When people hear the name Donkey Kong there are many thoughts that might enter into their minds. The most obvious thought might be the arcade game that was released in 1981 that became Nintendo’s first arcade smash hit selling over 170,000 units and generating over 2 billion dollars in revenue from 1981 through 1983. Maybe you weren’t around for the arcade game and instead you think of the very successful documentary film The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters which portrays Steve Wiebe’s attempts to break the Donkey Kong high score world record. Perhaps you remember one of the various Donkey Kong sequels released in quick succession after Donkey Kong took over the world. Donkey Kong Jr, Donkey Kong 3, or Mario Bros. (more of a Mario spin off). There is also a really strong chance if you are subscriber to this magazine that you grew up playing one of video game console ports of Donkey Kong on the Atari 2600, Intellivision, Colecovision, Atari 8-Bit, TI-99/4A, IBM PC…..
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8-Bit Steve has been an absolute maniac for the NES since he first set eyes on it in 1986. Steve started making content and competing in the NES space in 2011 with no end in sight. Steve was one of the hosts of the very successful 8-Bit & Retro Podcast that ran for 3 years, has published 5 books in the video game strategy category, and is a staff writer for www.The-Pixels.com. Steve has completed over 300 NES games on his journey to beat them all and has tallied over 100 NES world records in speed running and high score along the way. In September of 2023 8-Bit Steve became Twin Galaxies all time Expert Skill Index leader for the NES console becoming only the second player in Twin Galaxies history to hold this title In 2024 Steve will be releasing the long awaited book “Nintendo Hard” that ranks every US licensed NES game by difficulty. The book features over 50 guest writers that provide expert analysis or testimony. These guest writers include world record holders, former Nintendo employees, game developers, authors, convention owners, journalists, website owners, and many more. Steve is also debuting two new flagship books in 2024. The first is Steve’s “The Definitive” Series and will focus on a specific genre on a specific console. The book defines the genre on the console and takes a much more expansive and deeper dive than other books do into each game. The first book in this series will be “The Definitive Book of SNES RPGs” which will be released in two volumes. The second book series will be “Giant Book of”. The Giant Book of series is all about featuring a topic in video games and including every possible thing there is to know about it in one book. The first book will be “Giant book of NES Horror” that is set to release in quarter four of 2024. You can find out more about Steve at www.8bitsteve.com
