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Arcade - Marathon

Rank	Score	Player	Date	Tag	Adjudication	Venue	Submission
1	25,000,350	Armando Gonzalez	01/02/2021	APK	Galaga Forum	Private Cabinet	Video
2	20,980,450	Jordan Dorrington	01/27/2020	JJD	Galaga Forum	Private Cabinet	Video
3	10,970,320	Jake Goldberg	08/08/2020	JPG	Galaga Forum	Private Cabinet	Video
4	10,301,080	Andrew Barrow	03/30/2018	BAR	Galaga Forum	Score Wars/Meow Wolf	N/A
5	8,019,330	Jason Strawn	06/11/2020	DAL	Galaga Forum	Private Cabinet	N/A
6	6,815,500	Stephen Krogman	05/19/2019	SMK	Galaga Forum	Private Cabinet	N/A
7	6,331,230	Mark Schult	05/21/2020	MRK	Galaga Forum	Private Cabinet	N/A
8	4,780,650	Tanner Rousseau	03/30/2018	TCR	Galaga Forum	Score Wars/Meow Wolf	N/A
9	3,603,280	Jon Klinkel	03/30/2018	JON	Galaga Forum	Score Wars/Meow Wolf	N/A
10	3,135,740	John McAllister	03/30/2018	ELF	Galaga Forum	Score Wars/Meow Wolf	N/A
11	2,108,670	Keith Swanson	03/30/2018	N/A	Galaga Forum	Score Wars/Meow Wolf	N/A
12	1,547,000	Casey Murphy	02/15/1982	N/A	Walter Day	Unknown	N/A
13	273,040	Matt Russell	09/09/2018	MDR	Galaga Forum	Tappers Arcade Bar	N/A
14	166,980	Brian Alford	02/22/2019	BDA	Galaga Forum	Tappers Arcade Bar	N/A
15	163,980	Tim Hettinger	08/17/2013	N/A	Aurcade	YESTERcades	N/A
16	138,040	George Spanos	04/29/2018	N/A	Galaga Forum	Galloping Ghost	N/A
17	136,120	Brian Kita	04/24/2013	N/A	Aurcade	Galloping Ghost	N/A
18	131,250	Trent Kramer	04/24/2018	TAK	Netherworld, Brisbane	Netherworld, Brisbane	N/A
19	129,160	Kalan Harvest	04/30/2017	N/A	BotA – 2017	BotA Arcade 2084	N/A
20	128,810	Jeffery Dawson	04/01/2018	N/A	Galaga Forum	Score Wars/Meow Wolf	N/A
21	127,650	Chris E McClard	03/24/2012	N/A	BotA – 2012	Funspot	N/A
22	123,740	Chris Plachy	05/15/2018	N/A	Galaga Forum	Galloping Ghost	N/A
23	120,830	Tim Vermeulen	07/18/2015	N/A	Pixels Tournament (Pro)	Underground Retrocade	N/A
24	118,520	Greg Bond	03/24/2012	N/A	BotA – 2012	Funspot	N/A
25	118,280	Josh Swanson	04/01/2018	N/A	Galaga Forum	Score Wars/Meow Wolf	N/A
26	117,210	Arielle Roybal	04/01/2018	N/A	Galaga Forum	Score Wars/Meow Wolf	N/A
27	113,960	Edwad Lee	07/23/2015	N/A	Pixels Tournament (Pro)	Underground Retrocade	N/A
28	111,810	Jeremy Young	04/01/2018	N/A	Galaga Forum	Score Wars/Meow Wolf	N/A
29	111,690	Hans Kollinger	09/27/2012	N/A	UR vs. GGA Tournament	Underground Retrocade	N/A
30	106,460	Joe Cahill	10/22/2016	N/A	Aurcade	Underground Retrocade	N/A
31	104,720	Bit Decay	09/09/2018	BDK	Galaga Forum	Tappers Arcade Bar	N/A
32	95,570	Billy Mitchell, Jr.	08/03/2019	BJR	Galaga Forum	One Up Arcade Bar	N/A
33	88,030	Sam Hostetler	09/09/2018	BUM	Galaga Forum	Tappers Arcade Bar	N/A
34	57,710	Riley Bouchard	09/09/2018	RJB	Galaga Forum	Tappers Arcade Bar	N/A
35	40,280	Jeff Moulton	09/09/2018	JAM	Galaga Forum	Tappers Arcade Bar	N/A
36	25,230	Adrian Bledsoe	09/09/2018	ATB	Galaga Forum	Tappers Arcade Bar	N/A
37	23,680	Anne Bouchard	09/09/2018	AMB	Galaga Forum	Tappers Arcade Bar	N/A
38	16,460	Sahar Zahidi	09/09/2018	SJZ	Galaga Forum	Tappers Arcade Bar	N/A

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Rank	Score	Player	Date	Tag	Adjudication	Venue	Submission
1	10,904,570	Armando Gonzalez	08/14/2020	APK	Galaga Forum	Private Cabinet	Video
2	9,546,530	Jordan Dorrington	01/26/2020	JJD	Galaga Forum	Private Cabinet	Video
3	9,283,260	Mike Thompson	05/10/2019	M	Galaga Forum	Private Cabinet	Video
4	9,020,500	Taylor Morgan	11/08/2020	TKM	Galaga Forum	Private Cocktail	N/A
5	6,815,500	Stephen Krogman	05/19/2019	SMK	Galaga Forum	Private Cabinet	N/A
6	5,182,480	Jake Goldberg	08/08/2020	JPG	Galaga Forum	Private Cabinet	N/A
