Doris Self

Who was Doris Self?

Doris Self was a video game competitor who gained recognition back in the 1980s as "the world's oldest video game champion." In the 2007 Guinness World Records Book, Doris was recognized as the world's oldest video game competitor. The documentary film The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters detailed Doris's quest to recover her standing as the "oldest champion" from John Lawton, the 72-year old co-founder of the Funspot Family Fun Center in Weirs Beach, New Hampshire, who had captured the world title on Depthcharge.