The Biggest Lie in Video Game History : The Billy Mitchell Story

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0:00 Intro
4:34 Billy Mitchell and the King of Kong
8:46 Billy’s claimed achievements
12:27 The allegations against Billy
14:50 What is MAME?
17:20 The technical evidence against Billy
28:12 Lies and damage control
33:15 Triforce attempts to debunk the analysis
37:15 Understanding cameras and CRT TVs
45:56 Independent analysis of Billy’s video
49:06 Independent MAME analysis
53:04 Independent arcade video analysis
54:26 Special use case analysis
1:00:42 Independent arcade analysis
1:02:13 Billy’s unofficial emergency response strategy
1:10:25 The Carlos Era
1:19:37 Carlos realizes the truth
1:22:50 Billy rewrites history
1:29:24 The Girder Finger
1:37:07 Sourcing the original footage
1:42:28 The MTV interview bombshell
1:44:54 The Big Bang event video evidence
1:49:05 The Music City Multi Con
2:10:16 Scientific vs. eye witness evidence
2:12:43 Evidence for the King of Kong score
2:16:26 Evidence for the Mortgage Brokers Score
2:32:14 Evidence for the Boomers Score
2:56:59 What really happened?
3:02:31 What happened with the King of Kong Score
3:14:31 What happened with the Mortgage Brokers Score
3:19:10 What happened with the Boomers Score
3:22:27 Billy’s genius plot to discredit Twin Galaxies
3:27:48 Billy tries to rewrite history once again
3:30:58 Additional opinion / commentary about what likely happened
3:36:33 Billy thinks almost getting his prior scores today means something
3:43:10 Outro
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[@VeritasGames]

Massive props to ersatz_cats for the incredible, comprehensive research he's done on this story. Check out his site, www.perfectpacman.com for more like this!

[@lonemichi5289]

LMAO I can't help but think of the Hbomberguy video when seeing you give credits to that guy HAHAH

[@ersatz_cats]

@@lonemichi5289 LOLOLOLOL Don't worry, Veritas is legit.

[@VeritasGames]

@lonemichi5289 yeah I made sure to reach out to ​@ersatz_cats long before I released the video, and we discussed a ton of stuff, including attribution and how that can be, let's just say, complicated, when dealing with the looming potential of legal threats. 😅

[@GamingtheOtter]

Ersatz_cats is my favorite

[@fernandozavaletabustos205]

Nice video!

[@friendalex7384]

Never before has a man lied so much for the sake of achieving so little. It's the only true record he's ever broken.

[@rogueninja1685]

Wrapped in a flag and lying. What a surprise

[@dreamlandnightmare]

@@rogueninja1685 A lot of that going around today.

[@rogueninja1685]

He's like a cross between donald trump and Napoleon Dynamites uncle@@dreamlandnightmare

[@ryancarthen2198]

​@rogueninja1685 it always leads to Trump with you nutbags. That man lives rent free in your head it's sad. He's coming back in 2024 so get ready.

[@BrunodeSouzaLino]

This is a point of contention when people watch the King of Kong documentary. Even with the production team and people behind the filming not liking Mitchell at all and editing it so it would portray him in a bad light, when you look at how Billy acts outside of that, you question if they even had to do anything to accomplish that.

[@MacMashPotato]

If you ever feel like you wasted your life, just remember, Billy Mitchel has spent at least 20 years of his trying to lie about a high score in donkey kong.

[@intercoursehandguns851]

But you HAVE heard of him? My YT comment will be all that's left of me lmfao

[@pi286]

@@intercoursehandguns851 Being remembered for pathologically lying isnt a good thing... Your next generation will be embarrassed of you and it could affect their life. You have the same mindset of Billy Mitchell... which could be beneficial if you spent the same amount of time practicing as he did lying.

[@DonVigaDeFierro]

​@@intercoursehandguns851I don't see the problem? How many anonymous heroes go to bed not even knowing that they make the world a better place? I'd rather have that all my life.

[@pi286]

​@@chuckruffing6283 Do your research before replying, he is worth 1million, my parents are worth double that and we are middle class. You share common mindset of psychopaths if you think lying will get you where you want. Billy is losing all his reputation right now and its funny to watch. It all goes down-hill from here for once your lie is revealed.

[@catisreckless4647]

Well this is unsurprisingly crappy advice.

[@inpyre]

"If I stole something yesterday and then proved I could pay for it today, that doesn't mean I am innocent." Such an amazing line.

[@fringeelements]

Imagine if Billy Mitchell congratulated Steve, celebrated him as a man who beat his high score, and then used that as an event to promote his arcade and hot sauce. "I may not be the King of Kong anymore, but I'm the king of hot sauce!"

[@deric4305]

You should work as a pr representative 😂 that would of been a perfect response! No king rules forever. But if that happened we wouldn't of got that amazing documentary

[@leon4000]

A scenario that could have been...

[@WiscoKnight0806]

The King of 'Cade. Yeah, that would've been the smart move. Then host his own tournaments and hosting the new King of Kong. Sounds like a much cooler alternative reality

[@one1blue]

That would require self awareness and being humble.sooooooo…

[@trolleriffic]

@@one1blue It's what could have happened in an alternative reality where Billy isn't a terminally deluded egomaniac.

[@GeekMasterGames]

Man, I'm beginning to think this Billy Mitchell guy isn't being honest.

[@EFXVoila]

Did you use Karl Jobst‘s analysis-sheet to check if he was lying? 😁

[@gspendlove]

He might've told a few little white lies, but then again, he told a few whoppers too.

[@lebeaumuni6247]

@@EFXVoilaI too use a pro and con list too 😂

[@EFXVoila]

haha exactly what I meant :D @@lebeaumuni6247

[@mattyrolph8429]

He looks like he would be running a shady DoJo in a strip mall where new members have to sign a waiver acknowledging they're bodies will legally be considered deadly weapons in the eyes of the law... 😮

[@devak45167]

If there was a tagline for a movie about Billy’s life it would have to be “He’s in the fight of his life, and the stakes couldn’t be lower”

[@MSpotatoes]

The trailer "In a world where gaming is a hobby, can one man lie his way to the top of that hobby?"

[@makingastardestroyer3066]

damn, this was wonderful, I laughed my ass off outloud

[@RandallBalls]

The comments so good I had to wake my wife up at 3:00 a.m. to read it to her

[@makingastardestroyer3066]

my relationship goals@@RandallBalls

[@TheArchersTungsten]

😂😂😂😂🎉

[@thorinteague989]

Billy Mitchell needs a lawyer before he can talk to his lawyer.

[@fedrikrose2277]

I think it should have been mentioned that Mitchell tried to sue Cartoon Network over an episode of "The Regular Show" where a character GBF clearly poking fun at Mitchell. He lost the lawsuit.

[@wowdante]

Garrett Bobby Ferguson. Yeyuuuh

[@arcanefury3666]

You remember his Highscore name?

[@Hick_Dead]

He just lost his lawsuit against Twin Galaxies and now he's trying to sue an Australian youtuber 😅

[@rylanasher4756]

Milly Bitchell is such a maliciously litigious little punk.

