Class of 2010
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2000's Era Gamer
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As with many other pursuits, iron sharpens iron.
In this case it was Andrew Laidlaw and Phil Day.
Class of 2010 Inductee
As with many other pursuits, iron sharpens iron.
In this case it was Andrew Laidlaw and Phil Day.
2000’s Era Gamer
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Falls is best known for smashing the world record on Popeye in December of 2011, nearly tripling a score which had held for almost two decades.
Class of 2010 Inductee
Falls is best known for smashing the world record on Popeye in December of 2011, nearly tripling a score which had held for almost two decades.
Golden Age Gamer
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Ben won the Twin Galaxies That’s Incredible Video Game Olympics in 1983 and was a founding member of the U.S. National Video Game Team.
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Ben won the Twin Galaxies That’s Incredible Video Game Olympics in 1983 and was a founding member of the U.S. National Video Game Team.
Golden Age Gamer
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William James Mitchell Jr. is a video game player and businessman.
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, he was recognized for numerous records on classic video games.
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William James Mitchell Jr. is a video game player and businessman.
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, he was recognized for numerous records on classic video games.
2000's Era Gamer
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Brian Cady enjoys maintaining and restoring classic pinball and arcade games as much as he enjoys playing them.
Class of 2010 Inductee
Brian Cady enjoys maintaining and restoring classic pinball and arcade games as much as he enjoys playing them.
2000's Era Gamer
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Chris accomplished something that no gamer back in the early 1980s thought possible, max out the arcade game Wild Western with 999,900 points.
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Chris accomplished something that no gamer back in the early 1980s thought possible, max out the arcade game Wild Western with 999,900 points.
1990’s Era Gamer
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Dennis Fong, better known by his online alias Thresh, is an American businessman and retired professional player of the first-person shooter video games Quake and Doom.
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Dennis Fong, better known by his online alias Thresh, is an American businessman and retired professional player of the first-person shooter video games Quake and Doom.
2000’s Era Gamer
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Eric is best known for scores on Turbo Pac-Man and Woodpecker.
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Eric is best known for scores on Turbo Pac-Man and Woodpecker.
2000's Era Gamer
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Ike set a new high score on Donkey Kong Jr. after the previous record stood for 25 years.
“This is a profound performance,” notes Walter Day, Founder of Twin Galaxies.
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Ike set a new high score on Donkey Kong Jr. after the previous record stood for 25 years.
“This is a profound performance,” notes Walter Day, Founder of Twin Galaxies.
2000's Era Gamer
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John’s career as a locksmith is a great match for his world record pursuits.
He is well known for picking apart game mechanics to extract the extra points needed to set new high scores.
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John’s career as a locksmith is a great match for his world record pursuits.
He is well known for picking apart game mechanics to extract the extra points needed to set new high scores.
2000's Era Gamer
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Johnathan Wendel, also known as Fatal1ty (pronounced “Fatality”), is an American entrepreneur and former professional esports player.
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Johnathan Wendel, also known as Fatal1ty (pronounced “Fatality”), is an American entrepreneur and former professional esports player.
2000’s Era Gamer
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Ken is a top player on Dig Dug, Robotron: 2084, and Jr. Pac-Man.
His famous arcade, known as “Kencade” has been the site of many historic world record attempts.
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Ken is a top player on Dig Dug, Robotron: 2084, and Jr. Pac-Man.
His famous arcade, known as “Kencade” has been the site of many historic world record attempts.
Game Developer
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The idea that Microsoft should create its own gaming console first gained popularity in 1998.
It started when Kevin Bachus, Seamus Blackley, Otto Berkes and Ted Hase formed the company’s first console team, after convincing Bill Gates to support their concept.
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The idea that Microsoft should create its own gaming console first gained popularity in 1998.
It started when Kevin Bachus, Seamus Blackley, Otto Berkes and Ted Hase formed the company’s first console team, after convincing Bill Gates to support their concept.
Industry Leader
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Masaya Nakamura was a Japanese businessman and the founder of Namco.
Nakamura founded his company on June 1, 1955, “Nakamura Seisakusho, Ltd.”
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Masaya Nakamura was a Japanese businessman and the founder of Namco.
Nakamura founded his company on June 1, 1955, “Nakamura Seisakusho, Ltd.”
Game Developer
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Nolan Bushnell is an American businessman and electrical engineer who established Atari, Inc. and the Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza Time Theatre chain.
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Nolan Bushnell is an American businessman and electrical engineer who established Atari, Inc. and the Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza Time Theatre chain.
Game Developer
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The idea that Microsoft should create its own gaming console first gained popularity in 1998.
