Guinness Book of World Records:
 

Twin Galaxies / APA contest listings


                    

    In the 1980's, there were a series of Guinness Book of World Records (GBWR) editions that featured contest results from Twin Galaxies, in the initial years, and then the APA (Amusement Players Association, run by Steve Harris) in the  final year, which was 1987.  At the time that these lists were published, the vast majority of the scores were world records, in addition to being records for that particular contest.  Needless to say, that made these lists quite important.

    Reproduced below are the aforementioned contest results.  Note that the ones from 1983 through 1986 were culled from the Video Game Masters Tournament, generally held each year on the three-day weekend before the July 4th holiday.  Additional information that was not shown in the GBWR was provided from results sheets that I obtained directly from Aladdin's Castle, where the 1986 and 1987 events were exclusively held.  Read on, for the ultimate trip down a world-class memory lane...

 


 

1983 Video Game Masters Tournament results
(as printed in the 1984 GBWR)

Game

Score Player

 

   

Joust *

4,254,950

Steve Sanders

Defender *

2,117,675

Jay Kim

Congo Bongo

379,500

Steve Harris

Centipede

603,878

Jay Kim

Ms Pac-Man

366,730

Bill Mitchell

Galaga

3,396,280

Eric Bull

Q*bert *

1,124,890

Pete Corpeny


Correction / Notation  key

The 1983 results above have had corrections made, in the interest of accuracy.  A text color other than black indicates that a correction has been made. Also, use of an asterisk or cross serves as a notation.  You can refer to the table below for the explanatory details.

Green:   Name and punctuation correction.

Red:      Corrected score, because of a typographical error.

*:           2-hour time limit, exact

†:           40 minutes


 

1984 Video Game Masters Tournament results
(as printed in the 1985 GBWR)

Game

Score Player Town, State

 

       

Alpine Ski

133,263

Cary Sinnett

04/13/70 Anchorage, AK

Baby Pac-Man

1,196,560

Jose Pelegio

unknown Miami, FL

Berzerk (Fast)

104,680

Ron K. Bailey

02/07/39 Shelby, NC

Bosconian

615,490

Frank Rion

09/25/59 Anchorage, AK

Bubbles

1,365,970

Joe Malasarte

01/26/68 Anchorage, AK

Bump 'n' Jump

186,380

Gary Hatt

06/27/61 Ontario, CA

Burgertime

4,978,550

Bill Mitchell

Hollywood, FL

Centipede

1,244,825

Darren Olsen

04/09/63 Calgary, Alberta

Congo Bongo

379,500 *

Steve Harris

11/07/66 Gladstone, MO

Crossbow

2,888,000

Kenneth Murphy

05/07/57 Anchorage, AK

Crystal Castles

845,832

Eric Ginner

05/04/62 Santa Clara, CA

Defender

230,125

Gino Yoo

11/17/68 Anchorage, AK

Dig Dug

1,238,710

Douglas Smith

12/11/63 Anchorage, AK

Donkey Kong

196,900

Randy Davis

09/30/59 San Jose, CA

Donkey Kong Junior

957,300

Bill Mitchell

Hollywood, FL

Donkey Kong 3

1,898,100

George Daniels

11/20/68 Carolina Bch, NC

Firefox (9000)

500,045

David Palmer

Auburn, CA

Food Fight

1,512,900

Cameron Koehncke

03/17/69 Carolina Bch, NC

Frogger

68,880

Jeff Scism

03/29/68 Carolina Bch, NC

Front Line

134,200

Donald Freer

04/14/71 Lombard, IL

Galaga

1,867,080

Rick Dixon

unknown Chicago, IL

Galaxian

186,770

Lloyd Dahling

12/08/61 Anchorage, AK

Gyruss

7,035,300

Shelton Drumgolo

unknown Queens, NYC

Joust

1,002,500

Don Morlan

09/03/65 Kent, WA

Jr. Pac-Man

148,630

Fred Alderov

09/26/62 Seattle, WA

Jungle King

39,240

Chris Emery

01/21/68 Winnipeg, Manitoba

M.A.C.H. 3 Fight

455,600

Randy Albright

02/19/62 Anchorage, AK

M.A.C.H. 3 Bomb

315,200

Greg Jones

05/01/57 Seattle, WA

Mappy

513,350

Mike Reynolds

11/27/51 Seattle, WA

Mario Bros.

1,758,800

Perry Rodgers

06/17/62 Napa, CA

Millipede

1,679,868

Kyle Cholly Long

unknown Bronx, NY

Missile Command

1,426,115

Roy Shildt

07/02/55 W. Los Angeles, CA

Moon Patrol

181,900

Jeff Scism

03/29/68 Carolina Bch, NC

Mr. Do!

