I would like to say somethings in my defense, not that it is necessary. When I was a teen , I found galaga ( I'm in my 40's). I had an original nes and played the heck out of it. I got around 1.5 million. About 20 years later, I found a Galaga/ Ms Pacman machine in a local bar and I started just pumping in quarters. It took me probably 6 mos to get a kill screen. While I was playing, some employees at the bar showed me an article on Andrew Laidlaw. The guy is a BEAST. I remember his high score at that point was 2.8 M. ( last I saw, his score stood at 4.5 M). What blew me away was his hit / miss ratio. If I'm lucky, I can hit 55%. His % for that game was almost 80%. With 5 ships. He stated in an article that on the weekends he would play 8 hrs a day. Stephen Krogman has the marathon record. Like 15M or some other HUGE score. If I had the opportunity to watch either Mr Krogman, Mr Laidlaw or Phil Day play the game, I'd do it in heartbeat. Now is this a wr or not? It wasn't certified, but when I played, it would've been good enough. The last I saw on Twin Galaxies, the high score was 4.3M. I did have a verified high score by Scott Patterson. It was 2.3 M. Look it up. Bob Ladoucer. Nick Saban. Bill Walsh. Each man , for the talent he had to work with was the best in his field. Coach ladoucer coached high school and had a 93% winning percentage over a 40 yr career. Nick Saban has won National titles with 2 college teams. Saban would demolish Ladoucer. If Saban and Alabama, were to play Walsh, The'9ers would play name the score. The other 2 men aren't bad; they lack the talent to choose from. I really want to see how far I can go. What would I do on tournament or Marathon settings? I don't know. I'd have to adjust my technique, because my hands feel like basketballs after I'm done. There are a few things involved: Pattern recognition , hand speed and patience. It also helps to know the different enemies and how they operate. You're kill enemies when they are vulnerable up top and dodge them when they attack. For me it took a bit longer to see the pattern as I have brain damage. For those who put up 12M back in the day, props to you, but like me, it wasn't verified
@richardmarsh2317
7 жыл бұрын
Brendan Byrne - I think you did well. I hope you continue to enjoy playing Galaga and that you continue to get better. 👍
@brendanbyrne2736
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks Richard. In order for me to get much better, I would have to watch one of the true masters play the game. I'm curious to see what I would do in a tournament. But to see Stephen Krogman ( marathon settings record) or Andrew Laidlaw ( Tournament settings record) play would be fun. I could pick up some of the finer points. Thanks again
@TheGalagaKing
7 жыл бұрын
I agree with Richard. Definitely don't retire. Keep pushing the envelope! Try going for scores where you limit yourself to just 5 men. Even if the game is set up to award extra men, you can focus on the first 5 and then kill off the rest. It makes for an interesting challenge. Great job Brendan.
@brendanbyrne2736
7 жыл бұрын
The idea is to challenger myself. I need better focus in the beginning to get into "the zone" Once I familiarize myself with the pattern, it's all about focus. Changing things up and playing 5 men would be a good start. Thanks for the kind words and ideas.
@brendanbyrne2736
6 жыл бұрын
I admire people who can play a game like donkey kong. They have to go through 22 levels that are different to win the game. Galaga is blocks 0f 31 032 and just repeat; It is about mental stamina
@PinkasBrown44
6 жыл бұрын
I wanna break the world record smacking the camera man...
@brendanbyrne2736
6 жыл бұрын
I played the game and my friends recorded it. Secondly, these are just highlights of the game, not the whole game and third, I got a compliment from one of best Galaga game players ever to play the game. ( thank you Mr Krogman). Haters will always hate, however.
@peyton9690
7 жыл бұрын
The difference between a guy like this, who can use 18 ships to get a few million points, and the truly elite Galaga players that can get into the millions on just 5 ships, is that the elite players keep the ships in the middle third of the screen 90-95% of the time. Swinging wide to the corners creates constant risk. It's difficult to train your brain to keep yourself in the middle and let those bullets barely miss you though.
