Monthly Archives: April 2018

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

Monday, April 23rd:

• The Adventures of Robby Roto (Bally/Midway, 1981) added to the arcade floor

• Peter Gorz set the Aurcade High Score in Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom: 99,937
• Jamie Tibbetts set the Aurcade World Record in Caveman Ninja: 349,600

Tuesday, April 24th:

• Daniel Saam set the Aurcade World Record in Rival Schools: United by Fate: 2,918,500

Thursday, April 26th:

• Congrats to Grawlix for winning! Ghost Battle Series: Injustice 2 Season 6: Week 3

• James White set the GGA House High Score in Motorrace USA: 198,900
• Roosevelt Cocroft set the Aurcade High Score in Kung Fu Master: 537,510

Last Week in Review: April 16th to April 22nd

Monday, April 16th

• Caveman Ninja added to the arcade floor

• Mases Hagopian set the GGA House High Score in Amidar: 171,180
• Jamie Tibbetts set the GGA House High Score in DepthCharge: 3,990

Tuesday, April 17th

• James White set the Aurcade World Record in Vindicators: 75,650

Wednesday, April 18th

• Pete Hahn set the Aurcade World Record in Tengai: 776,000
• Matt Walters set the Aurcade High Score in Faster Harder More Challenging Q*Bert: 136,575

Thursday, April 19th

• Congrats to Jeremiah for winning this week’s Ghost Battle Series: Injustice 2

• Chris Broderick  set the Aurcade World Record in Tech Romancer: 479,200

Last Week in Review: April 9th to April 15th

Monday, April 9th

• Faster Harder More Challenging Q*Bert added to the arcade floor!

Thursday, April 12th

• Martin Alessi who created Little Player Magazine stopped by with RETRO PLAYER Issue 0! An Arcade game enthusiast magazine and it’s premier issue is all about Thunder Force III.
  • Pre-order now at ShopRetroPlayer! Use the discount code GGAROCKS for a discounted price of $10!

• Only in Your State published an article all about Galloping Ghost Arcade!
• Congrats to Brian F Colin on the Rampage Movie! His video game creation has become a big movie! He was featured in an interview in the Chicago Tribune
  • We also installed 3 original Monroe sticks on the Rampage machine at the Arcade!

• Injustice 2 Ghost Battle Series: Season 6 has begun!
  • Congrats to McCutty Mayhem for winning the first week

Saturday, April 14th

• Galloping Ghost Arcade at MIDWEST GAMING CLASSIC

Last Week in Review: April 2nd to April 8th

Monday, April 2nd: 

• Sly Spy (1989, Data East) added to the arcade floor

• Jamie Tibbetts set the GGA House High in Depthcharge: 3,760
• Michael Seidelman set the Aurcade High Score in Victory Road: 142,600
• Geoff Lucas set the Aurcade High Score in Up’n Down: 100,910
• Jamie Tibbetts set the Aurcade World Record in Mach Breakers – Numan Athletics 2: 60
• Jamie Tibbetts set the Aurcade World Record in Gunblade NY: 59,523

Wednesday, April 4th:

• The Galloping Ghost Reproductions website is now active! Order Arcade art, banners, signs, logos, graphic printing!

• Who’s That?! With Tommy Wafflez! Jon Klinkel!

Thursday, April 5th:

• Joel Snavely set the Aurcade High Score in Qix: 164,284

• Shadi won this weeks Ghost Battle Series: Injustice 2 Season 5 Round Robin!

• GBS VOD up on our Galloping Ghost Fighters channel!

Friday, April 6th:

• Announcing the next GGA Arcade and Video Game Swap Meet!

Saturday, April 7th:

• Special Thanks to our local Galaga Champs Mark Schult and Jon Klinkel! They went to the Galaga World Championship in Santa Fe and brought back to GGA this autographed poster and maquee!

• NEW RECORD ADMISSIONS! 925 people in a single day!

Sunday, April 8th:

• Joe Durnavich set the Aurcade High Score in Juno First: 1,582,640
• Julian Rodriguez set the Aurcade World Record in Ghouls n Ghosts: 624,200
• Pete Hahn set the Aurcade World Record in Sly Spy: 917,100

Last Week in Review: March 26th to April 1st

Monday, March 26th:

• DepthCharge (Gremlin, 1977) added to the arcade floor.

• James White set the Aurcade High Score in Gunblade NY: 59,405

Saturday, April 31st:

• Mike Wlodarek set the GGA House High in Xevious: 557,300

Sunday, April 1st:

• James White set the GGA House High in DepthCharge: 3,680
• Michael Seidelman set the Aurcade High Score in Victory Road: 142,600
• Announcing GGA’s own GHOST COIN PUSHER coming soon to Galloping Ghost Arcade! Follow us for more details on April 31st.