Donkey Kong, Video Games & Ben’s Secret Past - SimplyPodLogical #7
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Published 2020-03-31
0:00 - Hey what's up holo everyone
2:18 - Ben was one of the best Donkey Kong players in the world ten years ago
3:33 - What is Donkey Kong?
9:06 - Ben isn’t good at modern video games and why he prefers retro games
11:01 - The King of Kong documentary and the subculture of competitive arcade gamers
14:18 - What does Cristine think of Ben’s high score?
16:33 - Ben went to a Donkey Kong tournament called the Kong Off
22:10 - Was there any money in competitive Donkey Kong?
25:00 - Why did Ben stop playing Donkey Kong?
26:56 - The politics of Donkey Kong and is Billy Mitchell a cheater?
33:38 - Why Ben loves Donkey Kong, kill screens, and being in ’the zone’
40:06 - The current world record, new players, and the popularity of Donkey Kong today
45:41 - What Ben really thinks about today's YouTube gaming “Let’s Play” content
50:09 - Playing video games and painting your nails privately vs. on the Internet
54:14 - Ben is 32 years old today
Cristine's Donkey Kong nails (2014): www.simplynailogical.com/2014/04/old-school-donkey…
Trailer for the King of Kong documentary: • The King Of Kong - Trailer
A short film about the Kong Off: • The Kong Off
On Billy Mitchell cheating: • Video
Ben's Donkey Kong gameplay (2013): • Video
More recent news:
www.polygon.com/2019/9/14/20865828/billy-mitchell-…
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All Comments (21)
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"At one time I was one of the best Donkey Kong players in the world." That is the best flex I have ever heard. Happy Birthday, Ben!
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cristine being snarky about ben’s unused arcade machine as if she doesn’t have 2000 bottles of nail polish is iconic
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Ben is now 49th and Billy is 55th. That is the end we needed.
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This podcast is slowly becoming Bens life stories and I’m loving every minute of it!
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Cristine: WE DONT HAVE ROOM FOR A DONKEY KONG MACHINE Also Cristine: Has a room dedicated to nail polish 😂
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"The arcade machine is in the garage taking up space" okay Miss 1000+ Nail Polishes
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Ben: I don't wanna get sued by billy mitchell Also Ben: billy mitchell is a cheating prick Happy birthday beeeyyyynnnnn
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My favorite thing is the caption on the score list picture “Ottawa’s own Ben Mazowita bursts from obscurity into the top ten, then slips into the shadows. Hero”
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New drinking game: take a shot every time they say “marry-oh” instead of “mah-ree-oh”
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Can’t believe i just listened to a grown man talk about donkey Kong for 55 minuets & enjoyed every second
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I came to read all the comments roasting the “Mario” pronunciation
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Is Ben’s love of bananas tied to his love for Donkey Kong? 🤔
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Ben: Cristine's looking yellow today 🤔 Cristine: YOU MEAN... banana sexy 😏
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Ben: one of the world's best donkey Kong player Also Ben: mAyRiO
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I don’t think I’ve ever seen Ben talk so passionately about something before... it’s quite interesting 🤔
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41:49 Cristine :no cheating, cheating is bad Also cristine: how to cheat at watermarble part 8
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Ben is now ~a thirty two year old lady~. That was a Jenna Marbles reference and ben is now allowed to do whatever he wants in his leisure suit. Happy birthday Ben!
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Title: Ben’s secret past Me: how he learned how to do taxes? Edit: Also, Happy birthday Ben! I think this the time Cristine gets you coffee
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i really enjoy bens thing at the end where he apologizes for running out of time and cant have on a youtube guest
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i came here from spotify just to see how YeLLoW Cristine is