@eebbeerrttpp
2 жыл бұрын
You must be a sore loser. This man just has fun and beats the world record. Can you do it? If not, stfu! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@hillbillynerdtalk4263
5 жыл бұрын
Could you please show the entire screen for just a few damn minutes!
@brendanbyrne2736
6 жыл бұрын
Total happenstance brought me across a gamer last night at Denton, TX nightspot Cool Beans. Happened to head in there for a few cold ones with my better half only to see a very determined guy headed over to the Ms. Pac-Man/Galaga: Class of 1981 machine in the corner.The result? A new WR holder on the Class of 1981 machine for Galaga in the Fast Shot speed, as fellow Denton resident Brendan Byrne racked up 2,387,480 points in 202 stages to rank atop this popular re-release machine.Brendan is a big fan of Twin Galaxies and the chance meeting gave him quite a kick. He'd hardly talked or looked up from the machine until around the 2 million point mark and realized I was taking notes Emoji smile:). He's eager to find an original Galaga machine in the area and take a shot at the TGTS track on the original coin-op at some point in time
@eebbeerrttpp
2 жыл бұрын
I have the world record. All of my three ships were destroyed in front crashes with alien ships in 1 minute 3 seconds.
@JwizzleVC28
5 жыл бұрын
The camera man doesn’t understand the significance of what this man is doing in this arcade game. Maybe not the best but he’s elite I’d say.
@dan75robot
6 жыл бұрын
by watching him i now have a new high score of 263,180 originally it was 183,000! you have to fire and never stop kill everything the minute it comes out!
@patientmental875
Жыл бұрын
They act like this is hardcore when a guy did an 14 hour session at 20 million points in 2020
@islamerica3032
6 жыл бұрын
This is the worst camera footage I have ever seen...WOW... unwatchable!
@meantime69
5 жыл бұрын
U seen blair witch?
@tasken_lander_redux4775
5 жыл бұрын
He also holds the world record for "most nights in a bed alone"...
@brendanbyrne2736
5 жыл бұрын
Not even close man. Galaga machine is a magnet for men and women. People stop and watch. If I go home alone, it's my decision.
@tasken_lander_redux4775
5 жыл бұрын
@@brendanbyrne2736 That was a f**ckin' boss reply if I ever did hear one. *raises beer* (I said that in utter jest BTW; just channeling my inner David Lettermen)
@lunacatfitzner3883
7 жыл бұрын
get a tripod and loose the nimrod.
@AnalogX64
Жыл бұрын
I usualy get to stage 21 and things just get too frantic and its game over. Amazing how people get these high scores.
@paulnguyen8910
2 жыл бұрын
About 21 years ago, I conquered all 256 levels of the game, and had a high score of 3.72 million.
@kurtmorris454
2 жыл бұрын
If you play it at the D setting you can start over at level 1 and go through them again. The A setting wipes the board at level 255, the C setting lets you play at 255 but nothing happens, the D setting will restart at stage 1 and everything flies out at fast speed and then slows way down and is back at regular stage 1. I played 9 hours once and flipped the stages 3 times and got back to 187 (952 total) Was so mad because I just missed 15 mil. (14.7 mil)
@paulnguyen8910
2 жыл бұрын
@@kurtmorris454 256. 255 is the final bonus level
@kurtmorris454
2 жыл бұрын
@@paulnguyen8910 In the arcade 256 was the final level. Something to do with the 8 bit chip but if you played the game on the D setting (where they shoot at you on stage 10 and start getting fast after stage 7 (that's how you tell) and made it to and cleared 256 then it started over at stage 1, otherwise on the easy setting the game would reset after 256 and the medium setting would have the game to where after you cleared the stage, you could move your ships and shoot, but nothing would come out to shoot at. Most games were set at the regular setting. so you couldn't continue, I knew of a place where you could though and waisted a whole Saterday playing for 9 hours
@paulnguyen8910
2 жыл бұрын
@@kurtmorris454 The world record is 21 million.
@kurtmorris454
2 жыл бұрын
@@paulnguyen8910 well I did it back in about 1983 or 4, the only difference is that after several hours you tend to get sloppy now and then and will eff up. that 14.7 mil wasn't my best game, I have had 2 games where I reached stage 256 without losing a ship but game ended.
