| 2/22/2006 | Kelly Tharp Ends at 19.9 Million on Q*Bert
Finishing with 44 Hours, Tharp Took over 6th Place, passing scores from 1983 | |
 Kelly Tharp's
Attempt to Break
22-Year-Old Q*Bert World
Record Ends at 19.9 Million Points
and 44 Hours. If approved, Tharp Takes over 6th place in
the "All-Time" Rankings.
Now,
Twin Galaxies has to review the entire videotape of the performance before giving the final seal of
approval.
Kelly Tharp has finished his marathon on the legendary
arcade video
game, Q*Bert, possibly the most difficult video game in history to play
for long periods of time due to its bizarre geometry and colorful
screens. For more background information on Kelly's quest, go to this
story: Man Attempts 72-Hour Marathon to
Break Video Game World
Record
Kelly
reports that his eyes could no longer see the screen at the end and he
was helpless to stop his men from dying, even though he was wide awake
and had plenty of stamina still left.
Click here
to see a
larger photo of
Kelly Tharp. A hi-res version of this
photograph is available to media upon request. Send inquiry
to:walter@twingalaxies.com.
To see Kelly's ever-changing position on the
all-time Q*Bert rankings, go to the Q*BERT
CHARTS.
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