MAME Donkey Kong Former World Record Dean Saglio 1,206,800 HD

[@BaconSenpai]

the walking sound in this game is unforgettable, I love it

[@davidleary9914]

And SpongeBob

[@the40yogamer]

@@davidleary9914 agreed i wonder if it had an effluence from dk

[@tonymoretti2347]

All the sound effects are gold in this game

[@125scratch2]

Then MAME ruined it

[@DavidRomigJr]

It’s fascinating that they made sure the game loops properly at level 99 so you can play forever, but they never actually play tested all the levels, missing the bonus timer overflow bug that blocks progress at level 22. I love this stuff.

[@vaderbase]

This game is so hard, no one ever was able to test it at these high levels. And no one ever thought that there would be a godlike player to get there.

[@atrain818]

@@vaderbase the difficulty levels off at level 4 or 5. It's just a matter of being able to survive that many boards.

[@Fantastic_Six]

@@atrain818 What actually is killing Mario at level 22 when the game ends?? Is it a glitch or something to do with time running out ?

[@atrain818]

@@Fantastic_Six timer runs out after 8 seconds

[@GeorgeXRP]

Wow, this was amazing! It’s hard to believe a game player could ever be this great. Unbelievable.

[@scottm8579]

I think the most I ever scored when I was a 13 year old back in 1982 was about 35,000 points. I must have spend at least $500 in quarters that year.

[@paulanderson79]

Still one of the hardest arcade games ever devised.

[@compdude47]

1:30:40 you see that mess with FOUR barrels at once? lucky he could get to a ladder..

[@tevinrhoden5222]

Acid pool

[@LanIost]

Skipped to a random part of the video after watching the first 10 minutes or so and was pleased. THAT HAMMER RUN AT 2:43:12! Christ!

[@UndeadSniper5587]

Wow some of these tactics are actually really clever and I never thought of doing something like this

[@JoeCnNd]

42:50 not a snowball chance in hell getting up that ladder, great call to rack up the points.

[@Im-just-Stardust]

I dont understand, did he kill himself on purpose at the end ?

[@CLChambers00Gaming]

Its the killscreen

[@teacfan1080]

This is really impressive to say the least. You know what would be a different take on a world record? How about the FASTEST TIME to reach the kill screen, getting through each level as quick as possible. Maybe this exists somewhere. If there is such a recorded game, please reply, that would be fun to watch as well.

[@J-Ball]

+Steve Jundt HA I was just thinking the same thing!

[@CLChambers00Gaming]

+Steve Jundt Dan has the WR on the speedrun. I will hunt down that link if there is one. He did it in 1hr 16min, here is a link of him doing it in 1hr 20min: www.twitch.tv/danman123456/c/4262284

[@MinecraftPranksShorts]

1:30 world record :D beat fast stage 1 - 4 XD

[@riverdealer]

@@J-Ball - which ROM version would you use though...the Japan ROM will get to the kill fastest because there are less boards

[@JoeCnNd]

us set 1 I believe.

[@PrimevalDemon]

1:59:23 I just realized you can see what direction it's pushing by looking at the ends of the platforms!

[@ironmike-putsallkindavideo7840]

Somebody has been playing this game as a kid in the 80s & never stopped since, lol......... Now theyre the GREATEST DONKEY KONG player ever

[@adeliciousdrink1686]

"How high can you get" *Smokes Weed* REEEEALLLLL HIIIIIGH.

[@jasonmitchell5148]

I got five on it.

[@ulisesvera7880]

Smoke weed Every day

[@tevinrhoden5222]

I'm currently in another dimension..I reaction to the music lol

[@NitroModelsAndComics]

That barrel level at L6 was off the chain Dean. It seemed worth the loss of a player for it. really well played.

[@georgeshelton6281]

Did you also ever notice just how strange it is, to be having the 'Jeopardy' TV game show studio completely entirely empty? If you'll notice Alex Trebek could've retired, instead of kept on going. He's not the former KTVU channel 2 newsreporter anchorman, Dennis Richmond who has chosen to do the right thing, and that's retire at the right time. 🎙 😳 🤔

[@Fantastic_Six]

@@georgeshelton6281 who are u talking to LOL

[@georgeshelton6281]

@@Fantastic_Six It's just that I know the running time: for how long it lasts is what. I also have other apps to take care of besides. That's also other errands I have to take care of. 🏃‍♂️ 🏃‍♀️

[@Fantastic_Six]

@@georgeshelton6281 Do u really think that's funny ? Or original??

