Robert Whiteman
1990's Era Gamer
Class of 2019 Inductee
The Nintendo World Championships began March 8–11, 1990,in the Fair Park’s Automobile Building in Dallas, Texas, and toured 29 cities across the United States.
Players from three separate age groups (11 and below, 12–17, and 18 and above) competed across three days.
The World Finals were held December 7–9, 1990, conducted similarly to the City Championships and were located at Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles, California within the Star Trek Theater, now DreamWorks Theatre.
There, contestants played a special Nintendo World Championships 1990 cartridge for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
The cartridge contains three customized minigames based upon the popular games Super Mario Bros. (1985), Rad Racer (1987), and Tetris (1989).
The objective is to achieve a high score according to a custom cumulative scoring formula across all games, within a total time limit of 6 minutes and 21 seconds.
Robert Whiteman won in the 18+ category.
Wikipedia Link:
YouTube Interview:
Apr 21, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oq6bSs7dChw
The Pioneers of eSports Podcast – Episode 7: Robert Whiteman