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Post by dschult3 on Nov 22, 2017 20:38:50 GMT
I have been seeing this pop up a lot more in the last few years. I don't know if Ben Heck, the guru himself, will end this discussion, but it is interesting to see the new technology which could see if the record was a lie or not.
Many people think that the record was set with a game that was slightly off, or an Atari that was slightly off. Others think it was an outright lie. I don't know what to think. I do know that psychopaths out there trash talk the record holder to the point that he doesn't do interviews anymore.
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Post by Balder on Nov 22, 2017 20:46:25 GMT
I hate that people are so mean to harass others. But I can't seem to get a little suspicious when a perfect simulation of the game cannot beat his score.
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Post by dschult3 on Nov 22, 2017 21:16:55 GMT
I hate that people are so mean to harass others. But I can't seem to get a little suspicious when a perfect simulation of the game cannot beat his score. It was certified by Activision. I'm willing to believe that the system's timing was off. Who knows? |
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Post by Balder on Nov 22, 2017 21:41:12 GMT
I hate that people are so mean to harass others. But I can't seem to get a little suspicious when a perfect simulation of the game cannot beat his score. It was certified by Activision. I'm willing to believe that the system's timing was off. Who knows? Yeah that may definitely be the case. I saw the video a long time ago, was there no way to test his cartridge or system? Or are they gone? I can't remember. |
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Post by dschult3 on Nov 22, 2017 22:04:00 GMT
It was certified by Activision. I'm willing to believe that the system's timing was off. Who knows? Yeah that may definitely be the case. I saw the video a long time ago, was there no way to test his cartridge or system? Or are they gone? I can't remember. I don't know. In this video, the master himself is clocking the game with the 2600 to see if it is even possible for a system to hit that record. |
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Post by stratogustav on Dec 8, 2017 4:48:25 GMT
If it is possible it can be true.
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Post by Cervantes on Dec 9, 2017 0:34:51 GMT
It's not unknown of faulty systems or cartridges producing interesting things - like all the "tilt the cartridge tricks" in retro games. I guess this is probably the case; from what I've seen, in the actual game code it's indeed impossible to produce his record. I would say that he's just lying (the guy has other very, very questionable records), but his record was verified by Activision at the time.
Let's see what Ben Heck finds about it.
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Post by dschult3 on Jan 24, 2018 21:14:01 GMT
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Post by dschult3 on Feb 2, 2018 23:03:07 GMT
Well, I'm pretty much convinced that this guy is a liar. Pat has a point about questioning Twin Galaxies about everything now too. I still have a slight feeling that it could be done if the 2600 is off in its timing, but I think I'm pretty sure that this record is a fraud. The Donkey Kong record is laughable, though.
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