1,390,350

Desiree McCrorey

Santa Clara, CA

Ms. Pac-Man

679,260

Bill Mitchell

Hollywood, FL

Pac-Man

2,478,610

Bill Mitchell

Hollywood, FL

Pengo

285,210

Debbie May Jensen

10/31/65 Anchorage, AK

Pole Position

67,260

Les Lagier

03/29/64 Sunnyvale, CA

Popeye

351,150

Steve Harris

11/07/66 Gladstone, MO

Punch-Out!!

8,585,130

Chris Emery

01/21/68 Winnipeg, Manitoba

Q*bert

1,112,300

Doris Self

unknown Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Robotron: 2084

838,475

John Martinez

03/18/67 Lisle, IL

Satan's Hollow

6,543,820

Chris Emery

01/21/68 Winnipeg, Manitoba

Sinistar

188,170

Joseph Janiec

04/19/65 Anchorage, AK

Space Invaders

9,990

Joseph Amor

01/03/67 San Jose, CA

Spy Hunter

794,495

Brian McDowell

03/01/68 Harrells, NC

Stargate

194,200

Scott Heyano

11/29/62 Seattle, WA

Star Rider

240,047

Eddie King

unknown Seattle, WA

Star Trek

1,723,175

Maurice DiSciullo

unknown Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Star Wars

13,990,709

Mike Hewett

10/01/70 Carolina Bch, NC

Super Pac-Man

315,380 *

Steve Sanders

Clinton, MO

Tapper

5,000,000

Jack Gale

unknown Miami, FL

Tempest

792,317

Chris Ayra

unknown Miami, FL

Time Pilot

5,197,100

Jeff Peters

05/17/66 Etiwanda, CA

Track & Field

93,100

Gary West

unknown Oklahoma City, OK

Tron

1,695,463

David Palmer

Auburn, CA

Tutankham

115,100

Dwayne Richards

unknown Grand Prairie, Alberta

Vanguard

122,290

Mike Hewett

10/01/70 Carolina Bch, NC

Zaxxon

367,550

Dave Ander

12/12/62 Anchorage, AK

Zoo Keeper

16,145,250

Brian Halik

unknown Miami, FL


Correction / Notation  key

The 1984 results above have had a few corrections made, in the interest of accuracy.  A text color other than black indicates that a correction has been made. Also, use of an asterisk serves as a notation.  You can refer to the table below for the explanatory details.

Green:   Name, , spelling, and/or punctuation correction.

*:           Score was set in 1983.


 

1985 Video Game Masters Tournament results
(as printed in the 1986 GBWR)

Game

Score

Player's Name

Hometown

       

Alpine Ski

241,525

John T. Gordon, III

College Station, Tex

Baby Pac-Man

1,196,560

Jose Pelegio

Miami, Fla

Badlands

146,080

Gary Hatt

Ontario, Calif

Battlezone

10,000,000

David Palmer

Auburn, Calif

Berzerk (Fast)

104,680

Ron K. Bailey

Shelby, NC

Bosconian

615,490

Frank Rion

Anchorage, Alaska

Bubbles

1,365,970

Joe Malasarte

Anchorage, Alaska

Bump 'n' Jump

322,664

James Heroux

Oshawa, Ontario

Burgertime

4,978,550

Bill Mitchell

Ft Lauderdale, Fla

Centipede

4,444,444

James Schneider

Oakland, Calif

Cheyenne

319,209,350

Donn Nauert

Austin, Tex

Commando

389,700

Jeff Peters

Etiwanda, Calif

Congo Bongo

379,500

Steve Harris

Gladstone, Mo

Crossbow

9,212,500

Donn Nauert

Austin, Tex

Crystal Castles

864,782

Mike Quarles

Riverside, Calif

Defender

230,125

Gino Yoo

Anchorage, Alaska

Dig Dug

1,847,960

Ken Eshtiaghi

Victoria, B.C., Can

Donkey Kong

874,300

Bill Mitchell

Ft Lauderdale, Fla

Donkey Kong Junior

957,300

Bill Mitchell

Ft Lauderdale, Fla

Donkey Kong 3

2,132,100

Lloyd Bromola

Honolulu, Hawaii

Elevator Action

129,100

Sean Jensen

Anchorage, Alaska

Firefox (9000)

