David Palmer
golden age gamer
Class of 2019 Inductee
Although the 1980’s was an age of fierce competition, no one could get close to his scores in many games.
His high scores often required many hours with some taking upwards of 23 hours to complete.
When asked what is his proudest accomplishment in gaming, he replied: “It’s a tie between my Battlezone records and my 31 million on Star Wars where I played the Six-Shield Tournament setting”.
David has many hobbies including paleontology, geology, space science, philosophy and classic cars.
As a science aficionado, he writes essays and publishes them online.
Major Accomplishments:
The only gamer with seven Guinness Book entries from the Golden Age.
Battlezone
Firefox (9000 Mile)
Red Baron
Star Rider
Star Wars
The Empire Strikes Back
Tron
To this day, David still holds the world records on the arcade versions the following games:
Battlezone
The Empire Strikes Back
Red Baron
Star Rider
Subroc-3D
TX-1
Star Wars (Points) [Tournament Settings]
Firefox (Points) [Unlimited Journey Mission]
Star Rider (Points) [Multi-Credit Game]
2019 IVGHOF Ceremony Acceptance Speech: