January 1985, L.A., California:
North American Video Game Challenge
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January 1985, L.A., California: |
Reproduced below is the list of players that were
(apparently) invited to participate in the 1985 North American Video Game Challenge
(NAVGC). According to a letter I received from Steve Harris
about 1 month before the contest, I had been declared (mainly because of my
prowess on Crystal Castles) one of the 50 best players in North
America. Now, that's a nice thought, but it was far from true, in
actuality ! Still, because of that declaration, I was invited to
participate in the NAVGC, and I naturally assumed that these 50 best
players comprised the persons that were invited. However, the list below
shows a total of 72 players, so I'm not sure what the discrepancy is. No
doubt, others were added as the contest grew close. In any case, these
names were printed at the bottom of the back side of the official contest
poster, and indicate that both Twin Galaxies, and the Electronic
Sports League, Inc. (which I'm not sure ever got off the ground) selected
these 72 'nominees'. Apparently, the nomination was for consideration of 'Player
of the Year', and this honor was a part of 'Coronation Day', where
the top three players receive recognition. I don't even remember if these
players, and the contest winners, had any correlation, but hope to find out in
the future. I'll also have more on the ESL on a coming web page,
and will also scan in the letters I received involving the contest, and possibly
the poster too.
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The 1984 Nominees Selected By The Electronic Sports League, Inc. and the Twin Galaxies International Scoreboard
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| Mark Alpiger,
Louisville, Ky
Tom Asaki, Los Alamitos, Ca Chris Ayra, Miami, Fl Ron Bailey, Shelby, NC Bill Bastable, Long Branch, NJ Steve Beall, Santa Maria, Ca Judd Boone, Albuquerque, NM Matt Brass, Helena, Mt Phil Britt, Riverside, Ca John Brown, West Newton, Pa David Choi, Toronto, Canada Eric Click, Tyler, Tx Tim Collum, Boyd, Tx Charles Coss, Steubenville, Oh Mark Cothran, Charlotte, NC Lloyd Dahling, Anchorage, Ak Chip Davis, Siloam Springs, Ar David Dean, Upland, Ca Chris Emery, Winnipeg, Manitoba Kent Farries, Calgary, Alberta Kevin Fischer, Silver Springs, Md Tim Foland, Woodlands, Tx Donald Freer, Villa Park, Il Jack Gale, North Miami Beach, Fl |
Tom Gault, Duluth,
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Kevin Gentry, Lake Charles, La Mike Gillum, Waynesville, Oh Eric Ginner, Portola Valley, Ca Ben Gold, Dallas, Tx Gary Hatt, Ontario, Ca Steve Harris, Gladstone, Mo Scott Heyano, Seattle, Wa Kevin Jackson, Seattle, Wa Joe Janiec, Anchorage, Ak Troy Kinred, San Jose, Ca Mike Klug, San Jose, Ca Kelly Kobashigawa, Los Angeles, Ca Blase Licce, Nacogdoches, Tx Jerry Macaluso, Fort Lauderdale, Fl Joe Malasarte, Anchorage, Ak Mike McNair, Phoenix, Az Bill Mitchell, Hollywood, Fl Donn Nauert, Austin, Tx Mark Norling, Santa Maria, Ca Ken Okamura, San Luis Obispo, Ca Darren Olsen, Calgary, Alberta Spencer Oueren, Bozeman, Mt Dave Palmer, Auburn, Ca |
Tad Perry, Seattle,
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Jeff Peters, Etiwanda, Ca John Pretzer, Upland, Ca Kevin Pollock, Claremont, Ca Mike Quarles, Riverside, Ca Dwayne Richards, Grand Prairie, Alberta Perry Rogers, Napa, Ca Todd Rogers, Bridgeview, Il Landon Rothstein, Coram, NY Greg Sakundika, Grand Prairie, Alberta Jim Schneider, San Diego, Ca Mark Sellers, Grand Rapids, Mi Roy Shildt, Westwood, Ca Jeff Steuve, Dayton, Oh Mike Sullivan, Riverside, Ca Mike Umbarger, Riverside, Ca Ken Vance, Las Vegas, Nv Brad Walker, Hastings, Ne Mike Ward, Monona, Wi Joel West, Shelby, NC Lee Whitney, Las Vegas, Nv Scotty Williams, Wilmington, NC Steve Williams, Centerville, Oh Tim Williams, Moscow, Id |
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