[@rylanasher4756]

​@Hick_Dead against Karl Jobst. Billy is gonna lose real hard. 😂

[@memoriesofrem]

This is such a thorough destruction that I am afraid Billy will sue me for watching it.

[@demonteddybear3510]

Billy Mitchell has seen this comment and is considering it 👀

[@mwperk02]

He's already sued everyone KZbin recommended the video to.

[@olafwagner]

that is the funniest comment I have read for a long time :-)

[@PowerScissor]

Billy here. Once I find my pocket square, so I can go to the store and replenish my beard and -shoe- hair polish, I'm going directly to my lawyers to sue you.

[@Whoisdey]

You've been served. See you in court. -Billy Probably

[@TimMcVey]

I'll also comment on Carlos Piniero. I believe he had the best of intentions when he stepped into the mess. We "bumped heads" a little at the beginning... we were on opposite sides of the coin at that time... but props to Carlos. He did the work. He tried to replicate what Billy had done. He finally came to the conclusion everyone else had. And admitted it. Publicly. And Team Billy turned on him. Carlos has integrity. He stood his ground, he didn't cave in. He went where the evidence led him, and stuck to it. Proud to call him a trusted friend now, all these years later. He's a good guy.

[@VeritasGames]

Hey Tim, the legend himself, well said! Couldn't agree more!

[@jagurz]

That’s the best type of guy - having an initial opinion and then changing it when new evidence is brought to the table is SO rare nowadays. People are usually just like “um actually you’re wrong” no matter how many facts there are 💀 props to him!

[@BigLongRandomNumberNameM-kf9vy]

He sounds like a true engineer and a decent guy

[@matthewbolton4289]

People need to just start ignoring him

[@TheCultofshiva]

He is a very unlikeable character, cheating or not cheating

[@noasphere6869]

I am so sorry for Steve Weibe... 😢 Such an unsung hero. All the recognition that should have rightfully been his. All the hundreds and hundreds of hours spent perfecting his gameplay to pecome best in the world, just for nothing.

[@8BitNESExploits]

It was for something....

[@WalkerRileyMC]

most of us at the time thought something was super fishy about it and didn't believe Billy or Twin Galaxies in spite of their 'official' rulings. Unfortunately it was one of the few times that the court of public opinion meant jack shit for 'official' scores.

[@sebastiancuicatl8305]

I think he's super important in this story and the story of video games in general. His genuiness somewhat broke Billy and caused Billy to show his true narcissistic self

[@YippeePlopFork]

At my - at the time - small local gliding club, I was the first to crack 20,000 feet and 580km cross country (on the same day, thanks to favourable wave lift). I landed to a very warm welcome from my friends who took pictures of me and bought my drinks that evening. That was on Saturday. The next day, a 19 year old lad made even better use of the wave lift and broke my "record" by over 2,000 feet and 40km. I already knew he'd knocked me off the "top spot" from our radio operator, but when he landed, he told his friends - the younger members - not to brag or even tell me about his win. I gave him a hug, congratulated him and bought his drinks that evening. There will always be someone better at something we do. It's how they - and we - behave when that happens that really speaks to who we are. Billy has a lot of growing up to do...and for someone his age, that's deeply concerning. Of all things to sue people over...a fucking computer game score? Really? He clearly doesn't have good people in his life because if he did, they would tell him to "get a grip" and stop behaving like a petulant child.

[@Peksisarvinen]

Billy Mitchell is like the god-tier evolution of the kid in grade school whose dad worked for Nintendo.

[@DonMega888]

People under the age of like 30 will never understand the existence of these types of people 😂. I miss the pre internet world where mysteries still existed.

[@jimfixespixels]

@@DonMega888 That's exactly what i was thinking. there was a time where ti was borderline impossible to fact check people to this degree. Billy is a relic of that time. He's like if a belt holster for a cell phone was a man.

[@QenaitheCustodianGuard]

*uncle, dad was to easy to fact check.

[@jemlesvideo]

Hello ! Does anyone know where can we watch the full testimony of Billy ? Thanks.

[@NORMIES_GET_OUT]

My dad works for Nintendo and he says Billy Mitchell is a cool guy.

[@MattTecchio]

"He was a basketball" will never not get a chuckle from me.

[@claymore9032]

😂

[@mysteryshrimp]

I accidently saw what my son is getting me for Christmas. It's a basketball. Having some fun with this.

[@markiousPS3]

Came to the comments section for this 😂😂

[@luvour_8128]

5:43

[@OhThatsGood33]

Amazing

[@Tastingo117]

Im honestly not interested in Billy Mitchell. Never heard of the guy nefore this, but I absolutely support content creators who do not get intimidated by the exploitable legal system. Independent journalism like this is how the truth stays relevant in a corrupt system. Thank you for doing, what you believe in, Veritas.

[@rylanasher4756]

Well said.

[@subigirlawd_7307]

"His talents are in his hands, he pitched, he was a basketball" I was like did I hear that right? I went back a few secs to listen again and my eyes are now crossed..

[@hi-friaudioman]

He had basketball removal surgery, so he's now a normal human being. Such an inspirational story. From basketball to man.

[@cheapshawts5366]

Nah i guess he was a basketball after all, such a shame being the ball and not the player must suck 😢

[@skywardspeed9713]

O0oo​@@cheapshawts5366

[@skywardspeed9713]

9o9oooooo00 I o 99-07 0oo😊

[@skywardspeed9713]

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[@bleedorange1998]

Billy’s lawyer losing his mind at the end of the video was pure entertainment gold. That’s a lawyer who 100% knows Billy is lying and is doing everything in his power to mitigate the damages that’s coming to him and Billy. He made his bed. Now he has to sleep in it.

[@yellowblanka6058]

Lol, on an unrelated note I love that you made your profile pic a still of Wilford Brimley's character from "Remo Williams".

[@jacob9538]

If it was anyone but Billy I'd feel bad for him at that part. Any time he says literally anything except yes or no his lawyer is berating him lol. I get that he wants to get it done faster but like is it really that big of a problem if his answer is like five words long instead just one?

[@LinkageAX]

that's 4 more words that can be used in trial as evidence@@jacob9538

[@jyocum3]

@@jacob9538 the lawyer saying to shut up so it gets done faster is his tactful "on camera" way of telling Billy to shut up before he says something that can incriminate himself. Honestly, the will power for his lawyer to resist strangling him is more impressive than anything. I also wanted to mention that I've seen a lot of stuff regarding this topic, so I was debating watching 4 more hours wondering what new information I would get, but most of it was new stuff, actually. Not only that, but the end was so entertaining and funny that it was worth the 4 hours leading up to it.

[@superanimeniac]

@@jacob9538 because billy is a pathological liar, and keeps presenting statements and information not asked by the lawyers. That's how he ended up perjuring himself multiple times.

[@5371W]

I like how Billy is constantly annoyed that he has to lie all the time...

[@dutchdykefinger]

lol "if only i knew beforehand being a shyster was going to be such a faff" well, it's sure as shit a faff for him now lol

[@LordZordid]

Haha. Yeah I can just imagine inside his mind that people are forcing his hand. We are actually the ones at fault.

[@ReinEngel]

Exactly the way tons of lolcows act, namely DSP.

[@halfsourlizard9319]

'Why won't they just accept the lies I told them last time so I don't have to keep lying? Geeeeeze.'

