Raw Thrills supplied prizes and Betson Enterprises, represented by Keith Fleming, supplied the games for the weekend. Callan Hendricks, widely known throughout the classic gaming world, hosted the event at his newly-opened classic gaming showroom, where he buys, sells and repairs coin-op games from the 1970s-1980s.

And, Scott Evans donated a large quantity of T-shirts printed with graphics from 80s titles like Joust, Dig Dug and Defender.

Again, thanks to the support of these organizations, the event will write a memorable page in the history of gaming.

Ashman Leads with Two Records -- but Dean and Tharp Shine, Too!


Frenzy, Jr. Pac-Man, Robotron and Tapper marks set at Totally Amused in Houston
12/4/2005

Abdner Ashman of Queens, NY has set new Robotron and Junior Pac-Man marks at Totally Amused in Houston, Texas during the "Legends of the Golden Age" superstar reunion.

And, playing for 41 hours, Paul Dean of Riverside, California set a new Frenzy record. Plus, Kelly Tharp of Sellersburg, Indiana played 18 hours to grab the Tapper world title.

Playing at 3:00 AM in the morning, after more than 200 attempts, Abdner achieved 945,550 points, history's highest Robotron score on the difficult 5-man setting. Earlier in the night, Abdner had set a new Junior Pac-Man record of 2,238,990 points. Abdner Ashman is now recognized as a rare "renaissance" player who has world-class skills on both strategy games and fast-reaction-time games.

Accomplishments by Ashman, Dean and Tharp were among the highlight of a night of all-night gaming that saw dozens of players from around North America breaking long-standing records from the early 1980s.

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Champions Crowned on Two Modern Arcade Titles
Fast and the Furious and Target:Terror Champs make record book
12/4/2005

Legendary classic champions from the early 1980s tried their hands at the latest arcade masterpieces for a high-score contest slated for Twin Galaxies' Official Video Game & Pinball Book of world Records.

Two games created by Eugene Jarvis, founder of Raw Thrills, Inc. and originator of the legendary arcade hits Defender and Robotron, were contributed to the activities conducted during the Houston Arcade Championships in Houston, Texas. The games: The Fast and the Furious and Target:Terror were big hits with the "golden age" stars and champs were crowned on each of the two games.

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Live Update from The Houston Arcade Championships - 2005
Totally Amused in Humble, Texas becomes the arcade capital of the world
12/4/2005

The results from the Houston Arcade Championships and the reunion of the Legends of the Golden Age will be updated by the hour, keeping the public abreast of all the new world records logged on more than 100 different arcade titles from the 1970s and early 1980s. Twin Galaxies plans to identify national champions on dozens of classic arcade games.

Also, the two premier coin-op games in today's arcades (The Fast and the Furious and Target: Terror Gold) have been included in the event to crown a modern arcade champion. To follow the ever-changing news, click on the story link above.

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Competitive video gamer spurns high-tech for classics
The Star Phoenix, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
12/3/2005

Saskatchewan has a world record holder in its midst who will compete this weekend to gain another title. But Greg Sakundiak, a 37-year-old resident of Asquith, won't be taking part in any traditional sporting event. He'll be battling in classic video arcade games at the Legends of the Golden Age convention near Houston, Texas.

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Paul Dean and Kelly Tharp Hoist Marathons
Ashman beats Jr. Pac as marathons on Tapper and Frenzy Surge Forward
12/3/2005

At Totally Amused, in Humble, Texas, during the Legends of the Golden Age superstar reunion, Paul Dean of Riverside, California and Kelly Tharpe of Louisville, Kentucky are forging ahead with marathon attempts at new world records. Paul Dean has passed the 2/3rds mark during his attempt to break the 22-year-old frenzy world record: 4,804,540 points set by Mark Smith in 1983.

Currently at 4 million points, Dean will be playing until Sunday morning to break the record. Dwayne Richard of Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada, a world record holder in his own right on dozens of classic arcade titles, watched Dean play throughout the night, performing the function of "official witness" to verify Dean's achievement for Twin Galaxies' Official Video Game & Pinball Book of World Records.

Dean also is the world record holder on the arcade edition of Spy Hunter.

Kelly Tharp has reached 6.1 million points on Tapper in an attempt to break Greg Erway's mark of 9.1 million points set in 2003.

The two-year-old Jr. Pac-Man record fell tonight at the hands of Abdner Ashman, who scored 2,238,990 points, eclipsing his own world record of 1,550,000 points set in June of 2003.

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World video game champ among us
Courier Times, New Castle, IN
12/1/2005

Tom Duncan gets big media coverage in the New Castle Courier-Times in Indiana. The newspaper says: "He's been referred to as "the Ty Cobb of video game playing; the first player to log a career stat that will be envied and challenged by all players to come."

Twin Galaxies Web site, an electronic scoreboard, has dubbed Tom Duncan "a hero." The site has also called "his perseverance and game playing acumen."

But Duncan himself is a bit more modest about his 1,000th world video game record."

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Big Arcade Tournament in Houston
Fast and the Furious and Target: Terror in Humble, TX
11/30/2005

Humble, TX – November 30, 2005 – A video game convention of superstars who were prominent back in the early 1980s is scheduled for Humble, TX, the weekend of December 2-4, 2005.

This event is composed of two major activities: The Houston Arcade Championships and the Legends of the Golden Age superstar gathering. For more information click on the story link above.

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Legendary Video Stars Gathering in Texas


Famous Stars from the Early 1980s Gather in Humble for Convention


11/30/2005

Humble, TX – November 30, 2005 – A video game convention of superstars who were prominent back in the early 1980s is scheduled for Humble, TX, the weekend of December 2-4, 2005.

This event is composed of two major activities: The Houston Arcade Championships and the Legends of the Golden Age superstar gathering. For more information click on the story link above.

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Fatal1ty Captures Largest Purse in Video Game History
Fatal1ty Takes Home $150,000 1st Prize in CPL World Tour Finals Championship
11/29/2005

Auravision, Inc., Master Licensor for Fatal1ty Brand Products, congratulated Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel today for his stunning victory at the Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) World Tour Finals Championship contested last week in New York City. Fatal1ty demonstrated why he is the undisputed FPS (First Person Shooter genre) Champion by adding the 5th world title to his career record, an unprecedented run, with all five titles being won while playing a different FPS game.

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