Today at 3:30 PM CST, we'll be bringing you live text updates below of Steve Wiebe's Donkey conquest to take back the title from Dr. Hank Chien. We'll be live at Chicago, IL's Logan Hardware bringing you to-the-second updates on the schoolteacher's climbing score. Will he reach a kill screen? Will he top Dr. Chien's 1,068,000 points? Will Billy Mitchell send an ambassador with a mysterious tape? Read below to find out, and no need to refresh as the page will update itself.
Then on Sunday we'll be interviewing Wiebe to discuss, among other things, the record attempt and the class that will pre-empt it, DK101, where Steve will pass on some of his secrets to up-and-coming players. If you can't wait for that, you can always take a look at our previous Wiebe interview.
Update: Our interview with Steve Wiebe has been pushed back to later in the week.
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@zachkaplan: Word from the event: an exhausted Steve Wiebe has given up, never besting his first attempt that we live blogged. #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Word from the event: Steve died within ten minutes and restarted. We'll let you know if he breaks the record! #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Also, sorry about calling Pauline Daisy! Heat of the moment, ya know? #livetext
@daveisbored: RT @zachkaplan: Steve's final score #livetext #kongrecord http://yfrog.com/h3cjrcj
@zachkaplan: By the way, Steve made it to L19. Thanks for reading! #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Steve will attempt the score twice more tonight, but that's the end of our live blog. We'll catch up with Steve tomorrow! #livetext
@zachkaplan: Steve's final score #livetext #kongrecord http://yfrog.com/h3cjrcj
@Benjaguy: @zachkaplan #livetext #kongrecord darn!
@zachkaplan: Steve dies to a barrel at 872600 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: 861900 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Steve barely beats the factory stage, all them fireballs. 853100 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: 848100 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Rack up those 100pts Steve! 838100 #livetext #kongrecord http://yfrog.com/h2v6zzwj
@zachkaplan: 828100 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Whenever Steve gets the spring right he goes, "There it is" or "Right there." 820800 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: L18 with 812400 points #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: 803800 alright Steve! #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: 790900 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Make this last life count, Steve! 781700 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Steve loses his third life to a fireball in the ladder stage. 778700 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: 768000 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: 759900 #livetext #kongrecord
@fadetohorizon: I actually am. RT @zachkaplan Are you guys rivited? 742600 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: 751700, Steve is HAMMERING those barrels! #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Are you guys rivited? 742600 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: 731500 on L17 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: 723300 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Steve is the Master of Barrels. 707600 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Onto L16 with 698100 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Back to the factory. 691900 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Steve nears 700000 and the energy is INTENSE! 683900 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: 672400 #livetext #kongrecord
@CorbieD: Hang in there Zach! Don't run out of things to say just yet. #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: "Good job, Steve!" "Thanks!" 665000 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: 657100 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: 645600 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: 637200 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: 625000 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Gotta love that yeah yeah yeah guy. 621100 #livetext #kongrecord
@sammark: RT @zachkaplan: Another factory stage... #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Steve beats the barrel stage and passes 600000. 602500 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Steve finishes L 13 with 574800 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: 562200 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: 553000 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: ...And Steve clears it! 543400 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Another factory stage... #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: 537400 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: More 100 pt jumps! 526900 #livetext #kongrecord
@Slapshot82: RT @zachkaplan: Steve beats barrel stage and passes half a million! 502300 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: 519300 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: 511600 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Steve beats barrel stage and passes half a million! 502300 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: 491300 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: 488900 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Onto L12, 475800 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: L=11, steve beats another barrel stage. 470100 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: 453500 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Steve loses his second life on the factory stage! 442700 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: 433500 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Steve rakc up more 100pts jumping next to Kong. 423300 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: 413800 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Steve beats the elevator stage and passes 400000. 404800 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: L=10, 399800 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: 388100 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: The yeah guy is now shouting "Get it! Get it!" 382600 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Steve headbangs a little to celebrate passing 370000. 375300 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Whenever Steve beats the barrel stage, a guy near the back goes "Yeah! Yeah, yeah yeah... Yeah!!" 369300 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: 361500 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Steve after a few false starts goes under the correct spring! 358700 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: 351800 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: 341800 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: 333300 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: "How high can you get?" Taunts Kong. 325400 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Steve passes 300000 on the elevator stage. 