Last Week in Review: January 23rd to January 29th

Monday, January 23rd:

Galloping Ghost Arcade presents the new championship belt title! THE HARCORE CHAMPIONSHIP BELT. Seen below with it’s first holder, GGA Jeremiah. Check the link for rules and details. This is a belt that anyone can win and anyone can lose at any time! Only the most hardcore arcade gamer will hold onto it for long! We will be tracking the Saga of the Hardcore Belt every week.
Invasion: The Abductors added to the arcade floor. Thanks to William Carlin for donating it! For the unveiling, were joined by the game’s designer and legendary game creator George Pietro!
Upgraded the Arabian Fight marquee to an original.
Upgraded Missile Command cabinet to a full Sega Missile Command
Jamie Tibbets set the Aurcade High Score in Solar Warrior: 314,000
Chris Plachy set the Aurcade World Record in Mortal Kombat 4: 8:32.52

SAGA OF THE HARDCORE BELT

Jeremiah Smith DEFENDED THE HARDCORE BELT from Jamie Tibbets in Bubble Bobble
Jeremiah Smith LOST THE HARDCORE BELT to Mases Hagopian in The End
Mases Hagopian DEFENDED THE HARCORE BELT from Mike McCarthy in Track & Field
Mases Hagopian LOST THE HARDCORE BELT to Tom Neiter in King of Fighters Neo Wave
Tom Neiter LOST THE HARDCORE BELT to Jamie Tibbets in Championship Sprint
Jamie Tibbets DEFENDED THE HARDCORE BELT from Mike McCarthy in Primal Rage
Jamie Tibbets LOST THE HARDCORE BELT to Mases Hagopian in Total Carnage

Tuesday, January 24th:

Scott Lambert of Underground Retrocade stopped by to check out the newly released The Abductors and Missile Command.
Galloping Ghost Arcade announces it’s aquisition of arcade score keeping site Aurcade. Details at the link.
Added Virtua Fighter 2 to the arcade floor.
Mases Hagopian set the Aurcade High Score in Invasion: The Abductors: 68,646

Thursday, January 26th:

Friday, January 27th:

Jason Spiewak set the Aurcade World Record in NHL Open Ice: 15
Chris Broderick set the Aurcade High Score in Spawn: In the Demon’s Hand: 7:16:43

SAGA OF THE HARDCORE BELT

Mases Hagopian LOST THE HARDCORE BELT to Tim Broderick in Windjammers
Tim Broderick LOST THE HARDCORE BELT to Bryan Schillo in Galaga88
Bryan Schillo DEFENDED THE HARDCORE BELT from Chris Broderick in Guwange
Bryan Schillo DEFENDED THE HARDCORE BELT from Tom Neiter in Assault
Bryan Schillo DEFENDED THE HARDCORE BELT from Chris Plachy in Frenzy
Bryan Schillo DEFENDED THE HARDCORE BELT from Jeremiah Smith in Black Tiger
Bryan Schillo DEFENDED THE HARDCORE BELT from Mike McCarthy in Twin Eagle II
Bryan Schillo LOST THE HARDCORE BELT to Mases Hagopian in Tech Romancer
Mases Hagopian DEFENDED THE HARDCORE BELT from Jeremiah Smith in Gyruss

Saturday, January 28th:

SAGA OF THE HARDCORE BELT

Mases Hagopian DEFENDED THE HARDCORE BELT from Sean Quigley in Rolling Thunder 2
Mases Hagopian DEFENDED THE HARDCORE BELT from Marco Gorajski in Cadillacs & Dinosaurs
Mases Hagopian DEFENDED THE HARDCORE BELT from Eddie Perez in In the Hunt
Mases Hagopian DEFENDED THE HARDCORE BELT from Catherine Bozzi in Virtua Fighter
Mases Hagopian DEFENDED THE HARDCORE BELT from Duc Dang in Interstellar
Mases Hagopian DEFENDED THE HARDCORE BELT from Emmanuel Perez in Escape from the Planet Robots
Mases Hagopian DEFENDED THE HARDCORE BELT from Adam Walker in Future Spy
Mases Hagopian DEFENDED THE HARDCORE BELT from Kevin McCordy in King of Fighters ’96
Mases Hagopian DEFENDED THE HARDCORE BELT from James Novak in Mace: The Dark Age
Mases Hagopian DEFENDED THE HARDCORE BELT from James Novak Sr in Fighters History Dynamite