[@JohnWick-zl5oc]

the more you lie the more you have to cover up the lies that has beenexposed, and Billy has lied for years so he should run for president, hes got all the credentials!

[@IndieGamerChick]

Imagine someone telling a convention they're going to bowl a 300 game. They get 11 strikes in a row, then on the 12th ball, they leave a 7-10 split. Imagine the audacity that person would have to have to turn around and scream "PERFECT GAME!" then soak in the cheers. NOW FURTHER IMAGINE that people who witnessed that double down on the fact they saw a perfect bowling game in the face of all the evidence that they saw a 298 game.

[@MagnusFabrication]

High level gaslighting. Just like the Biden admin

[@HexFemboy]

I initially hated the Broken Token guys (and still do, a bit) for just refusing to look at the evidence while defending Billy, claiming that they weren't, and calling David Race militant, but on some level I do feel bad for them. In their email response to Veritas, they were clearly scared to discuss it further because of how litigious Billy is, and it just wasn't worth it to them to get embroiled in that. It's insane how the guy has used the legal system to bully people into silence. Even if nothing else was true, that would be enough for me to hate Billy.

[@wickedishiccy7621]

I remember someone made a meme with AVGN footage, splicing him to say "if i could only harness Billy's power." Then it cuts to him putting in an action replay with him saying "That's right, we're gonna cheat!" Summed it up tightly.

[@cubialpha]

i love that meme edit it's too perfect 🤣

[@Jvizzlezz]

the really funny part of that video, if i am recalling correctly, is that the more popular version of it that people are familiar with is actually a stolen video that someone just uploaded on their channel, and that the uploader of that video got sued by billy as well for posting it, and had to prove to billy that he did not actually make the video and it wasn't his own. I could be misremembering bits of it as this was a while ago, but the dude will quite literally sue anyone for anything, because he's a bored and depressed middle aged loser with nothing better to do than harass everyone 24/7

[@MachiriReviews]

Billy’s lawyer repeatedly imploring him to just answer the question is hilarious. His frustration is palpable.

[@daemonthorn5888]

Time stamp?

[@wafflerman]

@@daemonthorn5888 in the outro bit

[@cmaronchick]

It happened so many times I was certain that it was the opposing attorney. Holy hell, I hope that lawyer got his payment upfront.

[@universalhat]

"so that pac-man performance wasn't a perfect score?" "(truncated) no" "did you tell the crowd it was a perfect score?" "i told the camera that it was." "ok, was that untrue?" "was what untrue?" _fuck_ dude

[@Patolomy]

This is so incredibly annoying to watch.

[@jsg425]

Gotta feel bad for Carlos. Well intentioned guy taken advantage of and then smeared through the dirt

[@natethefighter]

It takes a lot of courage and self-confidence to be able to admit you were lied to like this, and you believed it. MAJOR props to Carlos.

[@MrMegaManFan]

Carlos is an amazing guy. He got put through the wringer by Mitchell but came out clean while Billy just got dirtier.

[@p1st0ls44]

The fact he sat there under oath and lied about carlos... And then told the truth about carlos at the end makes no since to me. Why fabricate evidence if you snitch on your self? What a dummy

[@lunchtreyy]

I really felt bad when watching that section.

[@andrewcramer9200]

It reminds me of other noteworthy figures in life but this is such a wholesome comment section I'll keep my Pandora's-box thoughts to myself 🤗 good for Carlos for having integrity.

[@Shadowstar1311]

Billy calling Carlos dishonest is such a scumbag move. That's like pretending to love a woman until she stops paying for your drugs, then leaving her in the middle of the night and telling everyone she was unfaithful.

[@OverlordMoses]

That’s a REALLY specific comparison….

[@Shadowstar1311]

@@OverlordMoses Yeah, I had to account for Carlos putting his reputation on the line as the partner of a heavy drug user might. I had to account for Carlos refusing to lie for Billy once he learned the truth, which was represented by the partner ceasing to enable her significant other's addiction. I represented Billy pretending Carlos was a random fanboy who never worked to help Billy with the partner being kicked out of the house even though she did nothing wrong. Finally, I used the false allegation of infidelity to symbolize Billy saying Carlos was dishonest during his deposition. It was the only believable example I could think of that included every aspect of the betrayal. I guess I could have done something about an employee and their boss, but it would have been just as specific in order to account for every aspect of the situation.

[@Lorendrawn]

Tfw your plug is your girl

[@user-zh9qc8my3e]

@@OverlordMosesI laughed

[@d4nd31o]

​@@OverlordMoses And a SPECTACULARLY specific response! xD

[@kpturn42]

“The bag containing the video evidence of the Donkey Kong world record was actually just full of spiders” is not a plot twist I saw coming

[@kevinfelix2302]

LMAO

[@vibe_oli]

🤣🤣🤣💀

[@infjmale91]

"You want to watch the new blockbuster movie, it's over 3 hours long?" - Nah "You want to watch the new Billy Mitchell documentary showing his lies & worst moments, it's over 3 hours?" - Hell yeah! Great documentary. Very detailed & was entertained throughout. Keep it up.

[@jmp01a24]

You are a classic victim of glory hole action. Thinking there's a supermodel on the other side of the hole, while irl there's a 80 yo guy taking out his dentures and do the job you crave so much. Enjoy the show.

[@gehtdianschasau8372]

most blockbuster movies are terrible remakes or stupid superhero movies. I'd rather watch paint dry.

[@infjmale91]

@@gehtdianschasau8372 I agree. I actually can't remember the last time I watched a feature length movie all the way, engaged.

[@olafwagner]

This was me exactly! :-)

[@jmp01a24]

@@infjmale91 You should goto @KingofKong and get updated facts in stead of getting fooled by the lies and clickbait from the Aussie Albino.

[@Steelmage99]

The ending is hilarious. Billy's complete and utter inability to *_JUST ANSWER THE SPECIFIC QUESTION POSED, IN A SHORT "YES" OR "NO" MANNER_* , - without comment or speculation - despite being told to do so repeatedly is stunning.

[@HalcyonSerenade]

To be fair, I don't think I'd be able to do that either 😅 ...at least, not if I was truly convinced I was telling the truth. If I was actively lying, then I'd probably be better at giving pointed answers then shutting up 😬

[@TheRonnieaj]

@@HalcyonSerenadeThis is a lawyers worst nightmare. 😂 Clients who won’t listen and won’t shut up. They give up so much information to the other side and screw their own case in the process. This is clearly a guy who thinks he knows better than everyone else (which is why he represented himself for so long).

[@fredwin]

I'm waiting to see this show up on a KZbin lawyer's channel: "How to hang yourself during a deposition."

[@phase7058]

What am embarrassing man

[@TheTonyMcD]

Being told to, being begged to desperately by the person he paid, a lot, to be there.

[@Shinji_Dai]

I don't normally suffer misophonia, but those noises during the SFGE are driving me up the fucking wall.

[@vanessarcoverde]

Same. I think his mouth was really dry, which is common when someone lies

[@jakefromstatefarm6969]

That's one of the only times I've ever felt uncomfortable from someone's sounds too.