7	4,335,800	Andrew Barrow	03/29/2018	BAR	Galaga Forum	Score Wars/Meow Wolf	N/A
8	4,110,080	Phillip Perea	05/20/2020	PJP	Galaga Forum	Private Cabinet	N/A
9	3,683,900	Jason Strawn	06/09/2020	DAL	Galaga Forum	Private Cabinet	N/A
10	3,275,720	Phil Day	11/01/2009	DAY	Galaga Forum	Private Cabinet	N/A
11	3,187,250	Mark Schult	07/16/2019	MRK	Galaga Forum	Private Cabinet	N/A
12	2,216,880	Jon E Klinkel	02/28/2018	JON	Aurcade	Galloping Ghost	N/A
13	1,657,120	Colton Blanchard	07/17/2019	CRB	Galaga Forum	Private Cabinet	N/A
14	1,474,750	Mike Sanders	04/30/2017	N/A	BotA – 2017	BotA Arcade 2084	N/A
15	1,436,350	Matt Hall	04/30/2017	N/A	BotA – 2017	BotA Kencade	N/A
16	1,183,960	Joseph Piscitelli	01/19/2019	JAM	Galaga Forum	Private Cabinet	N/A
17	1,100,170	Sam Miller	04/30/2017	N/A	BotA – 2017	Richie Knucklez	N/A
18	1,062,180	Steve Wagner	03/25/2012	N/A	BotA – 2012	Richie Knucklez	N/A
19	1,045,470	Robert Fawcett	09/09/2018	RCF	Galaga Forum	Tappers Arcade Bar	N/A
20	983,090	Larry Brockie	02/28/2018	LWB	Galaga Forum	Galloping Ghost	N/A
21	972,200	Sam McNear	04/30/2017	N/A	BotA – 2017	BotA Kencade	N/A
22	963,270	George Strain	04/30/2017	N/A	BotA – 2017	Richie Knucklez	N/A
23	955,310	William Carlton	03/24/2012	N/A	BotA – 2012	BotA Kencade	N/A
24	941,040	Mike Sao Pedro	03/25/2012	N/A	BotA – 2012	Funspot	N/A
25	913,880	Jake Hefflefinger	12/22/2018	JMH	Galaga Forum	Private Cabinet	N/A
26	843,580	John P McAllister	04/30/2017	ELF	BotA – 2017	BotA Kencade	N/A
27	687,890	Al Frieh	04/06/2017	N/A	Aurcade	Galloping Ghost	N/A
28	634,240	Jacob Upland	03/03/2019	JAU	Galaga Forum	Private Cabinet	N/A
29	592,720	Bryan Wagner	03/25/2012	N/A	BotA – 2012	Richie Knucklez	N/A
30	445,100	Sherman Peterson	04/01/2018	N/A	Galaga Forum	Score Wars/Meow Wolf	N/A
31	426,480	Matthew Braden	02/23/2018	N/A	Aurcade	Galloping Ghost	N/A
32	403,810	Daniel Rodriguez	04/01/2018	DAN	Galaga Forum	Score Wars/Meow Wolf	N/A
33	387,870	Steve Stroz	11/03/2018	N/A	Aurcade	Galloping Ghost	N/A
34	371,520	Mark Saenz	03/09/2016	N/A	Aurcade	Galloping Ghost	N/A
35	361,580	Shawn Cram	03/25/2012	N/A	BotA – 2012	Funspot	N/A
36	317,120	Donald Hayes	04/30/2017	DBH	BotA – 2017	Richie Knucklez	N/A
37	314,640	Hector Rodriguez	04/30/2017	N/A	BotA – 2017	BotA Arcade 2084	N/A
38	313,570	George Riley	04/30/2017	N/A	BotA – 2012	BotA Arcade 2084	N/A
39	308,300	David Nelson	03/25/2012	N/A	BotA – 2012	Funspot	N/A
40	296,680	Daniel Desjardins	04/30/2017	N/A	BotA – 2017	Richie Knucklez	N/A
41	289,940	Jamie Tibbets	04/30/2017	N/A	Aurcade	Galloping Ghost	N/A
42	282,580	Bruce Widmer	06/28/2018	N/A	Aurcade	Underground Retrocade	N/A
43	270,940	Ben Falls	03/25/2012	N/A	BotA – 2012	Richie Knucklez	N/A
44	266,530	Mark Michaels	04/30/2017	N/A	BotA – 2017	Richie Knucklez	N/A
45	264,370	Adam Rybaczuk	07/17/2016	N/A	Aurcade	Underground Retrocade	N/A
46	263,880	Dwayne Richards	04/30/2017	N/A	BotA – 2017	BotA Arcade 2084	N/A
47	260,990	Mases Hagopian	05/08/2015	N/A	Aurcade	Underground Retrocade	N/A
48	260,420	Maison Montgomery	04/01/2018	N/A	Galaga Forum	Score Wars/Meow Wolf	N/A
49	256,810	Eric Liddell	03/24/2012	N/A	BotA – 2012	BotA Kencade	N/A
50	251,560	Ralph F. Bennett	03/06/2016	N/A	Aurcade	Galloping Ghost	N/A
51	248,510	Rob Link	09/24/2012	N/A	UR vs. GGA Tournament	Underground Retrocade	N/A
52	246,350	Webster Ware	04/30/2017	N/A	BotA – 2017	BotA Arcade 2084	N/A
53	237,070	Matt Russell	09/09/2018	MDR	Galaga Forum	Tappers Arcade Bar	N/A
54	227,490	Tim Vanderkolk	04/30/2017	N/A	Aurcade	Galloping Ghost	N/A
55	213,710	Greg Joseph	04/30/2017	N/A	Aurcade	Underground Retrocade	N/A
56	212,990	Matt Walters	07/21/2018	N/A	Aurcade	Galloping Ghost	N/A
