Video game records taken off books

Once dubbed “video game player of the century,” Billy Mitchell’s reign in the arcade is now in question. The man who held world records in games like “Donkey Kong” and “Pac-Man” has been stripped of his high scores. Last week, Twin Galaxies, the organization that referees classic arcade scores, said some of Mitchell’s records were not attained on actual arcade machines but by using software which replicates the games — a violation of the rules. Last Friday, Guinness World Records acted in accordance with the ruling by scrubbing Mitchell’s records. Over the weekend, Mitchell promised to prove his scores are valid in a YouTube video.