[@S4ns]

Billy: "The tapes prove I didn't cheat, but the tapes are lost, so oh well." Also Billy: "Okay, so you found some tapes but those were edited to show MAME." Also Billy: "Okay, so you found footage of the original tapes provided by me, displayed by me, recorded live that shows MAME ... HEY WANNA WATCH ME PLAY PAC-MAN?!" This fucking guy.

[@mrmojorisin8752]

Just want everyone to know that Billy’s portrait, displayed worshipfully at the entrance of Funspot, I’m thinking for decades, has been quietly taken down . Funspot is the New Hampshire arcade where much of King of Kong was filmed. Funspot had honored him forever as player of the century, or world record holder, or whatever. No more. In fact, I saw no evidence of Billy Mitchell’s existence anywhere at Funspot.

[@howdareyouexist]

😂

[@josephmarley8568]

It was kinda like Neil Armstrong..going to the moon😂😂😂

[@Megaritz]

Interesting.

[@hanspecans]

@@josephmarley8568time to go back to bed grandpa.

[@ianjohns9398]

​@@hanspecansjoseph was quoting Billy comparing himself to Neil Armstrong

[@SeruraRenge11]

Just by releasing this video, Karl Jobst got sued at least another 3 times.

[@HalcyonSerenade]

And this isn't even a Karl video, which makes the thought extra funny 😆

[@zerg9523]

I hear billy settled against twin galaxies today… i cant wait to see karls vids

[@ViddyOJames]

@@zerg9523 it's gonna suck, TG lawyer threw away an easy win

[@punishedbarca761]

​@@ViddyOJames i assume the lolsuit wasnt worth the legal fees. Court bills go crazy.

[@FlipsGTS]

Well Jobst promised he will take his case to court at all cost, so yeah this is not over, since the basis for that lawsuit still is: did he cheat or not

[@Evets_03]

The story of Billy Mitchell is of a guy, a gamer, who was really good, got recognized for being really good (sometimes recognized for being the best) and then decided he wanted to remain the best for the rest of his life no matter what. He’s also like a borderline sociopath

[@liam6170]

And that’s being generous for what he’s done

[@Jvizzlezz]

it's hard to even think about billy with a straight face without turning red in anger when you think about how he laughed and made fun of apollo legend "doing the deed" (you know what i mean... thanks youtube). it's also fairly obvious that billy mitchell is a good chunk of the reason why it happened in the first place, even if billy threatened apollo's family into saying otherwise. dude is one of the most evil people that has ever existed, and it's great that he's finally been exposed for being such a disgusting degenerate loser

[@jonathanbradley4896]

And the way he's gone about doing that, rather than put in the hard work of practicing hours a day, is to bully, harass and lie for years. Fuck him

[@nameless_alchemist]

I agree with everything you said, except I'm pretty sure he crossed over that border quite a while ago.

[@Kingcobra6699]

Incredibly petty, considering what is at stake: It's a stupid Arcade high score!!! Others lose a years salary and walk away as if nothing happened.....

[@meetem7374]

As a software engineer who worked a lot with video compression, cameras, understanding how rolling shutters, sensors and all of this stuff works I can sign under whole explanation Veritas gave. Incredible work have been done here to explain it visually and easy. Thank you. This videos deserve much more than a single like.

[@YachtsOnReg]

Therapist to Billy Mitchell: "Is the high score in the room with us right now?"

[@username.not.known2473]

Maybe the real high score was the friends we made along the way.

[@HughAverageHomoMan]

"where did the High Score touch you?"

[@username.not.known2473]

@@HughAverageHomoMan lol Show me on the dolly where the high score touched you

[@twrpytrnp330]

Lol... You guys are amazing 😂😂😂

[@marcuswilliams6367]

That high score took something from him he can never get back... his innocence.

[@rexzs794]

“I’m not an expert in this field” dropped like “WELL, I’M NO BIG CITY LAWYER-“ before a massive slab of evidence. Brilliant. Get this to the judge.

[@starmanda88]

This comment wins the 🥇

[@WalkerRileyMC]

I mean...it's not difficult. Triforce left a big-rig sized hole for literally anyone to completely shatter his 'proof'. Listening to him talk about how an emulator works physically hurt...and then he goes and claims no experts have come forward......Dude....listen to what you just said....no expert *has* to come forward.....

[@bees9342]

I saw the comments that the ending montage was good, but I wasn’t prepared for how good it was. Incredible. I stumbled here without any prior knowledge of Billy or competitive arcade gaming. This was very impressively researched and put together. Looking forward to watching more of your stuff!

[@Marcomanexists]

Take a shot every time Billy’s lawyer says “answer the question” 😂

[@ianjohns9398]

commence alcohol-induced coma ...

[@stevai6732]

no way lol

[@JohnGaltI]

I'm now in the hospital for ethylic coma.

[@John-xc5ko]

...and you'll be found dead in a dumpster by the next morning.

[@NanoBurger]

My liver just exploded!

[@Mingura666]

Whenever I see him calling himself "Video Gamer of the Century" I cant help it but think of him as the winner of the "First Annual Montgomery Burns Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence".

[@soldierprincess8422]

7 days later I'm still laughing

[@ronniefromOR]

lol gold

[@JFJD]

Webster’s Dictionary defines excellence as “the quality or condition of being excellent”.

[@fredwin]

I've watched hours and hours of Billy "It's like landing on the moon." Mitchell content at this point in time. Not ONCE have I seen him sit down and actually play anything.

[@fredwin]

@TESVSkyrimMods You tagged yourself, tagged the wrong person, liked your own comment. What's going on my dude?

[@Jabadamazo]

"Edit that out because I don't swear" just sums up Billy perfectly. I can't believe he actually did that on video. Dude has negative levels of self awareness.

[@halfsourlizard9319]

He'd have a carefully-managed public perception if: 1) He were relevant. 2) He weren't a complete idiot.

[@brianbelgard5988]

Reminds me of the 2nd season of HBOs “last chance U”. The coach literally made fun of a concussed player for not playing (among dozens of other things) but he believed he looked bad for swearing too much.

[@Jabadamazo]

@@TESVSkyrimMods Yes, that was a comment I made on this video. Good job! Why are you stealing it here? Lol

[@gairisiuil]

​@@Jabadamazo hey man why do i recognize the specific name "Jabadamazo" is it from anywhere? i feel like it was in a really stupid youtube video that i watched several years ago

[@Jabadamazo]

@@gairisiuil Pikasprey did an all-Smeargle run of Pokemon Crystal many years ago and the standout Smeargle name was Jabadamazo.

[@dondrigonefaso3826]

I'm 40 minutes in and I think you also helped me understand how to debunk "ghosts" and "apparitions" paranormal enthusiasts claim to capture. Thanks for scientically explaining that to me.

[@jplayzow]

I hadn't even thought about that makes a lot of sense

[@TheAtariNetwork]

Billy Boy Mitchell "The gamer of the century plaque is real. No I cant show it to you, no I dont have pictures and no I cant look for any". A lie on par with something I heard at gradeschool lunch.

[@John-xc5ko]

Sounds like a religious cult leader having the screws put to them.

[@alainbcdefghijk]

All hail Steve Weibe the official holder of the first title of King of Kong. May this sad sack of narcisism and ego be content with his title as King of Dong.

