Monthly Archives: January 2018

Last Week in Review: January 22nd to January 28th

Monday, January 22nd:

• Boogie Wings (Data East, 1992), added to the arcade floor

• Jamie Tibbetts set the GGA House High in Motorrace USA: 144,800
• Jamie Tibbetts set the Aurcade High Score in Up’n Down: 76,440
• Jamie Tibbetts set the Aurcade World Record in Super Burger Time: 472,400

Tuesday, January 23rd:

• Jamie Tibbetts set the Aurcade World Record in Boogie Wings: The Great Ragtime Show: 430,240

Thursday, January 25th:

• Congrats to Masonthemoocow for winning this week’s Ghost Battle Series Injustice 2 Tournament!

Saturday, January 27th: 

• James White set the Aurcade High Score in Tazz Mania: 251,660

Sunday, January 28th:

• Tim Vermeulen set the GGA House High in Frenzy: 1,150,665

Last Week in Review: January 15th to January 21st

Monday, January 15th:

• Super Burger Time (1990, Data East) added to the arcade floor

• Mondays at 7pm at the Galloping Ghost GAMA (Gym and Martial Arts), you can learn Tae Kwon Do with Dr. Phillip Ahn, aka, Shang Tsung in Mortal Kombat II! Learn from one of the legends of Mortal Kombat!

• Mases Hagopian set the Aurcade World Record in Terra Cresta: 261,300
• Jamie Tibbetts set the GGA House High Score in Super Spacefortress Macross: 4,499,900

Tuesday, January 16th:

• James White set the GGA House High Score in Motorace USA: 126,100
• Peter Gorz set the Aurcade World Record in Super Burger Time: 421,000

Thursday, January 18th:

• Congrats to Limbo for winning this week’s Ghost Battle Series Injustice 2 Tournament!

• GBS VOD up soon on our Galloping Ghost Fighters channel!

Friday, January 19th:

• Legendary Game Developer Larry DeMar (Defender, Robotron, Blaster), is fund raising for Lurie’s Childrens Hospital with the 21st Annual Step Up for Kids event! GGA is pledgeing it’s support and anything you can give helps!

• Cabinet Upgrade: Area 51 gets an original dedicated cabinet!

• Geoff Lucas set the Aurcade High Score in Up’n Down: 73,350
• Tom Nieter set the GGA House High in Lunar Rescue: 24,900

Saturday, January 20th:

• Aaron Auzins set the Aurcade World Record in Warzard: 715,600
• Michael Fischer set the GGA House High in Qix: 139,958

Sunday, January 21st: 

• Peter Gorz set the Aurcade World Record in Spy Hunter II: 309,100

Last Week in Review: January 8th to January 14th

Monday, January 8th:

• Galaxy Ranger (Sega/Bally Midway, 1983) added to the arcade floor!

• Mases Hagopian set the Aurcade World Record in SAR – Search and Rescue: 429,030
• Matt Walters set the Aurcade World Record in Spectre Files – Death Stalker: 66,367

Thursday, January 11th:

• Pete Hahn set the Aurcade High Score in Commando: 1,451,000
• New this week! Ghost Battle Series Results! Injustice 2

• Congrats to Decay for winning Injustice 2 GBS this week!

Saturday, January 13th:

• James White set the Aurcade World Record in Galaxy Ranger: 108,280
• Kevin Lemel set the Aurcade High Score in Twin Cobra: 1,397,660

Sunday, January 14th:

• Chris Blucher set the Aurcade High Score in Revolution X: 2,417,500

Last Week in Review: January 1st to January 7th

Monday, January 1st:

• Up’n Down (Sega/Bally Midway 1983) added to the arcade floor

• Peter Gorz set the Aurcade World Record in Spy Hunter II: 137,700

Tuesday, January 2nd:

• Cabinet Upgrade:  Space Ace moved to an original dedicate cabinet with full artwork

• Check out Doc Mack’s year end write up! 
• James White set the Aurcade High Score in Up’n Down: 45,030

Wednesday, January 3rd:

• UK Magazine InterGame published an article on Galloping Ghost Arcade!

Friday, January 5th:

• TRIVIA FRIDAY!

• Question 1: What are 5 games we currently have on the floor of the arcade that you can also play at BOTH Underground Retrocade and Pixel Blast Arcade – meaning, all 3 arcades have them?
  • Steven Lucas was the first to respond with 5 acceptable choices.
  • Answers include:  Pac-man, Ms. Pac-man, Joust, Centipede, 1943, Blazing Star, Altered Beast, Bad Dudes, Gyruss, Zaxxon, Rush N Attack, Pengo, Galaga, Q*Bert, Moon Patrol, Rally-X, Frogger, Dig Dug, Super Pac-man, Crystal Castles, Karate Champ, Tetris, Donkey Kong, plus many more!
• Question 2: Name 5 gamers that have been honored with Walter Day trading cards for their gaming or community efforts at Galloping Ghost Arcade.
  • Tim Foley was the first to respond with 5 acceptable choices.
  • We would have accepted any of the following: Matt Rocco, James White, Matt Walters, Fred DeHart, Gga Pete Hahn, Peter Gorz, Doc Mack, Hug Dee Dee, Sean C. Quigley, Anthony Paparo, Caitlin Oliver, Edward Lee, any of the gaming industry veterans such as Jeffrey Lee, Brian F Colin or Chris Tang, or any of the Team GGA members featured on the teams trading card.

• Trax Korinzu set the Aurcade World Record in Ultra Street Fighter IV: 1,514,400

Last Week in Review: December 25th to December 31st

Monday, December 25th:

• Motorace USA (Irem/Williams 1983) added to the arcade floor

Thursday, December 28th:

• Cabinet Upgrade: Flicky gets it’s black vinyl control panel replaced with original control panel art!

• Pete Hahn set the Aurcade High Score in Tech Romancer: 327,100

Sunday, December 31st: 

• Steven Lucas set the Aurcade World Record in Granny and The Gators: 275, 140
• James White set the Aurcade World Record in Spy Hunter II: 135,700
• Steven Lucas set the Aurcade High Score in Tazz Mania: 248,380
• Bryan Schillo set the Aurcade High Score in Victory Road: 122,110