Robbie Lakeman
Robbie Lakeman is a video game player who holds the world record for the arcade 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.
Robbie Lakeman | |
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Personal information | |
Born | December 28, 1986 |
Hometown | Concord, New Hampshire, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
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Games |
After regularly livestreaming attempts at the Donkey Kong record, Lakeman first took the record after 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 a total of eight times, and achieved the record score of 1,260,700 points while streaming live on Twitch on June 15, 2020.[6][7][8]
References
- Guinness World Records 2016 Gamer's Edition. Macmillan. September 1, 2015. p. 190. ISBN 9781910561133.
- Fahey, Mike. "A New World Record Ends Hank Chien's Reign As Donkey Kong Champion". Kotaku. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- 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.
- "Dramatic Escalation In Donkey Kong World Record Rivalry Between Champions Wes Copeland and Robbie Lakeman!". Twin Galaxies. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- https://www.polygon.com/2015/9/19/9357273/donkey-kong-world-record-broken-robbie-lakeman-wes-copeland-hank-chien
- https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/highest-score-on-donkey-kong
- https://www.gamespot.com/articles/robbie-lakeman-sets-new-donkey-kong-world-record-l/1100-6478551/
- https://twitch.tv/videos/652597849
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