[@Healthy_Toki]

The field of competitive DK players has expanded since King of Kong was produced. Steve is ranked 12th at this point.

[@ghosteye131]

⁠@@Healthy_Toki I mean, that’s kind of why he said holder of the “first” title of King of Kong. He sure is more deserving of that title than billy mitchell.

[@Healthy_Toki]

@@ghosteye131 ah yeah I misread.

[@battlinjoe2592]

That’s a disrespect to even Dong, ngl 😂

[@MisterJackTheAttack]

King of Dung*

[@essasault]

Legend has it that Brian Kuh is still wandering around letting people know about the upcoming Donkey Kong kill screen to this day.

[@RetroFett]

Well, if YOU could retire in your 30s like Brian Kuh and spend the rest of your life playing classic arcade games looking for kill screens, wouldn't you?!

[@Crimefighter]

I met Brian, I played against him in a best of seven challenge on seven games chosen for an arcade tournament...won 4-3.

[@strictlydiesel8305]

If you wanna watch

[@bigd4229]

Well at least we know he's eating a solid breakfast.

[@TKUltra971]

that's a running joke that never gets old.

[@Jonathan_Doe_]

Even he’d admitted the Pac-Man score wasn’t perfect at the time, to the camera and the crowd, like “sorry, didn’t quite get it this time, but I was only 5000 short, maybe next time”… It still would’ve been a damned impressive score.

[@jesmarina]

and?

[@trolleriffic]

@@jesmarina and Billy would have avoided shooting himself in the foot unnecessarily yet again.

[@RPLAsmodeus]

You know what's really the worst part about this for Billy? Despite the dishonesty, he is actually sick at DK But he will never get even that recognition now

[@DUKEzors]

Like others have mentioned, that's what makes the Barry Bonds analogy so solid. Bonds was going to be an all-time great no matter what, but he had to be temporarily at the top of the mountain no matter the cost to his reputation.

[@tylersmith9868]

OG donkey Kong is a poop game. Being best at that game would be like being the smartest kid with down syndrome

[@thegrayyernaut]

What a shame...

[@rphntw1n]

No he isn’t.

[@xlicer]

Many of the most notorious cheaters in speedrunning are people that are legitimately good at the game they play, but also extremely proud individuals that want to stay at the top no matter what.

[@BoredPodcaster]

Imagine getting a new world record in Donkey Kong (or any older game), only for a conman to send a tape moments later, claiming to have achieved a higher score - immediately cutting off your earned victory.

[@IanMurray-ce4gc]

Imagine being that bothered about having a record score in a video game. Sat on your arse all day playing a video game has no positive benefit for anyone

[@peterwhitey4992]

@@IanMurray-ce4gc - Imagine thinking a video game record is not a worthy achievement. Would you say the same about some sports achievement? There is no difference. It's not less difficult or less impressive, because it's a video game. You clearly don't even know what any of this is about. If you really think he shouldn't care, then the people putting so much work into proving he cheated, shouldn't care either. He made a living out of his achievements and was then found to have cheated. Of course it's a big deal to him.

[@IanMurray-ce4gc]

@@peterwhitey4992 it's not an achievement. Sorry you are butt hurt and had to write an essay

[@rukoolol]

why are u even here lmfao@@IanMurray-ce4gc

[@Vanguard1262]

⁠@@IanMurray-ce4gc Imagine being that bothered by a video game documentary that you willingly watched. Writing a stupid ass comment has no positive benefit for anyone

[@Wezelkonijn]

Waaaaait a minute... I am beginning to think that Billie Mitchell might not have been completely honest about his world record Donkey Kong score!

[@FlyfishermanMike]

But, but he said he did it. He seems like a trustworthy guy.

[@casperstone5417]

No shit Sherlock 😂

[@Tom-vx5eq]

​@@casperstone5417Woosh?

[@Tootbook]

​@@casperstone5417/wooooooooosh

[@joearnold6881]

I’m not even sure he’s ever played a video game at this point

[@AlexDeLarge1]

It is my belief that Billy Mitchell actually gets a thrill out of playing the villain in other peoples' life stories. One just has to watch The King of Kong to understand this about him.

[@Garbagejuice1207]

I was the 1983 Donkey Kong champion of my neighborhood when I was 10 years old. Just throwing that out there. Carry on.

[@CBrasil1966]

Tapes??😂

[@Connorthecatsdad]

Listening to Billy's lawyer lose his will to live is somehow the saddest and most satisfying part of this video

[@billywarren007]

"Just answer the question....."

[@ReinEngel]

As the highly suspected m*rderer of the West Memphis Three kids once said about depositions: "Stay away from those! Hahahaha!"

[@RoddHarding]

"no commentary or its going to take longer than it needs to take."

[@retsamyar]

his lawyer is a lieing pos and should be disbarred but thats par for the course in teh courts... more often they promoted to judges rather then punished for lieing to the court

[@prw56]

I really think Billy is some combination of delusional and a pathological liar. There's something wrong with someone his age who would act like that in a court setting.

[@1rbdfl]

shout out to carlos; it takes a lot of guts to accept that you got scammed and tell people about it. a lot. that was humiliating and i'm proud of carlos for saying, 'wait, tf?' and questioning his assumptions. you did it right my guy.

[@MrGoodCat8]

Truly an inspiration for us all.

[@lgmediapcsalon9440]

@@MrGoodCat8 you need inspiration to do the right thing? ...

[@MrGoodCat8]

@@lgmediapcsalon9440 you always this fucking stupid in public?

[@Ooweeeooo]

@@lgmediapcsalon9440yes, everyone does. It’s easy to lie and be cowardly when you make a mistake… look at toddlers lol

[@therealavolpe]

Carlos only did it because he Knew he was B,usted!

[@sorrenblitz805]

This whole video you don't even mention Karl, whos basically been exposing Billy for last 5-6 years overall

[@vajayhey]

Not even on-screen credit while they play audio of one of Karl’s vids talking about how Namco never said Billy was named the most mega supreme gamer in the universe.

[@liam6170]

I’m surpise they didn’t bring up more of the lawsuits with Karl and Apollo

[@typicalsamprice]

​@@vajayheyNot sure if you're serious but there was onscreen credit for that

[@atodeblue]

This is such an extraordinarily well made video ! You had me hooked for nearly FOUR HOURS on a person I’ve never heard of regarding a subject I am not very familiar with, yet you were able to showcase the evidence in a digestible manner. Very well done ! I look forward to seeing more of your content.

[@Jabadamazo]

I just want to take an aside to thank Carlos, not just for the work he did which is great, but when presented with evidence that the people who hired him were lying, he actually listened and changed his perspectives. He didn't just go into ego defense mode like so many others do. That is the sign of a mature person.

[@andrewcramer9200]

I'm not sure I could do that even, honestly 😂 human psychology is pretty strange.

[@HalcyonSerenade]

And he admitted it as his own failure too, not _just_ him being a victim of the lies. I mean, he _was_ indeed a victim of the con, but he's also owning up to that he was taking the honesty for granted rather than fact-checking sooner than he did. It says a lot about a person's character when they not only admit to being wrong, but also admit that they _could've_ done something different to correct their mistake sooner. That's a lot to admit to, and he's a champ for doing so on such a hot topic (at least, a hot topic in this relatively niche corner of the internet).

