The great thing about tracking video game player achievements on a global scale is that we're literally receiving submissions from gamers 24/7. While that means that we have to be open all day, every day, it also means that we have no shortage of remarkable feats to share with you every week on the Scoreboard Spotlight! In fact, on a practical scale we can only share a small selection for your reading pleasure at any given time. But what do we have lined up this time? How about some crazy puzzle solving, an epic game of digging, a mountainous bike race, a smooth mini-race, and some old fashioned treasure hunting? Let's go!
Myles The Great – Tetris (Nintendo Version) – Most Lines
In May 2024, top competitor Myles the Great joined the newest rank of “game crasher” with a clutch performance on Tetris for the NES. During his 40 minute run, Myles nearly crashed out with a misshot bar but he quickly recovered and kept up the frantic pace until his screen finally froze, heralding his arrival as the 6th person to crash the game with a final tally of 1,490 lines cleared. Congratulations!
chrissy_toast – Dig Dug (Arcade) – Points
On August 17, 2024 in front of spectators at the Free Play Arcade in Dallas, chrissy_toast put his stamp on video game history with a top 3 finish on the Golden Age arcade classic Dig Dug. For over 6 hours, chrissy_toast tunneled, dropped boulders, snacked on bonus items, and blew up Pookas and Fygars until he his target of 5 million points. When the 8-bit dust settled, he ended his game with an epic 5,014,290 points. Congratulations!
RaGeNyC– Excitebike (NES) – Rocky Mountain Challenge – Fastest Time
RaGeNyC drove over a bunch of mountains because they were there on a custom-built track for the NES megahit ExciteBike. To scale up the fun, he created the Rocky Mountain Challenge which requires the gamer to race over ten “R” hurdles before crossing the finish line. After several attempts, RaGeNyC left satisfied with a fastest time of 25.31 seconds.
Roger Blair – Formula 1: Built To Win (NES) – Fastest Race
Roger Blair felt his Mini Cooper race was a bit sloppy but the video game gods thought otherwise since he pulled off a TG record on Formula 1: Built to Win on the NES, crossing the finish line in 1:10.06 to snag a three-way tie for first place.
FunkMasterV – Desert Falcon (Atari 7800) – Points
FunkmasterV is in da house and he's served up a new TG record on the Atari 7800 classic Desert Falcon. Lured by lost treasure plundered from the Pharaoh's Tomb, FunkMasterV flew into action and battled desert critters to recover 166,321 points to take down a 14 year-old record. Congratulations!
This covers our Scoreboard Spotlight for this week. As a reminder, these were just a few of exceptional records that were adjudicated and accepted recently. Every record that made it through verification and landed on our leaderboards has a well-deserved place in the Twin Galaxies gaming pantheon.
Keep scoring high, finishing fast, and game on!
