S3E4 - The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)

Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie & TV Podcast

In our fourth episode of Season 3, we vie for the high score in The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters.

Hosted by Katie Lesperance (@lesperak), Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) & Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt).

Show Notes:

• 1:20 The tutorial (our 60-second plot summary)
• 2:30 What did know about King of Kong before watching?
• 6:30 How about that Billy Mitchell?
• 15:30 What about sweet sweet Steve Wiebe?
• 21:00 Billy Mitchell's wife
• 23:20 How Twin Galaxies fits in
• 28:20 "You've got to be kidding me."
• 36:00 Guinness gets involved
• 42:00 What happened after the movie?
• 48:30 Critical Hits (choice user reviews from MetaCritic.com)
• 54:40 MinMax: where we cover the good/bad that we have not talked about yet
• 1:02:25 Our game this week: Obscure Arcade Game or Nah?
• 1:09:30 Cut or Scene: should this show be watched or skipped?

Cutscenes is a seasonal podcast at the intersection of video games and TV/movies. Our six-episode Season 3 airs from October 28th to December 2nd, 2021.

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Music (used under Creative Commmons): "Introduction" by Lifeformed | Intro Voiceover by Matt Storm aka Stormageddon