707,790

David Palmer

Auburn, Calif

Food Fight

3,216,100

Gregory Jew

Sepulveda, Calif

Frogger

86,880

Todd Walker

Milpitas, Calif

Front Line

194,440

Wharton, Tex

Galaga

1,867,080

Rick Dixon

Chicago, Ill

Galaxian

186,770

Lloyd Dahling

Anchorage, Alaska

Galaga 3

137,000

James Struckle

Fair Oaks, Calif

Gyruss

13,030,200

Michael Bangs

Waterbury, Conn

Hogan's Alley

170,300

Bo Rice

College Station, Tex

Hyper Sports

538,340

Kelly Kobashigawa

Los Angeles, Calif

I, Robot

818,684

Jim Jung

Santa Ana, Calif

Joust

1,537,050

Brett Watt

Citrus Heights, Calif

Jr. Pac-Man

331,000

Kevin Fischer

Silver Spring, Md

Jungle King

54,530

Jeff Peters

Etiwanda, Calif

Karate Champ

235,000

Jack Gale

Miami, Fla

Kung-Fu Master

1,349,040

Mike Sullivan

Riverside, Calif

Lode Runner

162,340

David Leicht

Honolulu, Hawaii

M.A.C.H. 3

 

   

   Bomber

361,900

Sur Baycroft

Victoria, BC

   Fighter

455,600

Randy Albright

Anchorage, Alaska

Mad Crasher

53,468

Tracy Wong

Hilo, Hawaii

Make Trax

1,358,120

James Delorme

Dawson Creek, BC

Major Havoc

1,359,378

Dwayne Richard

Grande Prairie, Alberta

Mappy

573,450

Mike Reynolds

Seattle, Wash

Marble Madness

187,880

Stan Szczepanski

Westwood, Calif

Mario Bros.

1,758,800

Perry Rodgers

Napa, Calif

Millipede

4,822,800

James Schneider

Oakland, Calif

Missile Command

1,695,265

Roy Shildt

W Los Angeles, Calif

Moon Patrol

366,700

Carl Lierman

Seattle, Wash

Mr. Do!

1,390,350

Desiree McCrorey

Santa Clara, Calif

Mr. Do's Castle

370,520

Roy Sidor

Anchorage, Alaska

Ms. Pac-Man

874,530

Chris Ayra

Miami, FL

Nibbler

390,156,320

Marc Wertheim

No Bergen, NJ

Pac-Man

3,155,320

Patrice Corbell

Montreal, Que, Can

Paperboy

1,002,018

Phil Britt

Riverside, Calif

Pengo

460,650

Terry Tanaka

Honolulu, Hawaii

Pole Position

67,260

Les Lagier

Sunnyvale, Calif

Pole Position II

 

   

   Test

79,730

Joe Malasarte

Anchorage, Alaska

   Fuji

75,390

Lloyd Dahling

Anchorage, Alaska

Popeye

351,150

Steve Harris

Gladstone, Mo

Punch-Out!!

13,993,130

Tran Vu

Montreal, Quebec

Q*bert

1,895,565

Tom Gault

Duluth, Minn

Rally-X

51,660

Tad Perry

Seattle, Wash

Red Baron

214,230

David Palmer

Auburn, Calif

Return of the Jedi

1,938,010

Mike Sullivan

Riverside, Calif

Robotron: 2084

960,350

Robert Bonney

Kirkland, Wash

Satan's Hollow

12,816,000

Chris Emery

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Sinistar

282,225

Jeff Peters

Etiwanda, Calif

Space Invaders

29,090

Sonny Shum

Victoria, BC

Spy Hunter

9,512,590

Paul Dean

Riverside, Calif

Stargate

194,200

Scott Heyano

Seattle, Wash

Star Rider

339,015

David Palmer

Auburn, Calif

Star Trek

1,723,175

Maurice Disciullo

Ft Lauderdale, Fla

Star Wars

15,250,793

David Palmer

Auburn, Calif

Super Basketball

1,394,930

Tim McGuire

Anchorage, Alaska

Super Pac-Man

855,940

Bill Deluca

Colonia, NJ

Super Punch-Out!!

