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Twin Galaxies' Official Video Game & Pinball Book Of World Records; Second Edition, Arcade Volume

This is a world records guide/reference book to various arcade games. About 2/3 of the book are related to Video Games, both original, and emulator versions of those games. The second 1/3 focuses on Pinball games. There is also a short section about "Novelty" arcade games. Scattered through the book are biographies of various record holders, each profile has a photograph of the person, and a blank place under their image, to receive a autograph, and a allow the date of the autograph to be recorded. There are also articles about various video game events, both these and the biography sections are listed as "Feature" in the books 'contents' pages. Three editions of this book were released. The "first edition" ISBN: 1887472258, was released in 1998, is the first book of this series, featured arcade, computer, and console video games, along with a shorter section on Pinball games. This "Second Edition" released in 2007, was originally meant to be part of a 3 volume set, with "Arcade Games" being the first of the three volumes. The planned second and third volumes were to focus on "Console Gaming", and "PC Gaming". However these do not seem to have been published. The "Third Edition" released in 2009, the final book released by Twin Galaxies, was also planned to be a 3 volume set. Both the "Second", and "Third" editions of the guide were available in Paperback, Hardcover, and eBook versions. The word "Edition" in the title, refers to the number in the series, and not the actual "versions"/editions of that each book. In 2008 the "Guinness World Records" released their "Gamer's Edition", in collaboration with Twin Galaxies from 2008-2013. The "Guinness World Records: Gamer's Edition" has been released every since its first release.

