Episode 36: King of Kong (A Fist Full of Quarters)
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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.\\xa0 The charismatic but deceptive Billy Mitchell, self-proclaimed \\u201cworld\\u2019s best gamer,\\u201d will do anything to maintain his high-score and championship title regardless of the cost.
Other topics include American Movie\\u2019s influence on 2000s documentaries, Tarantino\\u2019s new book, Scorsese\\u2019s upcoming Killers of the Flower Moon, Leonard Cohen, big-budget movies and their influence on the movie industry, and Warren Zevon\\u2019s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nomination.
Songs of the Week
Your Wild Years by The Menzingers
Nothing in Return by Roky Erickson
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