I’ve played my fair share of Donkey Kong over the years, both in the arcade and at home on my dads Atari 2600.

I often thought of what it would be like to get to the final stage of the game, the elusive kill screen. But alas, I’ll never know what it’s like.

But there are two guys in the movie The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters that make reaching the final level look like so simple.

I first heard about this movie around this time last year, thinking it should be a fun watch.

It’s a “David vs. Goliath” story. A recently laid off Boeing worker, Steve Wiebe, takes it upon himself to beat the Donkey Kong high score set by Billy Mitchell (the very greasy looking champion). The film follows Steve training in his garage all the way through him competing to get into the Guinness Book of World Records.

After watching the movie last night, I can honestly say it was one of the more enjoyable movies I’ve seen lately… and not once did it bore me. It’s a great movie to watch, and you don’t even have to be a “gamer” to enjoy it.

If your not familiar with the movie check out the trailer below.