It started when Kevin Bachus, Seamus Blackley, Otto Berkes and Ted Hase formed the company’s first console team, after convincing Bill Gates to support their concept.
Class of 2010 Inductee
The idea that Microsoft should create its own gaming console first gained popularity in 1998.
It started when Kevin Bachus, Seamus Blackley, Otto Berkes and Ted Hase formed the company’s first console team, after convincing Bill Gates to support their concept.
Golden Age Game
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Pac-Man, originally called Puck Man[a] in Japan, is a 1980 maze video game developed and published by Namco for arcades.
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Pac-Man, originally called Puck Man[a] in Japan, is a 1980 maze video game developed and published by Namco for arcades.
Golden Age Gamer
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Paul is best known for three gaming accomplishments:
In 1985, when Paul set the world record on the Arcade game “Spy Hunter” to put him in the 1986 Guinness Book of World Records.
Class of 2010 Inductee
Paul is best known for three gaming accomplishments:
In 1985, when Paul set the world record on the Arcade game “Spy Hunter” to put him in the 1986 Guinness Book of World Records.
2000's Era Gamer
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Perry is best known for World Records on the arcade versions of Popeye, Mario Bros. and Galaxian.
His Mario Bros. score was listed in the 80’s Guinness Book.
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Perry is best known for World Records on the arcade versions of Popeye, Mario Bros. and Galaxian.
His Mario Bros. score was listed in the 80’s Guinness Book.
2000’s Era Gamer
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On August 7, 2010, Phil Younger was inducted into the International Video Game Hall of Fame, in Ottumwa, Iowa, as a member of the IVGHOF’s inaugural class.
Class of 2010 Inductee
On August 7, 2010, Phil Younger was inducted into the International Video Game Hall of Fame, in Ottumwa, Iowa, as a member of the IVGHOF’s inaugural class.
Game Developer
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Ralph Baer was an inventor, game developer, and engineer.
He was working as an engineer at Sanders Associates in Nashua, New Hampshire, when he conceived the idea of playing games on a television screen around 1966.
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Ralph Baer was an inventor, game developer, and engineer.
He was working as an engineer at Sanders Associates in Nashua, New Hampshire, when he conceived the idea of playing games on a television screen around 1966.
2000's Era Gamer
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Rob is best known for his world record on Tutankham.
Class of 2010 Inductee
Rob is best known for his world record on Tutankham.
Golden Age Gamer
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Scott Safran (August 19, 1967 – March 27, 1989) was an American video gamer noted for setting the world-record score, which stood for 27 years, on the arcade game Asteroids.
Class of 2010 Inductee
Scott Safran (August 19, 1967 – March 27, 1989) was an American video gamer noted for setting the world-record score, which stood for 27 years, on the arcade game Asteroids.
Game Developer
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Jonathan “Seamus” Blackley is a video game designer and former agent with Creative Artists Agency representing video game creators.
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Jonathan “Seamus” Blackley is a video game designer and former agent with Creative Artists Agency representing video game creators.
Game Developer
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Shigeru Miyamoto is a Japanese video game designer, producer and game director at Nintendo. He is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished and influential designers in video game history.
Class of 2010 Inductee
Shigeru Miyamoto is a Japanese video game designer, producer and game director at Nintendo. He is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished and influential designers in video game history.
Game Developer
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Steve Ritchie is a pinball and video game designer.
Ritchie holds the record for best-selling pinball designer in history.
Class of 2010 Inductee
Steve Ritchie is a pinball and video game designer.
Ritchie holds the record for best-selling pinball designer in history.
2000's Era Gamer
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As one of the stars of the popular documentary “King of Kong”, Steve is one of the greatest Donkey Kong players in the world.
Class of 2010 Inductee
As one of the stars of the popular documentary “King of Kong”, Steve is one of the greatest Donkey Kong players in the world.
Game Developer
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The idea that Microsoft should create its own gaming console first gained popularity in 1998.
It started when Kevin Bachus, Seamus Blackley, Otto Berkes and Ted Hase formed the company’s first console team, after convincing Bill Gates to support their concept.
Class of 2010 Inductee
The idea that Microsoft should create its own gaming console first gained popularity in 1998.
It started when Kevin Bachus, Seamus Blackley, Otto Berkes and Ted Hase formed the company’s first console team, after convincing Bill Gates to support their concept.
Golden Age Gamer
Class of 2010 Inductee
Class of 2010 Inductee
Todd Rogers has been described as the first professional video game player.
In 1986, he was invited to be part of the U.S. National Video Game Team.
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