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Originally published
in the 1986 |
American Edition of the Guinness Book of World
Records®
Note: The following has the spelling
errors from the Original edition corrected.
To ascertain what scores in video
games are actually world records, a nation wide
competition was held under the auspices of Twin
Galaxies with Walter Day as coordinator, across
the continent.
The results of the competition
are in the accompanying chart. The winners
and their scores have been verified by qualified
judges. |
| Game |
Score |
Player's Name |
| Alpine Ski |
241,525 |
John T. Gordon |
| Arm Wrestling |
781,030 |
Mark H |
| Baby Pac-Man |
1,220,800 |
Tim Uyeda |
| Badlands |
146,080 |
Gary Hatt |
| Battlezone |
10,000,000 |
David Palmer |
| Berserk (Fast) |
104,680 |
Ron K. Bailey |
| Bosconian |
615,490 |
Frank Rion |
| Bubbles |
1,365,970 |
Joe Malasarte |
| Bump-N-Jump |
421,760 |
Chris Cummins |
| Burgertime |
4,978,550 |
Bill Mitchell |
| Catch-22 (Combat) |
4,532,950 |
Douglas DePirro |
| Centipede |
5,500,000 |
G. Ben Carter Jr |
| Cerberus |
101,500 |
Robert Haukap |
| Cheyenne |
319,209,350 |
Donn Nauert |
| Choplifter |
1,781,000 |
Charles Collins |
| Commando |
835,700 |
Jeff Wakefield |
| Congo Bongo |
379,500 |
Steve Harris |
| Crackshot |
4,885,140 |
Pat Harmon |
Crossbow |
9,212,500 |
Donn Nauert |
Crystal Castles |
881,306 |
Mark Alpiger |
| Defender |
230,125 |
Gino Yoo |
| Dig Dug |
1,847,960 |
Ken Eshtiaghi |
| Discs of Tron |
418,200 |
David Bagenski |
| Donkey Kong |
874,300 |
Bill Mitchell |
| Donkey Kong Jr |
957,300 |
Bill Mitchell |
| Donkey Kong 3 |
2,132,100 |
Lloyd Bromola |
Elevator Action |
143,450 |
G. Ben Carter Jr |
Empire Strikes Back |
1,345,049 |
David Palmer |
| Express Raider |
197,200 |
Gary Hatt |
| Firefox (9000 Mile) |
707,790 |
David Palmer |
Flicky |
4,548,540 |
Jonathan Long |
| Frogger |
86,880 |
Todd Walker |
| Frontline |
268,000 |
William Joyce |
| Galaga |
2,278,190 |
James Vollandt |
| Galaxian |
186,770 |
Lloyd Dahling |
| Galplus |
1,320,500 |
Bill Bradham |
| Gimme A Break |
599 |
Carlos G. Gonzales |
| Gunsmoke |
1,348,850 |
Richie Paul Woodward |
| Hang-On (Simulator) |
40,715,030 |
Don Novak |
| Hogan's Alley |
2,738,100 |
Jack Gale |
| Hyper Sports |
538,340 |
Kelly Kobashigawa |
| Indiana Jones |
1,176,520 |
Ronald Mangio |
| I, Robot |
1,383,959 |
Dave Ryan |
| Joust |
1,537,500 |
Brett Watt |
| Junior Pac-Man |
331,000 |
Kevin Fischer |
| Jungle King |
198,280 |
Andy Noriega |
| Karate Champ |
239,900 |
George Weller |
| Krull |
323,780 |
Mark Rodobaugh |
Kung-Fu Master |
1,349,040 |
Mike Sullivan |
Lode Runner |
162,340 |
David Leicht |
| MACH 3 (Bomber) |
361,900 |
Sur Baycroft |
| MACH 3 (Fighter) |
455,600 |
Randy Albright |