182,980

Sean Jensen

Anchorage, Alaska

Tapper

5,000,000

Jack Gale

Miami, Fla

Tempest

822,852

Jeff Seymour

Sacramento, Calif

The Empire Strikes Back

1,345,049

David Palmer

Auburn, Calif

Time Pilot

5,197,100

Jeff Peters

Etiwanda, Calif

Time Pilot '84

342,900

David Presley

College Station, Tex

Track & Field

95,040

Kelly Kobashigawa

Los Angeles, Calif

Tron

1,695,463

David Palmer

Auburn, Calif

Turbo

29,692

Chris Emery

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Can

Turkey Shoot

74,650

Stefan Pare Delisle

Montreal, Quebec

Tutankham

205,780

Jorge Matsufuji

College Station, Tex

Vanguard

317,330

Wharton, Tex

Wizard of Wor

80,300

Mark Longridge

Oshawa, Ontario

Excitebike

398,730

James Hillard

Upland, Calif

Zaxxon

804,150

Dave Ander

Anchorage, Alaska

Zoo Keeper

20,063,920

Jack Gale

Miami, Fla

Cerberus

101,500

Robert Haukap

Seattle, Wash

Mega Zone

312,480

James Page

Seattle, Wash

Mayhem 2002

10,200

David Leicht

Honolulu, Hawaii


Correction / Notation  key

The 1985 results above have had a few corrections made, in the interest of accuracy.  A text color other than black indicates that a correction has been made, or that a notation is in order.  You can refer to the table below for the explanatory details.

Green:   Name, spelling, punctuation, and/or omission correction.

Blue:     Score noted was achieved using the wrong settings.


 

1986 Video Game Masters Tournament results
(as printed in the 1987 GBWR)

Game

Score Player's Name Hometown

 

       

Alpine Ski

241,525

John T. Gordon

College Station, Tex 07/31/59

Arm Wrestling

781,030

Mark Haber

Pacific Palisades, Calif 08/25/66

Baby Pac-Man

1,220,800

Tim Uyeda

Los Angeles, Calif 10/11/69

Badlands

146,080

Gary Hatt

Monrovia, Calif 06/27/61

Battlezone

10,000,000

David Palmer

Auburn, Calif

Berzerk (Fast)

104,680

Ron K. Bailey

Shelby, NC unknown

Bosconian

615,490

Frank Rion

Anchorage, Alaska 09/25/59

Bubbles

1,365,970

Joe Malasarte

Anchorage, Alaska 01/26/68

Bump 'n' Jump

421,760

Chris Cummins

Oil City, Pa 02/28/68

Burgertime

4,978,550

Bill Mitchell

Ft Lauderdale, Fla

Catch-22 (Combat)

4,532,950

Douglas DePirro

Anderson, Ind 04/05/63

Centipede

5,500,000

G. Ben Carter Jr

Fremont, Neb 04/04/58

Cerberus

101,500

Robert Haukap

Seattle, Wash 02/08/57

Cheyenne

319,209,350

Donn Nauert

Austin, Tex 03/21/65

Choplifter

1,781,000

Charles Collins

Madison, Wis 06/29/64

Commando

835,700

Jeff Wakefield

Loveland, Colo 10/10/70

Congo Bongo

379,500

Steve Harris

Kansas City, Mo 11/07/66

Crackshot

4,885,140

Pat Harmon

Auburn, Ala 11/29/67

Crossbow

9,212,500

Donn Nauert

Austin, Tex 03/21/65

Crystal Castles

881,306

Mark Alpiger

Louisville, Ky

Defender

230,125

Gino Yoo

Anchorage, Alaska unknown

Dig Dug

1,847,960

Ken Eshtiaghi

Victoria, BC, Can 05/15/66

Discs of Tron

418,200

David Bagenski

Syracuse, NY 11/30/64

Donkey Kong

874,300

Bill Mitchell

Ft Lauderdale, Fla

Donkey Kong Junior

957,300

Bill Mitchell

Ft Lauderdale, Fla

Donkey Kong 3

2,132,100

Lloyd Bromola

Honolulu, Hawaii 12/24/66

Elevator Action

143,450

G. Ben Carter Jr

Fremont, Neb 04/04/58

Excitebike

398,730

James Hillard

Upland, Calif 12/26/68

Express Raider

197,200

Gary Hatt

Monrovia, Calif 06/27/61

Firefox (9000 Mile)

707,790

David Palmer

Auburn, Calif

Flicky

4,548,540

Jonathan Long

Asheboro, NC 10/07/67

Food Fight

3,216,100

Gregory Jew

Sepulveda, Calif 04/13/58

Frogger

86,880

Todd Walker

Milpitas, Calif unknown

Front Line

268,000

William Joyce

Kansas City, Mo 12/14/67

Future Spy

276,950

Joey Wisniewski

Wausau, Wis 03/15/73

Galaga

2,278,190

James Vollandt

La Verue, Calif 08/20/66

Galaga 3 (Gaplus)

1,320,500

Bill Bradham

Dublin, Ga 08/27/66

Galaxian

186,770

Lloyd Dahling

Anchorage, Alaska 12/08/61

Ghosts'n Goblins

510,500

Richard Webb

Cedar Rapids, Iowa 03/01/72

Gimme A Break

599

Carlos G. Gonzales

San Jose, Calif 03/23/61

Gunsmoke

1,348,850

Richie Paul Woodward

San Jose, Calif 11/07/64
Gyruss 14,009,300 Luke Rodgers Denver, Colo 11/03/69

Hang-On (Simulator)

