This blog is for the CCSF course "GAME 100 - Exploring Game Worlds" which is an introduction to the history and status of games. Students examine games as an art form and as part of an ever-growing industry.
Friday, October 22, 2010
Today's Class - film with Q&A quiz, then "Donkey Kong" playing
"The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters"
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters is an American documentary film that follows Steve Wiebe as he tries to take the world high score for the arcade game Donkey Kong from reigning champion Billy Mitchell. The film premiered January 22, 2007, at the 2007 Slamdance Film Festival[1] and has been shown at the Newport Beach Film Festival, the Seattle International Film Festival, the SXSW Film Festival, the TriBeCa Film Festival, the True/False Film Festival, the Aspen Comedy Festival, and the Fantasia Festival. The film opened in limited release in the United States on August 17, 2007, in 5 theaters, and by September 9, 2007, the film had expanded to 39 theaters in the U.S.[2] Later in 2007, it appeared on the cable network G4.
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