57	212,900	Mike Grage	03/26/2016	N/A	Aurcade	Underground Retrocade	N/A
58	211,150	Matt Rocco	09/23/2012	N/A	GGA vs. UR Tournament	Galloping Ghost	N/A
59	210,830	Thomas Peter	04/30/2017	N/A	BotA – 2017	BotA Kencade	N/A
60	207,410	Chris Manfield	03/24/2012	N/A	BotA – 2012	BotA Kencade	N/A
61	202,220	Rob Maerz	04/30/2017	N/A	BotA – 2017	Richie Knucklez	N/A
62	201,800	Patrcik Wyrick	04/30/2017	N/A	BotA – 2017	BotA Arcade 2084	N/A
63	201,410	Mark Dawson	04/01/2018	N/A	Galaga Forum	Score Wars/Meow Wolf	N/A
64	201,410	James White	03/26/2017	N/A	Aurcade	Galloping Ghost	N/A
65	196,250	Jack Gale	04/30/2017	N/A	BotA – 2017	BotA Arcade 2084	N/A
66	196,180	Ken House	03/24/2012	N/A	BotA – 2012	BotA Kencade	N/A
67	193,120	Catherine Bozzi	08/27/2017	N/A	Aurcade	Underground Retrocade	N/A
68	193,060	Justin Kvithyll	04/30/2017	N/A	BotA – 2017	Galloping Ghost	N/A
69	190,120	James Redding	04/30/2017	N/A	BotA – 2017	BotA Arcade 2084	N/A
70	189,880	Joshua Lombay	04/30/2017	N/A	BotA – 2017	Richie Knucklez	N/A
71	187,910	Brian Nelson	04/30/2017	N/A	BotA – 2017	Richie Knucklez	N/A
72	181,080	Travis Siemon	04/01/2018	N/A	Galaga Forum	Score Wars/Meow Wolf	N/A
73	180,400	Peter Gorz	04/30/2017	N/A	BotA – 2017	Galloping Ghost	N/A
74	179,510	Richie Knucklez	03/25/2012	RKA	BotA – 2012	Richie Knucklez	N/A
75	179,070	Michael Fox	04/30/2016	N/A	Aurcade	Underground Retrocade	N/A
76	177,460	James White	04/30/2017	N/A	BotA – 2017	Galloping Ghost	N/A
77	172,920	Elijah Hayter	03/24/2012	N/A	BotA – 2012	BotA Kencade	N/A
78	167,780	Jason Latko	07/18/2015	N/A	Pixels Tournament (Pro)	Underground Retrocade	N/A
79	165,240	Jason Cram	03/25/2012	N/A	BotA – 2012	Funspot	N/A
80	163,980	Tim Hettinger	08/17/2013	N/A	Aurcade	YESTERcades	N/A
81	160,940	Chris Pavlas	03/24/2012	N/A	BotA – 2012	BotA Kencade	N/A
82	155,890	Stefan Stoev	01/12/2016	N/A	Aurcade	Underground Retrocade	N/A
83	155,730	John Bartkiw	03/24/2012	N/A	BotA – 2012	BotA Kencade	N/A
84	154,120	Bill Holmes	03/24/2012	N/A	BotA – 2012	Richie Knucklez	N/A
85	152,890	Dan Corcoran	03/25/2012	N/A	BotA – 2012	BotA Kencade	N/A
86	152,610	Fred Ochs	04/30/2017	N/A	BotA	Galloping Ghost	N/A
87	149,390	Jon Klinkel II	05/05/2018	JEK	Aurcade	Galloping Ghost	N/A
88	147,660	Dane Tullock	03/24/2012	N/A	BotA – 2012	Funspot	N/A
89	144,780	Matt Burke	08/31/2014	N/A	Aurcade	Underground Retrocade	N/A
90	142,960	Brian Alford	02/22/2019	BDA	Galaga Forum	Tappers Arcade Bar	N/A
91	140,960	Tim Vermeulen	04/30/2017	N/A	BotA	Galloping Ghost	N/A
92	138,040	George Spanos	04/29/2018	N/A	Galaga Forum	Galloping Ghost	N/A
93	136,120	Brian Kita	04/24/2013	N/A	Aurcade	Galloping Ghost	N/A
94	131,250	Trent Kramer	04/24/2018	TAK	Netherworld, Brisbane	Netherworld, Brisbane	N/A
95	129,160	Kalan Harvest	04/30/2017	N/A	BotA – 2017	BotA Arcade 2084	N/A
96	128,810	Jeffery Dawson	04/01/2018	N/A	Galaga Forum	Score Wars/Meow Wolf	N/A
97	127,650	Chris E McClard	03/24/2012	N/A	BotA – 2012	Funspot	N/A
98	123,740	Chris Plachy	05/15/2018	N/A	Galaga Forum	Galloping Ghost	N/A
99	120,830	Tim Vermeulen	07/18/2015	N/A	Pixels Tournament (Pro)	Underground Retrocade	N/A
100	118,520	Greg Bond	03/24/2012	N/A	BotA – 2012	Funspot	N/A
101	118,280	Josh Swanson	04/01/2018	N/A	Galaga Forum	Score Wars/Meow Wolf	N/A
102	117,210	Arielle Roybal	04/01/2018	N/A	Galaga Forum	Score Wars/Meow Wolf	N/A
103	113,960	Edward Lee	07/23/2015	N/A	Pixels Tournament (Pro)	Underground Retrocade	N/A
104	111,810	Jeremy Young	04/01/2018	N/A	Galaga Forum	Score Wars/Meow Wolf	N/A
105	111,690	Hans Kollinger	09/27/2012	N/A	UR vs. GGA Tournament	Underground Retrocade	N/A
106	110,280	Jeremy Chamberlain	11/11/2018	N/A	Aurcade	Galloping Ghost	N/A