@paulhebert3969
6 жыл бұрын
We had one in the mcdonalds breakroom back in 85-87.I used to get into the 800000 range on most games but we didnt keep getting extra ships.I think we only got 2 more throughout the game.Then i played at an airport about 12 years later while i was waiting for someone to fly in.This machine would give you alot more free ships and i was at about 1.1 million with a bunch of ships left and had to walk away because my wifes plane was in and she didnt feel like standing there watching me play a video game.
@rascallyrabbit717
5 жыл бұрын
at least you got your quarters worth
@artfuldodger9312
5 жыл бұрын
For someone who played extremely well, the cameraman let him down, shame on you. To the gentleman playing the game, well done, excellent score. Next time you might consider finding a better cameraman to record your efforts.
@brendanbyrne2736
5 жыл бұрын
thanks
@transrights2023
Жыл бұрын
yeah, I hated how he kept making cuts or focusing the camera on one part of the screen. so annoying, i'd rather see the entire gameplay
@footofgod
4 жыл бұрын
Whew, old video, but I want to say something in his defense, too. First off, I'm good friends with the slow fire world champ, who has 10 million on 5 lives and 20 million on 18. I have two records myself, for point pressing. This is class of 81. It has its own separate score board, just like mine, which were done on MAME. Is it less popular, sure (so is MAME), and therefore has lower scores than the best could put up, but Fast Fire is it's own category and ANY OF US that have other records are welcome to come take the score in this category if we want. This guy didn't say he's the best player in the world. He hasn't been rude. He's just playing his game and submitting his score, which at the time likely was a World Record. Basically, there's no need to be rude and it really shows that you don't know what you're talking about. No competitive players are affronted by scores for different categories like this. If someone wants it, they can take it. If they don't feel inclined, cheers.
@brendanbyrne2736
4 жыл бұрын
Congrats to both of you on your world records
@srgiggity
8 жыл бұрын
"let's talk about Reddit?" fuck guys... really?
@frayteez
6 жыл бұрын
I've broken a million on ship #1 a couple of times, but I've never made it past 2.4 million total. Mental and physical fatigue always catch up to me. I don't know how the elite players stay focused for so long.
@airheaded
5 жыл бұрын
This guy gets his 25 cents worth! :o
@therestorationofdrwho1865
8 жыл бұрын
You can tell this guy played it back in the day.
@rockdog2843
6 жыл бұрын
Cameraman is awesome!! He should do movies with Speilburg!! He's a friggin GENIOUS!!!
@rascallyrabbit717
5 жыл бұрын
your sarcasm is infectious
@Meaneviljoe
3 жыл бұрын
I think the cameraman is trolling us.
@whompmaster
7 жыл бұрын
Great game but man is it a button smasher! Makes my arm very tired.
@brendanbyrne2736
7 жыл бұрын
I agree. My hands are the size of basketballs when I'm done
@raccoon681
6 жыл бұрын
you know there's an auto fire board you can turn on in galaga arcades
@bradthurkle7217
3 жыл бұрын
My best was level 44. That was enough for me.
@whompmaster
3 жыл бұрын
@@bradthurkle7217 BITD I found out about the trick to make the bugs stop shooting and then it was too easy. I then used the 2nd players scoring and went through all 256 boards till it started back on 0. After that I don't think I ever played it again.
@rickygonzalez3152
4 жыл бұрын
Amazing how he got exactly 1M after completing Level 88
@paulnguyen8910
2 жыл бұрын
I did reach that by level 71.
@KINJAMOV
6 жыл бұрын
If you prepended "Class of 81 Fast Shot Speed" then the title would be correct.
@getoverhere1225
6 жыл бұрын
I almost feel like they're making fun of people who go for high scores on arcade games. And this whole thing's just fake .
