New on Prime Video · Oct 9

Arcades & Love Songs: The Ballad of Walter Day

2025Movie1h 33m★ 4.5

• Documentary
• Music

A musical documentary following 74-year-old Walter Day - the father of esports and star of "The King of Kong" - as he battles a lawsuit threatening his legacy while fulfilling his dream of recording and performing the rock-opera style love songs he has been hearing in his head since having his heart broken at the height of the arcade era.

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Directed by

Ed Cunningham

Cast

Steve Wiebe, Billy Mitchell, Walter Day, Steve Sanders, Shane Harris

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