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

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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. The "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. This "Third Edition" released in 2009, is 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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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements. xiii
Introduction. xvii
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: Big Buck Safari at Texas Pinball Festival. 33
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: Four Referees from Columbus, Ohio. 47
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: Two More Big Records are Broken. 59
Feature: Tony Temple and Brits Invade USA. 61
Feature: Jimmy Linderman Bests "Mr. Do!". 62
Feature: The Great Richie Knucklez' Arcade. 66
Feature: April P. Simmonds - Lady Arcade Competitor. 69
Feature: Rob Gerhardt Holds Q*Bert World Record. 70
Feature: Todd Rogers - Still Gorf Contender. 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: David Cruz Raises Record on Tron. 91 {misstakenly listed as 92}
Feature: Greg Sakundiak Wins in Texas. 92 {misstakenly listed as 91}
Feature: Jason Cram Specializes in Maze Games. 95
Feature: Brandon Erickson - Star Wars Competitor. 96
Feature: Two New Berzerk World Champions. 99
Feature: Space War 2008 - Beating Stargate and Defender. 101
Feature: Cameron Feltner Specializes in Elevator Action. 111
Feature: The History of Golden Tee. 112
Feature: GT Champs: Sobe, Eversole, Liakakos and Kinzler. 113
Feature: Philip Britt and Mike Sullivan. 118
Feature: David Dunn - Super Bagman and Robotron. 120
Feature: Chris Emery Sold Famous Candies. 124
Feature: Nick Hutt Takes Space Harrier. 126
Feature: Gary Hatt Shines in Houston. 127
Feature: Tim Sczerby was the True "King of Kong". 129
Feature: The Race for the Most Records. 130
Feature: Meet the Stars of Empire Arcadia. 134
Feature: New Champions Emerge in the Northwest USA. 137
Feature: The Donkey Kong Wars Have Now Begun. 140
Feature: Michael Bangs - Gyruss Champion. 145
Feature: Two Events That Made History. 146
Feature: Chris Mansfield and Greg Laue - Kicker Rivals!. 148
Feature: Adam Wood Blasts His Way to the Quartet World Record. 151
Feature: London vs. Paris Challenge. 155
Feature: Jeff Peters Owns Nine Records. 156
Feature: Benjamin M. Falls Takes the Moon Patrol Title. 159
Feature: Aart Van Vliet Brings Glory to the Netherlands. 161
Feature: Steve Sanders - Gaming Pioneer. 162
Feature: Jack Gale's Legacy Continues. 164
Feature: Paul Dean Survives Two Marathons. 165
Feature: Three More Great Contests of the 1980s. 166
Feature: Wayne Folse Beats Cruis'n Exotica. 170
Feature: Takeo Ueki Wins DDR World Title. 171
Feature: James Vollandt Beats Joust and Black Widow. 175
Feature: Leah Banks Beats Ms. Pac-Man at Age 10. 176
Feature: Dennis & Sascha Blechner - Time Crisis 2. 180
Feature: Day Jobs of Today's Super Stars. 187
Feature: Historic Video Game Marathons. 188
Feature: Brian Kuh - 16 Records in One Day. 192
Feature: Chris Ayra Logs Fastest "Perfect" Pac-Man. 194
Feature: Tim McVey Scores Billion Points. 197
Feature: Fred Pastore Blasts Carnival. 198
Feature: Journalists Give History a Voice. 200
Feature: David Nelson - USNVGT Captain. 204
Feature: Ken Sweet - Champ on California Speed. 208
Feature: Two Big Records at Last Minute. 210
Feature: Perry Rodgers - A Galaxian Great. 214
Feature: Far Better Than Science Fiction. 215
Feature: Gary Vincent Makes Run on Squid Search. 216
Feature: William Carlton Marathons Asteroids and MC. 218
Feature: A Registry of Historic Arcades. 227
Feature: Four Great Arcades. 228
Feature: John Zabel Takes Star Castle. 234
Feature: Rodney Day, Where are You?. 237
Feature: History Stays Alive at Starbase. 239
Feature: The Champions of Street Fighter. 246
Feature: The Champions of Evolution 2006. 247
Feature: Darren Harris - 44 Hours on Star Trek. 248
Feature: Searching for Mr. Scott Safran. 252
Feature: Derek Litton Donates Five Games. 254
Feature: We Warned You, Kelly Tharp!. 256
Feature: Christian Cram and David Demers. 260
Feature: Graffiti from the Golden Age. 266
Feature: Jason Wilson Runs SF Competitions. 268
Feature: Dwayne Richard - Classics King. 273
Feature: U.S. National Video Game Team. 274
Feature: J.C. Padilla - Crazy Taxi Champion. 280
Feature: Greg Erway - Tapper Champion. 287
Feature: History's Oldest Video Champs. 288
Feature: Shawn Cram - Zoo Keeper Champ. 290
Feature: Michael Sao Pedro - Funspot Champion. 292
Feature: Robert Griffin - Joust 2 Champion. 294
Feature: Neil Chapman Holds Circus Charlie Title. 296
Feature: The Seinfeld Frogger High Score. 298
Feature: Jason Gilleece Dominates DDR. 301