[@georgeshelton6281]

@VladTheImpaler It's just that Duane G. Shelton is preaching to me whatever is right on. I know that Duane would say it's a time-consuming thing. Whenever Duane preaches: he doesn't joke.

[@leroycallahan471]

Omg, watching this i was totally blown away, this guy is good. I live in Texas and occasionally i go to FREE PLAY (Biggest arcade in Texas). But ive never thought about doing this. I am totally amazed by his skills

[@Fantastic_Six]

No he's not good lol he's God

[@thepumpkingking8339]

Donkey Kong Master Class....

[@MaxiBodyalive]

This is madness! You went beyond developers expectations.

[@borisbeloudus2691]

Billy Mitchell can never play this good

[@ericross441]

Billy plays more than one game

[@mihajlomilosevic4732]

@gr ve thats mean f u man

[@Ephraim225]

@gr ve He is indeed a legend(ary cheater)

[@doodle-face9016]

Ain’t Billy Mitchell the one who cheated in Donkey Kong and Pac-man to get the highest score?

[@doodle-face9016]

gr ve I mean most people agree that billy is a cheater, not just our generation so... can you prove to us that he didn’t cheat?

[@MrSplat1972]

I have to get a machine ..back in the day me and a few friends were sniffing around the all time high scores all the time ..Once you get the patterns down Its just a matter of hand eye cordination . we would play for hours on end until we got bored and handed the game off to a kid that was waiting patiently. also we used play the game on mind altering substances just to make it more challenging 😂 good times

[@DerpDerp3001]

Not exactly, this game has a lot of randomness in it. So it’s more complicated than that.

[@verne51]

spoken like a guy who's never played DK. lol youre so wrong it's laughable

[@nicholasterzick7140]

Amazing! Congratulations!

[@georgeshelton6281]

This will take me 3 days, to get finished listening and watching this demonstration video, of how Dean Saglio broke the record; regarding how high he scored for 'Donley Kong.' 😳

[@FloydMaxwell]

9:06 - is the hammer worth it? Takes 8 seconds (loss of 800 points) and you only get 300 points. Or do you have to get it to clear a level?

[@CLChambers00Gaming]

The hope was to snag all the enemies on the right so that it was safer to point press next to kong but unfortunately it did not work out as planned as the enemies continued to evade the hammer.

[@DemonEmperorZ]

Imagine being Pauline, having to wait so long for Mario to save you because he apparently rather Jump and smash barrels, and fireballs.

[@explosiveegg3920]

@Zachary Jones it's not really something you can achieve a perfect game on. Many aspects are random.

[@bobbyashrimp]

Where most of us Donkey Kongers see an obstacle to evade, this cat sees something to chase downstairs to jump three more times and then bash with the hammer. NICE! 👍

[@jmdavison62]

I burst out laughing a few times watching this video -- audacious moves that would never have occurred to most Donkey Kong players, certainly not me.

[@bobbyashrimp]

@@jmdavison62 me neither. 👍

[@poisonmyrrh6497]

Damn. This dude's got skills.

[@jamesdixon6332]

Insanely impressive.

[@Gardenhoser86]

“Somebody’s gotta watch these tapes…” that Robert guy was the true unsung hero of King of Kong 😂😂

[@cubedmelons876]

Anyone know how many points it is possible to get before the killscreen? I can't imagine the world record being beatable for that much longer.

[@gsittly]

Arcade world record with Hammer allowed is 1272800 by Robbie Lakeman in 2021. I wonder if it is even possible to calculate the "physical border" of scoring

[@explosiveegg3920]

@Gabriel Hernandez That's the kill screen. it's the end of the game.

[@Bigandnasty2010]

Awesome job man. I currently holding the record on the arcade machine in my state at 39,000. Thing is it is a patched version of donkey kong 1 so many things are different like the glitch by jumping by donkey kong u can't do and different patterns on the springs. But u r a monster. Congrats

[@CLChambers00Gaming]

Hmm interesting patched version. So there is no glitch by jumping by Kong. The programmers designed the game so that if you are holding left or right when you reach the apex of your jump it scans a larger area under jumpman for items that can kill you and awards you points. What state do you live in?

