Billy Mitchell

Billy Mitchell

Born: July 16, 1965
in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
Billy L. Mitchell, born on July 16, 1965, in Holyoke, Massachusetts, gained fame for achieving high scores in classics from the Golden Age of Arcade Games. Despite evidence of several high scores being cheated, he confidently claims the title of the "greatest arcade-video-game player of all time." Additionally, he is the proprietor of the "Rickey's World Famous Restaurant" chain located in Hollywood, Florida, and markets a line of hot sauces under the brand "Rickey's World Famous Sauces."

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Movies for Billy Mitchell...

Token Taverns
Title: Token Taverns
Character: Self
Released: April 30, 2023
Type: Movie
The golden age of arcades may have been in the 80s, but decades later arcades are back and bigger than ever in the arcade bar. Arcade bars have been spreading across the globe; transporting old school gamers back to their childhood while bringing in a new generation of players. It's Cheers for nerds, a place where every body knows your game. "Token Taverns" is a documentary exploring the growth of arcade bars and what this growing trend is all about. "Token Taverns" centers on 3 arcade bars and their owners over 2 years as they try to thrive and survive through a global pandemic.
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The Fiddling Horse
Title: The Fiddling Horse
Character: Colt Reynolds
Released: October 16, 2019
Type: Movie
Leslie inherits a horse and, in an attempt to elevate her failing status within her high society circle, trains it to race while secretly executing a long-con with an ex celebrity jockey.
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Title: All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
Character: Billy Mitchell
Released: October 2, 2019
Type: TV
A world-class roster of diverse male and female wrestlers give fans a new wrestling experience for the first time in 20 years.
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Man vs. Snake
Title: Man vs. Snake
Character: Himself
Released: September 27, 2015
Type: Movie
1984. One shiny quarter. 44.5 hours of continuous play. The race to be the first gamer in history to score one BILLION points. Until recently, Timothy McVey (not the terrorist) thought he had — for all these years — held the world record on Nibbler.
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Nintendo Quest
Title: Nintendo Quest
Character: Self
Released: June 26, 2015
Type: Movie
Homer's Odyssey meets King of Kong as two über geeks try to collect all 678 officially licensed Nintendo Entertainment System game cartridges in 30 days, WITHOUT the aid of online purchasing.
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The King of Arcades
Title: The King of Arcades
Character: Himself
Released: June 17, 2014
Type: Movie
Follow the rise and fall of the King of Arcades as one man pursues his dream against all odds. The King of Arcades details the life and times of punk rock musician and classic arcade collector Richie Knucklez, on his journey to cultural prominence when he takes his passion for collecting to new heights by opening an arcade business in Flemington, New Jersey, only to watch it fall in the wake of economic hardship.
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Meet the New Kings of Kong
Title: Meet the New Kings of Kong
Character: Self
Released: December 12, 2013
Type: Movie
Motherboard attended The Kong Off 3 in Denver, where we spent four loopy days in a dark arcade documenting the action-packed rivalry between two of Donkey Kong's fiercest adversaries: Hank Chien, a 39-year old plastic surgeon who graduated from Harvard and 22-year old French Canadian meathead, Vincent Lemay.
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The Video Craze
Title: The Video Craze
Character: Himself
Released: July 24, 2013
Type: Movie
A documentary on classic video arcade collectors across North America. Those who were the first to look into the neon haze of a vector/raster screen and fall in love. The first quarter poppers, the "vidiots" who never grew up.
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King of Con!
Title: King of Con!
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 2012
Type: Movie
Classic arcade champion Dwayne Richard pulls back the curtain on the King of Kong film, including how the filmmakers changed the facts of the story, how Billy Mitchell received payoffs from them and how the man who really defeated Mitchell's 1982 Donkey Kong record was left out of the film. You'll never look at the King of Kong the same way after you've learned the truth.
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The Perfect Fraudman
Title: The Perfect Fraudman
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 2012
Type: Movie
Classic arcade champion Dwayne Richard exposes the story behind Billy Mitchell's alleged "first Perfect Pac-Man" with evidence that he may not have been the first, how he used his influence to hold back other scores on several games and more. You will be amazed at how much of the story Mitchell works to hide.
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Frag
Title: Frag
Character: Himself
Released: October 15, 2008
Type: Movie
Exploited, abused and sometimes abandoned most gamers fail to reach the top, but like all sports heroes exist. FRAG is the true story of professional video gaming outlining the evolution of the 1980’s arcade game competitions to the elite tournaments of today for millions of dollars around the globe.
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The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
Title: The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
Character: Himself
Released: March 25, 2007
Type: Movie
In this hilarious arcade showdown, a humble novice goes head-to-head against the reigning Donkey Kong champ in a confrontation that rocks the gaming world to its processors! For over 20 years, Billy Mitchell has owned the throne of the Donkey Kong world. No one could beat his top score until now. Newcomer Steve Wiebe claims to have beaten the unbeatable, but Mitchell isn't ready to relinquish his crown without a fight. Go behind the barrels as the two battle it out in a vicious war to earn the title of the true King of Kong.
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Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade
Title: Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade
Character: Himself
Released: January 19, 2007
Type: Movie
1982's Video Game World Champions share their philosophies on joysticks, groupies and life.