The Guinnness World Records 2007 Book has been released!
The Coin-Operated Video Game High Score Results of 2007 are in from the 2007
Guinness World Records Book. Usually we have to wait for a November release
for the Christmas rush but Guinness decided to give us a sneak preview with
an early August 2006 release for the 2007 Guinness Book Release Date. Lets
compare these recent 2007 Guinness World Records Book results to the last
Guinness Book of World Records of 1986:
Some Video Game History
In 1986 the video game heroes of the 1980's got their just due by having their
names and world record high scores published in the 1986 Guinness Book of World
Records. This was the Holy Bible and Shrine of the Video Game World. What better
authority to have your name recognized than the Guinness Book of World Records
which sells more than 100 million copies a year.
This was instant fame by an institution that the general public recognized as
the end all of perfection and recognition for your sport/hobby. Then all of a
sudden, after the 1986 Guinness Book of World Records was published, no more
high scores were being accepted by Guinness. The well had dried up and those
who were printed were the last to be recognized as the greatest players of the
1980's. These classic games did not die however, players would search out the
classic games from the arcades going under and in auctions and even at the dump
just so they could play one more game of Pac-Man, Centipede, Frogger or Donkey Kong
on a real arcade machine. Nothing felt as good as playing these nostalgic real
coin-operated stand-up video game machines.
Billy Mitchell - Pefect Pac-Man Video Game Player
Billy Mitchell - Deemed Video Game Player of the Century
These games brought back the feeling of yesteryear of a carefree childhood when
there was no mortgage or car payment. Unfortunately, Arcades went out of business
and nobody really cared about high scores any more except for one man, Walter Day,
known as Walt Day in the good old days. He kept track of any new world records and
put in more stringent rules to make sure the high scores were legitimate. Nobody
cared to much about high scores any more until one day, Billy Mitchell, known as the
best player in video games and the first person inducted into the US National Video
Game Team, (USNVT) did what nobody thought was possible. In 1999 he found one of the last
arcades which still had classic games in it, Funspot Arcade, and did a perfect game of
Pac-Man without dieing or missing a point, not even once. This got a huge amount of
press and the giant was awakened. Now there is a huge contest every year at
Funspot Arcade, NH.
People started getting nostalgic about the video games they had played in the Golden
Era of Video Games,(The Golden Age of Arcade Games) 1979-1986 before the times of
Street Fighter fighting games, in which games were simple to play, yet hard to master.
These coin-operated classics were getting more and more popular because of its
simplicity and nostalgia and were no longer equipment for the dump site, but classic
antiques worth collecting. We started seeing these games popping up on Palm Pilots and
Game Boys and other handheld devices. Because the 8-bit classics didn't take up too
much memory in the newer faster handheld computers, and people wanted to be entertained
while they had down time, all of the classics started getting rejuvenated again.
NEWS RELEASE - Walter Day, Twin Galaxies August 21, 2007
Fairfield, IA - August 21, 2006 -- The Guinness World Records 2007 Book,
now available on the worldwide newsstands, includes a new 4-page section
on computer and video games that features 68 video and computer gaming world
records verified by the Twin Galaxies Intergalactic Scoreboard over the last
25 years.
"The Twin Galaxies International Scoreboard is now celebrating its 25th year as
the worldwide scorekeeper for the video game and pinball industries, has entered
into an alliance with Guinness World Records to honor the champions of electronic
gaming. Walter Day, founder of Twin Galaxies, says: "These published scores
represent the first time that Guinness World Records has recognized video game
scores in nearly 25 years. Furthermore, it is the first time in the 52-year-history
of Guinness World Records that pinball scores have been recognized."
Of the 71 gaming-related facts listed in the computer games section of the
Guinness World Records 2007 Book, 68 of them were contributed by Twin Galaxies,
drawing on its vast archives of gaming records and historical gaming facts dating
back to 1935. Among the many achievements published in the book are the
"fastest speed" runs for Halo 2 and Doom 3, Billy Mitchell's "perfect" game
on Pac-Man and history's first pinball championship.
Only a few of the video game champions listed in the book received full paragraphs
describing their accomplishments. One of these was Paul Dean, of Riverside,
California, who scored 9,512,590 points on the classic arcade game Spy Hunter
on June 28, 1985. The Guinness volume notes that his accomplishment is still more
than 10 times higher than the second place score.
Note: Below is a review of most of the video game champions (Superstar Players)
who received full paragraphs in the 2007 Guinness World Records Book.
Twin Galaxies' also issues its own record book, Twin Galaxies' Official Video
Game & Pinball Book of World Records, a 3-volume set totaling 2200 pages,
of which the first volume -- the Arcade Volume -- will be released before
Christmas 2006. This volume will subsequently be followed by a "Console"
and then a PC-Gaming" volume.
2007 Guinness World Record Book Background Details
Guinness World Records, was known until the year 2000 as The Guinness Book
of Records (and in previous US editions, The Guinness Book of World Records)
is a reference book published annually, containing an internationally recognized
collection of world records, both human achievements and the extreme of the
natural world. The book itself holds a world record, as the best-selling
copyrighted series.
Guinness World Records 2007 is truly better than ever. This year's custom-designed
multi-foil cover is unique and created specifically for the 2007 Guinness World
Records after a year of collaboration. Also new to this edition are the photographs,
they're all 100% brand new, bringing the over 3,000 new and fully updated records
to life.
There are new Hall All-time Hall of Fame record holders within the Guinness
Book but no new Hall of Fame "Video Game" inductees in the Guinness World
Records 2007 Books, however there are special feature paragraphs for
outstanding achievements with New World Records by coin-operated video game
players.
The ousting of Norris McWhirter from his consulting role in 1995 and the
subsequent decision by Diageo plc to sell the Guinness World Records brand
have shifted it from a text-heavy reference book to a highly-illustrated,
colorful product.
Guinness World Records (GWR) is the publisher of the world’s best-selling book,
with Guinness TV programming since 1998 finding new and interesting records on a
regular basis.
The Guinness Book of Records is the world's most sold copyrighted book,
thus earning it an entry within its own pages. Guinness World Records is
the world's bestselling copyright book, with more than 100 million copies
sold, and this year marks the book's historic 52nd Anniversary edition.