[@gforce1324]

DonkeyKongGenius i've seen this too at the "Game State" arcade in Eindhoven (Netherlands) they used to have the original US donkry kong, but after they renovated, they got a patched version too, i used to score around 50.000-60.000 on the original (on my best) but now, i can't even reach 20.000!

[@thomaselser4950]

also wen das spiel auf nintendo switch rauskomen würde dan wer ich bereid eine switch zu kaufen was wil ich den mit donkikong tropikel

[@cooler1854]

Dean. There is this guy KZbin. Literally goes up every elevator board once he passes ladder on one hammer expect one board amazing. He did a quick run through. How is that possible too go up elevator borad so quick ? Type in KZbin Donkey Kong long play. Video is 1 hour 28 minutes

[@chrisnizer5702]

Just noticed that a triple barrel jump, which according to the onscreen scoring is supposed to be worth 800 points, is actually only worth 500 points.

[@GameSensay]

Congrats brother! I know this is a late response cause i just saw it now.

[@SuntopKinseeker]

They have a cheat code that fixes the killscreen however that wouldn't be organic he could of made it higher if he kept jumping over donkey kongs feet at the last level before the kill screen I estimate about 1.305 mil because 200 or so points per tick of the bonus.

[@CLChambers00Gaming]

Suntop Kin Seeker True. I have the fixed rom as well but I think that one of the great things about DK is being able to point press and take more risks. If there was no killscreen then people would just run boards for as long as they can with minimal risk and minimal skill required.

[@CLChambers00Gaming]

Suntop Kin Seeker He could not continue pressing points next to kong because the firefox was there threatening. The bonus goes down by 100 each time so even if he could have safely pressed there we would only see an extra 2000 or so points not 100,000 extra.

[@tinaruiz1879]

DonkeyKongGenius sea peed

[@thesacrisant]

Oohn,my eyes,i get drunk whatching this,all those barrels let my head spin.

[@k0nidias]

I learned a lot from this video. I learned I need to jump barrels and abuse them for points a lot more... that's probably my biggest weakness. Also didn't know about point pressing the elevator stage! I still need to master the spring timing... Do you watch the first bounce of the spring for where it lands? How are you dodging the springs while also looking for the proper spring to go on? This always screws me.

[@CLChambers00Gaming]

Finding what works for you is hard but it will require lots of save state practice to get it right. Try watching only the springs and then try only watching mario, etc. Try different standing positions, different timing to run for the ladder, try the half retreat. Try all of it! Watch other people's videos at donkeykongforum.com

[@darkcylander]

how did he die at the end there?

[@galabroslol2846]

Plot twist: Donkey Kong runs out of barrels to roll.

[@thesmilingman7576]

I wonder if any of the people working on the game saw king kong or only saw the toho king kong films or none at all

[@TheTaboToast]

For some reason I cant hear the sound of Jumpman walking nor can I hear the sound of donkey kong jumping in the beginning, does anyone know the problem? It works of other MAMES but not on the wolfMAME for some reason :/

[@CLChambers00Gaming]

TheTaboToast WolfMAME .106 needs the sound samples file. If you use later versions of WolfMAME then all should be fine. However, if you wish to use WolfMAME .106 then follow the sound samples instructions at my website: wiki.donkeykonggenius.com/Getting_Started#How_to_setup_WolfMAME_.106_Guide.3F

[@MrKrickitt1]

3:14:28 how the heck did that happen? And why?

[@CLChambers00Gaming]

The first barrel board on level 22 has a bug in the gaming code. This is called the Killscreen. So named because the kill code kicks in only seconds after the board begins making it impossible to beat.

[@thecringemaster1173]

This is awesome really cool man !

[@haromanuel]

3:14:27 why does Mario just die without being hit?

[@CLChambers00Gaming]

Its the killscreen. A bug in the code causes timer on L22 to be too low to complete the board.

[@danfreiberger5137]

I did not see any object hit Mario when this player lost his final life.

[@charliechuckleberry5307]

How did he die at the very end? I don't understand...

[@CLChambers00Gaming]

Killscreen. Its a bug in the code, one can not play further.

[@PrimevalDemon]

Does bonus actually even really matter?