Feature: Vs. Tennis Goes Head-to-Head. 304
Feature: Greg Bond is Expert Maze Gamer. 308
Feature: David Lowe Rules at Fun Station. 310
Feature: Steve Wiebe Pursues Donkey Kong Record. 315
Feature: Tom Asaki Goes to Washington. 317
Feature: Donald Hayes - The "Year's Best". 318
Feature: Abdner Ashman on Top in Dodge. 320
Feature: Jennifer Moore - Tapper and Tiger Road. 323
Feature: Ottumwa To Develop Official Video Game Hall of Fame. 325
Feature: Brien King Holds Coveted Squid Search Title. 327
Feature: Mr. Kelly R. Flewin of Winnipeg. 330
Feature: The Texas Video Game Championships. 332
Feature: Cristiano Assumpcao - Metroid Team. 334
Feature: Rodriguez and Santa Maria Dominate Miami. 336
Feature: Pioneers of Retro Video Gaming. 342
Feature: Bryan Wagner Plays Two Games at Same Time. 344
Feature: Jason DeHeras Competes in SF Arena. 346
Feature: Kent Farries and Chris Steele - "Whiz Kids". 349
Feature: Larzrick Latiker - Cruis'n Champ. 350
Feature: Tim Balderramos Hits "Perfect" Pac-Man Twice. 360
Feature: Father And Son Team Beat Wizard of Wor. 362
Feature: Ben Gold - History's First Champ. 368
Feature: Joel Hedge Drives Ambulance. 371
Feature: Mark Alpiger Scores High on Crystal Castles. 374
Feature: Hydro Thunder National Champs. 376
Feature: Funspot - Home of the Champions. 382
Feature: Todd Walker Was Among Best. 386
Feature: Eric Akeson Achieves First Split-Screen on "Turbo" Pac-Man. 393
Chapter II: Arcade Emulation.
Introduction to Arcade Emulation. 395
Global Rules Governing Emulation. 396
Feature: Terence O'Neill Holds. 142
World Records. 399
Feature: Andrew Peter Mee is Top MAME Player in Wales. 402
Feature: Sebastien Giraud Nears Dozen Records on MAME. 407
Feature: Martin Rioux, One of Ontario's Premier Classic Garners. 410
Feature: Rodrigo Lopes Helps Create Brazil's Metroid Team. 418
Feature: TG Crowns "Players-of-the-Year. 423
Feature: Ryan Sullivan Holds. 104
World Records. 427
Feature: Tommi Tiihonen Attains Eight Titles on MAME. 429
Feature: George Strain Selected One of "Players-of-the-Year". 437
Feature: Valter Treib Masters MAME Platform, Taking Four Records. 442
Feature: ArcadePC Leads Home Emulation. 449
Feature: Champs of TG MAME Deca. 452
Feature: MAME Encompasses The Globe. 455
Feature: Didier Senechal Holds 22 World Records on MAME. 458
Chapter III: Arcade Novelty Games.
Introduction to Arcade Novelty Games. 481
Feature: Rudy J. Ferretti Sets Standard for Twin Rifle. 484
Chapter IV: Arcade Pinball.
Introduction to Arcade Pinball. 487
Feature: Lyman Sheats Captures 3rd PAPA. 491
Feature: Bowen Kerins Wins 3 CAX Belts. 497
Feature: Steve Epstein Launches PAPA. 500
Feature: Rick Stetta Wins First IFPA-AMOA Chmshp. 502
Feature: Cops Raid Canadian Contest. 505
Feature: European Pin Championship '05. 507
Feature: Pinball Expo Notes 3rd Decade. 515
Feature: More Pinball Champs of Europe. 516
Feature: Pinball Marathons in History. 521
Feature: Milestones in Pinball History. 533
Feature: Paul Madison Wins 1995 PAPA. 540
Feature: Kevin Martin Resurrects PAPA. 542
Feature: Jim Belsito Wins Las Vegas Tournament. 549
Feature: Neil Shatz Wins at 1997 Masters Tournament. 551
Feature: Saving the Day for Pinball. 555
Feature: Trent Augenstein Wins at Zoo and in Holland. 556
Feature: Poland Joins Pinball Royalty. 571
Feature: Meet the Lady Pinball Champs. 583
Feature: NW Pinball & Gameroom Show. 597
Feature: Stern Pinball Takes the Lead. 606
Feature: David Hegge Wins 1992 IFPA-AMOA Chmshp. 614
Feature: Donavan Stepp Ranks High in Pin and Video. 619
Feature: IFPA Pioneers WPPR Rankings. 620
Feature: Keith Elwin Crowned "World's Greatest". 621
Feature: Players Make Guinness World Records Book. 622
Feature: Zach Sharpe Wins 1998 PAPA Jrs. 626
Feature: 1978 Super Shooter Contest. 634
Feature: The First "U.S. Pinball Open". 637
Feature: Forgotten Pinball Contests. 644
Feature: Josh Sharpe Wins Midwest 2006. 647
Feature: Dan Wilson Wins 1994 IFPA-AMOA Chmshp. 653
Feature: Two Views on Pinball History. 666
Feature: Martin Pfeiffer Wins 2006 EPC. 670
Feature: Franck Bona Wins 1997 EPC. 675
Feature: Dutch Pinball Open 2006. 680
Feature: Important Pinball Societies. 707
Feature: John Miller Wins at Heartland. 710
Feature: When Pinball Got Its Name. 712
Feature: More American Pinball Champs. 727
Feature: Glenn Wilson Wins at Pinball Expo 1993. 747
Feature: Keith Johnson - Pinball Programmer. 763
About the Authors. 766

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2009

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Hardcover
Number of pages
766
Dimensions
24 x 16.5 x 4.5 centimeters

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OL26439291M
ISBN 13
9781421890906

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