300400 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Dteve means Steve oops! 283900 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: So many barrels barely avoided. Smash em Dteve! 282300 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Steve can control the fireballs on the last stage! What a pro. 274100 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Another board cleared. Daisy is safe... For now. 272600 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Steve jumps over a barrel AND smashes it. 262600 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: 258600 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: 252200 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Steve loses his first life on the factory stage. 241500 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: A barrel just barely misses Steve on the second to top platform. 228000 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Steve pumps his fist in the air ans passes 200000. He is a master at avoiding barrels. #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Steve got the hammer! Many barrels smashed #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Level 16 complete, (maybe board is the wrong word), many barrels jumped, 113500 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Board 15 complete, 103800 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Steve passes 100000 on board 15 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Board 13 complete, 91900 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: By we I meant 12 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Board we, the second factory stage, complete. 83500 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Board 11 complete, 69600 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: board 10 complete, fireballs avoided, Kong jumped next to, 64400 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Board 9, 52900 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: The first factory board #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: 39100 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: 36100, Onto board 7 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Jumping up and down next to Kong, 100 pts after 100 pts #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Board 6, 28700 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Level 5, 20400 #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Level 1 complete, 7800 pts #livetext #kongrecord
@antdickens: @zachkaplan is that funny looking twin galaxies official referee standing by somewhere? #livetext
@zachkaplan: Steve sits down and it begins! #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Steve shmoozes w fans and takes photos while they set up machine. He's as nice in real life as in the film. #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: "Roy Schildt's in there!" Steve jokes #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Steve announces himself, they say date, tighten screws on the machine #livetext #kongrecord
@dazcalvert: Go Wiebe! #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: Steve emerges! Legitimising it for TG #livetext #kongrecord http://yfrog.com/h2zspefj
@zachkaplan: "Almost!" #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: "Bear with us, the Twin Galaxies rules are intense" -staff member #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: This place is awesome, by the way. So many old arcade games. #livetext
@zachkaplan: Apparently people are here filming a new documentary... #livetext #kongrecord
@zachkaplan: To make the record official, they're pulling the machine out and filming all around it. Gummy substances, you know? #livetext
@zachkaplan: Where it's all going down #livetext http://yfrog.com/h3ynjksj
@zachkaplan: Class is out, Steve's taking a break, he's almost ready #livetext
@zachkaplan: Gonna play some BurgerTime while I wait. #livetext http://yfrog.com/h564816142j
@zachkaplan: Steve's wrapping up DK101, running a little behind schedule. It might go down a bit after 330. #livetext
@zachkaplan: #livetext #kongrecord Anything could happen today! Excited, avoiding all barrels subconsciously.
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Sounds cool. Is there any chance of a live stream?
@toymin80r, not from us I'm afraid, we're too poor!
What barrels could zach possibly encounter? Maybe a barrel of monkeys?
@Ravage: idk, but he probably should've practiced his barrel rolls before this event :3
Yep, I agree with Des. I see this in Zach's future.
Go, Wiebe! o/
@corbs: and i laugh whenever i see that, lol :3
BurgerTime ftw
Perfect moment for that picture
now i'm hungry for an actual burger
It's on like [Infringement of Nintendo of America Inc.’s Intellectual Property Rights]! (someone had to say it)
You can't even say "Its on like..."? That's just stoopid.
I'm looking forward to the above comment changing without notice to "It's on like [Infringement of Nintendo of America Inc.’s Intellectual Property Rights]!"
Wow, that cheater!
lol, okay, okay, someone needs to say it, so I'm going to.
Ahem...
IT'S ON LIKE [Infringement of Nintendo of America Inc.’s Intellectual Property Rights]! (...because it IS Donkey Kong, really. ^^; )
Best of luck to them both.
Woohoo! Goat hammer!
Good luck Steve!
Who is Daisy?
i thought it was Pauline...?
It's on like [Ninfringement of Intendo of America Inc.’s Intellectual Property Rights]!
It's trite like above statement.
I believe it is Pauline.
Oh sh.... Logan Hardware? I've been there! Great record store. I failed hard at their copy of the Tron arcade game, I did.
Phwoar probably gonna be two hours of intense concentration. That in itself is impressive.
DEFEATED
Great coverage Zach!
:<
It's on like Moderator Bait.
Wow what an awesome read, I didn't get to see it live but it was fun to see the score go up, dissapointed he didn't break the record though, hopefully he does it in the next two attempts & we find out tomorrow
@Raylax: oh crap, they've figured it out!
/me runs away
Ragequit?
@Aviator yep
Teh rage was on like [This comment contains words copyrighted by Nintendo]
So he wasn`t able to get it on after the first attempt.
Unlucky Weibe. Maybe it's time you moved on and did something with your life. LOL @Avaitor.
@12: lol, see #13. it's not that it can't be said, it's just that i found it amusing at the time. :3
Um, good luck with that....
Just starting to follow Steve, just watched the show on when he went to fun spot and Billy cowardly never showed then submitted his score on VHS...rofl...kinda fishy that Billy was so paranoid about cheaters makes you wonder about him. Glad to see Steve did BEAT HIM!!! Think Billy would have gotten a mil without getting pointers from STEVE or with a legite board...lol.
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