The new "King of Kong"

Hank Chien, a 35-year-old Manhatten based Plastic Surgeon has beaten the Donkey Kong record set by champion Billy Mitchell in 2007.

Steve Wiebe and Billy Mitchell were both featured in the documentary entitled "King of Kong: A Fist Full of Quarters" which is how Hank Chien first became interested in beating the record.

"The King of Kong piqued my interest in the game and after watching the documentary I started to play seriously in November 2008. I have been pursuing this goal for quite some time, so it was very exciting for me to finally achieve it," said Chien.

Chien beat Billy Mitchell's score of 1,050,200 that was set during a live gaming event in Floriday in 2007. The new score of 1,061,700 set by Chien was verified by Twin Galaxies.

Chien lives with his brother in Manhatten and the brothers support each other as Hank aims to beat his new record again.

"Mostly I'd like to thank my roommate/brother for putting up with the Donkey Kong machine that's occupying the majority of our living room in our tiny Manhattan apartment and blocking our balcony door," says Chien.

Via DNAinfo