Monthly Archives: December 2017

Last Week in Review: December 18th to December 24th

Monday, December 18th:

• Armor Attack (Cinematronics, 1980) added to the arcade floor

• Pete Hahn set the Aurcade World Record in Alien Storm: 846
• Mases Hagopian set the Aurcade World Record in Judge Dredd (Prototype): 39,736

Tuesday, December 19th:

• Cabinet Upgrade: Invasion: The Abductors got a new control panel overlay! Big thanks to legendary developer George Petro of Play Mechanix for getting us the artwork.

• Cabinet Upgrade: DeathSmiles gets a new monitor. Thanks to Seth Young

Thursday, December 21st:

• Chris Broderick set the Aurcade World Record in Cruis’n USA: 1:39:60

Friday, December 22nd:

• We had a limited run of Galloping Ghost Arcade Christmas ornaments!

• Trivia Friday!

• Question 1: What are 5 Capcom beat’em-ups we currently have on the floor of the arcade?
  • Any of the following:
    The Punisher, Knights of the Round, Alien Vs Predator, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, Final Fight, King of Dragons, Captain Commando, Dungeons and Dragons: Tower of Doom, Dungeons and Dragons: Shadows Over Mystara.
  • Kyle Rieger was the first to respond with 5 acceptable choices
• Question 2: Who are the members of Team GGA’s Smash Brothers team? Name at least 2 of them, you may use their “gamertags” or real names.
  • The correct answer is any of these 2 of the 4 Smash Team: GGA NiTe, GGA Dan, GGA JJRockets, GGA Demitus
  • No one answered correctly to this one

• Pete Hahn set the Aurcade High Score in Armor Attack: 6,080

Saturday, December 23rd:

• GGA was joined  by legendary artist and game designer Brian Colin

Sunday, December 24th:

• Galloping Ghost Arcade is running special hours for the holidays!

Last Week in Review: December 11th to December 17th

Monday, December 11th:

• Victory Road added to the arcade floor

• The Galloping Ghost Facebook Store now sells Day Passes and Ghost Coins

• The Galloping Ghost GAMA – Gym and Martial Arts has opened sign ups for training with the Legends of Mortal Kombat, Daniel Pesina (Johnny Cage, Scorpion) and Phillip Ahn (Shang Tsung).

• Matt Walters set the Aurcade High Score in Q*bert’s Qubes: 369,530

Wednesday, December 13th:

• Pete Hahn set the Aurcade World Record in The King of Fighters ’96: 211,800

Friday, December 15th:

• The arcade is now open new winter hours: 11am-2am.

• Trivia Time!
  • Question #1: What are 5 games we currently have on the floor of the arcade that use rotary-style joysticks?
    • Any of the following: Ikari Warriors. Victory Road, Heavy Barrel, Midnight Resistance, SAR: Search and Rescue, Gondomania, Time Soldiers, and Bermuda Triangle.
    • Matt Walters was the first to respond with 5 acceptable choices.
  • Question #2: Who are the winners of the Galloping Ghost Arcade’s “Gamer of the Year” award? Name all of them in order!
    • The correct answer is: Matt Rocco, James White, Matt Walters, Fred DeHart, Gga Pete Hahn, Peter Gorz, and finally Jamie Tibbetts.
    • Fred DeHart was the first to respond with the correct answer.
• James White set the Aurcade High Score in Fast Freddie: 271,930

Saturday, December 16th:

• Pete Hahn set the Aurcade World Record in Alien Storm: 844

Sunday, December 17th:

• Bryan Schillo set the Aurcade High Score in Victory Road: 111,630

Last Week in Review: December 4th to December 10th

Monday, December 4th:

• Caveman added to the arcade floor. Big thanks to Jeff Lee for being here during the unveiling! It was the first game he ever worked on.

• GGA’s own Tom Nieter, aka “GGA Wafflez” was interviewed by First to Ten on Galloping Ghost Arcade and the Chicago NetherRealm Studios Fighting Game Scene
• James White set the Aurcade High Score in Black Widow: 509,875

Tuesday, December 5th:

• Cabinet Upgrade: BioFreaks, the unreleased prototype from Midway.
  • Thanks to Rob Ooze for hooking us up with a ROM and hard drive upgrade, adding a full attract mode and major hitbox fixes.

• Mases Hagopian set the Aurcade High Score in Caveman: 2,366,240
• Pete Hahn set the Aurcade World Record in The King of Fighters: 5,651,100
• Trax Korinzu set the Aurcade World Record in Ultra Street Fighter IV: 1,471,700

Wednesday, December 6th:

• The Winter 2017 Achievement Book is now available at the front counter!

Friday, December 8th:

• Huge thanks to HandCrafted Grains for making our custom wood Galloping Ghost Arcade logo!

• Chris Broderick set the Aurcade World Record in Cruisin’: 641,000

Saturday, December 9th:

• Another successful GGA Swap Meet!

Last Week in Review: November 27th to December 3rd

Monday, November 27th

• The Galloping Ghost Arcade Facebook Store is now open! Buy GGA merch, gift passes, and ghost coins, as well as our line of collectible figurines, with more coming soon!

• Mike McCarthy set the Aurcade World Record in Spectre Files – Death Stalkers: 61,104
• Pete Hahn set the Aurcade World Record in Samurai Showdown II: 205,170
• Mases Hagopian set the GGA House High in Tutankham: 170,020

Tuesday, November 28th

• Pete Hahn set the Aurcade World Record in Samurai Showdown III: 983,200

Wednesday, November 29th

• Major Cabinet Repairs. Thanks Seth Young!:
  • Cruis’n USA
  • NHL Open Ice
  • Mr. Viking

Thursday, November 30th

• GGA is hosting a weekly Injustice 2 Tournament Season: Ghost Battle Series
  • This is a weekly double elimination trounament.
  • $5 gets you in the door, doors open at 7pm.
  • Tournament is streamed on our Twitch Channel

• Matt Walters set the Aurcade High Score in Q*bert’s Qubes: 345,870
• James White set the Aurcade High Score in TNK III: 119,970

Friday, December 1st

• Galloping Ghost Arcade and Dock Mack featured on Mancow on WLUP! It’s the first thing on the show, check it out!

Saturday, December 2nd:

• The Galloping Ghost Gym And Martial Arts (GAMA) center had it’s grand opening!

Sunday, December 3rd:

• James White set the Aurcade High Score in Black Widow: 475,050