107	106,460	Joe Cahill	10/22/2016	N/A	Aurcade	Underground Retrocade	N/A
108	104,720	Bit Decay	09/09/2018	BDK	Galaga Forum	Tappers Arcade Bar	N/A
109	104,260	Sean Quigley	11/28/2017	N/A	Aurcade	Galloping Ghost	N/A
110	103,500	George Leutz	03/25/2012	N/A	BotA – 2012	Richie Knucklez	N/A
111	95,570	Billy Mitchell, Jr.	08/03/2019	BJR	Galaga Forum	One Up Arcade Bar	N/A
112	90,280	Ed Palamar	03/24/2012	N/A	BotA – 2012	Richie Knucklez	N/A
113	88,320	Fred DeHart	05/04/2015	N/A	Aurcade	Galloping Ghost	N/A
114	88,030	Sam Hostetler	09/09/2018	BUM	Galaga Forum	Tappers Arcade Bar	N/A
115	87,370	Perry Rodgers	03/25/2012	N/A	BotA – 2012	BotA Kencade	N/A
116	82,340	Marco Gorajski	02/13/2017	N/A	Aurcade	Galloping Ghost	N/A
117	82,120	Hank Chien	03/25/2012	N/A	BotA – 2012	Richie Knucklez	N/A
118	77,300	Youmee Im	03/24/2012	N/A	BotA – 2012	Richie Knucklez	N/A
119	75,910	Chris Donahue	03/24/2012	N/A	BotA – 2012	Funspot	N/A
120	74,300	Ross Benziger	03/25/2012	N/A	BotA – 2012	BotA Kencade	N/A
121	73,320	Chris Teter	01/19/2015	N/A	Aurcade	Galloping Ghost	N/A
122	69,050	Amber E. Klinkel	12/05/2010	AEK	Galaga Forum	Stella’s Arcade Bar	N/A
123	63,820	Paul Kowalyszyn	07/22/2015	N/A	Pixels Tournament (Pro)	Underground Retrocade	N/A
124	61,060	George Gaynor	04/24/2013	N/A	Aurcade	Galloping Ghost	N/A
125	60,810	Keith Sheehan	07/19/2015	N/A	Pixels Tournament (Amateur)	Underground Retrocade	N/A
126	58,630	Tim Shanley	07/23/2011	N/A	Aurcade	Galloping Ghost	N/A
127	57,710	Riley Bouchard	09/09/2018	RJB	Galaga Forum	Tappers Arcade Bar	N/A
128	56,440	Dominique A. Klinkel	12/05/2010	DAK	Galaga Forum	Stella’s Arcade Bar	N/A
129	43,210	Cheri Henkelman	06/23/2018	N/A	Aurcade	Galloping Ghost	N/A
130	40,280	Jeff Moulton	09/09/2018	JAM	Galaga Forum	Tappers Arcade Bar	N/A
131	31,520	Rahil Baxamusa	07/16/2015	N/A	Pixels Tournament (Amateur)	Underground Retrocade	N/A
132	31,370	Sean Courtney	01/24/2015	N/A	Aurcade	Underground Retrocade	N/A
133	25,230	Adrian Bledsoe	09/09/2018	ATB	Galaga Forum	Tappers Arcade Bar	N/A
134	23,680	Anne Bouchard	09/09/2018	AMB	Galaga Forum	Tappers Arcade Bar	N/A
135	22,040	Sarah Lambert	01/03/2015	SWA	Aurcade	Underground Retrocade	N/A
136	16,460	Sahar Zahidi	09/09/2018	SJZ	Galaga Forum	Tappers Arcade Bar	N/A

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MAME - Marathon

Rank	Score	Player	Date	Tag	Adjudication	Submission
1	6,800,910	Stephen M. Krogman	02/05/2017	SMK	MAME Action Replay	N/A
2	6,169,130	Andrew Barrow	02/02/2019	BAR	Galaga Forum	N/A
3	5,981,710	Robert Fawcett	02/08/2019	RCF	Galaga Forum	N/A
4	4,351,080	George Strain	11/06/2013	N/A	MAME Action Replay	N/A
5	1,957,780	Donald Hayes	02/08/2005	N/A	Twin Galaxies	N/A
6	1,288,520	Daniel Rodriguez	02/26/2019	DAN	Galaga Forum	N/A
7	1,265,370	Richard Marsh	02/08/2005	N/A	Twin Galaxies	N/A
8	958,620	Terence Wong	08/12/2016	N/A	Twin Galaxies	N/A
9	878,680	W. Michael Dietrich	01/07/2016	N/A	Twin Galaxies	N/A
10	606,970	Pat Laffaye	02/08/2005	N/A	Twin Galaxies	N/A
11	257,720	Michael Sroka	04/19/2018	N/A	Galaga Forum	N/A
12	191,540	Aart Van Vliet	09/13/2008	N/A	Twin Galaxies	N/A
13	157,240	Brian Alford	02/22/2019	BDA	Galaga Forum	N/A
14	124,660	John McNeill	07/01/2018	N/A	Twin Galaxies	N/A
15	115,840	Eric Akeson	06/19/2009	N/A	Twin Galaxies	N/A
16	113,140	Robert T. Mruczek	02/08/2005	N/A	Twin Galaxies	N/A
17	81,280	Kelly R. Flewin	02/08/2005	N/A	Twin Galaxies	N/A

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MAME - Tournament

Rank	Score	Player	Date	Tag	Adjudication	Submission
1	6,320,040	Stephen M. Krogman	05/09/2018	SMK	Galaga Forum	Video