@crouton8730
2 жыл бұрын
Not even close! But I think he could easily do it if he put his mind to it! MY RECORD? I rolled is 8 times! And by then I was just way too tired to continue! And yes! I could still do it today! I recently played just to see if I still got it and lo and behold.....still got it! I didn't roll it 8 times again, but was easily on my way to 1 mil just to show my friends my boasts were not just hot air! Back when the game first came out, I would've never thought to record it! But the guy has a little skill! I'll give him that! Good job, buddy! 💥👊😎
@bobbylight111
5 жыл бұрын
was this the first time you used a camera
@alexisdanielvaneskeheian2127
2 ай бұрын
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
@bobbylight111
4 жыл бұрын
lmao it's not even a slow fire machine
@rascallyrabbit717
5 жыл бұрын
I used to glide my fingers over that kill button, it's easier on my wrist going back and forth like scratching the numbers off a lotto ticket; speaking of which....... the Mega power ball is 1.3 Billion (Oct2018)
@brendanbyrne2736
5 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised that they don't take certain things into considerarion. For example, in the video, I use a chair. If I stand at a cabinet, I last about 10 levels and my hands hurt. I would like to see one of the masters play ( I'm good but not great. If I'm honestthe average person gets to level 10, I can go through the game twice if I get on a roll). I'd like to see things like hand placement, the way they fire, strategy etc
@Raulicious_
Жыл бұрын
Epic!
@chiakinanosaki3438
5 жыл бұрын
Estoy aquí por Chiaki Nanami.
@peyton9690
7 жыл бұрын
Why did they think this was a world record? This wouldn't have even been a world record on tournament settings, and he was playing on marathon settings. He is a good player but not elite. Many people could crack 3 million with 18 ships.
@brendanbyrne2736
7 жыл бұрын
Peyton, what you need to understand is that there are different versions of the same game. The classic version ( This was good for about a week and then someone put up a score of 4.3 M), th, Tournament setting, last I saw Andrew Laidlaw had that record at 4.5M and of course marathon, which this is NOT. Look up the article Galaga champ shoots for the sky at denton's cool beans. I'm not as good as Phil Day, Andrew Laidlaw or Stephen Krogman. Not even close. I agree but I have been a wr holder.
@kurtmorris454
2 жыл бұрын
I used to play Galaga (14.7 mil), Joust( 23 mil), and Punch Out and Super Punch out all day long on one quarter. (and a few others)
@Raulicious_
Жыл бұрын
me too!
@georgiameteors
7 жыл бұрын
I done it when I was a kid. I can still do it.
@nodrama490
6 жыл бұрын
Camera work is Oscar caliber
@sdcashman45
8 жыл бұрын
LOL...lost a double ship at Level 9, and couldn't ace the first challenging stage. I stopped watching after me muffed the challenging stage at Level 10. Video was aweful....
@Amn3sia
7 жыл бұрын
Bruce Savoy yea only 3.6 million this dude is awful... *sarcasm*
@MickeyD2012
6 жыл бұрын
How did he get that last guy to capture his fighter? In my local bar, they won't fire the capture beam if there aren't enough enemies on screen.
@brendanbyrne2736
6 жыл бұрын
appreciate the compliment. Now to answer your question. In order to get captured, normally you have to have 2 Galagas on the screen. When you're down to 1 ship, they'll try to capture you to end the game, but normally you have to have 2 and your chances are better if they are already blue. Shoot them once and then let it capture you. I hope this helps
@isaacriggs4656
2 жыл бұрын
Come on. You're setting a bad stereotype for us arcade enthusiasts.
@georgiameteors
7 жыл бұрын
I also have the world record of Super Mario Bros.
@islamerica3032
6 жыл бұрын
Steve Farmer .....and the world record for LYING.. .
@zombie1017
5 жыл бұрын
What are the people the comments even mad about the camerawork or how the cameraman is acting?
@mynameisericm
7 жыл бұрын
looks better when guns never stall
@chuckalberding2640
6 жыл бұрын
Great Job!
@burn646
6 жыл бұрын
Is this at the fuzzy tacos in Denton Texas?