[@Jabadamazo]

@@HalcyonSerenade well said!

[@IDontmeanit]

I wanna thank him too for keeping the fast food restaurants in his locality thriving. brave

[@IDontmeanit]

He's NOT addicted to food. Why'd you say that?

[@jaybrown4753]

Comprehensive. You deserve an award for making the sideways CRT difference make sense. Interesting and fun to watch.

[@killerrabbitmedia]

Insane level of research and even independent replication study. Well done, that visualisation of scanlines and rolling shutters was amazing

[@pullingonthestrings]

Dude, I die inside every time he wets his mouth in the SFGE panel footage. 👄💀

[@IDontmeanit]

So gross

[@themonsterunderyourbed9408]

His mouth is dry and pasty because of his anxiety of being exposed as a liar.

[@soapdood2085]

I love watching Billy Mitchell related content because he’s a literal cartoon supervillain.

[@RoddHarding]

Is a cartoon made with him somewhere?

[@leonredgrave]

@@RoddHardingIf you've ever watched The Regular Show, there's a [seemingly] one-off villain called Garrett Bobby Ferguson, or just GBF, for short; He appears as a floating disembodied head who is the "Universal Champion of [some video game in the show]", and when his high score is threatened he appears before the main characters and challenges them to a match of the arcade game, using trickery, underhanded tactics, disingenuous crying and blubbering about how his wife left him, the high score is the only thing that matters in his life anymore, etc. He has been compared to Billy Mitchell - even by Billy himself, who sued Cartoon Network shortly after the episode aired for using his likeness. The judge dismissed the case before it went to trial, stating, "Plaintiff's claims of use of his likeness are untrue, because Billy Mitchell is a Human being while the character is a disembodied, floating, bearded head."

[@Henrynerdcore]

Wrong he plays videogame. Hes more akin to M. Bison. Until there is a LITERAL cartoon about him, incorrect

[@mediokay]

He should have just ran with that gimmick instead of this bullshit

[@EatTheMarxists]

Ha, I’m your 69th like. Niiiiiiice. Yes, I am a 45 year old teenager. I admit it.

[@BumHi]

This is a prime example how 1 lie can turn into 1000 lies.

[@MrGrandure]

😂

[@pixelatedsethtube1271]

😂😂😂

[@matohibiki]

Those are known as 'metric lies'.

[@ELSTERLING]

Pro-tip: If someone claims they are 'the best in the world' the chance they're an honest person is small enough to be a statistical anomaly and if they claim they 'never lose' that chance drops to an absolute zero.

[@morticia981]

I'm the same age as Billy. I can't imagine spending my life chasing something that (didn't) happen as a kid. He's the OG cringe of my generation, still sporting an 80s haircut, acting grandiose, and ultimately stuck in 1981. Sad.

[@IDontmeanit]

That's why you have nothing and he's a nationally known millionaire. Weird

[@digitalspecter]

@@IDontmeanit If anything, that should make one question how fairly money is being distributed.

[@HughAverageHomoMan]

@@IDontmeanit You have nothing and spend all your time defending him. what does that say about you?

[@trolleriffic]

@@IDontmeanit How do you know they have nothing? Also, being a millionnaire these days is nothing special - in the US alone 18.4 million households are worth a million dollars or more. Morticia also isn't as far as I can tell held in contampt by millions of people, nor are they considered to be a pathetic loser whose life these days is a running joke.

[@cheshirecat6519]

It’s not like Karl Jobs’s Lawyers needed anymore proof but, they can now add this one and rest their case.

[@-Keith-]

Karl already had everything that was shown in this video. He's been sitting on a lot of evidence for years that hasn't been made public because of the ongoing legal issues.

[@JoebDragon]

but will this hold up in court? Will push on the joystick derail things? even more so if they try to use TODAYS TG rules vs the rules back then?

[@camrunner6633]

Karl is part of billys life cannon

[@billvolk4236]

Getting sued by Billy has become Karl's full-time job. What is he even going to do with himself when it's over? Try to get sued by the Completionist?

[@Phonixfire]

​@@billvolk4236Another Goldeneye speedruning breakdown probably.

[@MrFlamingstick]

Ain't no way I didn't have to pay to watch this, this is incredibly well done

[@GeomancerHT]

Time is money, you did pay for this.

[@user-bn5df6hl1d]

he didnt have time to come up with it

[@someone1tohold]

@@prezadent1 Is he wrong, this video had hundreds of fking adds in it.

[@jpgcne]

​@@prezadent1He is not wrong

[@necrosadotor]

they're those """sigma males"""@@prezadent1

[@chuck_stones]

Coming back to watch this again 5 months later because this is one of the best stories, told in possibly the very best way on KZbin.

[@StRoRo]

If he told me his name is Billy Mitchell, I wouldn't believe him.

[@ericjohnson6105]

I saw the King of Kong doc and really found it strange that the challenger was literally playing the game throughout the whole thing, while Billy is never even seen next to a machine, much less playing it. And when the mysterious video comes in to the arcade it is treated as the Ten Commandments by the one Billy-sycophant.

[@dlancer2k]

RIP Apollo Legend, the OG youtuber who got the ball rolling in exposing Billy Mitchell.

[@EmeraldLavigne]

I believe one could make a cogent case that Billy holds some distinct responsibility for Apollo's death.

[@BreadPitt7]

@@EmeraldLavigneApollo had a lot of issues though. Of course Billy was part of it but it isn’t entirely on him.

[@zacca6000]

Apollo didn't get the ball rolling, he just repeated the findings that others made to cash in on the whole thing and then got caught up in the mess. Don't get me wrong, it's unfortunate what happened to him but he in no way was crucial to taking down Billy. If anything, he only encouraged Billy to keep suing since Apollo settled the lawsuit against himself and had to pay Billy a lot of money which in turn made Billy think he can make anyone shut up and give him money, so long as he hit them with a lawsuit.

[@dlancer2k]

@@zacca6000 He got the ball rolling as far as youtube interest goes. He didn't just repeat what other videos said. He scoured the internet for all the data he could find to put it into his comprehensive video, which inevitably caught the attention of Billy Mitchell.

[@zacca6000]

​@@dlancer2kEZScape had a video on Apollo and his methods. He makes it clear Apollo used his and others work and garnered himself attention for it and acted like he did everyone a favor, when he didn't. If Apollo was actually careful with the information he had, he wouldn't of had to deal with Billy at all but he wanted to jump in on a subject that was still hot and paid the price for it. The video is called "The Downfall of Apollo Legend feat Billy Mitchell, Todd Rogers & DarkViperAU [RE-UPLOAD]" and the video is reuploaded on a different channel due to not being on EZScape's channel anymore but it goes through a lot about Apollo and how the speedrunning community really did not like him and it's around the 36 minute mark that EZScape goes over his personal issues with Apollo and how he would jump into a situation without knowing the full details or even repeating mistaken details that could of been corrected but he wanted the drama content. As for Billy, the information was going to come out about him no matter what, Apollo just happened to make a video at the right time and had enough information from other peoples content to make it sound like he knew what he was doing until he made assumptions with that information and had no backing to those assumptions, thus causing Billy to sue him.