The Guinness Book of Records was first bound on 27 August 1955, The Guinness
Book of World Records has been the most sold book with its printing and binding
of the 100-millionth copy completed on November of 2005, produced in 23 languages
and sold in over 100 countries.
Note:
Guinness Records, such as sword swallowing, and over eating/drinking
were closed to further entry as the current holders have feats that
are considered safe to human tolerance levels. However, the Guinness
World Records Primetime TV show, which started in 1998, accepted three
sword swallowing challenges.
August 21, 2006: Guinness Book of Records
A big Happy Birthday to Emiliano Mercado del Toro! The Guinness Book of
World Records’ worlds oldest living man celebrated his 115th birthday this
week in Puerto Rico, born August. 21, 1891. He credited his longevity to
boiled corn, cod, and milk, which he eats every day. Link
Doris Self - Competing on Q*bert at CGEUK in 2005
Q*bert, A Maze Game Released in 1982
She isn't Lara Croft, the most successful video game heroine of all time,
but she does have a few games left in her to become a legend. Doris Self
was the oldest video game champ in the world at 58 years old in 1984, until
her title was beat in 1985. Now, at age 80, her goal is to eventually take her
title back. She has gone to London, England to win her Q*bert title back on
August 13, 2005 but did not come up with a new world record. She continues
to go to high score competitions pushing for a high score, and won't stop
until she is the oldest video game world record holder in the world.
Oldest Gamers
Doris Self from Ft. Lauderdale is the oldest living competing Video Game Player
at Age 80 and her photo can be seen in the 2007 Guinness Book of World Records
Computer Gaming Section. For a short time in 1984 she held the World Record on the
video Game, Q*bert as the 'oldest' champion in 1984 with a score of 1,112,300.
She recently has competed at the CGEUK Championship and the Fastest
Guns Contest at the Dodge City of Video Games at the Apollo Amusements
Location in Florida. Link
John Lawton, 72, of New Hampshire, Funspot Arcade captured the Depthcharge title,
making him the oldest person to hold a current world record title.
Note:
Doris was still practicing and preparing for her next world record attempt on
Q*Bert when she died from injuries suffered in an automobile accident in
Plantation, Florida on October 3, 2006. Doris Self was 81 years of age.
Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records Book 2007
Then all of a sudden there was much interest in video game world records by the
world authority, Guinness World Records Book 2007. Who say's you can't go back to
high school, per say. The coin-op Classics were back in the lime light. All the
things that we had in the 1980's seem to be coming round about again, like the
recognition of high scores on the coin operated classic games by the world
authority, Guinness World Records, through Walter Day, President of Twin Galaxies,
a high score board and clearing house for all of those scores which kept on being
recorded even after all of the coin-operated video game arcades went out of business.
The dinosaur is dead yet the business of making records on the classic coin operated
video games keeps on going. The Golden standard was the 1986 Guinness Book of
World Records Coin-Operated High Score Records. Those were the scores to beat,
and if you could you were considered the best in the world. Lets take a look
at both the new Guinness World Records 2007 Book and compare it to the 1986
Guinness Book of World Records looking for the differences and the similarities
and major accomplishments achieved both in the golden age and in the modern age
of classic coin-operated video gaming.
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There have been very few survivors from the 1986 Guinness Book of World Records
who's high scores were to be reprinted by the new Guinness World Records of 2007.
The survivors were enshrined in the Guinness World Records of 2007
Science & Technology Computer Games section on pages 152-155. The lucky few
who made the cut from the heyday of the 1986 Guinness Book of World Records
listing were the following:
Coin-Operated Video Game
Track & Field, Manufacturer: Konami
Year: 1983
Track & Field
LARGEST VIDEO GAME CONTEST
In 1984, the children's charity March of Dimes International and video game
manufacturer Konami/Centuri sponsored the Track & Field Challenge. Conducted
simultaneously in North America, Germany, and Japan between April 30 and
May 19, the event saw more than 1 million registered contestants competing
in the USA alone. The top tree US finalists traveled to Japan to face the
Japanese and German champs in the finals on June 12, and the final world
champ was 18 year old accordion player John Phillip Britt of Riverside,
California, USA. link
Phil Britt was mentioned do to a very large Track & Field Video game Contest he had won in
the 1980's. On April 30 and May 19, 1984 Konami/Centuri had a Track & Field World
Challenge with over 1 million registered contestants. On June 12, 1984, 18 year old
Phil Britt of Riverside, Ca traveled to Japan after qualifying in the United States
and won this International Competition which at the time was the biggest coin-operated
video contest in the world. Page 152: (Guinness World Records 2007).
Back in 1984 a group of us would go out to Los Angeles and challenge the players
in those arcades, and decimate any player who accepted the challenge. On this
particular night, for some reason, Phil Britt thought I was with Mike Sullivan,
Return of the Jedi Champion, and Mike Sullivan thought I was with Phil Britt,
Paperboy Champion, which meant that I ended up taking a Bus and a Taxi ride home
after midnight from an arcade in Los Angeles that had been in the seedy part of
town. I now drive my own vehicle to the arcades. Live and learn!
Track & Field
95,040 Kelly Kobashigawa, Hometown: Los Angeles, Ca. June 30, 1985
(1986 Guinness Book)
93,240 Jason Wilson, Hometown: Anaheim, CA., May 01, 1998
93,100 Gary West, Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK, June 30, 1984
(1985 Guinness Book)
92,190 Phil Britt - May 2, 1984 Los Angeles, CA - Konami World Challenge Winner,
June 12, 1984 (2007 Guinness Book) Hometown: Riverside, CA.
