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Guinness World Records™ hosts classic arcade battle at Barcade photo

If you live in or near Brooklyn, New York, and love to run your mouth about how you could easily break the world record in Tapper... yes, I am serious, Tapper... then your day in the sun (of which there probably aren't many) is drawing near, my friend. It seems that the good folks at Guiness (world records, not beer) have teamed up with Barcade (Bar + Arcade = Perfect) to host a battle royale of classic games with the hopes that some average Joes will come out and break a few long-standing records. Check out what you have to achieve to get your name in the limelight.

  •  Fastest Time to Beat Five Boards on Ms. Pac-Man
  •  Fastest Time to Beat Five Boards on Tapper
  •  Highest Out-Run Score
  •  Highest Ghosts 'n Goblins Score  
  •  Highest Donkey Kong Score Without Using the Hammer

Records will be breakable for gamers of all skill levels (easy on Out-Run has a record?), and the public is invited to try their hand at the "Joystick of destiny." Dtoiders are sure to be in the house as well. The event starts at 7:30 pm on Thursday, April 10th, at Barcade (388 Union Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11211). Sorry, kiddies, you must bring a 21+ ID to enter Barcade.


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The Johnggernaut's Avatar
The Johnggernaut at 04/04/2008 15:14
lol @ barcade
lol @ tapper
lol @ mach schnell!
AgentMOO's Avatar
AgentMOO at 04/04/2008 15:17
That's tonight? Jim sterling will weep at his missed opportunity with Nicole Wiebe
galagabug 's Avatar
galagabug at 04/04/2008 15:21
meh, but the promise of soup dumplings around the corner is always tempting.
SPOnG Lupos's Avatar
SPOnG Lupos at 04/04/2008 15:29
I'm so there. Who from the toid will be dropping by? Ron, you should hope a plane. Expense report it as "GTA IV review preparedness research" ;)
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Steel Squirrel at 04/04/2008 15:29
I think Guinness the beer has two n's. I also think gay sex and ropes are awful together, separate.... they are fantastic.
galagabug 's Avatar
galagabug at 04/04/2008 15:32
the rope burns around my ankles are a constant reminder. thanks ron!
Zombutler's Avatar
Zombutler at 04/04/2008 15:35
Billy Mitchell is a douche.
Zombutler's Avatar
Zombutler at 04/04/2008 15:44
@ron

My bad, I knew that.
ajay42's Avatar
ajay42 at 04/04/2008 16:00
This ain't too far from my place in brooklyn (short ride on the g-train.) Any other dtoiders going? Only problem for me: I kinda suck :(
JJ Rage's Avatar
JJ Rage at 04/04/2008 16:19
Man, nothing cool ever happens in Salt Lake City.


I gotta get out of this dump.
njdrunkingamer's Avatar
njdrunkingamer at 04/04/2008 16:21
count another dtoider in!
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Copyright 2008 Agent Chieftain at 04/04/2008 16:25
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Holyetheline's Avatar
Holyetheline at 04/04/2008 16:39
Dude you beat mario with your feet? You're my hero RON!
Cheeburga's Avatar
Cheeburga at 04/04/2008 16:43
YOU ARE GOING CRAZY
brainderailment's Avatar
brainderailment at 04/04/2008 17:14
This kind of thing bores me. Just like guitar hero, all you must do is memorize and practice.
Rifter01's Avatar
Rifter01 at 04/04/2008 17:14
Ahhh.. That sounds yummy to the bear tummy on a Fri. nite: Good games, good bier, good times.
pointmonger's Avatar
pointmonger at 04/04/2008 17:19
Actually, the beer and the book are somewhat related to each other. Read about it (url=http://www.wisegeek.com/is-guinness-beer-related-to-the-guinness-book-of-world-records.htm/here(/url)
Trowble's Avatar
Trowble at 04/04/2008 17:19
Sounds good, I've been thinking about going to Barcade sometime soon to get shitfaced, then forget about the arcades being there. I'm an hour away by way of MTA.
Cowzilla3's Avatar
Cowzilla3 at 04/04/2008 17:20
world record guinness has two n's, beer has one. I thought you drank, ron...oh wait you got that one.

uhhh...I thought you obsesivelly read about world records, Ron.
pointmonger's Avatar
pointmonger at 04/04/2008 17:21
Sorry, screwed that link up.

Here
Cowzilla3's Avatar
Cowzilla3 at 04/04/2008 17:41
oh the beer has two n's too. well I'm going to go remove my foot from my mouth.
TheStripe's Avatar
TheStripe at 04/04/2008 18:17
Why would anyone be willing to live in or go to New York?
TheStripe's Avatar
TheStripe at 04/04/2008 18:18
Oh, and the "Guiness" of World records is actually the same Guiness of beers. They first published the book of records as a guide to settling disputes in pubs.
Sharpless's Avatar
Sharpless at 04/04/2008 18:33
Will Nicole Wiebe be there, and will she be accepting penises?
kariomart's Avatar
kariomart at 04/04/2008 19:13
I will definitely be there and will be sure to take some pictures for the 'toid. Fellow D'toiders attending: we should all meet up to separate the gaming-wheat from the gaming-chaff. You guys down to congregate by Gauntlet around 7?
Pedro Blandino's Avatar
Pedro Blandino at 04/04/2008 19:27
free drinks? >_>
Necros's Avatar
Necros at 04/04/2008 21:37
Ron probably holds the world record for most awesome playing while drunk off his ass.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar
Samit Sarkar at 04/05/2008 01:00
@TheStripe: Um, I live in New York, and I think it’s the greatest city in the world. What’s so awesome about where you live?
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phamtq at 04/05/2008 02:08
The highest Ghosts 'n Goblins score is nuts. Now there's a game that's designed to make you cry.
mistic's Avatar
mistic at 04/05/2008 02:25
Damn, barcade... whish they had something like that in Belgium :-)
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 04/05/2008 03:03
Didn't Al Gore invent the internets so we could be drunk at home while pwning noobs on Tapper?
tkyy's Avatar
tkyy at 04/05/2008 10:34
Highest Donkey Kong Score Without Using the Hammer...

I can't play it without hammer...
HarassmentPanda's Avatar
HarassmentPanda at 04/07/2008 00:21
I love Tapper. The one brings me back. I'm always tempted to make the drive up to NYC to check out Barcade, but maybe I can get some fellow Dtoiders to help me open one here.
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