[@NearEDGE]

There's only one possibility that Billy is innocent that occurs to me, knowing how a bunch of different video stuff works. The literal only possibility for him is if all of his gameplay was recorded using a direct capture device that was designed to only out put full frames. In this case meaning that it buffers the entire frame and then sends that out as video. If Billy had a custom video capture device commissioned from someone it's possible that they could have made a device that did this a couple of ways. One of which could be by cannibalizing the ADC from an LCD display of the time. I would need to see what the original Donkey Kong from the arcade cabinet looks like when someone did something blasphemous like putting an LCD into the arcade cabinet instead of a CRT. Something that no one would do today with the knowledge of how LCD's and CRT's mechanically differ, but something that someone might have done in the early 2000's. Even in this scenario it doesn't guarantee that you'd get a result that looked the same as MAME output, but you would get something that at least slightly more closely resembled MAME than Arcade most likely

[@NostalgicHime]

I can't deny I keep rewatching just for the incredible intro and that clip of Billy falling up the stairs. 😂

[@TimMcVey]

I LOVE his argument about the room camera vs filming directly for a "movie". I can speak on this directly. I have a movie too. At no point did we ever use a direct feed to capture "better video" for the movie. We used many cameras, and even cell phone footage... and it was high enough quality. And then his argument about not having "original footage" and putting the onus on TG themselves... I have MY ORIGINAL record footage. All of it. That's on Billy man. There's zero record for the player to NOT have the original record submission footage.

[@jemlesvideo]

Hello ! Does anyone know where can we watch the full testimony of Billy ? Thanks.

[@TimMcVey]

@@jemlesvideo Google "Billy Mitchell Full Deposition"

[@p0llk4t07]

​@@jemlesvideoI don't think it's been uploaded yet and may never be fully available...but typically the lawyers doing the deposition have full rights to do what they want with the recording so Twin Galaxies owns the video deposition and they have shared it with others like Karl Jobst...

[@jemlesvideo]

@@p0llk4t07 It had been uploaded but removed ! I witnessed it I even started to watch the footage. I should have downloaded it at the time...

[@litoxcas]

This all happened because Billy Mitchell was Twin Galaxie's puppet master and they let him manipulate scores and rules at will. Anyone, except Billy Mitchell, had to go through a lot of scrutiny and very extreme rules to present evidence of a Donkey Kong score, but Billy Mitchell just needed to send a tape of game play without him showing his face and it was accepted immediately. It was pathetic.

[@kenon6968]

Wasn't he effectively a co-owner during those days?

[@litoxcas]

@@kenon6968 more reason to follow the rules and lead by example, instead he added a layer of conflict of interest and manipulated poor Walter Day to do whatever he pleased.

[@lasskinn474]

@@kenon6968 I think the more correct term would be "main funder" rather than co-owner. the irony is of course that the investment would've had more return if he wasn't such a dick

[@LordZordid]

To bad he didn't mention how Walter Day is in a cult and how he was forced to keep up the Twin Galaxy and Mitchell hype. There's some good documentaries that delve into this.

[@gristen]

​@@LordZordidbro a cult?? just when i thought this story couldnt get any crazier

[@nrares21]

Fantastic video I really enjoy listening to you explaining things like this and telling stories, that's the problem with the intro it's a bit longer than I'd have liked but it would have been better if you narrated it

[@joniden2215]

This is probably my favorite video on KZbin right now.

[@funkyshade]

After about 2 hours and 30 minutes in I realized: Wow... This is such a ridiculous and stupid thing to lie about. Billy must have a pretty fragile ego

[@mcfarvo]

Pathological personality faults in Squilliam Fitchellson

[@jemlesvideo]

Hello ! Does anyone know where can we watch the full testimony of Billy ? Thanks.

[@LLFoolJ]

​@TheDragonDAFan that's the thing man; he really doesn't need to do any of this nonsense for the income. He's got money from his restaurants and real estate, this is about nothing but his own ego.

[@Kilmarro]

​@@LLFoolJ I feel like the issue is that he has what he has based on consistently lying about his achievements or allegedly cheating to get those achievements. Without the deception, he doesn't have what he has now.

[@vibe_oli]

Yes, it’s like watching a caricature of a classic grandiose narcissist. He can’t face the truth or his world will shatter along with his mind. That’s why his hair is so big, it’s full of secrets 🤫 While hilarious it is equally sad to be honest. 😬

[@patrickbrown7438]

I can't watch any of this without feeling like my 9-yr-old self desperately lying to explain why my homework wasn't done, then having to lie again and again as each of the previous lies unraveled. I would say anything to get out of the situation. But, in my defense, I WAS NINE YEARS OLD. At some point, you have to become an adult and realize that the mental exhaustion just isn't worth it. If you don't, then your whole life becomes the lie. Why? To prop up a fake achievement in a video game?

[@CasualKraken]

RIP Apollo Legend

[@DJ-qr5wg]

🥺 Did Billy Mitchell kill him?

[@CasualKraken]

@@DJ-qr5wgBilly sued him and put a bunch of pressure on him and he ended up taking his own life. I’m sure that’s not the only reason but it was a factor

[@zacfubar1]

This is an incredibly well put together essay. It explains the technical and interpersonal details of the case perfectly. Any lawyer involved in the litigation surrounding this story should just show this to the judge.

[@A_Wild_Dyzzy]

“Could I clarify?” “No.” Oh my god I actually feel bad for his lawyer. That ending was comedy gold. Billy just cannot keep his mouth shut.

[@kenon6968]

You'd think that a guy that was so enthusiastic about ringing others through the legal system would know rule number one, let the lawyer do the talking and if you have to speak say as little as possible

[@TKUltra971]

That alone raises more red flags than a communist parade. Dude gets asked yes or no questions then proceeds to give everything in between.

[@Andreea-kj2sv]

It's so funny that Billy is psychologically destroying HIS OWN LAWYER.

[@iRemainNameless]

Timestamp?

[@L1vv4n]

@@iRemainNameless whole section starts at 3:43:51, exact 'could i clarify' at 3:48:42

[@BrandonGavin_EDC]

The little dude who helped Billy with the tape, “nope you can’t see it, it’s one play only” is so pathetic too,

[@aegisgfx]

yes he is the typical maga follow the liar type

[@JackoWillMakeLives-loveu]

@@aegisgfxhow dare you talk about your next president like that

[@aegisgfx]

@@JackoWillMakeLives-loveu sorry but Hunter Biden is your next president, we're going to make sure of that

[@ryans1114]

Right, why can’t he see it? If there was nothing to hide then no reason to worry

[@aegisgfx]

@@JackoWillMakeLives-loveu Hunter Biden? Yes he will make a fantastic president for you insane maga psychos

[@BobbyBlackhearts666]

Karl recommended your video, and I loved every moment of it! Even after watching all of his vids on BM, multiple times, there are many new details here I never knew about, such as Carlos, and I enjoyed how you fleshed out many parts as well. I'll be watching it again soon I feel. The final segment is hilarious. It's surreal that such a thing like this whole situation is even happening. I almost forgot it was real, they all behaved like characters in a soap opera, like everyone is on this insane joke. I know it isn't the case, but it's almost easier to believe than that it's real. Thank you for all of your work putting this massive beast of a video together!