| Mad Crasher |
844,988 |
Jack Gale |
| Mad Planets |
129,714 |
Janice Rose |
| Major Havoc |
1,940,078 |
Ettore Ciaffi |
| Mappy |
573,450 |
Mike Reynolds |
| Mario Bros |
1,758,800 |
Perry Rodgers |
| Marble Madness |
187,880 |
Stan Szczepanski |
| Mario Bros |
1,758,800 |
Perry Rodgers |
| Mat Mania |
3,722,600 |
Jon Sitzman |
| Mayhem 2002 |
10,200 |
David Leicht |
| Megazone |
973,190 |
Stephen Joseph |
| Millipede |
4,822,800 |
James Schneider |
Missile Command |
1,695,265 |
Roy Shildt |
Mr Do |
1,390,350 |
Desiree McCrorey |
| Mr Do's Castle |
370,520 |
Roy Sidor |
| Ms PacMan |
874,530 |
Chris Ayra |
| Nibbler |
390,156,320 |
Marc Wertheim |
| Pack-Rat |
630,157 |
Bill Carmichael |
| PacLand |
874,330 |
Scott Hilty |
| PacMan |
3,155,320 |
Patrice Corbell |
| Paperboy |
1,136,435 |
John Philip Britt |
| Pengo |
460,650 |
Terry Tanaka |
| Pole Position |
67,260 |
Les Lagier |
Pole Position II |
79,890 |
Jeff Peters (Test Track) (Fuji) |
| Pole Position II |
44,150 |
George Fabela (Sazuka) |
| Pole Position II |
75,390 |
Jeff Peters (Seaside) |
| Popeye |
351,150 |
Steve Harris |
| PunchOut |
15,019,240 |
Dale Klaus |
| Q*bert |
1,895,565 |
Tom Gault |
| Rally-X |
51,660 |
Tad Perry |
| Red Baron |
214,230 |
David Palmer |
Robotron |
960,350 |
Robert (Bonney) Griffin |
Rush-N-Attack |
447,140 |
Dave Lopez |
| Sarge |
137,575 |
Dale Klaus |
| Satan's Hollow |
18,098,450 |
Michael Ward |
| SiniStar |
282,225 |
Jeff Peters |
Space Harrier |
31,077,900 |
Richard Hunter |
| Space Invaders |
29,090 |
Sonny Shum |
Speed Buggy (Offroad) |
101,440 |
Tim Mereno |
| Speed Buggy (South) |
177,480 |
Mark Foster |
Speed Buggy (West) |
83,990 |
Tim Mereno |
| Spy Hunter |
9,512,590 |
Paul Dean |
| Star Gate |
194,200 |
Scott Heyano |
Star Rider |
339,015 |
David Palmer |
| Star Trek |
1,723,175 |
Maurice Disciullo |
| Star Wars |
31,660,614 |
David Palmer |
| Stocker |
53,970 |
Cody Jones |
| Super Basketball |
1,394,930 |
Tim McGuire |
| Super Mario Bros |
2,229,350 |
Michael Perring |
Super PunchOut |
182,980 |
Sean Jensen |
| Tapper |
9,068,625 |
Michael Ward |
| Tempest |
822,852 |
Jeff Seymour |
| Ten-Yard Fight |
295,100 |
Mike Macy |
| Tiger-Heli |
659,960 |
George Cifrancis III |
| Time Pilot |
5,197,100 |
Jeff Peters |
| Time Pilot |
84 463,300 |
Samantha Johanik |
| Track & Field |
95,040 |
Kelly Kobashigawa |
| Tron |
1,695,463 |
David Palmer |
| Turbo |
53,179 |
Wish Stuckey |
| Turkey Shoot |
74,650 |
Stefan Pare Delisle |
| Tutankham |
205,780 |
Jorge Matsufuji |
| Vanguard |
317,330 |
Thomas Chaka |
| Vertigo |
595,028 |
Donn Nauert |
| Wizard of Wor |
80,300 |
Mark Longridge |
| Zaxxon |
804,150 |
Dave Ander |
| Zoo Keeper |
20,063,920 |
Jack Gale |
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