Earlier Donkey Kong and Pac-Man High striker, Billy Mitchell was in court with the Twin Galaxies for its decision to remove the high score on their boards, according to court documents acquired by Ars Technica.
Mitchell, known for his appearance in a 2007 documentary was named King of Kong, he was accused of lying Donkey Kong high score. In 2018, after a long investigation, Arcade's game official, Twin Galaxies announced his decision to remove Mitchell's marks from its records and prevent him from participating on the competition's leaderboards. Mitchell was there the accused
Documents obtained by Ars Technica, however, suggest that Mitchell had already filed a claim before that, in April 2019. Mitchell told Ars Technica that the case was "officially transferred to the Twin Galaxies" in February before a detailed complaint was filed in March.
Mitchell accuses the Twin Galaxies of defamating the organization's April 2018. statement, in court documents, Mitchell's lawyers say the speech "has a liberty on its face" as saying that "Mitchell never received his official record." They alleged that the investigation was "pre-made" and that they "intended to expose and click on the Internet & # 39; by accusing Mitchell, the most visible of all video players, of cheating." Lawyers say the Twin Galaxies failed to contact "important witnesses" with details of the fact-check.
Mitchell said he scored high points & # 39; s on the arcade boards that were confirmed in front of hundreds of people, ”And more than 25 witnesses" sworn affidavits proving that Mitchell "received scores.
Twin Galaxies boss Jace Hall responded with a lengthy court letter in which he described the process. Hall said the Twin Galaxies spent “thousands of dollars in litigation.” He called the process "the most documented and well-researched video game of all time," noting the "cost, precision and length of the investigation."
The decision has not been taken in this case. The cases will be presented to the jury on July 6.
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