Brian Kuh
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Brian Kuh is a competitive gamer and video game world record
holder. He was interviewed in the 2007 documentary The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
. He is portrayed in the film apparently attempting to negatively influence the outcome of a Donkey Kong world record attempt, which has made him an object of derision and ridicule by many who viewed the film.
In 2005, he quit his job at age 30 from American Marine Bank in New York City where he worked as a bank comptroller
. This was so he could move to Weirs Beach, New Hampshire
and visit Funspot
on a daily basis to pursue video game world records full time.
World record
A world record is usually the best global performance ever recorded and verified in a specific skill or sport. The book Guinness World Records collates and publishes notable records of all types, from first and best to worst human achievements, to extremes in the natural world and beyond...
holder. He was interviewed in the 2007 documentary The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters is a 2007 American documentary film that follows Steve Wiebe as he tries to take the world high score for the arcade game Donkey Kong from reigning champion Billy Mitchell...
. He is portrayed in the film apparently attempting to negatively influence the outcome of a Donkey Kong world record attempt, which has made him an object of derision and ridicule by many who viewed the film.
In 2005, he quit his job at age 30 from American Marine Bank in New York City where he worked as a bank comptroller
Comptroller
A comptroller is a management level position responsible for supervising the quality of accounting and financial reporting of an organization.In British government, the Comptroller General or Comptroller and Auditor General is in most countries the external auditor of the budget execution of the...
. This was so he could move to Weirs Beach, New Hampshire
Weirs Beach, New Hampshire
Weirs Beach is a village within the city of Laconia in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. It is located on the southern shore of Lake Winnipesaukee. The cruise ship Mount Washington terminates there...
and visit Funspot
Funspot Family Fun Center
Funspot Family Fun Center is a video arcade and self-declared "classic gaming museum" founded in 1952 by Bob Lawton, and located in the village of Weirs Beach in Laconia, New Hampshire, USA. It includes over 500 games, an indoor golf center, a 20-lane ten-pin and candlepin bowling center, cash...
on a daily basis to pursue video game world records full time.
World records
On June 3, 2007, Kuh broke 16 different world records on the first day of the annual Funspot tournament. The 16 games for which records were broken were:- 19431943: The Battle of Midway1943: The Battle of Midway, known in Japan as , is a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game released by Capcom in June .-Gameplay: The game is set in the Pacific theater of World War II, off the coast of the Midway Atoll...
- Final LapFinal LapFinal Lap is a racing video game produced by Namco, and released by Atari Games for the United States in 1987. It was the unofficial sequel to the popular Pole Position games....
- The Real Ghostbusters
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomIndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (arcade game)Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom is a 1985 action arcade game developed and published by Atari Games, based on the 1984 film of the same name, the second film in the Indiana Jones franchise...
- Lethal EnforcersLethal EnforcersLethal Enforcers is a 1992 shooting game released for the arcades by Konami. It is best known for its revolver-shaped light gun known as the Konami Justifier, its digitized graphics, and the controversy over its content.Home versions were released for the Super NES, Sega Genesis and Sega CD during...
- L.S.A. Squad
- Lunar RescueLunar RescueLunar Rescue is an arcade game released by Taito in 1979. It contains elements that resemble both Taito's own Space Invaders as well as Atari's Lunar Lander released that same year....
- MercsMercsis a 1990 top-down run and gun arcade game developed and published by Capcom for the arcades. It is the successor of Commando. It was followed by Commando 3 in , a downloadable game.-Gameplay:...
- PaperboyPaperboy (video game)Paperboy is a 1984 arcade game by Atari Games. The players take the role of a paperboy who delivers newspapers along a suburban street on his bicycle. This game was innovative for its theme and novel controls.-Gameplay:...
- RampageRampage (arcade game)Rampage is a 1986 arcade game by Bally Midway. Players take control of gigantic monsters trying to survive against onslaughts of military forces...
- Sprint 2Sprint 2Sprint 2 is a 2 player overhead-view arcade racer released in 1976 by Kee Games, a wholly owned subsidiary of Atari.-Technology:Sprint 2 evolved from Gran Trak 10 and Gran Trak 20, but included a microprocessor , a first for racing games. This allowed Sprint 2 to include two computer-controlled...
- Starship 1Starship 1Starship 1 is an arcade game developed, manufactured, and released by Atari in 1977.-Gameplay:The object of Starship 1 is to destroy alien spacecraft while maneuvering through star and asteroid fields....
- StratovoxStratovoxStratovox AKA Speak & Rescue is an arcade shoot 'em up developed by Sun Electronics and published by Taito in 1980. It was the first video game to feature voice synthesis.-Gameplay:...
- TurboTurbo (video game)Turbo is a racing game released in 1981 by Sega. The game was brought into arcades in both the standard upright cabinet format, and a semi-enclosed sit-down version to better simulate driving a real car.. The cars in the game resemble Formula 1 race cars. It was the first game to feature the now...
- Vs. Super Mario Bros.
- XenophobeXenophobe (video game)Xenophobe is a 1987 arcade game published by Bally Midway. Starbases, moons, ships, and space cities are infested with aliens, and the players have to kill the aliens before each is completely overrun.-Description:...