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May 30, 2007, 1st World Publishing
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements. ix
Introduction. xxv
Chapter I: Arcade Video Game.
Introduction to Arcade Coin-Op. 1
Feature: Zack Hample Can Own Any Game That is Fast. 5
Feature: Three Great Contests of the 1980s. 6
Feature: Tai Kuang Neng - Malaysian Star. 8
Feature: Eric Ginner - California's Champ. 11
Feature: Rick Fothergill - Captain Canada. 12
Feature: The Golden Age of Tournaments. 14
Feature: Greg Mott Invades the Americas. 17
Feature: Donn Nauert Wins Red Cross Tilt. 22
Feature: The Fabulous Ahlers Brothers. 25
Feature: Mark Robichek Appeared in LIFE Magazine. 26
Feature: Gary Whelan, Galaxian Champ. 29
Feature: The Video Gamer of the Century. 30
Feature: CGE Attracts the Arcade Stars. 34
Feature: Anna Cram Has Her Own Basement Arcade. 39
Feature: David Palmer Ruled Golden Age. 42
Feature: Nick Ortakales is Up-and-Coming Star. 44
Feature: Which Games Were the Greatest?. 45
Feature: Yasuhiro Oda - His Influence is Still Felt. 50
Feature: Meet the Stars of New York City. 52
Feature: Steve Harris Launches EGM and USNVGT. 57
Feature: Tony Temple and Brits Invade USA. 61
Feature: April P. Simmonds - Lady Arcade Competitor. 69
Feature: Rob Gerhardt Holds Q*Bert World Record. 70
Feature: Todd Rogers - Still Holding Gorf. 73
Feature: Pat Laffaye Scores High on Frogger. 74
Feature: Martin Bedard - Champ on 1942. 77
Feature: Behold! The Pac-Man Culture. 81
Feature: Walter Day - Former Make Trax Champ. 83
Feature: Jonathan Koolpe Solves Venture. 84
Feature: Two California State Championships. 89
Feature: Greg Sakundiak Wins in Texas. 91
Feature: David Cruz Raises Record on Tron. 92
Feature: Jason Cram Specializes in Maze Games. 95
Feature: Brandon Erickson - Star Wars Competitor. 96
Feature: Cameron Feltner Specializes in Elevator Action. 103
Feature: The History of Golden Tee. 104
Feature: GT Champs: Sobe, Eversole, Liakakos and Kinzler. 105
Feature: Philip Britt and Mike Sullivan. 110
Feature: David Dunn - Super Bagman and Robotron. 112
Feature: Nick Hutt Takes Space Harrier. 116
Feature: Chris Emery Sold Famous Candies. 118
Feature: Gary Hatt Shines in Houston. 119
Feature: The Race for the Most Records. 122
Feature: Michael Bangs - Gyruss Champion. 137
Feature: Two Events That Made History. 138
Feature: London vs. Paris Challenge. 147
Feature: Jeff Peters Owns Nine Records. 148
Feature: Steve Sanders - Gaming Pioneer. 154
Feature: Jack Gale's Legacy Continues. 156
Feature: Paul Dean Survives Two Marathons. 157
Feature: Three More Great Contests of the 1980s. 158
Feature: Wayne Folse Beats Cruis'n Exotica. 162
Feature: Takeo Ueki Wins DDR World Title. 163
Feature: James Vollandt Beats Joust and Black Widow. 167
Feature: Leah Banks Beats Ms. Pac-Man at Age 10. 168
Feature: Dennis & Sascha Blechner - Time Crisis 2. 172
Feature: Day Jobs of Today's Super Stars. 179
Feature: Historic Video Game Marathons. 180
Feature: Brian Kuh - 16 Records in One Day. 184
Feature: Chris Ayra Logs Fastest "Perfect" Pac-Man. 186
Feature: Tim McVey Scores Billion Points. 189
Feature: Fred Pastore Blasts Carnival. 190
Feature: Journalists Give History a Voice. 192
Feature: David Nelson - USNVGT Captain. 196
Feature: Ken Sweet - Champ on California Speed. 200
Feature: Two Big Records at Last Minute. 202
Feature: Perry Rodgers - A Galaxian Great. 206
Feature: Far Better Than Science Fiction. 207
Feature: Gary Vincent Makes Run on Squid Search. 208
Feature: William Carlton Marathons Asteroids and MC. 210
Feature: A Registry of Historic Arcades. 212
Feature: Four Great Arcades. 213
Feature: John Zabel Takes Star Castle. 218
Feature: Rodney Day, Where are You?. 221
Feature: History Stays Alive at Starbase. 223
Feature: The Champions of Street Fighter. 230
Feature: The Champions of Evolution 2006. 231
Feature: Darren Harris - 44 Hours on Star Trek. 232
Feature: Searching for Mr. Scott Safran. 236
Feature: Derek Litton Donates Five Games. 238
Feature: We Warned You, Kelly Tharp!. 240
Feature: Christian Cram and David Demers. 244
Feature: Graffiti from the Golden Age. 250
Feature: Jason Wilson Runs SF Competitions. 252
Feature: Dwayne Richard - Classics King. 257
Feature: U.S. National Video Game Team. 258
Feature: J.C. Padilla - Crazy Taxi Champion. 264
Feature: Greg Erway - Tapper Champion. 271
Feature: History's Oldest Video Champs. 272
Feature: Shawn Cram - Zoo Keeper Champ. 274
Feature: Michael Sao Pedro - Funspot Champion. 276
Feature: Robert Griffin - Joust 2 Champion. 278
Feature: Neil Chapman Holds Circus Charlie Title. 280
Feature: The Seinfeld Frogger High Score. 282
Feature: Jason Gilleece Dominates DDR. 285
