Scoreboard Spotlight: Steve Rasmussen Stinks Up Dung Beetles & More!
By Twin Galaxies Editorial Staff ·
Sometimes you have to get down and dirty to get a new TG world record – and then there are those other times where that dirt can be a downright fragrant.
Another week, another dollar – and another batch of fantastic gaming achievements to share! You read that right, it's another installment of the Scoreboard Spotlight where we take five highlights from the crop of new TG submissions to share with you. This week, we're going to outer space, followed by a spy mission, some Ferrari racing, a little hand-to-hand combat topped off with poopy bugs. And on top of that, we're going to talk about a very cool retro fighting game challenge courtsey of LA Gear and PerfectPacMan dot Com so let's go!
Crazymoose3k – Fighting Vipers (Xbox Series X) – Fastest Completion
Crazymoose3k felt no remorse as he destroyed the lead singer of heavy metal band Death Crunch in a 9-round victory on the 1995 Sega release Fighting Vipers for the Xbox Series X. Raxel might have been a great guitarist, but when it came to fighting crazymoose3k simply thanked him for the music before clearing the game in 4:27.83.
Stroganoff – Elevator Action (M.A.M.E.) – Extreme Settings – Points
Stroganoff took on the role of Agent 17 with extreme prejudice and escaped with a new personal best on Taito's 1983 arcade hit Elevator Action. Competing on TG Extreme Settings, Stroganoff had his hands full with faster enemies as he stole 87,600 points to take second place on the emulation leaderboard.
Chad Brevik– Formula 1: Built To Win (NES) – Ferrari F40 - Mountain Road - Fastest Race
Chad Brevik roared into first place with style and a hard-fought victory on the 1990 racing video game Formula 1: Built to Win for the NES. Driving a Ferrari F40, Chad beat the 2012 record on the Mountain Road course by 0.1 seconds to claim a fastest time of 1:02.2.
Roger De Vore – Mortal Kombat (Game Boy) – Points
It was an epic run as Roger De Vore flexed with a massive score on Mortal Kombat for the Nintendo Game Boy. Against the beats of a thumping soundtrack, Roger solved Goro with a series of well-timed kicks followed by a flurry of knees to Tsung that sealed his victory with 7,601,000 points.
Steve Rasmussen – Dung Beetles (Apple II Computer) – Points
Something stinky this way comes – it's Steve Rasmussen with a pungent high score on the 1982 Datasoft release Dung Beetles for the Apple II computer. In this maze game, Steve chomped the dots and left behind a trail of little gifts that the dung beetles gobbled up in pursuit but not before he wrapped things up with a TG record of 4,466 points.
The LA Gear Retro Fighting Game Challenge
That brings us to the end of our highlights, but before we sign off we wanted to give a shout to LA Gear and PerfectPacMan dot Com for powering The LA Gear Retro Fighting Game Challenge!
Running until October 21, it's a chance for all of you Street Fighter II fans out there (yes, we're talk to you) who burned through some epic World Warrior clashes in the arcades or on home consoles. And even if you haven't played Street Fighter II before, this contest is open to everyone from pro fighters to nostalgic newbies!
How do you participate? It's simple: click on the ThecePlay LA Gear Retro Fighting Game Challenge – read the deets! In short: pick a release of Street Fighter II (from arcades to home consoles), record your full game, score as many points as you can in your battle with the first 3 Street Fighters, then submit!
And LA Gear has a range of sweet prizes for the top 44 finishers, including four retro-inspired Grand Prizes featuring the Turbo, the Catapult, or the Boardwalk footwear AND 50% off entire LA gear purchase price - includes footwear styles, apparel, and accessories.
So what are you waiting for? SHORYUKEN!
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!