Robbie Lakeman

Robbie Lakeman is a competitive gamer who holds the world record for the original 1981 arcade version of the classic video game Donkey Kong. He achieved the record score of 1,260,700 points while streaming live on Twitch on June 15, 2020.[1][2][3]

Robbie Lakeman
Personal information
Born (1986-12-28) December 28, 1986
HometownConcord, New Hampshire, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Career information
Games

Lakeman had also broken the world record on eight prior occasions, including reclaiming the title from Wes Copeland on September 18, 2015, only six hours after Copeland had beaten Lakeman's previous record.[4][5]

Biography

A golfer and professional poker player, Lakeman began playing Donkey Kong in 2011 after a friend challenged him to break into the world's top twenty players. During years of training, Lakeman broadcast nightly livestreams of his gaming sessions. On September 4, 2014, he beat Hank Chien's 2012 world record of 1,138,600 points with a score of 1,141,800.[6] Lakeman subsequently entered into a long-running rivalry with Wes Copeland during which the two exchanged the world record several times.[7]

Lakeman is also a former world record holder for the 1976 arcade game Death Race and the current record holder for the classic arcade games Stratovox (1980) and Super Pac-Man (1982).[8]

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References
  1. https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/highest-score-on-donkey-kong
  2. https://www.gamespot.com/articles/robbie-lakeman-sets-new-donkey-kong-world-record-l/1100-6478551/
  3. https://twitch.tv/videos/652597849
  4. "Dramatic Escalation In Donkey Kong World Record Rivalry Between Champions Wes Copeland and Robbie Lakeman!". Twin Galaxies. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  5. https://www.polygon.com/2015/9/19/9357273/donkey-kong-world-record-broken-robbie-lakeman-wes-copeland-hank-chien
  6. Fahey, Mike. "A New World Record Ends Hank Chien's Reign As Donkey Kong Champion". Kotaku. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  7. 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.
  8. Guinness World Records 2016 Gamer's Edition. Macmillan. September 1, 2015. p. 190. ISBN 9781910561133.


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