This time it was for Donkey Kong Jr. DKJr is way harder than Donkey Kong, and I really stink at it. DKJr was another game that Billy Mitchell was a long time record holder for, until he was beat last August by a guy named Ike Hall. Steve beat Ike’s record by over 100,000 points setting a score of 1,139,800 points. Steve will be attempting to beat the Donkey Kong record on June 2, 2009 at the E3 Enterainment Expo in LA. It will be broadcast live on G4 Television.

Congratulations Steve! Good luck in June trying to set the Donkey Kong record again.

Here’s a link the the Twin Galaxies announcement of the record: Twin Galaxies Announcement

I just got word that I am going to be picking up a Donkey Kong Jr. cabinet very soon! I’ve wanted to pick up a Nintendo cabinet for this restoration for some time. I’ve slowly been gathering all the pieces I need to restore one. I have the game PCB, a set of new sideart, a complete control panel, and a marquee. What I will need is a monitor bezel, which is on the cabinet I will be getting, and a wiring harness. More to come…