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Live Update from The Houston Arcade Championships - 2005
Totally Amused in Humble, Texas becomes the arcade capital of the world
Houston Arcade Championships - 2005
arcadeThe results from the Houston Arcade Championships and the reunion of the Legends of the Golden Age have been published below, keeping the public abreast of all the new world records logged on more than a dozen different arcade titles from the 1970s and early 1980s.
 
Also, the two premier coin-op games in today's arcades (The Fast and the Furious and Target: Terror Gold) have been included in the event to crown a modern arcade champion. To follow the ever-changing scores, watch the news updates published below as Twin Galaxies looks for the national champions on dozens of titles.
 
World records logged during this event: Blaster, Canyon Bomber, Cosmic Chasm, The Fast and The Furious, Frenzy, Interstellar, Jr. Pac-Man, Lunar Rescue, Robotron, Target: Terror Gold, Tapper and Turbo Sub. Abdner Ashman of Queens, NY, was one of the featured stars at this show as he knocked down two major records: reaching 2,238,990 points on Junior Pac-Man and 945,550 on 5-Man Robotron.
 
aztarac
Aztarac Championships (Factory Difficulties)
99,185 Dwayne Richard, Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada
89,875 Mark Boolman, Bloomington, IL
79,350 Greg Sakundiak, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
77,770 Gary Hatt, Ontario, CA
21,530 Jason Spindler, Mt. Vernon, IN
To see how these scores compare to the "All-Time" rankings on Aztarac, go to Aztarac
Badlands
Badlands Championship (Factory Difficulties) 
92,920 Chris Smith, Houson, TX
54,860 Gary Hatt, Ontario, CA
18,250 Jason Spindler, Mt. Vernon, IN
To see how these scores compare to the "All-Time" rankings on Badlands, go to 
Badlands
Blaster
Blaster (Tournament - 5-Man, 30 wave)
1,030,080 Dwayne Richard, Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada  (WORLD RECORD)
637,250 Greg Sakundiak, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
To see how these scores compare to the "All-Time" rankings on Blaster, go to Blaster
Canyon Bomber
Canyon Bomber Championships (Factory Difficulties)
435 Gary Hatt, Ontario, CA  (WORLD RECORD)
432 Dwayne Richard, Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada
To see how these scores compare to the "All-Time" rankings on Canyon Bomber, go to Canyon Bomber
cosmic chasm
Cosmic Chasm Championships (Factory Difficulties)
124,500  Dwayne Richard, Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada (WORLD RECORD)
To see how these scores compare to the "All-Time" rankings on Canyon Bomber, go to Cosmic Chasm
Crazy climber
Crazy Climber (Factory Difficulties - 3 men)
155,950 Art Zepeda, Houston, TX
151,950 Gary Hatt, Ontario, CA
To see how these scores compare to the "All-Time" rankings on Crazy Climber, go to Crazy Climber
 
Fast and furious
Fast and the Furious Championship (Factory Difficulties)
China Town
To see how these scores compare to the "All-Time" rankings on the China Town track, go to China Town
Golden Gate
1:48.57 Callan Hendricks, Houston, TX (WORLD RECORD)
1:50.77 Greg Sakundiak, Saskatoon, SK, Canada 
1:51.33 Jason Spindler, Mt. Vernon, IN
1:53.02 Dave Miller, Humble, TX
2:02.88 Gary Hatt, Ontario, CA
To see how these scores compare to the "All-Time" rankings on the Golden Gate track, go to Golden Gate
Hollywood
To see how these scores compare to the "All-Time" rankings on the Hollywood track, go to Hollywood
L.A. Ghetto
To see how these scores compare to the "All-Time" rankings on the L.A. Ghetto track, go to L.A. Ghetto
Malibu
To see how these scores compare to the "All-Time" rankings on the Malibu track, go to Malibu
Mulholland Drive
To see how these scores compare to the "All-Time" rankings on the Mulholland Drive track, go to Mulholland Drive
New England
To see how these scores compare to the "All-Time" rankings on the New England track, go to New England
Race Wars
To see how these scores compare to the "All-Time" rankings on the Race Wars track, go to Race Wars
SF Tour
To see how these scores compare to the "All-Time" rankings on the SF Tour track, go to SF Tour
Times Square
1:37.74 Gary Hatt, Ontario, CA
To see how these scores compare to the "All-Time" rankings on the Times Square track, go to Times Square 
Frenzy
4,874,931 Paul Dean, Riverside, CA
To see how these scores compare to the "All-Time" rankings on Frenzy, go to Frenzy
Interstellar
Interstellar Championships (Factory Difficulties)
268,420 Dwayne Richard, Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada  (WORLD RECORD)
82,040 Matt Buchholz, Houston, TX
80,660 Greg Sakundiak, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
To see how these scores compare to the "All-Time" rankings on Interstellar, go to Interstellar
jr pac-Man
Jr. Pac-Man Championship (Factory Difficulties)
2,238,990 Abdner Ashman, Brooklyn, NY  (WORLD RECORD)
To see how these scores compare to the "All-Time" rankings on Interstellar, go to Jr Pac-Man
Lunar Rescue
Lunar Rescue (Factory Difficulties)
16,140 Gary Hatt, Ontario, CA  (WORLD RECORD)
11,860 Greg Sakundiak, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
11,550 Troy Whelan, Mechanicsville, VA
To see how these scores compare to the "All-Time" rankings on Lunar Rescue, go to Lunar Rescue
Red Baron
Red Baron (Factory Difficulties)
22,450 Troy Whelan, Mechanicsville, VA
To see how these scores compare to the "All-Time" rankings on Red Baron, go to Red Baron
robotron
Robotron Championship (Tournament - 5-Men Only)
945,550 Abdner Ashman, Brooklyn, NY  (WORLD RECORD)
445,775 Greg Sakundiak, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
To see how these scores compare to the "All-Time" rankings on Robotron, go to Robotron
Tapper
Tapper Championsips (Factory Difficulties - Marathon)
9,437,400 Kelly Tharp, Sellersburg, IN
 
Spiders
Spiders Championships (Factory Difficulties)
34,330 Dwayne Richard, Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada 
2,660 Walter Day, Fairfield, Iowa
To see how these scores compare to the "All-Time" rankings on Spiders, go to Spiders
 
Star trek
Star Trek Championships (Marathon)
2,490,675 Gary Hatt, Ontario, CA (already has a higher score in the database)
To see how these scores compare to the "All-Time" rankings on Star Trek, go to Star Trek
Target:Terror
Target:Terror Gold Championships (Factory Difficulties)
Perimeter - Accuracy
84.40 Troy Whelan, Mechanicsville, VA  (WORLD RECORD)
84.20 Gary Hatt, Ontario, CA
 
Target:Terror Gold Championships (Factory Difficulties)
Perimeter - High Score
386,000 Gary Hatt, Ontario, CA  (WORLD RECORD)
334,550 Troy Whelan, Mechanicsville, VA
To Be Updated
turbo
Turbo-Sub National Championship (Factory Difficulties)
12,143,500 Dwayne Richard, Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada (WORLD RECORD)
8,002,000 Jason Spindler, Mt. Vernon, IN
7,323,000 Mark Boolman, Bloomington, IL 
3,128,000 Gary Hatt, Ontario, CA
640,000 Chris Smith, Houston, TX
333,000 Walter Day, Fairfield, Iowa
To see how these scores compare to the "All-Time" rankings on Turbo Sub, go to Turbo Sub
 

 

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