Competed in Japan
1986 Guinness Book Hall of Fame
Phil Britt currently holds the world record for Paperboy and was second inducted
in the 1986 Guinness Book of World Records. The 1986 Guinness Book Hall of Fame
Second, Phil Britt,
Riverside, CA., Third, Donn Nauert, Austin Texas. Phil Britt was made player of
the year for 1985 after winning the Los Angeles, Captain Video Tournament on
January 12-13, 1985 Coronation Day Player of year Contest. He was published
in the 1986 Guinness Book of World Records for his Third Annual Masters
Tournament World Record score of 1,002,018 on Paperboy. He was also witness
to Paul Dean's, June 28, 1985, Spy Hunter world record score which still
stands today. Paul Dean's world record score was also done at the Third
Annual Masters Tournament done at Huish Family Fun Center owned by Court Huish
in Upland, CA. on June 28, 1985. The Masters Tournaments were an Annual
International Event and were conducted in 35 cities in North America as well
as locations in Canada, and was used to find all of the best players in the
world in order to induct them into the Guinness Book of World Records and
for the few, the 1986 Guinness Book Video Game Hall of Fame. "Published
Player-rankings 1986 Guinness World Record Players: Link
Paperboy, Manufacturer: Atari Games
Year: 1984
Paperboy
Phil Britt was not the listed Track & Field Guinness World Record Holder in 1986,
that title went to Kelly Kobashigawa who did a score of 95,040 June 30, 1985
listed in 1986 Guinness Book of World Records. However, Phil Britt was listed as
the Paperboy Champion in the 1986 Guinness Book of World Records with a high score
of 1,002,018 listed as, Phil Britt (John Philip Britt). He improved on his 1985
Paperboy World Record Score from 1,002,018 in Guinness 1986 for a final world
record score of 1,136,435 (Grand Slam Score) which was not published in the 1987
Guinness Book of World Records because Guinness stopped publishing video game high
score world records.
Paperboy World Records
1,002,018 Phil Britt (1986 Guinness Book) Hometown: Riverside, CA. June 30, 1985
1,136,435 Phil Britt, (John Philip Britt) Hometown: Riverside, CA. June 28, 1986
(Grand Slam Score)
Berzerk (Fast Bullets)
A Berzerk world record score of 104,680 was done on June 30, 1984 by Ron K. Bailey
and published in the Guinness Book of World Records in 1986, which was beat by
Chris Ayra, a friend, of perfect Pac-Man Billy Mitchell, with a new Berzerk World
Record of 325,270 March 27-28, 2005. The Guinness World Records 2007 book gives
special mention to Chris Ayra, the Ms. Pac-Man 1986 Guinness Book of World Records
holder who was the Ms. Pac-Man champion with a high score of 874,530 and who now
is the current Berzerk (fast bullets) Guinness World Records 2007 Champion.
Note:
Chris Ayra lost his Ms. Pac-Man World Record to Rick Fothergill who had a score
of 910,350 then Chris Ayra took his title back with a 920,310 and then lost it
again to current Ms. Pac-Man 2007 Guinness World Record holder Abdner Ashman.
(933,580 April 6, 2006) Page: 155; (Abdner Ashman, Ms. Pacman, Guinness World
Records 2007 Top 30 Scores.)
Berzerk; Stern
Year: 1980
Berzerk
Score Name/Hometown Date Accomplished Guinness Book
104,680 Ron K. Bailey, Shelby, NC. June 30, 1984 (1986 Guinness Book)
325,270 Chris Ayra, Miami, FL. March 27-28, 2005 (2007 Guinness Book)
Berzerk (Continued)
This new Berzerk world record of 325,270 points by Chris Ayra was done on
March 27-28, 2005, giving him a mention in the Guinness World Records 2007 Book on
Page 153 as well as another mention along side of the famous Billy Mitchell (1999)
for also having a perfect Pac-Man score of 3,333,360 as well as the fastest
completion time of a perfect Pac-Man score of 3 Hours 42 Minutes and 4 Seconds
going faster in his perfect Pac-Man than all other perfect Pac-Man players; He
beat the following perfect Pac-Man players in speed: Rick Fothergill, Tim Baldarramos,
Donald Hayes and Billy Mitchell. Chris Ayra's perfect Pac-Man score was done and
timed on January 16, 2000 (page 155: Guinness World Records 2007.) Note: All (5)
Perfect Pac-Man Players are in a tie as there is no score higher than 3,333,360,
so now the speed of perfect Pac-Man completion is considered the greater
accomplishment.
Frenzy
Manufacturer: Stern
Year: 1982
Frenzy
Although not mentioned in the 2007 Guinness World Records Book, the Frenzy
game which is the sequel to Berzerk, has just had it's 23 year old world
record broken. Paul Dean, from Riverside, CA. played Frenzy for 41 hours
for a new world record score of 4,874,931 playing from December 3, 2005
to December 4, 2005 at Totally Amused Arcade during the Legends of the
Golden Age Tournament in Humble, TX.
Ms. Pac-Man World Records
(There has been Heavy Competition on Ms. Pac-Man)
Score Name/Hometown Date Accomplished Guinness Book
874,530 Chris Ayra, Victoria, BC, Canada,
Hometown: Miami, FL, June 30, 1985 (1986 Guinness Book)
910,350 Rick Fothergill, Stony Creek, ON, Canada, September 8, 1998
920,310 Chris Ayra, Miami, FL, September 16, 1998
933,580 Abdner Ashman, Pompano Beach, FL, April 6, 2006
Apollo Amusements, (Page: 155; 2007 Guinness Book)
Pac-Man (5 Pac-Men, No bonus)
3,155,320 Patrice Corbell, June 30, 1985, Home: Montreal. Que, Canada
(1986 Guinness Book)
3,171,120 Ricky Mori, August 1, 1982, Hometown: San Francisco, CA
(Top 5 "Perfect Pac-Man Scores - 2007 Guinness Book)
Score Name Date Accomplished Hometown
3,333,360 Billy L Mitchell July 3, 1999, Fort Lauderdale, FL
3,333,360 Rick D Fothergill July 31, 1999, Hamilton, ON Canada
3,333,360 Chris Ayra February 16, 2000, Miami, FL
3,333,360 Tim Balderramos December 12, 2004, West Saint Paul, MN
3,333,360 Donald Hayes August 28, 2005, Windham, NH
Donkey Kong
Manufacturer: Nintendo
Year: 1981
Donkey Kong
Shawn Cram got a mentioned in the Guinness World Records 2007 Book for playing
Donkey Kong on May 5, 2006 on new special settings of the "No Hammer" Challenge
in which you must only rely on your Mario Jumping skills in which Shawn Cram got
a new world record of 317,000. This type of game play was not available in 1986.
