Did someone say turkey? Yes, millions of Americans are hard at work preparing for the big day, followed by an burst of frenzied shopping. But if you have Thanksgiving under control – or you need a break from it – then you're in a great place to review the latest batch of video gaming feats that were entered onto the Twin Galaxies leaderboards. We have some extraterrestrials that didn't want to phone home, a couple of high-octane races, a come-from-behind victory, and top drawer Pac-Man mastery so read on!
J.M. – Aliens (Arcade) – Points
During 1UP Arcade Australia's recent World Record Day, J.M. returned to deep space for another epic battle against the Queen on Konami's run-and-gun classic Aliens. On his previous mission to exomoon LV-426, he clinched a TG world record of 1,047,600 points. In his rematch, J.M not only beat the alien but also himself with a new high score of 1,074,600 points. Congratulations!
RaGeNyC – Sega Ages Vol. 1 – Out Run (Sega Saturn) – Points
RaGeNyC was all-in for a hard-fought result on Out Run for the Sega Saturn. Competing on the Overseas game mode, RaGeNyC slogged it out on possibly the hardest version of the game he's played and met the challenge by surpassing the previous high score by 1.4 million for a new TG record of 4,722,565 points.
DamnedAngel – Auto Racing (Mattel Intellivision) – Fastest Time
DamnedAngel hit a damn fast time and received the ultimate racing prize – a TG world record on Auto Racing for the Mattel Intellivision. Playing on an original 1980 Sears Super Video Arcade branded Intellivision, DamnedAngel exploited some choice short-cuts through the track to stop the clock at 2:22.0, beating the previous record by 15 seconds.
Andrew Mee – Hill Climb Racing 2 (Android) – Fastest Time
Andrew Mee clinched a beautiful come-from-behind victory on Hill Climb Racing 2 for Android devices. After slamming into the lifeguard shack and falling back to last place, he fought his way back into lead to win it all with a fastest time of 1:01.231.
OOO – Pac-Man Bounty Challenge (M.A.M.E.) – Ghost Pass-Throughs
OOO took on the role of a Pac-Man magician to claim the PerfectPacManDotCom Pac-Man Challenge! Turns out that you CAN make Pac-Man pass through the ghosts if you execute the pass-through with frame perfection, which OOO did 7 times during his LIVE recording for a tremendous feat. 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!
