I’m not sure how I’ve avoided much information on The King of Kong until now. Maybe I’m still burned out on the King Kong push from Peter Jackson’s opus. Maybe I didn’t know what the film was about. Whatever the reason, now I’ve seen the trailer and I’m very intrigued.
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters is a documentary about a simple video game record that one man set twenty years ago, and another man is trying to beat. The game: Donkey Kong (hence the “Kong” in the title). A battle over a video game score doesn’t seem that epic a subject, but even occasional video game players know the frustration and drive that comes with trying to beat just one more baddie or complete one more goal. I can only imagine the drive that goes with trying to beat a twenty year old record.
Okay, maybe I’m not doing the movie much good with my description. Check it out for yourself. The trailer for The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters is online over at Yahoo (yes, that means you have to deal with the joys of streaming video). Click here to see the trailer for yourself