The Third Annual Masters Tournament which was held on June 28-30, 1985 was used
to collate all of the new World Records which would go into the 1986 Guinness Book
of World Records.
Only scores which beat previous world records would be accepted into the 1986
Guinness Book of World Records. The games were set to factory default or harder
to ensure that every game in every arcade would be the same in order to insure
that each game machine play alike throughout the country.
The Donkey Kong score of Billy Mitchell of Fort Lauderdale, FL of 874,300 was done
on July 2, 1985 and recorded in the 1986 Guinness Book of World Records. His score
was beat and then retaken again by Billy Mitchell with a new world record of
1,047,200 on June 7, 2004 which still stands, just in time for the Guinness World
Records 2007 Book. (This score has been put in the top 30 world records section on
page 155.)
Billy Mitchell's rivals on Donkey Kong were very strong players. Steve Wiebe,
already known as the recent Donkey Kong Jr. Champion from Sept. 10, 2002 from
Redmond, Washington had gotten a final Donkey Kong high score of 985,600 on Friday,
June 3, 2005 surpassing his previous World Record of 947,200 points done on
June 30th, 2003. There was also an unofficial score of 1,006,600 done by Steve Wiebe
on July 4, 2004 which has not yet been verified.
The two Steve Wiebe scores had edged past the recently held Donkey Kong World Record
of 879,200 points set on August 17, 2000 by Timothy Sczerby of Auburn, NY. and of
the long standing 1986 Guinness book of World Records score of 874,300 done by
Billy Mitchell. Not be out done Billy Mitchell put up a score of 933,900, at the
2004 Midwest Gaming Expo and then Billy Mitchell exceeded what most thought was
possible with a new final world record of 1,047,200 set on June 1, 2005 for the
listing in the Guinness World Records 2007 Book. (This score has been put in the
top 30 world records section on page 155.)
Steve Wiebe, Donkey Kong Jr. Champion is listed below Billy Mitchell,
Perfect Pac-Man/Donkey Kong Champion in the (30 Best Guinness World Records 2007
- Classic Arcade Scores) - Quite a competition insued for the Donkey Kong
World Record Champion Score.
Guinness World Records Book 2007:
Donkey Kong, 1,047,200 Billy Mitchell, Date Accomplished: June 1, 2005
There is another date on Twin Galaxies Data Base: Monday,
June 07, 2004
Donkey Kong Jr, 1,004,000 Steve Wiebe, Date Accomplished: Sept. 10, 2002
Dragon's Lair (factory 3 men)
Although Greg Sakundiak from Saskatoon, Saskatechewan, Canada was not in the 1986
Guinness Book of World Records he did get a mention in the 2007 Guinness World
Records Book for his Dragon's Lair Factory (3) Man World Record of 374,954 done on
July 20, 1985, Tag Team Wrestling World Record of 3,795,500 and of his Twin Cobra
World Record of 1,900,450 done on May 15, 1886. (Listed 2007 Guinness World Records
Book Page 154.)
Dragon's Lair (3 men setting)
370,954 Kevin Crane, April 12, 1984, Hometown: Tulsa, OK
374,954 Greg Sakundiak, July 20, 1985, Hometown: Saskatoon, Saskatechewan, Canada
(Listed 2007 Guinness World Book Page 154.)
Dragon's Lair (5 men setting)
482,924 Jack Gale, September 24, 1983, Hometown: North Miami Beach, FL
487,430 Marlon Brooks, November 25, 1983, Hometown: Vawesco, CA
558,724 Judd Boone, October 31, 1983, Hometown: Moscow, ID, USA
Q*bert (5 men total setting)
The oldest Video Game competitor, Doris Self, at age 58, briefly had the Q*bert
world record of 1,112,300 which she accomplished on July 1, 1984 putting her in
the 1985 Guinness Book of World Records. Unfortunately, this score did not stand
too long as Tom Gault was able to reach 1,895,565 and was published in the 1986
Guinness Book of World Records.
Q*bert (5 men total setting)
1,112,300 Doris Self, June 30, 1984, Hometown: Miami, FL. . (1985 Guinness Book)
Note: Doris Self - Oldest Competitive Player Age 80:
(Page: 155; 2007 Guinness Book)
1,895,565 Tom Gault, Hometown: Duluth, Minn. (1986 Guinness Book)
Q*bert (extra men)
Date of
Score Name Accomplishment Hometown
19,498,150 Jeff Peters, July 8, 1985, Upland, CA.
21,730,240 Tom Gault, January 15, 1984, Ottumwa, IA.
24,000,060 Terry Mann, May 18, 1983, Medford, OR.
24,079,950 Divelle Dorris, July 12, 1983, Lake Park, FL.
(1983 High Score Magazine)
32,204,485 Mike Lee, August 13, 1983, Richmond, BC.
33,273,520 Rob (Bob) Gerhardt November 28, 1983, Lloydminster, AB
(2007 Guinness Book:
Top 30 Page: 155)
Spy Hunter
NEWS RELEASE - Walter Day, Twin Galaxies
Riverside Video Game Player Appears in Guinness World Records 2007 Book
Only a few of the video game champions listed in the book received full paragraphs
describing their accomplishments. One of these was Paul Dean, of Riverside,
California, who scored 9,512,590 points on the classic arcade game Spy Hunter
on June 28, 1985. The Guinness volume notes that his accomplishment is still more
than 10 times higher than the second place score.
Twin Galaxies' also issues its own record book, Twin Galaxies' Official Video
Game & Pinball Book of World Records, a 3-volume set totaling 2200 pages,
of which the first volume -- the Arcade Volume -- will be released before
Christmas 2006. This volume will subsequently be followed by a "Console"
and then a PC-Gaming" volume.
Robotron: 2084
Manufacturer: Williams
Year: 1982
Class: Wide Release
Genre: Shooter
Robotron/Junior Pac-Man
Abdner Ashman is the foremost expert and master at the game Robotron and
on the famous classic game, Ms. Pac-Man. When the famous Abdner Ashman showed
up at the "Legends of the Golden Age" Tournament on December 4-5, 2005, he was
met by Paul Dean, Spy Hunter Champion, who later played a 41 hour game
of Frenzy for a new world record. Paul Dean wanted the best for Abdner Ashman
and soldiered on some brand new joysticks for Abdner Ashman, and Abdner did
perform well on Robotron. By the time he was done he had a new world record
of 945,550. (Page 155: Guinness World Record 2007) Abdner Ashman also played
Junior Pac-Man to its utmost, on the same December 4-5, 2005 tournament playing
for 6 hours, with a new world record of 3,330,950 at the same tournament.
