Monthly Archives: September 2018

Last Week in Review: September 17th to September 23rd

Monday, September 17th:

• Darius II (Taito, 1989) added to the arcade floor

• Chris Plachy set the Aurcade World Record in Dead Connection: 116,030

• Chris Plachy defended his Hardcore Belt title against Geoff Lucas in Twinkle Star Sprites

Tuesday, September 18th:

• GGA’s own Pete Hahn featured in Old School Gamer Magazine – Walter Day Trading Card Spotlight
• GGA now has this Darius Burst EX Another Chronicle – Iron Fossil figure in our display case! With Mini Silver Hawk!

• Jamie Tibbetts set the Aurcade High Score in Darius II: 810,120

Wednesday, September 19th:

• Fred DeHart set the Aurcade World Record in Dynamite Duke: 623,540

Thursday, September 20th:

• Announcing SHANG TSUNG’S FIGHT NIGHT 2018!

Sunday, September 23rd:

• Brad Vitale set the Aurcade World Record in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 596
• Brad Vitale set the Aurcade World Record in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tutles in Time: 398

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

Monday, September 3rd:

• CyberBots (Capcom 1994) added to the arcade floor

• Joel Snavley set the Aurcade World Record in Bad Dudes Vs. Dragon Ninja: 999,999
• Steven Lucas set the Aurcade World Record in The Real Ghostbusters: 1,570,200
• Jimmy Mac set the Aurcade High Score in Faster Harder More Challenging Q*bert: 155,475

Wednesday, September 5th:

• Cabinet Upgrade: New Black and White monitor for Star Castle. Thanks to Doug Fox

Saturday, September 8th:

• Bryan Schillo set the Aurcade World Record in Osman: 6,019,680
• James White set the GGA House High in Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back: 361,487
• Daniel BlondeBunny Saam set the Aurcade World Record in War: Final Assault: 139

Last Week in Review: August 27th to September 2nd

Monday, August 27th:

• Dragon Breed (Irem, 1989) added to the arcade floor.

• Doc Mack, Brian Colin (Rampage), Jeff Lee (Q*bert), and Daniel Pesina (Mortal Kombat) were on a panel for IGDA Chicago, The Past & Future of Classic Games

• James White set the Aurcade World Record in Oli Boo Chu: 101,400

Thursday, August 30th:

• Tim Broderick set the Aurcade World Record in Ganryu: 109,900

Friday, August 31st:

• GGA now has this 1/100th scale Vic Viper (Gradius III) model on display.

• Gamer of the Year 2012 James White direct-feed streamed Dragon Breed

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• Cabinet Repair: Mega Man – Power Battle / Rock Man 2 – Power Fighters. Monitor repaired, Rock Man CPS2 Board remounted in cabinet with 3D Printed clips, from GGA’s own Brandon Diaz.

• Humphrey Bohan set the GGA House High in Chiller: 23,697,280

Saturday, September 1st:

• Cabinet Repair: Vampire Savior & Vendetta monitor restoration

• Pete Hahn set the Aurcade World Record in Altered Beast: 578,100
• Bradd Williams set the Aurcade High Score in Fast Freddie: 295,890

Sunday, September 2nd:

• Steven Lucas set the Aurcade World Record in Ironclad: 610,200