@brendanbyrne2736
6 жыл бұрын
Yes it is
@chentecastorena505
6 жыл бұрын
He aint even good 😂😂 he missed one on the very first challenging stage lmao 😂
@richardmarsh2317
4 жыл бұрын
Everybody misses a challenge state occasionally.
@GitDatPC
8 жыл бұрын
Well I must have smoked the world record back in the 80's because I played the game for 4 hours until it flipped to level 0 and the bugs stopped coming out :)
@riverdealer
5 жыл бұрын
just curious...is this the 'overall' Galaga High Score or Hi score on the combo cabinet...and if it is the high on the combo cabinet, does the dedicated cabinet high score still considered the record high
@getoverhere1225
6 жыл бұрын
The credibility of this video can't be taken seriously. Since there's too many camera cutaways. And edit breakups in the video. the reason for this this could be a version like they have at Dave & Busters where you can continue. My friend beat Donkey Kong and got to the kill screen but used 6 continues at Dave & Buster's. And the ones that Dave & Buster's also have a hard drive that saves the scores.
@weskerumbrella
8 жыл бұрын
its not WR :) sorry
@Mathin3D
3 жыл бұрын
SCORE?
@brendanbyrne2736
3 жыл бұрын
3,677,740
@SnipeyGaming
7 жыл бұрын
and I thought stage 23 was ok... Shoot me I suck at arcade games especially pacman...
@Jayhawk1
Жыл бұрын
I flipped the score so it started over at 0 also the levels to where went back to level 1 so this guy full of bs at being highest record holder.
@brendanbyrne2736
Жыл бұрын
Unofficial. The last I saw someone hit 4.5M
@Warblade2009
2 жыл бұрын
don't like camera man. keeps moving around a lot. made me leave from viewing the video. bye
@MickeyD2012
6 жыл бұрын
A true OG.
@stevesuek751
5 жыл бұрын
galaga vs grilmans
@imhere2clownyourass348
5 жыл бұрын
My hightest was 399900 and i was at level 52 i call bullshit on this video
@richardmarsh2317
4 жыл бұрын
Scooby The Karaoke Guy - At level 52, I would have over 600,000 points. At about level 80, I would hit a million. What were you doing on the challenge stages?
@nerondruppi338
7 жыл бұрын
woooooow
@dhiahp3575
6 жыл бұрын
are you an arcader from pixels
@iwanttocomplain
6 жыл бұрын
He is merely average. Meh.
@holden6104
5 жыл бұрын
Does this game ever end?
@brendanbyrne2736
5 жыл бұрын
I have heard of people getting 9M and it shutting off.
@richardmarsh2317
4 жыл бұрын
Holden - Not if the machine is on the right difficulty settings. I think on fast shots that 50M is possible although it would take about a day to reach. In fact, 100M might even be possible, and if done as player #2 would be awesome as it would display as a nine-digit score.
@GiovaniB52
6 жыл бұрын
I'm a master at Galaga . I reach stage 100 and start back to stage 1. My score has always been 9999999999 .The machine can't score me any higher. One time I was at a sports bar and they had a Galaga game , so the manager made a bet with me. If I could beat him at Galaga or not . If I lost I pay my tab as normal but if I win my tab is for free and my girlfriend . He agreed ! BIG MISTAKE HE MADE HAHAHAH. You should have seen the look on his face ..lololol. Their I was stage 29 / 49 / 70 /85 /99....lol He went back to his job after a while .... He honored his bet with me but he felt he was cheated. He approached me for the bet , not the other way around and got a surprise
@brendanbyrne2736
6 жыл бұрын
good job. I'm a little rusty I have played maybe 5 times in the last year. I'm looking to find either a tournament settings game or play in an actual tournament
@GiovaniB52
6 жыл бұрын
Brendan Byrne. I didn't know there was a tournament . Im gonna look for it
@richardmarsh2317
6 жыл бұрын
Giovani22 - the highest Galaga stage is 255, and that is a challenge stage. After that the machine either freezes up or it rolls back to play Stage 0. Also, the highest Galaga score that can be displayed is 999,990 if you are Player 1. If you are Player 2, the millions and tens of millions digit will correctly display. Probably the hundreds of millions too, but that would take a few days to reach and I don't know of anyone who has done that.
