U.S. National Video Game Team
The U.S. National Video Game Team was founded on July 25, 1983 in Ottumwa, Iowa by Walter Day and the Twin Galaxies Intergalactic Scoreboard. Walter Day was the Team Captain and the first six members chosen by Twin Galaxies for the team were:
- Billy Mitchell, Hollywood, Florida (Had five listings in Guinness that year, a record)
- Steve Harris, Gladstone, Missouri (Later founded Electronic Gaming Monthly - EGM)
- Jay Kim, Miami, Florida
- Ben Gold, Dallas, Texas (Won history's first Video Game World Championship, televised by ABC-TV's That's Incredible)
- Tim McVey, Ottumwa, Iowa (Achieved history's first Billion-Point-Score on a video game.)
Additional members accepted in 1983:
- Tom Asaki, Bozeman, MT
- Tim Collum, Boyd, TX
- Eric Ginner, Mt. View, CA
- Todd Walker, Milpitas, CA
- Mark Bersabe, San Jose, CA
- Jeff Peters, Etiwanda, California
Additional members accepted in 1984:
- Mark Hoff, Ottumwa, IA
- Leo Daniels, Wilmington, NC
- Chris Emery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Additional members accepted in 1985:
- Perry Rodgers, Seattle, Washington
- Donn Nauert, Austin, Texas
- Dwayne Richard, Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada
Additional members accepted in 1986:
- Gary Hatt, Ontario, California
- Jim Allee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Brent Walker, Austin, TX
- Todd Rogers, Bridgeview, Illinois (First paid pro video game player)
- Eric Gater, Oskaloosa, IA
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