Hank Chien poses in front of Donkey Kong
Fresh off the news last week about his incredible Donkey Kong world record, new titlist Hank Chien will travel to New Jersey this week for an appearance at the Richie Knucklez arcade, located near Flemington. This coincides with the huge annual Classic Arcade Gaming (dot com) Tournament event, which is in its fifth edition this year.
Chien plans on attempting to better his record score of 1,061,700 points in front of an elite crowd of video athletes, which will include world record holders on the games Centipede, Dig Dug, Pac-Man, and numerous others. Also attending will be numerous co-stars from the famed documentary The King of Kong, one of the most critically acclaimed movies from the last few years.
Co-organized by arcade owner Richie Knucklez, and classic arcade gaming advocate Mark Alpiger, this event will include a multitude of gamers contesting for records, plus a 25 game tournament. Also a part of the mix is something that's never been done in conjunction with a tournament and contests, and that's a marathon. Gamer Ken House will be playing at least twelve hours on either Robotron, or Dig Dug, the latter game being one that he holds the current world record on.
Be sure to come out and see Chien play the evening of Saturday, March 20th, and also make it a point to not miss the rest of the event, which begins at 4 PM the day before, and ends at 4 PM on Sunday, the day after Chien's record attempt. The cost is just $40 for all 3 days, and includes free play on over 60 games.
For complete information on the tournament, including an information section for out of town travelers, go to the following web link for all the details: http://www.classicarcadegaming.com/
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