Donkey Kong high-score record holder sues YouTuber for $450,000

Game over? Donkey Kong high-score record holder SUES Aussie YouTuber who accused him of cheating – and he wants $450,000 in damages

An American professional gamer is suing a YouTuber from Brisbane who accused him of cheating to achieve a high score.

William James Mitchell, 57, from Florida, is seeking damages of $450,000 in a Queensland court over Karl Jobst’s allegations that he cheated at arcade game Donkey Kong in order to claim the world championship title.

Mitchell says Jobst also defamed him with four other allegations including that he uses litigation ‘to force third parties to recognise his achievements in video gaming’.

American professional gamer William James Mitchell (pictured) is suing a YouTuber from Brisbane who accused him of cheating to achieve a high score 

Following a pre-trial decision by Judge Dean Morzone, the defamation suit will likely go to court after Jobst tried to contest the claims on the grounds of ‘contextual truth’, reports The Herald Sun.

A pre-trial decision states Mitchell has ‘positively denied’ Jobst’s defence. 

In documents submitted to Cairns District Court, Mitchell lists allegations he claims were made by Jobst that he insists are untrue.

Mitchell says Jobst falsely claimed he planned to make a video he could fraudulently use as evidence that he reached a score of 1,062,800 playing Donkey Kong.

Mitchell is seeking damages of $450,000 in a Queensland court over Karl Jobst’s (right) allegations that he cheated at Donkey Kong in order to claim the world championship title 

Mitchell also says Jobst claimed he had been banned from submitting scores to Twin Galaxies LLC, the official organisation that ranks high scores for Donkey Kong and other classic arcade games, for ‘cheating’ – an allegation he says is untrue.

He says Jobst made another false claim by accusing him of ‘callously’ expressing joy after learning of the death of famous YouTuber Ben Smith.

Mitchell filed the defamation suit last year and was ordered by Judge Morzone to submit $15,000 to a solicitor’s trust for Jobst’s legal costs because he lives overseas.

Following a pre-trial decision by Judge Dean Morzone, the defamation suit will likely go to court after Jobst (pictured) tried to contest the claims on the grounds of ‘contextual truth’

The money will be released to Jobst to cover legal fees if the judge makes an order.

Mitchell was famously featured in the 2007 documentary The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, about his attempt to achieve Donkey Kong’s highest score.

Jobst wrote himself into the history books in 2017 by smashing a speedrun record that stood for 15 years, after spending 250 hours attempting to break it.

He finished the ‘Dam’ level of Nintendo 64 game Goldeneye 007 in just 52 seconds.

Mitchell says Jobst falsely claimed he planned to make a video he could fraudulently use as evidence that he made a score of 1,062,800 on Donkey Kong (Pictured: a still from the game)

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