(Page 155: Guinness World Record 2007). Other records were made but broken
like Kelly Tharp's marathon on Tapper new world record for an 18 hour game,
with a new standing world record of 9,437,400 points. Kelly Tharp is also
widely known for his Q*bert marathon at Challenge Arcade in Wyomissing, Pa.
Abdner Ashman is the foremost player of Ms. Pacman as well, putting him in the
record books with a new world record of 933,580 done on April 6, 2006. (Page 155:
Guinness World Record 2007 - Top 30 Scores.).
Ms. Pac-Man
Manufacturer: Midway
Year: 1981
Ms. Pac-Man
Bonus Ms. Pac-Man @ 10,000 Points
1 100.00 % 933,580 Abdner Ashman 04/06/2006 (Guinness World Record 2007)
2 98.58 % 920,310 Chris Ayra 05/10/2001
3 97.55 % 910,700 Darren Harris 05/10/2001
4 97.51 % 910,350 Rick D Fothergill 10/02/2001
5 75.36 % 703,560 Billy L Mitchell 06/11/2004
Score Improved 874,530 Chris Ayra 06/30/1985 (Guinness World Record 1986)
6 73.07 % 682,150 Neil Chapman 07/02/2002
7 72.96 % 681,130 Tom Asaki 10/02/1983
Tapper
Greg Erway holds the non marathon title of Tapper with a world record score
of 3,162,125 done on Jun. 5, 2005. Tapper was tightened up with new harder
settings so one could not marathon Tapper from the use of so many free men.
This new harder setting put Greg Erway and his Tapper score on Page 155: Guinness
World Record 2007 - Top 30 List).
Crystal Castles, By Atari
Year: 1983
Class: Wide Release
Crystal Castles
Mike Quarles from Riverside, Ca. was the original Champion of Crystal Castles with
a 1986 Guinness Book World Record of 864,782, which was before Frank Seay turned in
a score of 910,722 on June 11, 1988. His ground zero practice grounds were at Castle
Park and at the Gold Mine at Tyler and Galleria, Riverside, CA. He always would
bring a camera into those locations and would film every game he did. This was before
taping video game performances was required. Mike Quarles was such a good video game
programmer that he could memorize assembly language instructions for a game and not
need to look at the code. I spent an entire day typing assembly language code in
for him because he was to sick to get out of bed, and his code worked perfect every
single time. A lot of the Guinness Players I knew were at genius level at many things
they did. It was quite something to watch them play the game like it had never been
played before. This is something you do not see anymore because people prefer to have
their gaming experience done at home, and not at the arcade.
Guinness Video Game World Records 2007
(The 30 Biggest achievements of the modern era are listed in the 2007
Guinness Book)
Video Games - How do the old records compare to the new records, and which are
considered the best high scores in the coin-operated video game field, and
why are the lists so much different What happened to the Gold Standard of
the Golden Age of Video Games? The "None Listed" explains that many scores
cannot be compared to the Golden Standard of the Golden Era Coin-Operated
Guinness Book of World Record High Scores from 1986. These games in the 2007
Book are rare or were not good for a contest situation because of their
long marathon ability and weren't in every arcade on June 28-30, 1985 at
the Third Annual Masters Tournament which was a contest used to find the
best players in the world for the 1986 Guinness Book of World Records.
Now lets compare the Gold Standard of the 1986 Guinness Book of World Records
with that of the 2007 Guinness World Records Book.
The Following on the left side of the chart are the top 30 Video Game Records
according to the 2007 Guinness World Records Book: Page 155, Science &
Technology - Computer Games compared with the 1986 Guinness Book of
World Records.
To the right of the Below Chart are the outstanding special feature box names
which were given a paragraph in the 2007 Guinness World Records Book.
2007 Guinness World Records Coin-Operated
Video Game High Score Table
Left Side of Above Chart Analysis:
* All (30) Scores are first time Published in the Guinness World Records
Book. Some scores have been around for along time such as Asteroids,
which was done by Scott Safran on November 13, 1982, but not yet published
in the Guinness World Record Books.
* Note: The (1986) Scores are a reference to see the difference between the
classic era world records from the 1986 Guinness Book of World Records and
the modern era classics world records which are Guinness World Records 2007.
Guinness Game Score Player Date
2007 Asteroids 41,336,440 Scott Safran November 13, 1982
1986 "None Listed"
2007 Battlezone 23,000,000 David Palmer August 30, 1985
1986 Battlezone 10,000,000 David Palmer, Auburn, Calif.
2007 Carnival 386,750 Fred Pastore June 1, 2001
1986 "None Listed"
2007 Centipede 7,111,111 Donald Hayes May 4, 2001
1986 Centipede 4,444,444 James Schneider, Oakland, Calif.
2007 Congo Bongo 1,506,300 Jason Cram July 21, 2003
1986 Congo Bongo 379,500 Steve Harris, Gladstone, MO.
2007 Crystal Castles 910,722 Frank Seay June 11, 1988
1986 Crystal Castles 864,782 Mike Quarles Riverside, Calif.
2007 Depth Charge 4,660 John Lawton November 30, 1977
1986 "None Listed"
