Movie connections for
The King of Kong (2007) More at IMDbPro »

Followed by

The King of Kong (2010)

References

"Scooby Doo, Where Are You!" (1969)
 -  Scooby Doo ball
Patton (1970)
 -  Clip from one subject's self-produced video imitates the opening speech in Patton
Star Wars (1977)
 -  Several people refer to the film, including a drawing of Darth Vader
Adventure (1978) (VG)
 -  A person can been seen wearing a shirt with Yorgle, the yellow dragon, on it.
Space Invaders (1978) (VG)
 -  mentioned
Galaxian (1979) (VG)
 -  one of the games in a highest score list
Berzerk (1980) (VG)
 -  mentioned
Carnival (1980) (VG)
 -  mentioned
Defender (1980) (VG)
 -  Mentioned as one of the 5 top games of all time.
Missile Command (1980) (VG)
 -  mentioned
Galaga (1981) (VG)
 -  mentioned
Gorf (1981) (VG)
 -  mentioned
Dig Dug (1982) (VG)
 -  one of the games in a highest score list
Popeye (1982) (VG)
 -  Poster of the game can be seen at FunSpot
Rocky III (1982)
 -  Eye of the Tiger is played during Steve's training.
Congo Bongo (1983) (VG)
 -  one of the games in a highest score list
Crystal Castles (1983) (VG)
 -  Mark Alpiger is mentioned as the Champion of this game.
Donkey Kong 3 (1983) (VG)
 -  one of the games in a highest score list
Elevator Action (1983/I) (VG)
 -  one of the games in a highest score list
Food Fight (1984) (VG)
 -  Mark Alpiger wears a shirt of the game.
The Terminator (1984)
 -  "Vote for me if you want to live" on Ahnuld shirt is a reference to the "Come with me if you want to live" quote from this movie
The Empire Strikes Back (1985) (VG)
 -  one of the games in a highest score list
Commando (1986) (VG)
 -  one of the games in a highest score list
Metroid (1986) (VG)
 -  mentioned
Total Recall (1990)
 -  Robert Mruczek wears a capaign shirt that resembles the movie.
"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992)
 -  mentioned
"Invader ZIM" (2001)
 -  One of Steve's students: Sam Hynes, wears a Gir Shirt.
Doom³ (2004) (VG)
 -  Robert Mruczek wears a shirt of the game.

Referenced in

Four Christmases (2008)
 -  Steve Wiebe plays the video game Donkey Kong in both movies.

Features

Pong (1972) (VG)
 -  Shown at the end of the video game montage end credits.
"Evening Magazine" (1976)
 -  clip
Asteroids (1979) (VG)
 -  The arcade is visible at FunSpot.
Centipede (1980) (VG)
 -  The arcade is mentioned and seen.
Pakkuman (1980) (VG)
 -  The arcade is mentioned and seen.
Donkey Kong (1981) (VG)
 -  Arcade version is seen often, considering it is the subject of the film.
Frogger (1981) (VG)
 -  The arcade is visible at FunSpot.
Ms. Pac-Man (1981) (VG)
 -  The arcade is mentioned and seen.
BurgerTime (1982) (VG)
 -  The arcade can be visible at FunSpot.
Donkey Kong Junior (1982) (VG)
 -  Steve's Donkey Arcade also includes this game.
Joust (1982) (VG)
 -  The arcade is viewable among the other arcades.
Pitfall! (1982) (VG)
 -  The game pak can be seen during the credits montage.
Robotron: 2084 (1982) (VG)
 -  arcade seen
Q*bert (1983/I) (VG)
 -  The arcade is mentioned and seen.
Star Wars (1983) (VG)
 -  The arcade is visible at FunSpot.
Mario Bros. (1983/I) (VG)
 -  The arcade is viewable among the other arcades.
Duck Hunt (1984) (VG)
 -  The arcade can be visible at FunSpot.
Marble Madness (1984) (VG)
 -  The arcade is mentioned and seen.
Paperboy (1984) (VG)
 -  The arcade can be visible at FunSpot.
Tetris (1985) (VG)
 -  The arcade can be visible at FunSpot.
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (1987) (VG)
 -  arcade seen
"The X Show" (1999)
 -  clip

Spoofs

Patton (1970)
 -  Speech in front of American flag about picking up women spoofs a speech in Patton

Spoofed in

"South Park: More Crap (#11.9)" (2007)
 -  Storyline loosely based on this documentary

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