2	6,169,130	Andrew Barrow	02/02/2019	BAR	Galaga Forum	N/A
3	3,477,570	Robert Fawcett	07/23/2020	RCF	Galaga Forum	Video
4	903,910	Daniel Rodriguez	04/18/2018	DAN	Galaga Forum	N/A
5	877,490	Jon Klinkel	04/27/2019	JON	Galaga Forum	N/A
6	569,370	George Riley	02/08/2019	GGR	Galaga Forum	N/A
7	393,420	Michael Dietrich	02/19/2019	DIE	Galaga Forum	N/A
8	168,520	Brian Alford	03/16/2019	BDA	Galaga Forum	N/A
9	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
10	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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Marathon - No Dual Ship

Rank	Score	Player	Date	Tag	Adjudication	Submission
1	5,099,090	Armando Gonzalez	06/28/2025	APK	Galaga Forum	Video
2	2,470,970	Shonne Sabermaker	04/14/2025	DOA	Galaga Forum	Video
3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
4	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
5	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
6	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
7	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
8	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
9	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
10	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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Rank	Score	Difficulty	Player	Date	Tag	Adjudication	Venue	Submission
1	501,420	A (1)	Jacob Upland	10/02/2020	JAU	Galaga Forum	MAME	Video
2	476,480	A	Stephen Krogman	09/05/2020	SMK	Galaga Forum	Private Cabinet	Video
3	458,620	A	Mike Thompson	05/24/2019	M	Galaga Forum	Pincadia	N/A
4	447,930	A	Jordan Dorrington	06/04/2019	JJD	Galaga Forum	Private Cabinet	N/A
5	440,820	A	Andrew Barrow	05/24/2019	BAR	Galaga Forum	Pincadia	N/A
6	425,180	A	Robert Fawcett	02/23/2020	RCF	Galaga Forum	MAME	N/A
7	419,340	A	Derek Broadfoot	05/24/2019	FOT	Galaga Forum	Pincadia	N/A
8	407,760	A	Dwayne Richard	05/24/2019	CCC	Galaga Forum	Pincadia	N/A
9	396,670	D (1)	Phillip Perea	05/20/2020	PJP	Galaga Forum	Private Cabinet	Video
10	385,890	D	Armando Gonzalez	08/14/2020	APK	Galaga Forum	Private Cabinet	Video
11	383,330	D	Jon Klinkel	02/24/2018	JON	Galaga Forum	Galloping Ghost	N/A
12	397,030	A	Rob Macauley	05/24/2019	RJM	Galaga Forum	Pincadia	N/A
13	377,730	D	Colton Blanchard	07/17/2019	CRB	Galaga Forum	Private Cabinet	N/A
14	374,500	D	Jake Goldberg	08/08/2020	JPG	Galaga Forum	Private Cabinet	N/A
15	340,060	A	John McNeill	05/24/2019	JAM	Galaga Forum	Pincadia	N/A
16	338,730	A	John McAllister	05/24/2019	ELF	Galaga Forum	Pincadia	N/A
17	322,670	A	Mike Coolican	05/24/2019	MYK	Galaga Forum	Pincadia	N/A
18	218,770	A	Shane Sawle	05/24/2019	SS	Galaga Forum	Pincadia	N/A
19	180,950	A	Tanya Lowe	05/24/2019	TAN	Galaga Forum	Pincadia	N/A
20	161,910	A	Johnny Bonde	05/24/2019	JB	Galaga Forum	Pincadia	N/A
21	152,530	A	Sean Ruhland	05/24/2019	SJR	Galaga Forum	Pincadia	N/A
22	129,040	A	Allen Staal	05/24/2019	ALS	Galaga Forum	Pincadia	N/A
23	120,650	A	David Hearne	05/24/2019	N/A	Galaga Forum	Pincadia	N/A
24	119,870	A	Jon Tannahill	05/24/2019	TAN	Galaga Forum	Pincadia	N/A
25	99,250	A	Neil Cairns	05/24/2019	NDC	Galaga Forum	Pincadia	N/A

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iCADE 60 in 1 - Marathon

Rank	Score	Player	Date	Tag	Adjudication	Platform	Submission
1	1,602,160	Brandon Buth	02/19/2023	BUT	Galaga Forum	iCADE	Video
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-SUBMITTING SCORES-Galaga Variations