Feature: Vs. Tennis Goes Head-to-Head. 288
Feature: Greg Bond is Expert Maze Gamer. 292
Feature: David Lowe Rules at Fun Station. 294
Feature: Steve Wiebe Pursues Donkey Kong Record. 299
Feature: Tom Asaki Goes to Washington. 301
Feature: Donald Hayes - The "Year's Best". 302
Feature: Abdner Ashman on Top in Dodge. 304
Feature: Jennifer Moore - Tapper and Tiger Road. 307
Feature: Brien King Holds Coveted Squid Search Title. 311
Feature: Mr. Kelly R. Flewin of Winnipeg. 314
Feature: The Texas Video Game Championships. 316
Feature: Cristiano Assumpcao - Metroid Team. 318
Feature: Rodriguez and Santa Maria Dominate Miami. 320
Feature: Pioneers of Retro Video Gaming. 326
Feature: Bryan Wagner Plays Two Games at Same Time. 328
Feature: Jason DeHeras Competes in SF Arena. 330
Feature: Kent Farries and Chris Steele - "Whiz Kids". 333
Feature: Larzrick Latiker - Cruis'n Champ. 334
Feature: Tim Balderramos Hits "Perfect" Pac-Man Twice. 344
Feature: Father And Son Team Beat Wizard of Wor. 346
Feature: Ben Gold - History's First Champ. 352
Feature: Joel Hedge Drives Ambulance. 355
Feature: Mark Alpiger Scores High on Crystal Castles. 358
Feature: Hydro Thunder National Champs. 360
Feature: Funspot - Home of the Champions. 366
Feature: Todd Walker Was Among Best. 370
Chapter II: Arcade Emulation.
Introduction to Arcade Emulation. 375
Global Rules Governing Emulation. 376
Feature: Terence O'Neill Holds 142 World Records. 379
Feature: Andrew Peter Mee is Top MAME Player in Wales. 382
Feature: Sebastien Giraud Nears Dozen Records on MAME. 387
Feature: Martin Rioux, One of Ontario's Premier Classic Gamers. 390
Feature: Rodrigo Lopes Helps Create Brazil's Metroid Team. 398
Feature: TG Crowns "Players-of-the-Year. 403
Feature: Ryan Sullivan Holds. 104
World Records. 407
Feature: Tommi Tiihonen Attains Eight Titles on MAME. 409
Feature: George Strain Selected One of "Players-of-the-Year". 417
Feature: Valter Treib Masters MAME Platform, Taking Four Records. 422
Feature: ArcadePC Leads Home Emulation. 429
Feature: Champs of TG MAME Deca. 432
Feature: MAME Encompasses The Globe. 435
Feature: Didier Senechal Holds 22 World Records on MAME. 438
Chapter III: Arcade Novelty Games.
Introduction to Arcade Novelty Games. 461
Feature: Rudy J. Ferretti Sets Standard for Twin Rifle. 464
Chapter IV: Arcade Pinball.
Introduction to Arcade Pinball. 467
Feature: Lyman Sheats Captures 3rd PAPA. 471
Feature: Bowen Kerins Wins 3 CAX Belts. 477
Feature: Steve Epstein Launches PAPA. 480
Feature: Rick Stetta Wins First IFPA-AMOA Chmshp. 482
Feature: Cops Raid Canadian Contest. 485
Feature: European Pin Championship '05. 487
Feature: Pinball Expo Notes 3rd Decade. 495
Feature: More Pinball Champs of Europe. 496
Feature: Pinball Marathons in History. 501
Feature: Milestones in Pinball History. 513
Feature: Paul Madison Wins 1995 PAPA. 520
Feature: Kevin Martin Resurrects PAPA. 522
Feature: Jim Belsito Wins Las Vegas Tournament. 529
Feature: Neil Shatz Wins at 1997 Masters Tournament. 531
Feature: Saving the Day for Pinball. 535
Feature: Trent Augenstein Wins at Zoo and in Holland. 536
Feature: Poland Joins Pinball Royalty. 551
Feature: Meet the Lady Pinball Champs. 563
Feature: Stern Pinball Takes the Lead. 582
Feature: David Hegge Wins 1992 IFPA-AMOA Chmshp. 590
Feature: Donavan Stepp Ranks High in Pin and Video. 595
Feature: IFPA Pioneers WPPR Rankings. 596
Feature: Keith Elwin Crowned "World's Greatest". 597
Feature: Players Make Guinness World Records Book. 598
Feature: Zach Sharpe Wins 1998 PAPA Jrs. 602
Feature: 1978 Super Shooter Contest. 610
Feature: The First "U.S. Pinball Open". 613
Feature: Forgotten Pinball Contests. 620
Feature: Josh Sharpe Wins Midwest 2006. 623
Feature: Dan Wilson Wins 1994 IFPA-AMOA Chmshp. 629
Feature: Two Views on Pinball History. 642
Feature: Martin Pfeiffer Wins 2006 EPC. 646
Feature: Franck Bona Wins 1997 EPC. 651
Feature: Dutch Pinball Open 2006. 666
Feature: Important Pinball Societies. 679
Feature: John Miller Wins at Heartland. 682
Feature: When Pinball Got Its Name. 684
Feature: More American Pinball Champs. 699
Feature: Glenn Wilson Wins at Pinball Expo 1993. 719
Feature: Keith Johnson - Pinball Programmer. 735
About the Authors. 737

Edition Notes

Published in
Fairfield, IA
Copyright Date
2007

Contributors

Editor
Walter Day
Editor
Mr. Kelly R. Flewin

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
xviii, 737p
Number of pages
737
Dimensions
23 x 15 x 4 centimeters
Weight
2.2 pounds

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL9434965M
ISBN 10
1595409955
ISBN 13
9781595409959
OCLC/WorldCat
213299276
Goodreads
1649812

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