@richardstarkey2247]

Sad thing is, if Billy just came clean on the cheating and didn't double down on all this stupid stuff, he probably could have rehabilitated his image after a few years once the dust settled.

[@blakebrouwer3266]

HAH! At this point, he's dug his own grave so deep that there's no way he can ever recover.

[@AndrewTaylorNintyuk]

@@blakebrouwer3266 He thought if he dug his way to Japan he could sneak in to Nintendo and plant evidence that he is the record holder for all the records.

[@TheMindoze]

Dust dont settle around that helmet of a hair :D

[@richardstarkey2247]

@@blakebrouwer3266 I agree. That's why I wrote that statement in the past tense.

[@nedcurfman3486]

@@richardstarkey2247counterpoint. It’s not sad in the slightest. It’s hilarious. (I know what you meant, I’m just riffing, and given that the comments section is incapable of understanding nuance, I’m clarifying that because unnecessarily explaining the joke can in and of itself be the joke)

[@CajunReaper95]

The fact you got moist critical in on this is amazing!

[@mannysan6039]

Your videos are awesome karl. Keep it up. And congrats to charlie "the barbarian of the digital realm" and his new title.

[@skeetin56]

Karl has put me in a situation where I NEED to see this trial. Also, congrats to Charlie on the award. Well deserved and real.

[@ersatz_cats]

Los Angeles, Stanley Mosk Courthouse, starting October 27th. It should be open to the public.

[@LAK_770]

I love how the lawsuit started with the most oblique, fact-based, innocent reference to Mitchell, and now we have literal video titles calling him a Conman and Liar lol

[@theschnozzler]

It is factual that he is a liar and conman and it's not bias

[@LAK_770]

@@theschnozzler dude I’m not criticizing Karl, I’m saying it’s funny how badly it backfired for Mitchell, it went from neutral reference to outright denunciation. Also yes he’s a clearly a liar and conman and silly bitch, but those are informal personal judgments, not matters of fact in the strict technical sense

[@MoneyManHolmes]

That’s how you know his case has completely fallen apart. People he would normally sue have taken the gloves off.

[@karljobst]

lol it's true

[@graylienz]

This guy’s best bet at getting off lightly in these court battles is to plead insanity. At least his plea would be truthful.

[@heiselproductions_01]

I actually was at Charlie’s award ceremony. I took 276 pictures and video of the presentation, however I didn’t save any copies of them, and can’t be bothered to go look for the originals

[@Fragger-1]

I love the realization in his face after what he said about the 2 plaques. His web of lies no longer works now that people are questioning him, and unfortunately the "you're just a hater" argument doesn't work in a court of law

[@kenon6968]

*you're just a hater, your honor*

[@mattrogers6646]

Hater

[@christianbarnay2499]

I think the saddest part of this story is that Billy's own son is ready to face jail and forfeit his -lawyer- _law clerk_ career just to backup those lies. Edit: correcting lawyer to law clerk

[@linkesocke4533]

That's why you should not hire your family as lawyers. You'll get more objective and better legal advice from a third party that has no emotional connections to you and no skin in your game.

[@rossmallo]

@@linkesocke4533 That's the thing, though - What lawyer *without* such an emotional connection would willingly take this case?

[@milliman4]

HIS SON IS HIS LAWYER?

[@ReccaWolf]

This would be an embarrassment. His son should realize this before ending his career.

[@OnionManSteve]

@@ReccaWolf if he has already produced fake witness statements as TG are alleging, then his career is already gone

[@ShadesMan]

I love the tongue in cheek sarcasm that introduces all of this!

[@baileyapedaile8306]

Has no one ever realised Billys address is cheat street, soo ironic it's amazing

[@RCToTheFuture]

I love Billy pointing out that he was flown on a 1st class ticket. Like we’re all supposed to say “Oooooo! Aren’t you fancy!”

[@southerndiscomfort171]

to be honest the only thing im jealous of out of everything he got out of the trip was that he got to fly first class. the pacman plaque is something id want kept hidden once i stopped being in my early-20s

[@RedArremer]

And ironically, BM himself paid for that ticket.

[@barry1902]

But it is pretty awesome flying first class to be fair.

[@BeetoBeetsman]

My jaw dropped when I saw that Billy was risking his son's legal career to keep up the charade. The only other time I have seen someone do something so stupid to their offspring's legal career, it was from someone who was QUITE LITERALLY dumb enough to take a knife to a gun fight.

