The ultimate badge: Part 1
Today, we’re doing a fun dive into the history of Donkey Kong Forum’s achievement badges, while foreshadowing the story of one of the craziest arcade gaming feats ever achieved.
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Billy Mitchell update: Not this [REDACTED] again
Not two months after Twin Galaxies and Billy Mitchell agreed to end their legal battle out of court, Mr. Cheater is back arguing his case to the judge yet again. Did TG violate their confidential settlement? Or is Billy Mitchell full of shit, yet again?
TG bounties: FF7 without materia, Robotron without arrows, Zelda without swords
It’s time to recap our third round of TG bounties. FF7’s Midgar was conquered without the use of materia, and many humans in Robotron were saved without our hero firing down. Also, we have new challenges to look forward to, on Super Mario Bros. 3, Missile Command, Kirby Super Star, and Phantasy Star.
How Twin Galaxies defeated the dumbest lawsuit in gaming history: Part 2
Okay, it’s the big day! As promised, I’m going to dissect some legal technicalities, lingering questions, and alternate outcomes, as I outline why Twin Galaxies’ out-of-court settlement with disgraced gaming fraud Billy Mitchell was a good thing for non-cheaters everywhere. Plus, we’ll take a look at what all of this means for TG moving forward.
How Twin Galaxies defeated the dumbest lawsuit in gaming history: Part 1
It’s finally time to begin closing the book on one of the stupidest chapters in video game history. Today, we recap the story so far, including the last few filings that came in before the deadline. We’re going to exonerate one Mighty Mister Tash. We will review what Twin Galaxies and Billy Mitchell did and did not get out of their out-of-court settlement. And we’ll also take a closer look at one very nutty professor.
Tanner Fokkens responds to Dr. Michael Zyda
In September 2022, perfectpacman.com proudly published a highly detailed technical analysis from hardware engineer and Donkey Kong expert Tanner Fokkens, examining why arcade and MAME transition screens appear the way they do. Today, Mr. Fokkens replies to a poorly conceived analysis from Billy Mitchell’s paid “expert witness”, Dr. Michael Zyda.
Billy Mitchell has surrendered
It’s official! Billy Mitchell has waved the white flag, coming to terms on a settlement with Twin Galaxies. While Billy did manage to clutch onto a couple shreds of undeserved dignity, his lawsuit against Twin Galaxies was otherwise an overwhelming defeat.
Escape from Los Angeles (with more new testimony)
We have new updates in the Billy Mitchell / Twin Galaxies legal battle. Today we look at Billy’s failed attempt to disqualify Tash, a new motion for sanctions against Billy, yet more damning testimony countering Billy’s lies, a few interesting interpretations from Judge Wendy Chang, and a look at how Walter Day was able to escape from L.A.
Jirard Khalil threatens to sue the Internet
Recently, Jirard Khalil, better known as “The Completionist”, published a video responding to recent reports of charity fraud. Unfortunately, Jirard chose to use this one-time opportunity to deflect responsibility, and to issue veiled threats of legal retaliation against the people covering the story. If this was supposed to be an “apology”, it could actually be the worst apology of all time.