Tuesday, January 29, 2008

King of Kong comes out today!


From AICN (excerpt), Bonus Materials

The bonus materials on this disc are fantastic as well. There is an absolute wealth of material here.

There is a slew of bonus footage including some festival Q&A stuff, extended interviews with damn near everyone involved in the project. A great piece on Billy Mitchell's hair stylings, music from Steve Wiebe and MORE FOOTAGE OF MR. AWESOME!!

There is a cool feature showing off art inspired by Donkey Kong that was collected by i am 8-bit and set to some kick-ass tunes. It'd be perfect to set up on a TV for a retro 80s themed party. (No, I've never held a retro-themed 80s party.)
There is an update entitled "The Saga Continues" that picks up some story where the movie leaves off. It goes on to explain the current state of the high score on Donkey Kong and the attempts that have been made to reclaim it. (I won't spoil that for you.)

A Really, Really Brief History of Donkey Kong is just that. A quick bite-sized animated history of Donkey Kong that would have fit in perfectly with the documentary to explain a bit more history behind the game itself.
There is so much more here including a glossary of commonly used arcade terms and an excellent side-by-side comparison of how Wiebe and Mitchell play Donkey Kong differently

2 comments:

Octopunk said...

I'm amped to see this! Now that we're finished watching Lost, maybe I can.

JPX said...

I gave you a copy of this, get watchin'!

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