Since its invention, in 1981, Galaga has been ported into various computers, consoles, pocket/hand-held devices and cell phones. These many ports offer various game play alterations to Galaga (1981).Galaga Forum’s objective is to track the highest scores achieved on Galaga game play.Galaga Forum is acknowledging scores from reliable sources. This includes: Arcades, websites and classic arcade tournaments/events. Galaga Forum also acknowledges scores refereed from the Galaga Forum Team.General rules for submissions
Players are permitted to submit any score on Galaga (1981). Players are permitted to submit as often as they wish across all leader boards.-COST-
Submissions to Galaga Forum are free – no payment is to be made to Galaga Forum for adjudicating (the cost of any postage and packaging of a submission is the responsibility of the sender) a specific score. Certain expenses can be covered/reimbursed but they will have no bearing on the adjudication process. If a referee is brought in to verify a score and the cabinet (or other platform) is not deemed acceptable, no score will be allowed until the issue(s) has been addressed.-ADJUDICATORS-
All members of the Galaga Forum adjudicating team have competed on classic arcade video games. The Galaga Forum adjudicating team includes referees, head referees and an ‘off-field’ referee.Staff
Jon Klinkel – Administrator/Head Ref – Michigan, USA
Armando Gonzalez – Head Referee – California, USA
Tanner Rousseau – Referee – Missouri, USA
Colton Blanchard – Referee – Indiana, USA
Joseph Piscitelli – Head Referee – Illinois, USA
Mason Piscitelli – Website Developer – Illinois, USA
Hector Rodriguez – Referee – California, USA
Todd Friedman – Writer – Illinois, USA
Mike Kastrantas – Head Referee (MAME) – Alabama, USA
Jamey Montgomery – Writer – Minnesota, USA
Jason Strawn – Referee – Texas, USANote: Referees are permitted to submit scores to Galaga Forum. However, their score – regardless of how high or low, MUST be adjudicated by head referees or the Administrator. However, should a referee submit a score to other trusted Galaga leader board sources or compete in public Galaga tournaments, their scores will be acknowledged on the Galaga Forum Leader Board.Head referees confirm submitted scores. Head referees MUST be satisfied with the submitted score before it is entered onto a Galaga Forum Leader Board.‘Off-Field’ Referee
Galaga Forum has one ‘Off Field’ referee.Donald Hayes – USAThe ‘Off-Field’ Referee (OFR) has the final adjudication on any game-related decisions or a score submission which cannot be resolved between the head referees. In such circumstances, the head referees give a written account as to why the said score should be included/excluded from the Galaga Forum Leader Board. The OFR, having read the Head Referees’ concerns and viewed the game play, will make a final decision – the final decision does not require any justification by the OFR. The OFR’s final decision MUST be accepted by the Head Referees and the decision IS final. Appeals will NOT be viewed.Invalid game play
Invalid game play includes various known ‘cheats’, ‘enhancements’ and ‘modifications’ which invalidate submission on Galaga (1981) for Galaga Forum and its trusted sources: Arcades, videos, websites, referees.-VIDEO SUBMISSIONS-Arcade Submissions
