Monthly Archives: April 2017

Last Week in Review: April 17th to April 23th

Monday, April 17th

• Super Punch Out added to the Arcade Floor

  

  

  
  

  

  

  
  
• Mases Hagopian set the Aurcade High Score in Wacko: 217,000
• Pete Hahn set the Aurcade World Record in MERCS: 999,990

Tuesday, April 18th:

• Announcing the next Galloping Ghost Arcade Swap Meet
  

  

  
  

   

• Chris Plachy set the Aurcade World Record in Mortal Kombat II: 7:40

Thursday, April 20th:

• Galloping Ghost Productions welcomes Cub Scouts Pack 39 Webelos and Bears to teach and discuss game design and development
  
  

  

  

  
  
• Chris Plachy set the Aurcade World Record in Arena: 120,160

Friday, April 21st:

• Galloping Ghost Arcade at The Adler Planetarium‘s After Dark Event
  

  

  

  
  

Saturday, April 22nd:

• Thanks to Mike Waters for donating a Samarai PCB to the arcade. Doc Mack made a custom jamma adapter for Mike to use his Samarai board at home.
  

  

  
  
• The trailer for the new documentary series “Screenland” was released! Galloping Ghost Arcade is featured in an episode as we help produce a prototype Arena cabinet. The show premiers TODAY on the 24th! Be sure to check it out on Hulu or Red Bull TV.

Screenland | Launching April 24 on Red Bull TV and Hulu from SoH Screening on Vimeo.

• Mike Waters set the Aurcade World Record in King of Dragons: 842,100
• Mike Waters set the Aurcade High Score in Warlords: 207,875

Sunday, April 23rd:

• Mike Waters set the Aurcade World Record in Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon: 293,700
• Mike Waters set the Aurcade World Record in Battle Shark: 4,242,050

Last Week in Review: April 10th to April 16th

Monday, April 10th:

• Daioh added to the arcade floor
  
  

  

  

  

  
  

   

• Mases Hagopian set the Aurcade High Score in Mouse Trap: 2,189,550

Tuesday, April 11th:

• Jamie Tibbets set the Aurcade World Record in Daioh: 1,814,680
• Chris Plachy set the Aurcade World Record in Mortal Kombat II: 8:58

Thursday, April 13th:

• Ghouls N Ghost restored to a dedicated cabinet. (Thanks to This Old Game for the control panel and marquee print)
  

  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  

  
  

Friday, April 14th:

• Dark Presence has a new Facebook page.

Saturday, April 15th:

• Julian Rodriguez set the Aurcade High Score in Shinobi: 410,390

Last Week in Review: April 3rd to April 9th

Monday, April 3rd

• Lunar Rescue added to the arcade floor
  

  

  
  

  

  
  
• Vice Predient of Namco USA David Bishop, and King of Kong arcade legend Billy Mitchell stopped by the arcade!
  

  

  
  
• Jamie Tibbetts set the Aurcade High Score in NAM 1975: 361,300
• Jamie Tibbetts set the Aurcade High Score in Nibbler: 1,522,730
• Mases Hagopian set the Aurcade High Score in Tech Romancer: 218,100
• Mases Hagopian set the Aurcade High Score in Warzard: 48,000

Tuesday, April 4th:

• Mases Hagopian won the Galloping Ghost Arcade Williams Bally Midway Tournament
• Pete Hahn set the Aurcade World Record in ESWAT: Cyber Police: 2,494,600
• Chris Plachy set the Aurcade High Score in Mortal Kombat II: 14

Wednesday, April 5th:

• Fred DeHart set the Aurcade World Record in Magic Sword: 3,882,331
• Fred DeHart set the Aurcade High Score in Battle Shark: 2,107,570

Friday, April 7th:

• Galloping Ghost Arcade and Productions was at Midwest Gaming Classic featuring:
  • Over 20 Arcade games from the Arcade
  • A special chance to battle for the Galloping Ghost Arcade Hardcore Belt
  • Classic game designer Brian Colin and the reveal of Specter Files Resurrection. A restored laser disc arcade horror film adventure game that was never released!
  • Q*Bert Designer Jeff Lee along with a never before seen Q*bert statue and talking with Tom Malinowski about the recently restored, never released Argus 
  • Limited Edition Mortal Kombat Statues made to the likeness of the original Mortal Kombat actors.
  • Mortal Kombat Actors Daniel Pesina and Phillip Ahn M.D
  • The first reveal and playable Alpha Demo of Galloping Ghost Production’s own digitized fighting game, Dark Presence!
  • Check out Doc Mack’s Post MGC Write Up for more details

• John Carter set the Aurcade High Score in Cruisn’ USA (Chicago Track): 1:39:87

Saturday, April 8th:

Sunday, April 9th:

• James White set the Aurcade High Score in Bubbles: 714,260

Last Week in Review: March 27th to April 2nd

Monday, March 27th: 

• Rabbit Punch added to the arcade floor
  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  
  

   

• James White set the Aurcade High Score in Bubbles: 324,950
• Jonathan Solita set the Aurcade High Score in King of Dragons: 602,600

Tuesday, March 28th:

• Shadow Dancer upgraded to an original dedicated cabinet.
  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  
  

Thursday, March 30th:

• We presented Richard DiVizio, who played Kano in Mortal Kombat 1, his exclusive Kano Statue
  

  

  

  

  
  

Saturday, April 1st

• Galloping Ghost Arcade announces it’s latest expansion…on the move! Presenting the Galloping Ghost Arcade Bus: The World’s Largest Arcade on Wheels! We’ll be announcing more details as it rolls up to the arcade on April 31st!
  

  

  
  

   

• Mases Hagopian set the Aurcade World Record in Rabbit Punch: 1,213,800

Sunday, April 2nd:

• Matt Walters set the Aurcade High Score in Nibbler: 592,580