Episode 36: King of Kong (A Fist Full of Quarters)

This week on Remainders, we talk the 2007 documentary King of
Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, the story of die-hard gamers
competing for the record high-score on Donkey Kong. Steve Wiebe,
a down on his luck everyman, needs a purpose and discovers it in
classic arcade gaming. As he attempts to break the record in
Donkey Kong, he is exposed to the power and corruption in the
underbelly of competitive gaming.  The charismatic but
deceptive Billy Mitchell, self-proclaimed “world’s best gamer,”
will do anything to maintain his high-score and championship
title regardless of the cost.


Other topics include American Movie’s influence on 2000s
documentaries, Tarantino’s new book, Scorsese’s upcoming Killers
of the Flower Moon, Leonard Cohen, big-budget movies and their
influence on the movie industry, and Warren Zevon’s Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame nomination.


Songs of the Week


Your Wild Years by The Menzingers


Nothing in Return by Roky Erickson


All Songs of the Week here





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