40,715,030

Don Novak

Wichita, Kans 08/05/42

Hogan's Alley

2,738,100

Jack Gale

N Miami Beach, Fla 06/20/66

Hyper Sports

538,340

Kelly Kobashigawa

Los Angeles, Calif 11/15/68

Indiana Jones and the
Temple of Doom

1,176,520

Ronald Mangio

Azusa, Claif 05/21/60

I, Robot

1,383,959

Dave Ryan

N Little Rock, Ark 07/31/67

Joust

1,537,500

Brett Watt

Citrus Heights, Calif 12/24/69

Jr. Pac-Man

331,000

Kevin Fischer

Silver Springs, Md 10/01/53

Jungle King

198,280

Andy Noriega

Paramount, Calif 02/01/63

Karate Champ

239,900

George Weller

League City, Tex 10/08/67

Krull

323,780

Mark Rodobaugh

Lakewood, Calif 07/10/64

Kung-Fu Master

1,349,040

Mike Sullivan

Riverside, Calif 09/09/65

Lode Runner

162,340

David Leicht

Honolulu, Hawaii unknown

M.A.C.H. 3 (Bomber)

361,900

Sur Baycroft

Victoria, BC, Canada 03/26/68

M.A.C.H. 3 (Fighter)

455,600

Randy Albright

Anchorage, Alaska unknown

Mad Crasher

844,988

Jack Gale

N Miami Beach, Fla 06/20/66

Mad Planets

129,714

Janice Rose

Winston-Salem, NC 02/22/52

Major Havoc

1,940,078

Ettore Ciaffi

Staten Is, NYC 05/20/64

Make Trax

1,358,120

James Delorme

Dawson Creek, BC, Can 01/20/65

Mappy

573,450

Mike Reynolds

Seattle, Wash 11/27/51

Marble Madness

187,880

Stan Szczepanski

Beverly Hills, Calif 08/04/50

Mario Bros.

1,758,800

Perry Rodgers

Redondo Beach, Calif 06/17/62

Mat Mania

3,722,600

Jon Sitzman

Hixson, Tenn 10/03/70

Mayhem 2002

10,200

David Leicht

Honolulu, Hawaii unknown

Mega Zone

973,190

Stephen Joseph

Tarzana, Calif 07/27/56

Millipede

4,822,800

James Schneider

Oakland, Calif 01/24/60

Mini Golf

60,500

Stan Szczepanski

Beverly Hills, Calif 08/04/50

Missile Command

1,695,265

Roy Shildt

Los Angeles, Calif 07/02/55

Moon Patrol

366,700

Carl Lierman

Seattle, Wash 06/04/64

Mr. Do!

1,390,350

Desiree McCrorey

San Jose, Calif unknown

Mr. Do's Castle

370,520

Roy Sidor

Anchorage, Alaska 05/20/31

Ms Pac-Man

874,530

Chris Ayra

Miami, Fla

Nibbler

390,156,320

Marc Wertheim

N Bergen, NJ 10/09/64

Pac-Land

874,330

Scott Hilty

Wintersville, Ohio 03/18/70

Pac-Man

3,155,320

Patrice Corbell

Montreal, Quebec, Can 08/20/67

Paperboy

1,136,435

John Philip Britt

Riverside, Calif 11/21/65

Pengo

460,650

Terry Tanaka

Honolulu, Hawaii 08/31/60

Peter Pack Rat

630,157

Bill Carmichael

Cheyenne, Wyo 10/27/68

Pole Position

67,260

Les Lagier

Sunnyvale, Calif unknown

Pole Position II (Test Track)

79,890

Jeff Peters

Etiwanda, Calif 05/17/66

Pole Position II (Fuji)

78,020

Michael Klug

Sunnyvale, Calif 12/01/65

Pole Position II (Suzuka)

44,150

George Fabela

Farmer's branch, Tex 12/08/66

Pole Position II (Seaside)

75,390

Jeff Peters

Etiwanda, Calif 05/17/66

Popeye

351,150

Steve Harris

Kansas City, Mo 11/07/66

Punch-Out!!

15,019,240

Dale Klaus

Houston, Tex 07/17/70

Q*bert

1,895,565

Tom Gault

Duluth, Minn unknown

Rally-X

51,660

Tad Perry

Seattle, Wash 02/02/64

Red Baron

214,230

David Palmer

Auburn, Calif