Robbie Lakeman
| Robbie Lakeman | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | 1986 (age 37–38) |
| Nationality | American |
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Robbie Lakeman is a competitive video game player who holds the world record for the arcade games Donkey Kong (1981), Stratovox (1980), and Super Pac-Man (1982).[1] He also formerly held the record score for the 1976 arcade game Death Race.
After regularly livestreaming attempts at the Donkey Kong record, Lakeman first took the record after beating Hank Chien's 2012 world record of 1,138,600 points with a score of 1,141,800 on September 4, 2014.[2] Lakeman subsequently exchanged the world record several times with Wes Copeland.[3][4][5] He has broken the record eight times, including the world record score of 1,272,800 on an original Nintendo Donkey Kong arcade cabinet on June 8, 2021.[6][7]
Controversy
[edit]Robbie Lakeman has made a number of controversial statements and accusations in recent years.
Lakeman has claimed numerous times that fellow competitive video game player Billy Mitchell has extorted him.[8][9][10][11] In addition, Lakeman has publicly accused Mitchell of using his son's military connections and technology to take down personal enemies on U.S. soil for profit.[12] This controversy was the subject of a Karl Jobst video which received nearly a million views.[13] In response, Mitchell's legal team disputed the claims, stating that "the words and imputations are disgraceful, untrue, and are grossly defamatory."[14] It is not clear what evidence, if any, supports these accusations.
Lakeman has also accused other members of the classic gaming community, including Billy Mitchell and Jace Hall, of being responsible for the deaths of other people.[15][16] It is not clear what evidence, if any, supports these accusations.
In 2021, Lakeman submitted a new high score for the classic arcade game Donkey Kong to various leaderboards, including Twin Galaxies[17] and Donkey Kong Forum.[18] The score was accepted by Twin Galaxies and Guinness World Records. However, Donkey Kong Forum, a community-run leaderboard, did not accept the score because the forum's high score moderator, Jeremy Young, claimed that although Lakeman achieved his record legitimately, Lakeman's true intention was to gain an unfair advantage. According to Young, this was in violation of "the spirit of fair play."[19] Despite widespread support for the score from the community, Young did not accept it, stating that "it's more important to me to do the right thing than it is to do the popular thing."[20] Community members have disputed Young's decision, arguing that the use of hardware modifications did not give Lakeman an unfair advantage and that the score should be accepted.[21]
References
[edit]- ^ Guinness World Records 2016 Gamer's Edition. Macmillan. September 1, 2015. p. 190. ISBN 9781910561133.
- ^ Fahey, Mike (6 September 2014). "A New World Record Ends Hank Chien's Reign As Donkey Kong Champion". Kotaku. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ Good, Owen S. (9 January 2016). "New Donkey Kong world record set, and there's not much room left for another". Polygon. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Dramatic Escalation In Donkey Kong World Record Rivalry Between Champions Wes Copeland and Robbie Lakeman!". Twin Galaxies. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ "All-time Donkey Kong world record beaten twice in less than a day". Polygon. 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Highest Score on Donkey Kong". guinnessworldrecords.
- ^ "Robbie Lakeman Sets New Donkey Kong World Record Live on Twitch".
- ^ Robbie Lakeman [@robert_lakeman] (Oct 26, 2022). "There's a lot to dislike about @BillyPacman, like this little yapping chihuahua thing he brings around named Neil. Running around extorting people, and poorly fixing games. If I were @stoolpresidente, I would have given him a 1 star on @Uber just from all the "Natta means" alone" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Robbie Lakeman [@robert_lakeman] (Aug 30, 2022). "@BillyPacman doxxed my life. He is a low life POS wannabe gangster who is the walking example of everything wrong with the 20th Century. He needs to knock it off before things get really ugly for him. Stop having people show up to my work. Brian Kuh works at Half Moon Weirs Beach" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Robbie Lakeman [@robert_lakeman] (Aug 17, 2022). "@BillyPacman IS AN EXTORTIONIST WITH ZERO SHAME, AND HIRES STALKERS THAT HARASS ME AT WORK, AND ON A DAILY BASIS" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Robbie Lakeman [@robert_lakeman] (Aug 14, 2022). "Extortion is a crime built for losers. Just ask @BillyPacman and his #LonelyLosersClub" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Robbie Lakeman [@robert_lakeman] (Aug 9, 2022). "@BillyPacman is a liar, a fraud, a joke, and is one of the most corrupt people you'll ever meet. @TuckerCarlson What's the penalty for someone using their sons military connections and technology to take down personal enemies on US soil for profit?" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Jobst, Karl (Apr 9, 2022). "Disgraced Gamer Billy Mitchell Accused of Extortion!" (video). youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ Jobst, Karl (Nov 5, 2022). "Billy Mitchell Has Gone Insane And I Need Your Help" (video). youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ "Robbie "Purge Master" Lakeman on Twitter: "Can't let these people get away with their lies, deceit, and bullshit going. They WANTED me to die, and now they're responsible for other people's deaths instead. Like Rudy, his ex, Jeff Harrist, Apollo Legend. These people have zero shame in taking advantage of others for profit" / Twitter". 2022-12-16. Archived from the original on 2022-12-16. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ Robbie Lakeman [@robert_lakeman] (Nov 30, 2022). "A bad look is getting greedy to the point that several people get killed, and cryptos crashing the moment we're allowed to Ask App Not to Track, but I'm sure those all are coincidences too. I'm just glad I'm not that corrupt like Billy, Wes, and Jace to the point where people die" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Twin Galaxies Arcade - Donkey Kong - Points [Hammer Allowed] - 1,272,800 - Robbie Lakeman". www.twingalaxies.com. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ Robbie Lakeman (June 8, 2021). "Robbie's 1.272". donkeykongforum.net. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ Jeremy Young (June 9, 2021). "Robbie's 1.272 (Reply #3)". donkeykongforum.net. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ Jeremy Young (June 13, 2021). "Robbie's 1.272 (Reply #74)". donkeykongforum.net. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ "Robbie's 1.272 (Page 7)". donkeykongforum.net. June 14, 2021. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
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