Robbie Lakeman
Template:Short description Template:Infobox Pro Gaming player
Robbie Lakeman is a competitive video game player who holds the world record for the arcade video 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 by 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 Donkey Kong arcade cabinet on June 8, 2021.[6][7]
Controversy
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[citation needed] 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
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Guinness World Records 2016 Gamer's Edition. Macmillan. September 1, 2015. p. 190. ISBN 9781910561133.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Fahey, Mike (6 September 2014). "A New World Record Ends Hank Chien's Reign As Donkey Kong Champion". Kotaku. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Dramatic Escalation In Donkey Kong World Record Rivalry Between Champions Wes Copeland and Robbie Lakeman!". Twin Galaxies. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."All-time Donkey Kong world record beaten twice in less than a day". Polygon. 19 September 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Highest Score on Donkey Kong". guinnessworldrecords.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Robbie Lakeman Sets New Donkey Kong World Record Live on Twitch".
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jobst, Karl (Apr 9, 2022). "Disgraced Gamer Billy Mitchell Accused of Extortion!" (video). youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jobst, Karl (Nov 5, 2022). "Billy Mitchell Has Gone Insane And I Need Your Help" (video). youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."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.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Twin Galaxies Arcade - Donkey Kong - Points [Hammer Allowed] - 1,272,800 - Robbie Lakeman". www.twingalaxies.com. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Robbie Lakeman (June 8, 2021). "Robbie's 1.272". donkeykongforum.net. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jeremy Young (June 9, 2021). "Robbie's 1.272 (Reply #3)". donkeykongforum.net. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jeremy Young (June 13, 2021). "Robbie's 1.272 (Reply #74)". donkeykongforum.net. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Robbie's 1.272 (Page 7)". donkeykongforum.net. June 14, 2021. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
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