Before commencement of play and recording, be sure all dip-switches are set correctly (see Dip-Switch Settings below).Before game play begins, the submitter should announce their name and date of play or provide that information along with the submission to Galaga Forum. This done, the submitter is to switch the power on to their Galaga cabinet or switch the power off and then on if their Galaga cabinet was already powered on at the beginning of recording- making sure the game screen is in full view in order to capture a clear image of the ‘rug’ pattern and the information that follows on the screen. The ‘rug’ pattern appears as a seemingly random array of coloured pixels across the screen and is then followed by a white grid on a black background, which is followed by a worded description of the dip-switch settings (see below). These three screens are essential for the referees to validate the rom settings for your score to be successfully submitted to the Galaga Forum Leader Board.At the end of play – GAME OVER – continue recording, switch off the power to the cabinet and switch it on again, allowing the camera to capture the rug/splash screen and rom details. Once these are displayed, recording is complete and the camera can be switched off.Arcade – Dip-Switch SettingsMarathon Submissions
Dip-Switch Bank 6J:
1 = OFF
2 = ON
3-6 = OFF
7 = OFF/UNUSED
8 = OFFDip-Switch Bank 6K:
1-3 = OFF
4 = ON
5 = OFF
6-7 = ON
8 = OFFPosition B: NormalNote: The above Dip Switches are NOT the FACTORY DEFAULT settings but are the correct (original) Twin Galaxies Settings and Galaga Forum Settings for this title and will provide the following format:3 Lives
Extra Ships: at 20,000 points, 70,000 points and every 70,000 points thereafter with no extra ships given after exceeding 1,000,000 points.
Difficulty: Rank DSpecial Rules: Use of the trick to cause enemies to stop firing is banned. It has been deemed permissible for a player to intentionally play on the player 2 side so as to allow the millions digits to show up for the score.Special Note: Arcade submissions should be performed on a Namco or Midway PCB. Other hardware revisions may be accepted if the rom revision displays correct dip-switch settings and gameplayThere are some boardsets where dip-switch bank 6J has Dips 2 in Reverse to get Rank D. Adjustments to this Dip can be made accordingly to establish the settings correctly.Tournament Submissions
Dip-Switch Bank 6J:
1 = OFF
2 = ON
3-6 = OFF
7 = OFF/UNUSED
8 = OFFDip-Switch Bank 6K:
1-3 = OFF
4-6 = ON
7-8 = OFFPosition B: NormalNote: The above Dip Switches are NOT the FACTORY DEFAULT settings but are the correct (original) Twin Galaxies Settings and Galaga Forum Settings for this title and will provide the following format:5 Lives
Extra Ships: None
Difficulty: Rank DSpecial Rules: Attempts for this variation may be done on Marathon Settings but, once you’ve lost your 4th Life, you may not allow your ship to be captured or your Tournament Score attempt ends immediately. Use of the trick to cause enemies to stop firing is banned. It has been deemed permissible for a player to intentionally play on the player 2 side so as to allow the millions digits to show up for the score.Special Note: Arcade submissions should be performed on a Namco or Midway PCB. Other hardware revisions may be accepted if the rom revision displays correct dip-switch settings and gameplay.There are some boardsets where dip-switch bank 6J has Dips 1 and 2 in Reverse to get Rank D and 5 Lives. Adjustments to these 2 dips can be made accordingly to establish the settings correctly.Point Press – 31 SubmissionsDip-Switch Bank 6J:
1 = OFF
2 = OFF
3-6 = OFF
7 = OFF/UNUSED
8 = OFFDip-Switch Bank 6K:
1-3 = OFF
4 = ON
5 = OFF
6-7 = ON
8 = OFFNote: The above Dip Switches are the FACTORY DEFAULT settings and are the correct Settings for submission for Galaga Forum Rank A – Stage 31 track. Settings will provide the following format:3 Lives
Extra Ships: at 20,000 points, 70,000 points and every 70,000 points thereafter with no extra ships given after exceeding 1,000,000 points.
