The whole high score business is a tricky venture at best. One is rarely 100% sure that stuff is genuine or not. I for one have sniffed out a couple of suspect scores and/or recordings. It's disheartening to see someone on top whom you know may not belong there....(posted 9194 days ago)Its the same in any competition - sports, games, etc. I have yet to see a game or contest that you couldn't somehow "cheat" in. Just like in the Olympics - you have these people pumping on steroids to get medals and break records. You have to think for every one they catch, theres another who got away with it.
I for one am hoping that time will heal all wounds, as it were. Granted, it took 16 years for my pac-man title to be officially documented, but it finally got there. I'm not saying that it will take all cases 16 years to iron out, I'm just saying we all have to keep an eye out and continue doing the best we can....