[@ztriker4406]

What about the Ace family those two are risking ruining the future of there children for clout

[@MAarshall]

@@ztriker4406 Never heard of them.

[@Wockes]

@@captainkong He put all his points into charisma

[@jerryb216]

​@captainkong I feel like to most people he can spin everything to look like a witch hunt against him

[@Crow_Rising]

The evidence generally points towards the only person Billy genuinely caring about is himself. He's even willing to put his son's reputation and financial future on the line just to keep up a stupid lie about a video game score. Or to put it another way, he seems to care about his fragile ego more than his own family.

[@rustyshackleford2605]

19:30 - Let me tell you how easy it is to make plaques like that! Think about all the local small-time recognition and award trophies/medals/plaques given out in your area. School tournaments, sports tournaments, university competitions, company employee awards, local government awards. etc. They all need someone to make those plaques, trophies, or medals for them. There are companies (often relatively small local companies) that specialize in this kind of thing. They usually have a catalogue of different items of various shapes and sizes for the client to choose from. The client, say a local company that rewards employees for working for 10 years or more at the company, contacts the trophy making company and send them the work order with all the details they need, such as the kind of award object to be made and the name and logo that will be engraved on it. The company makes the object based on the client's request and there you have it. :)

[@thiseuphoria1]

I proclaimed myself "video game player of the century" in 1984 when I got the household high score on Ladybug on the Colecovision.

[@Scarlet_Soul]

Imagine a world where he just disappeared into obscurity and didn't truly completely destroy himself

[@Celestia282]

Ironically, if that had happened, it's likely that his lies would have never caught up to him. If he just appeared, claimed to have been the first person to get one million points in Donkey Kong, then vanished into the aether, no one would have had any incentive to expose him. He'd go down in history as a mere footnote, but at least that would have been something. He brought about his own downfall by trying to ride this one success into some higher level of fame, and it all came crashing down around him.

[@fahadalghamdi9316]

It is ironic, he could have just taken the "ignore them" route, and became irrelevant.With some still believing his accomplishment.Yet allas, his hunger for self-importance and narcissism would not allow him to do that.He had to retaliate, he had to fight back, and as a result he got exposed to everyone who payed attention. heck I myself didn't even know this dude nor cared before Karl's videos.

[@TKUltra971]

@@Celestia282 He's made alot of money pretending along with his clique of grifters. It's not the early 2000s anymore, anyone with enough time can research something as this to disprove it quite easily. He bit off more than he could chew.

[@RealDanteS01]

If he truly got this award in 1999, he would be the video game player of **LAST CENTURY**. The fact that he keeps touting this as if he just got it is ridiculous.

[@ausaskar]

Yep, how does getting some (alleged) records from some boomer games 30-40 years ago make him a relevant player for an entire century?

[@perry92964]

what makes it even more ridiculous is video games like pac man and donkey kong werent even 20 years old, so its more like player of the last 1/4 of the century

[@mysock351C]

I see what he did. Tried to sneak one in there at the last second lol. Like trying to pretend your massive fart was a cough.

[@kingacrisius]

​@@perry92964 I mean to be fair there weren't many relevant video games before arcade machines...

[@TwistedSoul2002]

Well if he did get those records in the 80’s I can see why he would have been crowned “Player of the 20th Century”. Please note- I don’t believe any of that actually happened.

[@mattrichards9141]

Poor Billy “video game player of the century” the century ended 2 -1/2 months later

[@ArtVandelayOfficial]

Yeah he never says last century! 💀

[@kaiofbrunneng]

I just about spit-taked my coffee laughing when I saw that the text for his street in the plaque transcript was changed to 1100 Cheat Street.

[@sansnom5269]

The funniest thing is that Mitchell, being the con man he is, could actually go decades unsuspected. He had legit prestige, had many crazy stories, and could bank exaggerating all of his past stories as a living, visiting cons, selling merch and so on. Whatever, his ego is so massive that he faked a whole documentary about himself, that resulted in unwanted attention worldwide. What kind of idiot, after doing scams, put a spotlight on himself for the whole world to see? In other words, Mitchell worst enemy is himself.The man is so narcissist, he could not help but constantly double his previous bet again and again. Now he lost everything, and he only have himself to blame.