Difficulty: Rank ASpecial Rules: Use of the trick to cause enemies to stop firing is banned. It has been deemed permissible to play on any difficulty setting (or legal platform) and on “5 Lives Only” settings (as long as you don’t access the extra ships before they would have been earned on Marathon settings), all other settings being the same.Special Note: Qualifying Attempts MUST be performed on a Namco or Midway PCB. Other hardware revisions may be accepted if the rom revision displays correct dip-switch settings and gameplay.M.A.M.E. Submissions
Submitters MUST record an INP file using WolfMAME 0.106 and later (unless otherwise approved by the MAME ref). Only ONE game per INP and minium recorded speed of 95%. After recording you MUST zip the INP file before submitting to a Galaga Forum referee for adjudication.Marathon Submissions
ROMSet: Galaga
Service Mode: Off
Difficulty: Rank D [Hardest]
Unknown: Off
Freeze: Off
Rack Test: Off
Unknown: Off
Cabinet: Upright
Bonus Life: 20k, 70k and every 70k thereafter.
Lives: 3Special Rules: Usage of the trick to cause enemies to stop firing is banned. It has been deemed permissible for a player to intentionally play on the player 2 side so as to allow the millions digits to show up for the score.Tournament Submissions
ROMSet: Galaga
Service Mode: Off
Difficulty: Rank D [Hardest]
Unknown: Off
Freeze: Off
Rack Test: Off
Unknown: Off
Cabinet: Upright
Bonus Life: None
Lives: 5Special Rules: Use of the trick to cause enemies to stop firing is banned. It has been deemed permissible for a player to intentionally play on the Player 2 side so as to allow the millions digits to show up for the score.Note: Pausing the game is not allowed. Intentionally altering the game speed is not allowed. Any modifications to WolfMAME 0.106 (or later) or romset will result in disqualification.-PARKING-
During Score Wars – Meow Wolf, 2018 – the ability to “park” single or tethered ships was demonstrated in the Stages immediately following Stage 255 (Stage 0, Stage 1). “Parking” allows the player to position their ship in the bottom left or bottom right corner, safe from enemy fire for an infinite amount of time. The Galaga Forum rulings on parking for both Marathon and Tournament submissions (M.A.M.E. or Arcade) are as follows: A player is permitted to employ parking for a maximum of 5 minutes per hour of play (a 59-second grace period will be allowed; however, any additional time will result in disqualification).–UPDATE– Effective on the 24th day of January 2019, ‘Parking’ is only permitted on ‘Stage 0’.-NOTIFYING A REFEREE-
Contact the arcade/MAME referee to have your score adjudicated:Arcade submissions
Jon Klinkel, [email protected]
Joe Piscitelli, [email protected]
MAME submissions
Mike Kastrantas, [email protected]You may also submit a score via the official Galaga Forum Facebook Group.Once the submission has been adjudicated and deemed acceptable, the score will be listed on Galaga Forum with a link to the Video and/or INP file.World Record Submissions
World Record submissions MUST be viewed and agreed upon by all Head Referees.NOTES: Galaga Forum may change/alter any of the above rules at any time or make decisions based on circumstances, as they occur. All video recorded submissions offered to Galaga Forum will remain the property of Galaga Forum and will NOT be returned to sender. The sender’s recorded submission offered to Galaga Forum permits Galaga Forum to reproduce, store in or introduce into a retrieval system, or transmit, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise).ALL rules are subject to change at our discretion.Special Rules for Marathon – No Double Ship
COMING SOON – In the meantime, contact Jon Klinkel to be made aware of the criteria if you would like to submit a score.Arcades
Video game arcades housing arcade cabinets with the correct hardware and understanding of correct settings for official competitive game play on Galaga (1981). These include:Fun Spot, Weirs Beach, New Hampshire, USA
Galloping Ghost, Brookfield, Illinois, USA (Aurcade)
Netherworld, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Tappers, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Pincadia, Brisbane, Queensland, AUSNote: Scores achieved at live events will be accepted if it can be reasonably determined that game settings and platform requirements have been met.Websites
Galaga Forum values scores approved by referees from the following websites:
aurcade.com
replay.marpirc.net

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