2007 Dig Dug 4,388,520 Donald Hayes December 12, 2003
1986 Dig Dug 1,847,960 Ken Eshtiaghi, Victoria, B.C., Can
2007 Donkey Kong 1,047,200 Billy Mitchell June 1, 2005
1986 Donkey Kong 874,300 Billy Mitchell Ft. Lauderdale, Fl.
2007 Donkey Kong Jr. 1,004,000 Steve Wiebe September 10, 2002
1986 Donkey Kong Jr. 957,300 Billy Mitchell, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl.
2007 Frogger 589,350 Donald Hayes April 2, 2005
1986 Frogger 86,880 Todd Walker, Milpitas, Calif.
2007 Galaga 15,999,990 Stephen Krogman June 1, 1989
1986 Galaga 1,867,080 Rick Dixon, Chicago, Ill.
2007 Galaxian 399,290 Gary Whelan (UK) August 13, 2004
1986 Galaxian 186,770 Lloyd Dahling, Anchorage, Alaska
2007 Gorf 653,990 Todd Rogers November 24, 1982
1986 "None Listed"
2007 Joust 1,002,500 Don Morlan June 30, 1984
1986 Joust 1,537,050 Brett Watt, Citrus Heights, Calif.
2007 Mappy 1,277,410 Greg R. Bond April 1, 2004
1986 Mappy 573,450 Mike Reynolds, Seattle, Wash.
2007 Missile Command 1,967,830 Tony Temple (UK) March 9, 2006
1986 Missile Command 1,695,265 Roy Shildt, W. Los Angeles, Calif.
2007 Ms. Pac-Man 933,580 Abdner Ashman April 6, 2006
1986 Ms. Pac-Man 874,530 Chris Ayra Miami, Fl.
2007 Pengo 1,110,370 Rodney Day (Aus) August 13, 1983
1986 Pengo 460,650 Terry Tanaka, Honolulu, Hawaii
2007 Pole Position 67,310 Les Lagier June 30, 1986
1986 Pole Position 67,260 Les Lagier, Sunnyvale, Calif.
2007 Q*bert 33,273,520 Bob Gerhardt (Can) November 28, 1983
1986 Q*bert 1,895,565 Tom Gault, Duluth, Minn.
2007 Scramble 1,147,580 Robert Mruczek June 6, 2001
1986 "None Listed"
2007 Space Harrier 33,774,740 Nick Hutt (UK) August 13, 2005
1986 "None Listed"
2007 Star Wars 31,660,614 David Palmer July 31, 1986
1986 Star Wars 15,250,793 David Palmer, Auburn, Calif.
2007 Super Pac-Man 1,045,000 Rick D. Fothergill (Can) Feb. 2, 2002
1986 Super Pac-Man 855,940 Bill Deluca, Colonia, NJ
2007 Tapper 3,162,125 Greg Erway June 5, 2005
1986 Tapper 5,000,000 Jack Gale, Miami, Fl.
2007 Tetris 1,648,905 Stephen Krogman June 5, 1999
1986 "None Listed"
2007 Tron 6,768,288 David Cruz Sept. 7, 2005
1986 Tron 1,695,463 David Palmer, Auburn, Calif.
2007 Wizard of Wor 384,200 David S. Yuen January 1, 2005
1986 Wizard of Wor 80,300 Marc Longridge, Oshawa, Ontario
2007 Zookeeper 35,732,870 Shawn Cram February 8, 2004
1986 Zookeeper 20,063,920 Jack Gale, Miami, Fl.
Note: The above (8) Eight of the (30) Thirty High Scores listed
in the Guinness World Record 2007 Book above are of modern players who had
beaten the scores of Californian native 1986 Guinness World Record Holders
scores.
Most of the 2007 Guinness World Records which were deemed important were the
ones that competed against and beat the California scores from the Classic Era.
No scores from the above chart are carry over scores from the Golden Era that
were already published in the 1986 Guinness Book. In essance, all of the modern
era scores are scores that were not published previously in the 1986 Guinness
Book of World Records.
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The following Players have been highlighted in the 2007 Guinness Book
of World Records 2007 Feature Boxes for outstanding achievementa
Guinness World Records 2007 the Best of the World Records Results are below:
* The Below Scores are in special features in paragraph form for Guinness 2007.
* Only (1) score of all the Guinness World Record 2007 Book scores has been
in the Guinness Book on a previous occasion and that is the Paul Dean,
SpyHunter, June 28, 1985 Score of 9,512,590 which was published in both
the Guinness World Records 2007 Book and the Guinness Book of World Records
1986.
GAME SCORE PLAYER FROM DATE
Berzerk 325,270 Chris Ayra USA Mar 28, 2005
Dance Dance
Revolution 680,808,465 Jason Gilleece USA Aug 5, 2005
Donkey Kong
(no hammer) 317,000 Shawn Cram USA May 5, 2006
Dragons Lair 374,954 Greg Sakundiak CAN Jul 20, 1985
Frogger 589,350 Donald Hayes USA Mar 25, 2005
Jr. Pac-Man 3,330,950 Abdner Ashman USA Dec 4, 2005
Pac-Man 3,333,360 Billy Mitchell USA Jul 3, 1999
Pac-Man 3,333,360 Rick Fothergill CAN Jul 31, 1999
Pac-Man 3,333,360 Chris Ayra USA Feb 16, 2000
Pac-Man 3,333,360 Tim Baldarramos USA Aug 8, 2004
Pac-Man 3,333,360 Donald Hayes USA Jul 21, 2005
Robotron 945,550 Abdner Ashman USA Dec 5, 2005
SpyHunter (SPY HUNTER) 9,512,590 Paul Dean USA Jun 28, 1985
Twin Cobra 1,900,450 Greg Sakundiak CAN Jun 12, 2003
Tag Team Wrestling 3,795,500 Greg Sakundiak CAN Unknown
The following list of older mature coin-operated video game high scores from
the 1980's during the time of the 1986 Guinness Book of World Records but never
released or published in Guinness are now getting their recognition in the
Guinness World Records Book 2007.
There are (11) Mature 1980's Guinness World Record Book 2007 which are just
now being published in Guinness:
Classic Era High Scores from the 1980's - First time Guinness Recognition:
Book GAME SCORE PLAYER HOMETOWN DATE
2007 Asteroids 41,336,440 Scott Safran Newton, PA USA Nov 13, 1982
2007 Battlezone 23,000,000 David Palmer Citrus Heights, CA USA Aug 30, 1985
2007 Depth Charge 4,660 John Lawton Weirs Beach, NH USA Nov 30, 1977
2007 Gorf 653,990 Todd Rogers Brooksville, FL USA Nov 24, 1982
2007 Joust 1,002,500 Don Morlan Seattle, WA USA Jun 30, 1984
2007 Pengo 1,110,370 Rodney Day Canberra, AC AUS Aug 13, 1983
2007 Pole Position 67,310 Les Lagier San Jose, CA USA Jun 30, 1986
2007 Q*bert 33,273,520 Bob Gerhardt Lloydminster, AB CAN Nov 28, 1983
2007 Star Wars 31,660,614 David Palmer Citrus Heights, CA USA Jul 31, 1986
* Below are Greg Sakundiak scores are in 2007 Guinness Paragraph Features:
Book GAME SCORE PLAYER HOMETOWN DATE
2007 Dragons Lair 374,954 Greg Sakundiak Saskatoon, SK CAN Jul 20, 1985
2007 Tag Team Wrestling 3,795,500 Greg Sakundiak Saskatoon, SK CAN
* The below Spy Hunter score is the only score to be published in both the
1986 and 2007 Guinness World Records Book.
