On December 3rd, 2009, Marshall "Eminem" Mathers made the following tweet:
Out of nowhere, one of the most famous rappers in the world—one of the most famous entertainers in the world—had proudly announced that not only did he play Donkey Kong, but that he possessed abilities well above that of the common player. Even further, he alluded to competitive ambitions.
This was all a surprise, to say the least, to both his fans and to the Donkey Kong community.
On March 30th, 2010, four months after his original Donkey Kong tweet, Eminem followed it up with another:
If the first tweet was a surprise, this one was downright shocking. 272,300 is a great score, but 465,800 is no less than world class—close to the top 20 on the Twin Galaxies leaderboard.
Patrick Scott Patterson, writing for Examiner.com, proposed that readers and Eminem fans should urge the star to make an official submission, but one was not forthcoming.
In November 2010, a Rolling Stone cover story interview with Eminem shed more light on the basis of his Donkey Kong fixation, and on his goals:
It would appear that "Wiebe beware" was no idle threat, and that Eminem is indeed pursuing the record. We can only assume that, if he hasn't lost interest, his game has improved since the interview.
Source: http://donkeykongblog.blogspot.be/2011/11/eminem-donkey-kong-scores.html
Pretty cool, had no idea.
Out of nowhere, one of the most famous rappers in the world—one of the most famous entertainers in the world—had proudly announced that not only did he play Donkey Kong, but that he possessed abilities well above that of the common player. Even further, he alluded to competitive ambitions.
This was all a surprise, to say the least, to both his fans and to the Donkey Kong community.
On March 30th, 2010, four months after his original Donkey Kong tweet, Eminem followed it up with another:
If the first tweet was a surprise, this one was downright shocking. 272,300 is a great score, but 465,800 is no less than world class—close to the top 20 on the Twin Galaxies leaderboard.
Patrick Scott Patterson, writing for Examiner.com, proposed that readers and Eminem fans should urge the star to make an official submission, but one was not forthcoming.
In November 2010, a Rolling Stone cover story interview with Eminem shed more light on the basis of his Donkey Kong fixation, and on his goals:
It would appear that "Wiebe beware" was no idle threat, and that Eminem is indeed pursuing the record. We can only assume that, if he hasn't lost interest, his game has improved since the interview.
Source: http://donkeykongblog.blogspot.be/2011/11/eminem-donkey-kong-scores.html
Pretty cool, had no idea.