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For other people named Billy Mitchell, see Billy Mitchell (disambiguation). William Lendrum Mitchell (December 29, 1879 – February 19, 1936) was a United States Army officer who is regarded as the father of the United States Air Force.
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Pac-Man. Donkey Kong. William James Mitchell Jr. (born July 16, 1965) is an American video game player. He achieved fame throughout the 1980s and 1990s through claiming numerous records on classic video games, including a perfect score on Pac-Man. Twin Galaxies and Guinness World Records recognized Mitchell as the holder of several records on ...
- William James Mitchell Jr., July 16, 1965 (age 58), Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S.
Jan 16, 2024 · Twin Galaxies, a website for video game high scores, announced that it will restore Billy Mitchell's records as part of its "historic database" after a confidential agreement. The decision follows a legal dispute over Mitchell's Donkey Kong performances, which were challenged by an expert witness and a score-chasing community.
Jan 16, 2024 · Billy Mitchell, the Donkey Kong champion who was banned and had his scores removed from Twin Galaxies in 2018, has his historical records reinstated after a multi-year dispute. The site's expert determined that his scores could have been caused by aging hardware components and anomalies. He is still not listed on the modern leaderboards.
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Jun 18, 2020 · Billy Mitchell, the former Donkey Kong and Pac-Man champion, has been given back his world records by Guinness World Records after an investigation by Twin Galaxies International Scoreboard. The organization found that his scores were legitimate and based on live public performances on hardware verified by Nintendo. Mitchell disputed the disqualification and threatened to sue Guinness over the previous decision.
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Jun 18, 2020 · As of Thursday, Mitchell is once again recognized by Guinness as the first player to reach a perfect score — 3,333,360 points — in Pac-Man. That organization also recognizes him as the first ...
