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Written by Arthur Annis
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010
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 Move over Bill and Steve, looks like there's a new player in town. Hank Chien 35, from New york, has now taken the Donkey Kong high score. Confirmed by Twin Galaxies, the new world record score of 1,061,700 points which was played in 2 hours, 35 minutes. Be sure to read an interiew conducted by The Denton Arcade Game Examer with the new Champ.
Congratulations Hank.
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Written by Henry Johnson
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Thursday, 04 March 2010
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International Video Game Scorekeeping Site Continues On
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PR Log (Press Release) – Mar 04, 2010 – Walter Day, the man who founded scorekeeping organization Twin Galaxies in 1981, has announced in a new video interview on the Twin Galaxies website that he has retired to work on a music career. Twin Galaxies began as a video arcade in the small town of Ottumwa, IA during the original video game boom. Upon checking with a game company about a high score he had witnessed, Day discovered that nobody was keeping track of the record scores in the world of video gaming, so he did so himself. Soon thereafter, the game makers of the day backed Day and Twin Galaxies as the official organization. In 2010, Twin Galaxies is still recognized as the leader in video game records, not only on the old classic which it began with, but also on new games for the XBox 360, Nintendo Wii, and PlayStation 3. Recognized by Guinness World Records, CNN, MTV, Wired Magazine, and others, Twin Galaxies references have appeared in numerous movies and popular television shows over the past year. Last June, G4tv aired an official Twin Galaxies World Record attempt on live television as part of their E3 Expo coverage. Day has been slowly removing himself from day-to-day duties at Twin Galaxies over the past few years, turning over many of his former duties to a new generation of staff members including David Nelson, Rich Booth, Todd Rogers, Patrick Scott Patterson, and Nik Meeks. Walter Day now plans to pursue his lifelong dream of a music career, as seen in several documentary films. He states in the video interview that he finally feels that Twin Galaxies is in the right people's hands to move into the future. For the full video interview check out www.TwinGalaxies.com.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PR Log (Press Release) – Mar 04, 2010 – Walter Day, the man who founded scorekeeping organization Twin Galaxies in 1981, has announced in a new video interview on the Twin Galaxies website that he has retired to work on a music career. Twin Galaxies began as a video arcade in the small town of Ottumwa, IA during the original video game boom. Upon checking with a game company about a high score he had witnessed, Day discovered that nobody was keeping track of the record scores in the world of video gaming, so he did so himself. Soon thereafter, the game makers of the day backed Day and Twin Galaxies as the official organization. In 2010, Twin Galaxies is still recognized as the leader in video game records, not only on the old classic which it began with, but also on new games for the XBox 360, Nintendo Wii, and PlayStation 3. Recognized by Guinness World Records, CNN, MTV, Wired Magazine, and others, Twin Galaxies references have appeared in numerous movies and popular television shows over the past year. Last June, G4tv aired an official Twin Galaxies World Record attempt on live television as part of their E3 Expo coverage. Day has been slowly removing himself from day-to-day duties at Twin Galaxies over the past few years, turning over many of his former duties to a new generation of staff members including David Nelson, Rich Booth, Todd Rogers, Patrick Scott Patterson, and Nik Meeks. Walter Day now plans to pursue his lifelong dream of a music career, as seen in several documentary films. He states in the video interview that he finally feels that Twin Galaxies is in the right people's hands to move into the future. For the full video interview check out www.TwinGalaxies.com.
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Written by Kevin Steele
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Tuesday, 02 March 2010
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Individual Digital Back Issues Now Available!
Yes, you read that right: You can now buy individual digital issues of GameRoom Magazine. Each only $.99!
Every issue of GameRoom Magazine, even those long out of stock, in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Fully searchable, and available for immediate downloading. An invaluable resource for the coin-op collector.
Issues are being added daily - check back often!
GameRoom Magazine Digital Issues
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Written by Kevin Steele
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Monday, 01 March 2010
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- Space Station Ramp Repair, by David Santoro
- Coinocopia: Alaskaland
- Galaga Restoration by Jay Buchholz
- Farewell to Fantasy World: Part 7 - Post Mortem
- The Wayback Machine: Hardware Evolution
- Tales of the Silverball: Bad Pinball Mojo
- GameRoom of the Month: "Trickman" Terry Minnich
- Carioca Special: A "Jumbo" Pinball Discover by Jeffery Lawton
- I Remember Them Well: Gold Star and SKILL-POOL
- Coin-Op Confessions: Jon Hughes
- The Last Word: Out of Control
- GameRoom News and more!
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Written by ColecoVisionist
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Saturday, 06 February 2010
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A follow up to 2007's Classic Home Video Games, 1972-1984, Classic Home Video Games, 1985-1988 by Brett Weiss provides detailed descriptions and reviews of every U.S.-released game for the Nintendo NES, the Atari 7800, and the Sega Master System. Organized alphabetically by console brand, each chapter includes a description of the game system followed by substantive entries for every game released for that console. Video game entries include publisher/developer data, release year, gameplay information, and, typically, the author's critique. A glossary provides a helpful guide to the classic video game genres and terms referenced throughout the work, and a preface provides a comparison between the modern gaming industry and the industry of the late 1980s. Includes foreword by Electronic Games magazine co-founder Bill Kunkel.
For more info, check out the author's blog:
http://brettweisswords.blogspot.com/
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Written by John Greatwich
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Wednesday, 03 February 2010
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Testing has proved that it is possible to print uv ink direct to tempered glass in one pass for color. Then the glass is then taken to another screen shop to get 3 individual hits of uv ink white & 1 blocking layer in black (has all the tilt, game over, shoot again, high score, etc.) Currently working on a license agreement with Illinois Pin Ball & talking with other major sources of art for pinball. Many different glass titles from many different manufacturers if things work out. I will be giving a seminar at Texas Pinball Festival, & a number of free glass samples will be given away. http://www.texaspinball.com/seminars.htm
More pictures on test sample Flash Gordon are here:
http://s36.photobucket.com/home/greatwichjohn/index
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Written by Arthur Annis
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Friday, 29 January 2010
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Need an idea for you next 80's get together. How about some Asteroids shaped cookies. evilmadscientist.com not only gave us the idea, but also has the instructions for some delicious sounding graham cracker recipe.
http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/asteroids
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Written by Arthur Annis
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Friday, 29 January 2010
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You have to love this brilliant idea for a bookcase at ginepro.org. While you're checking it out, don't forget to take a look at the Ghosty wall lamps. Perfect additions to the gameroom.
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Written by Arthur Annis
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Friday, 29 January 2010
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 With all the Atari news circulating, looks like my favorite console may be making a come back. Check out this clear Atari joystick that lights up when plugged into your computer's USB port. This product can be ordered though reflexaudio.com and here's what they say:
The package includes the Stella Atari 2600 emulator and over 80 games, including Pacman 4K, Seawolf, Atari 2600 Soccer, Ladybug, and Invaders Plus. Hundreds more titles are available for download from sites like AtariAge.
http://www.reflexaudio.com/products_joystick.htm
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Written by Arthur Annis
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Friday, 22 January 2010
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The movie prop from the 1984 movie, Cloak & Dagger has hit the market on e-bay and is commanding a high price. Here's what the seller has to say:
This is a fully working machine in amazing condition. Not only is it a one of a kind item in nice shape, but Atari only ever made 20 dedicated Cloak & Dagger machines. The rest were sold as kits to convert other games and only had mono sound. This machine has stereo sound. This machine is serial number UR00001.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280454405787
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Pinball 101: The Art & Science of Better Pinball Play