* The below Spy Hunter score is in a 2007 Guinness World Book Feature Paragraph on page 154:
Book GAME SCORE PLAYER HOMETOWN DATE
1986 & 2007 Spy Hunter 9,512,590 Paul Dean Riverside, CA USA Jun 28, 1985
The following is the published coin-operated video game high score
table of the 1986 Guinness Book of World Records:
Published 1986 Guinness Book of World Records
1986 Published High Scores
Most of the below 1986 Guinness Book High scores were done at the June 28-30, 1985
Third Annual Masters Tournament, and some scores are standing from
before that tournament.
It has been 21 years so I'd like to take a look at what scores are still no. 1 from
the (93 Scores) in the (1986 Guinness Book) Link
Do the Guinness Book of World Records Video Game Scores From 1986 Stand-Up
to Today's Top Players High Score? The Highlighted Links show you the comparison
within the Twin Galaxies Data Base of the (93) Guinness High Scores below.
www.twingalaxies.com
1986 Guinness Book - Highlighted Links with Today's Standings of these classic era players:
Game Score Player's Name Hometown
1. Alpine Ski 241,525 John T. Gordon, III College Station, Tex
2. Baby Pac-Man 1,196,560 Jose Pelegio Miami, Fla
3. Badlands 146,080 Gary Hatt Ontario, CA
4. Battlezone 10,000,000 David Palmer Auburn, Calif
5. Berzerk (Fast) 104,680 Ron K. Bailey Shelby, NC
6. Bosconian 615,490 Frank Rion Anchorage, Alaska
7. Bubbles 1,365,970 Joe Malasarte Anchorage, Alaska
8. Bump N Jump 322,664 James Heroux Oshawa, Ontario
9. Burger Time 4,978,550 Billy Mitchell Ft. Lauderdale, Fla
10. Centipede 4,444,444 James Schneider Oakland, Calif
11. Cheyenne Gun 319,209,350 Donn Nauert Austin, Tex Rank 1
12. Commando 389,700 Jeff Peters Etiwanda, Calif
13. Congo Bongo 379,500 Steve Harris Gladstone, Mo
14. Crossbow 9,212,500 Donn Nauert Austin, Tex
15. Crystal Castles 864,782 Mike Quarles Riverside, Calif
16. Defender 230,125 Gino Yoo Anchorage, Alaska
17. Dig Dug 1,847,960 Ken Eshtiaghi Victoria, B.C. Can
18. Donkey Kong 874,300 Billy Mitchell Ft. Lauderdale, Fla
19. Donkey Kong, Jr. 957,300 Billy Mitchell Ft. Lauderdale, Fla
20. Donkey Kong 3 2,132,100 Lloyd Bromola Honolulu, Hawaii
21. Elevator Action 129,100 Sean Jense Anchorage, Alaska
22. Empire Strikes Back 1,345,049 David Palmer Auburn, Calif
23. Firefox 707,790 David Palmer Auburn, Calif
24. Food Fight 3,216,100 Gregory Jew Sepulveda, Calif
25. Frogger 86,880 Todd Walker Milpitas, Calif
26. Frontline 194,440 Thomas Chaka Wharton, Tex
27. Galaga 1,867,080 Rick Dixon Chicago, Ill
28. Galaxian 186,770 Lloyd Dahling Anchorage, Alaska
29. Galaga 3 137,000 James Struckle Fair Oaks, Calif
30. Gyruss 13,030,200 Michael Bangs Waterbury, Conn
31. Hogan's Alley 170,300 Bo Rice College Station, Tex
32. Hypersports 538,340 Kelly Kobashigawa Los Angeles, Calif
33. I, Robot 818,684 Jim Jung Santa Ana, Calif
34. Joust 1,537,050 Brett Watt Citrus Heights, Calif
35. Jr. Pac-Man 331,000 Kevin Fischer Silver Spring, MD
36. Jungle King 54,530 Jeff Peters Etiwanda, Calif
37. Karate Champ 235,000 Jack Gale Miami, Fla
38. Kung-Fu Master 1,349,040 Mike Sullivan Riverside, Calif
39. Lode Runner 162,340 David Leicht Honolulu, Hawaii
40. M.A.C.H. 3 Bomber 361,900 Sur Baycroft Victoria, BC
41. M.A.C.H. 3 Fighter 455,600 Randy Albright Anchorage, Alaska
42. Mad Crasher 53,468 Tracy Wong Hilo, Hawaii
43. Make Trax 1,358,120 James Delorme Dawson Creek, BC
44. Major Havoc 1,359,378 Dwayne Richard Grande Prairie, Alberta, Can
45. Mappy 573,450 Mike Reynolds Seattle, Wash
45. Marble Madness 187,880 Stan Szczepanski Westwood, Calif
46. Mario Bros. 1,758,800 Perry Rodgers Napa, Calif
47. Millipede 4,822,800 James Schneider Oakland, Calif
48. Missile Command 1,695,265 Roy Shildt W. Los Angeles, Calif
49. Moon Patrol 366,700 Carl Lierman Seattle, Wash
50. Mr. Do 1,390,350 Desiree McCrorey Santa Clara, Calif
51. Mr. Do's Castle 370,520 Roy Sidor Anchorage, Alaska
52. Ms. Pac-Man 874,530 Chris Ayra Miami, Fla
53. Nibbler 390,156,320 Marc Wertheim No Bergen, NJ
54. Pac-Man 3,155,320 Patrice Corbell Montreal Que, Can
55. Paperboy 1,002,018 Phil Britt Riverside, Ca
56. Pole Position 1 Fuji 67,260 Les Lagier Sunnyvale, Calif
57. Pole Position 2 Test 79,730 Joe Malasarte Anchorage, Alaska
58. Pole Position 2 Fuji 75,390 Lloyd Dahling Anchorage, Alaska
59. Popeye 351,150 Steve Harris Gladstone, Mo
60. Punch-Out 13,993,130 Tran Vu Montreal, Quebec
61. Q-Bert 1,895,565 Tom Gault Duluth, Minn
62. Rally-X 51,660 Tad Perry Seattle, Wash
63. Red Baron 214,230 David Palmer Auburn, Calif
64. Return of The Jedi 1,938,010 Mike Sullivan Riverside, Calif
65. Robotron 960,350 Robert Bonney Kirkland, Wash
66. Satan's Hollow 12,816,000 Chris Emery Winnipeg, Manitoba
67. Sinistar 282,225 Jeff Peters Etiwanda, Calif
68. Space Invaders 29,090 Sonny Shum Victoria, BC, Can
69. Spy Hunter 9,512,590 Paul Dean Riverside, Calif
70. Star Gate 194,200 Scott Heyano Seattle, Wash
71. Star Rider 339,015 David Palmer Auburn, Calif