[@styot]

To add to that, he initiated a bunch of lawsuits, which means he has to sit down for depositions with professional lawyers skilled in cross examination. This is a truly awful idea if you're the one lying through your teeth about everything and he's getting constantly caught out. A great example of this is Scientology, who once had a reputation for suing anyone who made accusations against the cult. But nowadays they never sue anyone, because they found out the depositions are awful for them and David Miscavige is reportedly terrified of having to do a deposition him self. He could be called in for deposition even for lawsuits Scientology initiate, so they never do it anymore.

[@DisplayThisOkay]

To be fair to Billy when he started all his cons the internet wasn't really a thing. The ability to quickly verify, pass, record, and obtain info would easily shut down a modern version of Billy. He's just unlucky that technology has reached the point where any moron with cellphone can record (and verify) all the lies he spews.

[@CNYKnifeNut]

The Trump phenomenon.

[@Safex]

Totally agreed, well said. But I have to give him balls. It takes balls (and being a complete moron) to do this. Lying as to forge the plates. Magnificent. If he weren't him (to have psychological disposition that you go all-in at some point and blow yourself up), you wouldn't even heard of him, no one would. I guess what I'm trying to say is that either you are Billy Mitchell type of guy or not, there is no middle road.

[@crunchyfrog555]

The cardinal rule about any faker or idiot like this is greed. They never know when to stop. From someone who learn a scam to people like Billy that just scam popularity and fake prestige.

[@newtonianromance]

Then Billy Mitchell attended the Kumite fighting tournament, and only using a fake game pad, defeated 100 opponents. Since then his hands have been registered with the gov as "lethal gaming weapons" and Billy has since mastered the "no touch perfect game" where only using Ki he manipulated the joystick. Truly the player of the century.

[@Phoenix2312]

... And now I am waiting for Billy to bring out the fake Video evidence for that story!!! LMAO! His Ego is that big - I could see him or his team seeing your comment and actually running with that story - Making it a part of their legal case!!! LMAO!

[@doom4067]

If Namco named me video game player of the century, I definitely wouldn't keep any proof.

[@ArtVandelayOfficial]

*Last century He keeps forgetting that

[@Devilot109]

Ooof, wish I saw this earlier. Had been curious about Dislyte but forgot.

[@BobSentell]

Billy forgot the main rule of lying: Never tell the same lie twice. That way, when called out, you can always fall back on the "misspoke" excuse.

[@astrowuff]

" never tell the same lie twice." - Garrak

[@stdesy]

@@astrowuffwell dang now I have to watch “In the Pale Moonlight” again. Or maybe that one where everyone gets sucked into Bashir’s James Bond holosuite program

[@JM-us3fr]

I imagine it's mostly because he followed the main rule of narcissism: If lying serves your ego, lie.

[@TheLandofObscusion]

Are we going to eventually get to the point where Bandai Namco itself will be asked to verify whether or not it commissioned a plaque (let alone two) for Billy that was presented to him at TGS '99? I imagine the company should still have a record of that, since it was obviously such an important moment in the company's history. I mean, it's not every day a video game company names a hot sauce "Video Game Player of the Century", and if Billy is telling the truth then Bandai Namco should have the records to prove it.

[@Zazzaro703]

Yeah I’m gonna need to see the evidence this isnt like Dr. Disrespect where you can just tell by his vest he actually is the two time back to back 93-94 Blockbuster Video Game Champion. Edit: See same thing with Charlie you can just tell by his white t-shirt that he is in fact the video game player of the millennium.

[@idontwantahandlethough]

they'd only ever bother with such a thing if they decided that Billy was "sullying their good name" enough for it to be worth it for them to essentially disown him. I'm not sure how they'd calculate how much he's costing them, though. Seems pretty nebulous 🤷‍♂ And by now, I have to imagine we're at that point.. I think they just haven't realized that they should definitely cut and run (tbh if I ran Bandai/Namco, I would have done it years ago.. dude is nothing but bad news)

[@theminingassassin16]

Well, my friend who works at Game Stop called me the “Video Game Player of Eternity”, so suck it, Billy!

[@KilllaTofu]

That’s impressive. Wonder if that means he was THE video game player of 1900-1999 or if it means the first 100 years of gaming. Granted first video game was created in 1958 so no one will be better than him for atleast another 35 years. Thats crazy good