[@YondanDrill]

Can we just agree that the best sounds are when Mario takes the hammer?

[@NitroModelsAndComics]

Very skilled.

[@michaelwolf9885]

You should post this highscore on the standard game. I heard they accept MAME there.

[@mikey217]

Wow amazing. what's your highest score saving/loading?

[@CLChambers00Gaming]

I don't understand the question. Could you explain your question further?

[@mikey217]

DonkeyKongGenius I mean if you were to save after every screen and then load if you didn't get the best possible score. (cheating)

[@CLChambers00Gaming]

mike hillis At one time Dean Saglio was asked by Walter Day what possible score could be one get if 100 of him were to play nothing but DK for 5 years. The reply I recall was about 2.15-2.2 million I think. I could be mistaken about that figure. Now if one were to max out each board with the best possible RNG with save states, I would imagine that is what he had in mind but perhaps it could be a tad higher. Though keep in mind that 1.2 million on Donkey Kong is already pushing the limit because of the limitation of the L22 killscreen. What is my highest score doing the saving/loading as you have asked, well, I have not tried personally, nor does that interest me honestly.

[@TylerKehne]

DonkeyKongGenius Is there a TAS?

[@CLChambers00Gaming]

Tyler Kehne Unfortunately no. If there was, every board would be the same, assuming the same variables, producing max points.

[@henryblazer20]

Dean makes the elevator stage look so easy!

[@darkeningfyre]

Princess: Save me! Mario: nah lemme just jump over this barrel 10 times instead

[@Kaptan_Gezer]

where is the quellcode of this game?

[@Jerricoking]

How on Earth did you get the sound to sound normal

[@jclay6680]

I had never noticed that that the angles always go down in different spots I thought it was always the same

[@Satiator123]

How did he even die at the end?

[@CLChambers00Gaming]

Killscreen, there is a bug in the code.

[@MindlessMagic]

3:14:28 what killed him?

[@CLChambers00Gaming]

Killscreen.

[@supermangamingmatch3andmore]

25:35 I'm surprised that Dean actually lost a life when he wasn't even that far into his run... If you were to compare it to someone like Steve Wiebe, he didn't lose his first life until like level 12...

[@dragonslayer3650-b4n]

Started the video, sees a few minutes of the video sees that is 3:02 hours long skips to the end

[@CLChambers00Gaming]

Pretty much. Unless a person is studying the game play it is tough to watch the whole thing.

[@jaxonjaxonfied1931]

So what the heck killed you?

[@celinesenden4142]

39 anniversray of donkey Kong

[@latinourbano]

So just 2 levels is all this game has?

[@CLChambers00Gaming]

It has four different stages. Level 1 only has 2 of them. Level 4+ will have all four.

[@explosiveegg3920]

@upplsuckimcool16 someone could easily save after each round as mame allows save states and play all the clips together. Also your supposed to use the original controls as those provide limitations.

[@CLChambers00Gaming]

+EXPLOSIVEEGG In this case we have the entire inp and wlf files for play back to confirm entire game, settings, and rom set used. One could use arcade controls with mame such as in the case of a mame cab but it has never been required.

[@pump6th]

Respect

[@upplsuckimcool16]

what makes this so different than a regular donkey kong game at an arcade? Why isn't this legitimate?

[@railenherman6482]

upplsuckimcool16 You can use save states

[@DavidRomigJr]

When the emulation is perfect, it is the same. But not all emulation is perfect and proving it is can be a pain. In relation to record runs, cheating on original hardware is far, far harder than cheating on emulators where save states and input playback exists. So, you typically see emulation runs as their own category to keep the two separate.

[@AKARaygun64]

10800 on the first level wow! You need to do this on an actual machine.

[@CLChambers00Gaming]

Why do you think he "needs" to do it on an actual machine?

[@theobserver4214]

CLChambers00 Gaming No clue. Now seeing this set on a real machine would be cool.

[@BMA2.0]

Amazing

[@mcskillby]

Where's screens 2 and 3 ??????????

[@CLChambers00Gaming]

Level one only has one barrel board and the rivet board, it isn't until level 4 I think it is before you see all 4 stage types, unless you play the JP rom version that has all 4 each level and that only once.

