Steve Harris

Harris was a founding member of Twin Galaxies’ U.S. National Video Game Team, and one of their star players in the 1980s.

He competed in Twin Galaxies’ North American Video Game Olympics, televised on February 21st 1983 by That’s Incredible, ABC-TV.

Steve Harris and Jeff Peters founded the U.S. National Video Game Team’s Electronic Gaming Monthly in 1988 under Sendai Publications. Harris sold Sendai and its stable of magazines to Ziff-Davis in 1996. Publication of EGM spanned twenty years until January 2009.

Steve was listed in the 80’s Guinness Books for High Scores on Congo Bongo and Popeye.

Chicago Reader Article:

Revenge of the Nerd

Steve Harris owns a huge house, drives a Lamborghini, and sold his magazines for millions. Who says nothing ever came of being good at video games?

https://chicagoreader.com/news/revenge-of-the-nerd-2/

Many of Steve’s scores remain ranked Top Ten at Twin Galaxies:

https://www.twingalaxies.com/12834

#1 Bega’s Battle

#1 Red Alert

#1 Wacko

#2 Star Rider

#2 Sinistar Points

#2 Space Tactics

#3 CliffHanger

#3 Motorace USA

#4 Congo Bongo

#4 Popeye

#4 Swimmer

#5 Discs of Tron

#5 Firefox [9,000 Mile Mission]

#7 Dragon’s Lair [5 Lives

#7 Bubbles

# 9 Food Fight [Marathon]