72. Star Trek 1,723,175 Maurice Disciullo Ft. Lauderdale, Fla
73. Star Wars 15,250,793 David Palmer Auburn, Calif
74. Super Basketball 1,394,930 Tim McGuire Anchorage, Alaska
75. Super Pac-Man 855,940 Bill Deluca Colonia, NJ
76. Super Punchout 182,980 Sean Jensen Anchorage, Alaska
77. Tapper 5,000,000 Jack Gale Miami, Fla
78. Tempest 822,852 Jeff Seymour Sacramento, Calif
79. Time Pilot 5,197,100 Jeff Peters Etiwanda, Calif
80. Time Pilot 84 342,900 David Presley College Station, Tex
81. Track N Field 95,040 Kelly Kobashigawa Los Angeles, Calif
82. Tron 1,695,463 David Palmer Auburn, Calif
83. Turbo 29,692 Chris Emery Winnipeg, Manitoba, Can
84. Turkey Shoot 74,650 Stefan PareDelisle Montreal, Quebec
85. Tutankham 205,780 Jorge Matsufuji College Station, Tex
86. Vanguard 317,330 Thomas Chaka Wharton, Tex
87. Wizard of Wor 80,300 Mark Longridge Oshawa, Ontario
88. Excitebike 398,730 James Hillard Upland, Calif
89. Zaxxon 804,150 Dave Ander Anchorage, Alaska
90. Zookeeper 20,063,920 Jack Gale Miami, Fla
91. Cerberus 101,500 Robert Haukup Seattle, Wash
92. Megazone 312,480 James Page Seattle, Wash
93. Mayhem 2002 10,200 David Leicht Honolulu, Hawaii
* Walter Day was designated an assistant editor in charge of video game
scores for the 1984-1986 editions of the U.S. edition of the Guinness Book
of World Records.
The below 1986 (APA) Amusement Players Association and Twin Galaxies Tournament
Results that never went into print by Guinness 1987, as Guinness stopped publishing
High Scores:
Legendary Magazine Magnate; Electronic Gaming Monthly, Steve Harris, was
Founder of the Amusement Players Association in 1987. A high-school dropout and
classic-era video game enthusiast, Steve Harris got his first job in the game
business managing an Iowa-based arcade in 1984. Through that job, he bought
the rights to the U.S. National Video Game Team, a group of "professional"
gamers started by the Twin Galaxies arcade that toured the country and held
game demonstrations. These Professional gamers actually did not receive any
pay and actually paid their own way to visit the different Video Game Conventions
across the country. Steve Harris also self-published his own fanzine, the
Top Score Newsletter, irregularly starting in 1986.
Electronic Gaming Monthly
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) is a monthly magazine devoted to console games,
with occasional coverage given to cell-phone games. It is the oldest (independent)
American console game mag currently in operation, and is also considered to be
the most prestigious.
Steve Harris, founder EGM in May 1989, was a high-school dropout and classic-era
video game enthusiast who got his first job in the game business managing an
Iowa-based arcade in 1984. He was also a great player in the early 1980's and
held many world records through the Twin Galaxies International Scoreboard.
Steve's savings were able to buy up the rights to the U.S. National Video Game Team,
a group of "professional" gamers started by the Twin Galaxies arcade that toured
the country and held game demonstrations. The Original team started in 1982
and consisted of Billy Mitchell, Steve Harris, Tim McVey, Jay Kim, Ben Gold and
Walter Day. Later, there were all new faces like Steve Harris, Jeff Peters,
Gary Hatt, Todd Rogers, Perry Rodgers, Don Nauert, Dwayne Richard and Brent Walker.
He also self-published his own fanzine, the Top Score Newsletter, irregularly
starting in 1986.
In 1987, Harris partnered with his friend Jeffrey Peters (Jeff Peters), another
excellent world class player, to hold the 1987 Video Game Masters Tournament.
Ziff Davis purchased Electronic Gaming Monthly from Steve Harris in 1996, and is
now a Ziff-Davis product and part of the 1UP Network. Ziff Davis produced its
200th Electronic Gaming Monthly Magazine Issue from its founding day on May 1989.
(January 10: 2006).
The Future of Classic Gaming
There are a lot of great scores out there but some how over the years most of those
seemingly impossibly high world record scores are getting beat by players who have
honed their abilities just a little bit more than the last generation. This isn't
in every case but in most. About every ten years you get a few exceptional players
that knock down several of the so called unbeatable scores. That is good to see
because it leaves room for the imagination. We do not know how high these scores
can go or how extreme things can get. Hopefully people will stay interested in the
Classics and Guinness will continue to support these high score achievements.
Contact information for the Guinness World Records Book: Link
Guinness World Records Edition: 2007
Publisher: Little Brown & Co
by Guinness, Craig Glenday (Editor)
Publish date: Aug 2006
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
Headquarters of Guinness World Records Ltd
Guinness World Records Limited
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Guinness World Records Attractions: Link
