This interview was conducted in 2019, following the discovery of an old MTV interview with Mruczek from 2006, wherein he shows off Billy Mitchell's newly accepted Donkey Kong submission of 1.047M. Of course, the tape Robert shows in that interview shows the same MAME signatures which were discovered in 2018. That MTV interview destroys Silly Billy's claims that someone had somehow doctored his DK tapes to frame him.
The original recorded audio was a bit rough at times. (It was my first KZread interview, and I literally held a speakerphone up to my mic to record it, lol.) While some of these imperfections cannot be addressed, this improved audio at least equalizes myself and Robert, which should improve the listening experience for you headphone users. This version was kept a little on the quiet side to avoid clipping. Many thanks to ‪@Laura-qo9cc‬ for taking her time to equalize the irregular audio of the original upload:
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The 2006 MTV interview can be seen here:
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The original upload of this interview can be found here:
• Interview with Robert ...
0:25 - New MAME evidence against Billy Mitchell
3:00 - Story of Funspot 2005 tape screening
8:00 - Where did the tapes come from?
11:35 - Was the tape at Funspot 2005 really that static-y?
14:00 - Steve Wiebe's 1.049M submission, and why Robert rejected it
15:50 - Why did Robert leave TG? (Wiebe score, Roy Shildt, Atari leaderboard split)
19:35 - What were the circumstances behind Billy's earlier submissions?
21:35 - Why was Steve's score unacceptible while Billy's score was accepted? (Other Billy direct feed games)
27:05 - More on Steve's 1.006M score and Billy's 1.014M submission
29:45 - Celebratory event for first 1M on DK
35:15 - Where were Billy's false starts?
36:25 - Roy's theory about the first 1M DK event
42:15 - Billy and Walter in the late '80s and '90s?
44:00 - Robert's TG origin story
46:55 - Billy's 1999 Pac-Man game
53:15 - Something screwy going on in the TG book second edition
59:50 - Roy Shildt's lawyer
1:01:55 - Walter Day's legacy
1:05:25 - Todd Rogers and Barnstorming
1:08:30 - One of Todd's scores was recently surpassed
1:11:20 - Coffee stain?
1:13:30 - Ron Corcoran
1:20:00 - Todd Rogers' Kaboom score
1:21:35 - Billy Mitchell and "bad publicity"
1:22:10 - Does Todd believe his outlandish claims?
1:23:40 - The Picturehouse forums, and Robert's secret identity
1:24:55 - Robert and Dwayne defending Billy after King of Kong
1:26:20 - Dwayne and "King of Con"
1:28:55 - Inaccuracies and misrepresentations in King of Kong
1:32:00 - Brian and Perry visit Steve's home, cancelled announcement for first 1M
1:33:30 - Competing film crews
1:36:30 - Abdner Ashman
1:38:50 - More film crew shenanigans
1:39:50 - Did Walter and Billy want King of Kong?
1:41:10 - Back to Billy and "bad publicity"
1:42:50 - Robert's impression of Billy's "Road to Redemption"
1:44:20 - Why does Billy really kill off his games early?
1:46:50 - Robert's thoughts on the TG dispute process
1:48:10 - Robert's role in ending the Dragster dispute
1:53:35 - The "Council of Legendary Gamers"
1:54:55 - Isaiah "Triforce" Johnson
1:57:45 - Robert's thoughts on TGSAP
1:59:10 - Preserving secret strategies?
2:01:05 - Is private referee verification too idealistic?
2:02:45 - Does Robert still attend gaming events?
2:03:15 - Billy and Walter taking over at SFGE
2:06:00 - Some people will never stop defending Billy
2:08:30 - Robert was offered "hush money" from Walter Day via Joel West
2:11:35 - Walter trying to shake down Steve Harris for money in the '80s
2:12:35 - Robert reflects on his experience with King of Kong
2:14:50 - Billy behind the scenes
2:15:35 - Some more discrepancies in the movie
2:17:20 - Tim Sczerby didn't fit the narrative
2:19:40 - Brian Kuh's lost opportunity
2:24:05 - Some people tried their best, made some bad calls, and the mistakes stick out