Asteroids world record GOING DOWN

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Hey guys, looks like John 'The Machine' McAllister is going to take down the 27 year old Asteroids record (41,336,440) set in 1982 by Scott Safran. You can be part of the event live at www.aurcade.com/events/marathon.aspx

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All im getting is some bad astroids player on the right hand side who keeps getting his ship smashed!


Nevermind, i refreshed and looks like i have the right video going!
 
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Okay, is the camera on his head? Seems like there are no "camera aimed at a monitor" artifacts.....just curious.
 
Hopefully this premature post didnt jinx anything ;)
 
The feeds have been awesome! Thanks for putting those together; coverage like this is what the interwebs are all about.

I wish my Asteroids skills were even a fraction of what's on display here. I'd also like to know which ROM revision their running; on my machine, long term saucer hunting is nearly impossible since the small ship nails the last rock, usually on it's first shot. I also don't seem to get rapid succession of small ships either, it's a mix of Wally and the Beaver even upwards beyond 70K.
 
I am pretty sure that there are two versions of Asteroids. The one he's playing is the "fast" version which was the version what Safron played when he got the record. It is probably impossible to break the record on the slow version.
 
Poor Scott - Phet will be crushed if the record is broken...

This does make me a bit sad. I feel like this man is pissing on an Indian Burial Ground. I think John should abandon this ill-conceived quest and leave The Saf's legacy alone. It's all we have left of the man. Some records should not be broken.


R.I.P. The Saf.
 
This does make me a bit sad. I feel like this man is pissing on an Indian Burial Ground. I think John should abandon this ill-conceived quest and leave The Saf's legacy alone. It's all we have left of the man. Some records should not be broken.


R.I.P. The Saf.

Who is The Saf?
 
Wonder how many hours it will take to break the 27-year Astroids record?!
 
Who is The Saf?

Just about the only man who ever looked cool wearing crushed velvet. Scott was hard as nails and would eat the current world record nerds for an After Harley-Bar drunk snack.

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Just about the only man who ever looked cool wearing crushed velvet. Scott was hard as nails and would eat the current world record nerds for an After Harley-Bar drunk snack.

I'm sure you know this but, in case others don't: by pure luck, someone found the Asteroids machine he broke the record on. He'd written his name and the date of his record-breaking on the bezel, too.

I don't remember who has it, but seemed like it was in good hands...
 
An old arcade buddy of mine looked a lot like Safran back in the day.

Saf is no longer with us, but if you want to see what the Saf may look like today as a 43 year old man, here it is:

http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2010/0...instatement-as-mchenry-county-deputy-sheriff/

Take that back. Here is how the Saf actually would have looked today, were he still with us:

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His chick would change weekly, so never mind Fanny Fatfuck in the foreground. He just woke up from an extremely righteous bender and there she was, big deal. Being the gentleman the Saf had always been, he gave the Hog in Heat a ride home.
 
Take that back. Here is how the Saf actually would have looked today, were he still with us:

flickoff.jpg


His chick would change weekly, so never mind Fanny Fatfuck in the foreground. He just woke up from an extremely righteous bender and there she was, big deal. Being the gentleman the Saf had always been, he gave the Hog in Heat a ride home.

LOL funny sheit. Is that really him?
 
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