[@jadoyon]

The montage at the end is hilarious. Being his lawyer must have been a very hard job.

[@PimpinBassie2]

I find it amazing that Walter Day escaped much of the scrutiny and with reputation intact. He was a full participant in the conspiracy.

[@bottlewishez7889]

Funny. I was just watching the video where Wiebe gets the WR, and Walter is on the phone asking BM if he's officially submitting his score. They're both trash.

[@wareforcoin5780]

I'm starting to get afraid that I'll have to make the scathing video about all the shady things he's done myself, but I don't know if I have the strength for such a task.

[@LordPrometheous]

I couldn't stand that Billy-loving, sycophantic bastard ever since seeing him in King of Kong. God, what a vacuous, gaping asshole. Mostly because of how they shat all over Steve Wiebe, the most innocent, wholesome, standup guy in this whole thing.

[@yeeaahhzz]

figured that was why in Wreck it Ralph, his name is mr litwick, not day

[@Dutchman451]

Already the "He was a basketball" quote had me expecting good things 😂. I'm glad Veritas committed to making this video

[@J.C...]

Yea but Steve was the basketball lol. 🤣

[@Herodotus888]

The vid is great and all but what I really want to know is at what point Steve morphed into a sentient human.

[@feargalohagan6510]

Do you also edit these videos? They are so detailed and get really fluid, great work.

[@lananieves4595]

I can't believe I watched this whole thing. Really well done - way better than the typical YT deep dive.

[@caged3249]

The transition of Billy repeatedly swiping the screen to the right is gold. Haven't finished the video yet, but it's been worth the wait & managed to get me interested in a story I've never been invested in. Well done

[@pinkmouse4863]

Indeed. It made me unreasonably happy for such a tiny thing.

[@Ephesians-yn8ux]

Take a moment and appreciate how absurd it is that Todd went tarantula shopping and brought a grocery bag full of spiders into the arcade.

[@oban3773]

Did I miss something, wasnt this late at night too? I know its Florida, but where do you buy tarantulas at midnight?

Yeah that was so out of left field, we have to let that sink in. I don't claim to be a Todd Todgers.. Rogers expert, but who brings animals to the arcade let alone spiders. All bets are off at this point. Why didn't he bring in a monkey named Kong, because that would actually make sense... 😆

[@NZKiwiRic]

..AÀNNNNDÐ.... opened the bag of tarantulas to "put the tape(s)of the scoring" in there... 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ErikWP]

Great way to start a horror movie though.

@@NZKiwiRic Billy could have said "Todd's tarantulas ate my tape". Missed opportunity.

[@bogganalseryd2324]

that he sued Carl is the worst move ever. he will lose

[@Chiefofbricks]

Excellent video! In all honesty I did skim some of the technical information in the beginning, but this was so well put together. I hope justice is finally served

[@jamess7315]

This is some of the best investigative journalism I’ve seen in such an obscure area. Amazing! Well done

[@grizzlywhisker]

Billy Mitchell has been endlessly stacking lie on top of lie on top of lie for years and years, not to mention suing everyone who rightfully calls him out for being a cheating scoundrel and blatant liar... So although the stakes are incredibly low and the "reputation" he's trying to defend is totally forgettable and unimpressive, it needed to be done.

[@jemlesvideo]

Hello ! Does anyone know where can we watch the full testimony of Billy ? Thanks.

[@reagansido5823]

The idea that Billy could ever have the GWR for the Donkey Kong highest score is simply silly. We all know Tommy Tallarico is the one who holds that honor. He's done everything!

[@embyrr922]

It was Joey! It's always Joey!

[@Lindrua]

This was not at all a joke I expected on this video. Thank you, you absolute legend.

[@lucy_fair]

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one to whom KZbin recommended this video after a binge watch of all of Hbomberguys videos. Tommy Tallaricos mother must be very proud of him indeed.

[@loneskankster2242]

​@embyrr922 Come on. Do you really think the first American to work on Sonic, would just lie like that?

[@andrewmccarty8412]

@@embyrr922well played, guys!

[@knightlautrec4311]

"Cheaters don't cheat to do something they're not capable of, but they cheat to do something they're capable of without the grind"

[@commandercow8930]

Thanks for this in-depth exploration of this story! Great video!

[@Jobocan.]

If Billy somehow big brains this and sues you for this video... he should at least know that the defense will absolutely play this video in its entirety for the jury.

[@shawnd567]

Billy isn't going to sue anyone any time soon. He is about to lose 2 in a row.

[@AToolWithTools]

​@@shawnd567And isn't he doing Kameo now and trying to drum up more money? Lawsuits take moolah after all

[@Jrez]

​@@shawnd567imagine thinking losing case after case would stop Billy Mitchell

[@Jobocan.]

@@shawnd567 I think we've established at this point that Billy is an idiot, so him making stupid decisions is just par for the course. And also he's evil. Like when he celebrated after Apollo Legend killed himself (largely as a result of Billy suing him).

[@i_like_lemons]

I kinda want him to do it so he can lose again, but I also don't want anyone to have to deal with Silly Bitchell's frivolous lawsuits. But if he does, I hope this guy do a fundraising cause people will absolutely come to his aid.

[@StudioMudprints]

Mitchell's gross mouth noises during that SFGE thing are infuriating.

[@slappzdebeiss273]

Dude I've never wanted to shove a microphone down someone's throat so bad in my life! After unplugging it of course 🤢

[@corvuscorax7451]

The way he talks into microphones was, by leaps and bounds, the most difficult part of watching this video. He's so astoundingly bad at it.

[@BoleDaPole]

Hey let's not body shame the guy. That's uncalled for.

[@davethefoxmage5797]

Honestly, I'd say that's 70/30 the fault of the sound technician - you can get rid of most of that noise. Still, I do wonder if he (Billy) deliberately exaggerated that as a way to focus people's attention on that rather than his arguments/defenses. I've seen people do it in video conferences... not often, but more often than I'd expect?

[@manuelpatino7863]

​😂​@@BoleDaPole😂

[@Grabacr]

Spectacular work, Veritas! Your documentaries never cease to amaze me

[@budslack3729]

"He was a basketball!"

[@Arcademan09]

It's really pathetic that even when being questioned by lawyers... *He still has the URGE to dress up like Billy™*

[@mwperk02]

What's worse is that's his own lawyer asking him questions at least for some of those clips. He cannot shut his mouth.

[@bluedistortions]

The only thing this amazing documentary is missing is a mention that there is a yearly donkey kong competition, and billy only entered once, and made last place, never to enter a live arcade tournament with actual competition before or since.

[@kenon6968]

he won that one in Australia, which qualifies him to be the all-time southern hemisphere donkey Kong champion and if you don't like it take it up with Shigeru Miyamoto

[@kennethhedervare2940]

I love the video, Veritas. I do want to note, though, the way Billy's voice was recorded in the panel you were using to address the process of lying that he uses was really hard to listen to. I dunno if the sound guy for that panel just really wanted every mouth noise imaginable to be used, or if Billy just doesn't know how to use a microphone, but it triggered my misophonia.