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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

Last Week in Review: March 20th to March 26th

Monday, March 20th:

• Battle Shark added to the arcade floor
  
  

  

  

  

  
  

   

• Congrats to Chris Plachy for being the first person to get 10,000 achievement points using the Achievement Book! He’ll soon receive a free Arcade Cabinet for his house
  

  

  
  

Tuesday, March 21st:

• Jamie Tibbets set the Aurcade High Score in Battle Shark: 1,672,540

Wednesday, March 22nd:

• Galloping Ghost Productions has produced these exclusive statues of Johnny Cage, Shang Tsung, Raiden, and Kano with the likenesses of Daniel Pesina, Philip Ahn, Carlos Pesina, and Richard Divisio.
  

  

  
  
• The newest episode of the Official Galloping Ghost Arcade Podcast is available

Thursday, March 23rd:

• In preparation for Battle of the Arcades 2017, Doc Mack has changed our Nibbler to the Version 6 Roms, in version 6 the dots do not respawn
  

  

  

  

  
  

   

• Afterburner II has been upgraded to the original Full Motion Sit-Down Cabinet
  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  
  
• Pete Hahn and Jamie Tibbetts set the Aurcade High Score in Bad Dudes Vs Dragon Ninja 2 Player: 1,244,400

Friday, March 24th:

• Announcing our appearance at Midwest Gaming Classic 2017
  

  

  
  

Saturday, March 25th:

• The Galloping Ghost Arcade Swap Meet
  

  

  

  

  
  

Sunday, March 26th:

Last Week in Review: March 13th to March 19th

Monday, March 13th:

• Guantlet II added to the arcade floor
  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  
  
• Upgraded Super Street Fighter 4 to Ultra Street Fighter 4
  

  

  

  
  
• Announcing the Ultra Street Fighter 4 Arcade Tournament
• Jamie Tibbetts set the Aurcade World Record in Bad Dudes vs Dragon Ninja with a counterstopping score of 999,999

Saturday, March 18th:

• Jon Aron set the Aurcade High Score in KLAX: 1,468,135
• Jeremiah Smith set Aurcade High Score in Guantlet II: 27,330

Last Week in Review: March 6th to March 12th

Monday, March 6th:

• Guardian added to the arcade floor
  

  

  

  
  

Wednesday, March 8th:

• James White set the Aurcade High Score in Donkey Kong 3: 1,771,800
• James White set the Aurcade High Score in Guardian: 163,020

Thursday, March 9th:

• Announcing the Williams Bally Midway 12 Game Tournament
  

  

  
  

Friday, March 10th:

• A new episodes of the Galloping Ghost Arcade Podcast

Saturday, March 11th:

• Sinistar upright cabinet added to the arcade floor
  

  

  

  

  
  

   

• Bosconian upgraded with a new dedicated original cabinet.
  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  
  

Last Week in Review: February 27th to March 5th

Monday, February 27th:

• Rip Off added to the arcade floor
  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  
  
• Laser Ghost added to the arcade floor
  

  

  

  

  
  
• Mases Hagopian set the Aurcade World Record in Rip Off: 8,390
• Mases Hagopian set the Aurcade World Record in Alien Storm: 782

Wednesday, March 1st:

• Crime Fighters gets an original dedicated cabinet
  

  

  
  
• Eddie Perez set the Aurcade World Record in Rumble Fish 2: 1,074,100
• Michael Dietrich set the Aurcade High Score in Roc’n Rope: 179,320

Friday, March 3rd:

• Ian Rodriguez set the Aurcade World Record in Ninja Gaiden: 124,100

Saturday, March 4th:

• Michael Dietrich set the Aurcade High Score in Pac-Man Plus: 605,360

Last Week in Review: February 20th to February 26th

Monday, February 20th:

• Last Resort added to the arcade floor.
  

  

  

  

  
  

Wednesday, February 22nd:

• John Ocampo set the Aurcade High Score in Championship Sprint: 16,860

Thursday, February 23rd:

• Gauntlet cabinet restored

• Our Friends at Prince Arcades put up this slick video on how they create replica arcade cabinets

• Galloping Ghost Arcade was listed as one of 15 of the most Unusual Attractions in Illinois by Best of Illinois

Friday, February 24th:

• Ironclad added to the arcade floor
  

  

  

  

  
  
• Tom Nieter set the Aurcade World Record in Ganryu: 101,900
• Pete Hahn set the Aurcade World Record in Last Resort: 406,400

Saturday, February 25th:

Sunday, February 26th:

Last Week in Review: February 13th to February 19th

Monday, February 13th:

• Ganryu added to the arcade floor
  

  

  

  

  
  
• New issue of Little Player magazine now available at the arcade
  

  

  
  

   

• Q*Bert Coloring Books now at the arcade. Thanks to Q*bert creator Jeff Lee

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• Mases Hagopian set the Aurcade High Score in Ganryu: 76,000

Tuesday, February 14th:

• Announcing the next GGA Swap Meet on Saturday, March 25th

• Blaster has a new joystick, a rare part that was perfectly recreated by Kenn Kooi of Kooi Concepts.