[@mcskillby]

@@CLChambers00Gaming - Yeah I watched a bit more, it's level 03 when the other screens appear. Cool way your getting every available point before the timer runs out. I remember getting to the kill screen with 570,000 on the original arcade machine when I was 14 back in the 80's but I never thought about hanging around collecting more points before finishing the screen.

[@WinrichNaujoks]

@@mcskillby You got to the kill screen in the 80s? How much money did you spend on that thing to become that good?!

[@mcskillby]

@@WinrichNaujoks - Most arcade machines were only 10p a go so it didn't cost as much as you'd think. I was playing it about ten times a week, every week for about a year so probably ended up spending about £50 to £60. One go used to last a long time though, usually score around 200,000 to 300,000 points so I got plenty of practise for 10p. Donkey Kong was one game where I could get in the 'zone'.

[@cauanalvesgarcia3650]

Hmmm...Runs off to patent new shoes that make the walking sound....

[@cauanalvesgarcia3650]

And The Simpsons

[@seanvogt221]

Wait! Why did your last Mario die without being hit? Hmmmm...

[@CLChambers00Gaming]

This is called the killscreen. Some arcade games had a level you could reach but not complete, like the final split screen on PacMan. There was a bug in the code that caused a shortened timer on L22 so it was impossible to beat the level.

[@kerbe3]

@@CLChambers00Gaming The Pac-Man kill screen occurs because the binary values are full, all 8 digits read 1 and seeing as there isn’t a 9th digit the game can’t go any further. It’s why Pac-Man has an objective perfect score where Donkey Kong still has the potential for a better score.

[@bruh_burh]

On the nintendo nes version I got to over to level Z level z in donkey kong is hard.

[@davidc9628]

What video hookup did you use to make this recording?

[@CLChambers00Gaming]

+David C This is a replay of the inp file through Mame. I think I did a full screen capture with OBS to make it available for youtube. There are instructions on the DonkeyKongForum.com on how to do direct capture from an arcade cabinet now if you are interested in learning more.

[@SynthVGguitarist]

He do this with a controller or an arcade stick, or what?

[@CLChambers00Gaming]

This was done on mame with a keyboard.

[@captkarl]

wow great score

[@K9zz]

colors are wrong girders in original are pinkish purple

[@railenherman6482]

First ever person to score 1.2 on DK.

[@robertspiess9859]

On the L2 rivets, I wanted to see what he does if the 2nd 🔥 went up the ladder when he was humping kongs leg... but he got lucky it went up the outside ladder to join the other 🔥

[@paulonascimento7119]

In the Arcade, or in Emulator?

[@CLChambers00Gaming]

MAME

[@Keboomrang]

Who watched over 3h of this?

[@damiandamienov4733]

I've just stoped playing RDR2 to watch this video (whole) - I wonder if everything is alright with me....

[@uhfnutbar1]

lol and he gets 3 barrels on the kill screen :) the perfect ending

[@Shyguy71588]

The doodleloodo is strong in this one

[@anoldfriend1079]

How high can you get? LOL cracks me up

[@damienhealey4294]

Masterful.

[@itsgabriel2u]

3:14:28 Mario dies for no reason. 😲

[@CLChambers00Gaming]

+Gabriel Hernandez This is the killscreen. Some games have it. The first barrel board on level 22 will always do this.

[@richdziuba2801]

it is a glitch in the game. if you look at the bonus timer in the upper right at the start of level 22, it starts with only 100 points, then changes to 4000 as mario appears. this glitch only gives you about 5 seconds to clear the board which is impossible. it is unknown whether this was done accidently or on purpouse.

[@testingtimid]

3:14:16 Kill Screen

[@kingporter67]

Wow, 1,206,800 points on Donkey Kong, super awesome game, P.S. I stopped automantically!!

[@johndrake7498]

Just... wow

[@vaelnocturno2318]

F for the Princess

[@jameslaumand3686]

Can you jump up broken ladder ,can you kill Kong guy

[@pacmanstargamer4226]

On level 22 is the kill screen. That you have less than 8-7 seconds to complete, which is imposibble to complete it! I know all about that because I'm the master!!

[@alkohallick2901]

Crazy

[@sergio75ssalfettens72]

Great!

[@fredflintstoner596]

Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam " Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough !" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?"

[@carloscampos5134]

Lo jugué en los 80 era bacán

[@thesmilingman7576]

3:05:24 kaizo kong