Interview with Robert Mruczek - Feburary 23, 2019

This interview was prompted by the discovery of an old MTV interview with Mruczek, wherein he shows off Billy Mitchell's newly accepted Donkey Kong submission of 1.047M. Of course, the tape Robert shows is covered in what we recognize today as signatures of MAME. Billy's only remaining defense has been to accuse rival Dwayne Richard of altering his real tapes, citing email threats and hearsay dating back to 2009. Silly as those accusations were, they are now fully debunked by this discovery. You can read the full breakdown here: https://www.twingalaxies.com/ersatzcats/wall/6238/a-long-lost-interview-with-robert-mruczek-has-revealed-yet-more-evidence-against-billy-mitchell/page/1

For more on the oddity of Roy Shildt's scores in the TG second edition book of records, see: https://www.twingalaxies.com/ersatzcats/wall/6290/tg-oddities-roy-shildt-and-the-second-tg-book-of-records/page/1

0:25 - New MAME evidence against Billy Mitchell
3:00 - Story of Funspot 2005 tape screening
8:00 - Where did the tapes come from?
11:35 - Was the tape at Funspot 2005 really that static-y?
14:00 - Steve Wiebe's 1.049M submission, and why Robert rejected it
15:50 - Why did Robert leave TG? (Wiebe score, Roy Shildt, Atari leaderboard split)
19:30 - What were the circumstances behind Billy's earlier submissions?
21:35 - Why was Steve's score unacceptible while Billy's score was accepted? (Other Billy direct feed games)
27:10 - More on Steve's 1.006M score and Billy's 1.014M submission
29:45 - Celebratory event for first 1M on DK
35:15 - Where were Billy's false starts?
36:25 - Roy's theory about the first 1M DK event
42:15 - Billy and Walter in the late '80s and '90s?
44:00 - Robert's TG origin story
47:00 - Billy's 1999 Pac-Man game
53:35 - Something screwy going on in the TG book second edition
1:00:15 - Roy Shildt's lawyer
1:02:20 - Walter Day's legacy
1:05:45 - Todd Rogers and Barnstorming
1:08:50 - One of Todd's scores was recently surpassed
1:11:40 - Coffee stain?
1:13:55 - Ron Corcoran
1:20:20 - Todd Rogers' Kaboom score
1:21:55 - Billy Mitchell and "bad publicity"
1:22:30 - Does Todd believe his outlandish claims?
1:24:10 - The Picturehouse forums, and Robert's secret identity
1:25:15 - Robert and Dwayne defending Billy after King of Kong
1:26:50 - Dwayne and "King of Con"
1:29:20 - Inaccuracies and misrepresentations in King of Kong
1:32:25 - Brian and Perry visit Steve's home, cancelled announcement for first 1M
1:34:00 - Competing film crews
1:37:00 - Abdner Ashman
1:39:20 - More film crew shenanigans
1:40:20 - Did Walter and Billy want King of Kong?
1:41:40 - Back to Billy and "bad publicity"
1:43:20 - Robert's impression of Billy's "Road to Redemption"
1:44:50 - Why does Billy really kill off his games early?
1:47:20 - Robert's thoughts on the TG dispute process
1:48:40 - Robert's role in ending the Dragster dispute
1:54:05 - The "Council of Legendary Gamers"
1:55:25 - Isaiah "Triforce" Johnson
1:58:20 - Robert's thoughts on TGSAP
1:59:40 - Preserving secret strategies?
2:01:35 - Is private referee verification too idealistic?
2:03:15 - Does Robert still attend gaming events?
2:03:45 - Billy and Walter taking over at SFGE
2:06:30 - Some people will never stop defending Billy
2:09:00 - Robert was offered "hush money" from Walter Day via Joel West
2:12:05 - Walter trying to shake down Steve Harris for money in the '80s
2:13:15 - Robert reflects on his experience with King of Kong
2:15:30 - Billy behind the scenes
2:16:20 - Some more discrepancies in the movie
2:18:00 - Tim Sczerby didn't fit the narrative
2:20:25 - Brian Kuh's lost opportunity
2:24:55 - Some people tried their best, made some bad calls, and the mistakes stick out

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