• Happy Valentine’s Day!

Wednesday, February 15th:

• Jonathan Solita set the Aurcade World Record in King of Dragons: 586,100

Saturday, February 18th:

• Stephane Laporte set the Aurcade High Score in Championship Sprint: 15,580

Sunday, February 19th:

• Sylvain Laporte set the Aurcade World Record in Chimera Beast: 29,922,700

Last Week in Review: February 6th to February 12th

Monday, February 6th:

• Tecmo Knight added to the arcade floor

  

  

  
  
• Mases Hagopian set the Aurcade World Record in Terra Cresta: 229,600
• Jamie Tibbetts set the Aurcade High Score in Viewpoint: 219,700
  

  SAGA OF THE BELT
  CHAMPION	RESULT	CHALLENGER	GAME
  Mases Hagopian	LOST	Tom Nieter	Hyper Drive
  Tom Neiter	LOST	Seth Young	Vs Super Mario Bros.
  Seth Young	LOST	Jamie Tibbetts	King of Fighters XII
  Jamie Tibbetts	DEFENDED	Steven Lucas	Cadillacs and Dinos
  Jamie Tibbetts	DEFENDED	James White	Fallen Angels
  Jamie Tibbetts	DEFENDED	Erik Kim	Pooyan
  Jamie Tibbetts	LOST	Peter Gorz	Jail Break
  Peter Gorz	LOST	Mases Hagopian	Circus
  Mases Hagopian	DEFENDED	Mike McCarthy	Road Blasters
  Mases Hagopian	DEFENDED	James White	Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter
  Mases Hagopian	DEFENDED	Steven Lucas	Knights of the Round
  Mases Hagopian	DEFENDED	Jamie Tibbetts	Mortal Kombat 3

Tuesday, February 7th:

• New Marquee box to Time Traveler

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• Mases Hagopian set the Aurcade High Score in Tecmo Knight: 65,650

Wednesday, February 8th:

• T.J. Minnich of Pixel Blast Arcade visited Galloping Ghost Arcade

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Thursday, February 9th:

• GGA’s own Pete Hahn did a 1 Credit Complete run of Ghoul’s N’ Ghost. Check it out below!

Friday, February 10th:

• Steven Lucas created this Promo Video for the Arcade and it’s Monday Mystery Games!
• Warzard (Red Earth) now on the Arcade Floor

  

  
  

   

• Chimera Beast added to the arcade floor
  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  
  

   

• Seth Young and Brad Williams set the Aurcade World Record in Death Race Co-op: 53
• Rob Schoenthaler set the Aurcade World Record in Sonic Championship: 4:53:35

Saturday, February 11th:

• Daniel Pesina (MK1 Johnny Cage) and Doc Mack fight for Earthrealm

Last Week in Review: January 30th to February 5th

Monday, January 30th:

• Roc’n Rope added to the arcade floor
  

  

  
  

Tuesday, January 31st:

• Jamie Tibbetts set the Aurcade High Score in Scramble Spirits: 2,079,120
• James White set the Aurcade High Score in Roc’n Rope: 100,520
• Pete Hahn set the Aurcade World Record in Guardians of the Hood: 23,480
• Scott Mudrak set the Aurcade High Score in Rampage World Tour: 765,300

Thursday, February 2nd:

• A very special thanks to Gamer of the Year Peter Gorz for figuring out how to copy replacement 3.5 Diskettes for Sega System 24 games
  

  

  
  

Friday, February 3rd:

• Primal Rage upgrade with a rare new PCB of the 2.3J build. The final version of Primal Rage released in Japan only. Including unique controls and exclusive characters.
  

  

  
  
• Magic Sword Cabinet upgraded into an original dedicated cabinet
  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  
  

   

• Seth Young set the Aurcade World Record in Death Race: 41
• James White set the Aurcade High Score in Future Spy: 88,600

Saturday, February 4th:

• Joshua Odom set the Aurcade World Record in Lethal Enforcers: 3,048
• Tim Broderick set the Aurcade World Record in World Rally: 73,300