Talk:Twin Galaxies/Archive 1

Question
How can Twin Galaxies be a (WWW) website when it was formed in the early 80s?

Answer: The website was created in around 1997 (according to archive.org's records) when Twin Galaxies first made the digital Jump -- TStodden (talk) 22:42, 29 May 2008 (UTC)


 * That really doesn't give our anonymous friend an answer. Twin Galaxies was originally a video arcade that (apparently) closed down in the mid-80's, but their famous video game scoreboard survived and was placed onto the internet in the mid-90's. Doc StrangeMailbox Logbook 13:23, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

TG does not track PC games
The following has been removed; "The second volume, as yet unreleased, will contain records for PC games as well as seventh-generation gaming systems such as the Wii, the PlayStation 3, and the Xbox 360.[citation needed]"

The claim is without citation and cannot be true anyway as TGI has never tracked PC games. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.171.229.123 (talk) 04:31, 15 October 2012 (UTC)

Unpaid bounties
Is there any way, while remaining neutral, we can include something in this article about their 2005 Cash Bounties, the majority of which are still largely unpaid despite being almost a year late? I'm one of those still owed money so I daren't touch the article myself, but I do want this fact recorded. -- SamSim 17:48, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

Answer: The Cash Bounties that were issued in 2005 were done by a former senior member of the Twin Galaxies staff & were being paid directly out of his pocket. While I cannot be certain if any attempts were made to contact you in order to pay the bounty, but I am willing to attempt to contact the former staff member on your behalf if you care to contact me. -- TStodden (talk) 22:42, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

US National Team
What are the video game teams and what do they have to do with Twin Galaxies? Do they compete? If so, on what games and against what teams?LedRush (talk) 05:02, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

Twin Galaxies' Gallery of Posters
The posters were uploaded by the owning party. --Barthax (talk) 20:15, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Article deficient
Does Twin Galaxies the arcade still exist? If not, when did it close? The article is missing this basic information. Mike R (talk) 15:09, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

Answer: The original Twin Galaxies arcade closed in the late 1980's with the economic decline of arcades (with the rise of game consoles). While the exact details of the closure of the arcade must be addressed to Twin Galaxies' Founder Walter Day, this is the best known explanation. -- TStodden (talk) 20:56, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

Not that it may matter...
Many of my gamer friends (200+ plus) disregard anything Twin Galaxies does because, well, "...who the fuck are they to proclaim themselves the official record keepers?" To quote a friend, anyways. And it's true. What if somebody scored the highest score ever on an arcade machine in Pittsburgh and are unaware of Twin Galaxies? Them and their whole system is bull, and many people feel this way. Too bad Wikipedia has restrictive citation methods for things like this that don't exist in articles or anything, but it known throughout by the super hardcore (the people who eat, sleep, dream, hump games). Coffee5binky (talk) 04:18, 4 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Like Guinness, Twin Galaxies can only stake a claim on being THE group to record World Records. Twin Galaxies has been tracking gaming records for almost 30 years and gets acknowledgement in the press about it.  I think the key issues is that they aim for verifiability, for example they ask for gameplay to be videotaped or for an experienced referee to be present.  How could someone verify the theoretical high score in Pittsburgh?  Even if witnesses were present how can one verify that the game wasn't set to an easy setting?  Or a cheat / leeching / unfair point scoring tactic was used?  If Twin Galaxies isn't verifying scores what would you suggest?  A wiki were everyone adds their own scores under an 'honesty' system?  Wikipedia has restrictive citation things so that people don't add their own original research based on what a friend/friends might say.  If you could sight an actual critical article or two that would be well received by those people who value Wikipedia. 203.219.68.41 (talk) 00:59, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

Membership clarification
FYI - Eric "Wide Tom" Gater was not a video game player; he was added/listed by Steve Harris more as an "honorary" member at best. He was a guy we hung out with in Iowa circa 1987, and didn't participate in any USNVGT functions or events, unless you consider partying in Ottumwa an "event". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 17.104.76.131 (talk) 18:32, 11 October 2012 (UTC)