@GiovaniB52
6 жыл бұрын
Richard Marsh. Well I think if you can reach stage 99/100 you can easily reach stage 255. I don't think the stages get any harder ( I wish they did but they don't ) . Every time I reached stage 100 it just goes back to stage 1 . At that point I just leave the game and move on to a different game . I don't wanna be stuck there all night on Galaga . I wanna explore other games to. I crash everything and sign my name on the top . I like the music it plays for top winners its different. By the way shouldn't this guy be at work ??
@lroknrobn
6 жыл бұрын
Kinda odd he is playing with rapid fire settings and on player 2 instead of player 1...not a legit game to claim any record
@richardmarsh2317
6 жыл бұрын
lroknrobn - This game was accepted by Twin Galaxies. They specifically allow scores to be submitted as Player 2 in Galaga in order for scores of one million or higher to be accurately recorded. Also, rapid fire settings is a track that TG allows.
@jasoncentore1830
3 жыл бұрын
All the pros use 2nd player, 1 player score flips at 999,999. Player 2 can go up to 99,999,999. All pros use player 2
@georgiameteors
7 жыл бұрын
I have the world record. Stage 255 no lives lost. Challenge?
@richardmarsh2317
7 жыл бұрын
Steve Farmer - that would not be a world record. If you did that on slow shots and highest difficulty, I would be very impressed, but even that would not be a world record; I'm sure that Steve Krogman, who once scored 16M, has probably done it. The world record for five ships only on slow shots is 4.5M.
@peyton9690
7 жыл бұрын
I am going to take that record soon. Gave it a helluva run last night, 4,277,110.
@TheGalagaKing
7 жыл бұрын
Nice score. Was this with all 18 men, or did you end on purpose with men left?
@TheGalagaKing
7 жыл бұрын
Hello Richard. I believe we met at Funspot bitd. I believe you were there for the 2nd annual tourney when I decided to play only one game that weekend (to allow time for all the others) and managed 11,849,370 (Aurcade). Not my pb, but it was nice to log a decent score during a live event. :)
@pyoumans36
7 жыл бұрын
+Stephen “The Galaga King” Krogman the machine is on tournament settings. i lost a man at 500,000, the second at 1.8 mil, the 3rd at 2.4 mil, then made it through another 120 stages or so on my last double ship before making a mistake and blowing it. it was heartbreaking.
@topquark4208
2 жыл бұрын
Poor guy looks very creepy. I would not let my kid near this guy in an arcade. I feel bad to say that, but I can't take chances.
@brendanbyrne2736
Жыл бұрын
I wouldn't let my kid near you either.
@JTCT371
2 жыл бұрын
This is unwatchable.....horribly filmed
@Cologneswag
6 жыл бұрын
The arcade game shoot faster
@futureshock7425
8 жыл бұрын
why does he die at firsT?
@namegoeshere69
7 жыл бұрын
he starts a 2 player game,lets player one die so he can play with player 2,you have to do this to see the millions digit in the final score.
@futureshock7425
7 жыл бұрын
thanks!
@weskerumbrella
7 жыл бұрын
Otwerways the doublefire (speedfire) is not original version.. this is not WR no way !!
@johnhegarty3716
7 жыл бұрын
I got a score like that when I was like 12 back in the 80s! the only reason I stopped is I got bored n have the game to the kid next to me lol... after like stage 50 or so it's just a battle of how bored u r lol
@TheGalagaKing
7 жыл бұрын
Marathon games take a looooong time to play and who has that kind of time to devote to a multi-hour game. With that said John, how about you try the much harder settings of 5-men and no extras? Granted, if you're really THAT good, a 10M fast-fire game with 5-men only could still take upwards of 5 hours to play. You should give the original fire game a shot with the same 5-men only settings, just to see what you can do. Just food for thought. :)
@brendanbyrne2736
7 жыл бұрын
You can get to where there is a lull and you have to fight the boredom. I play better when I have music in the background
@babylady2005
6 жыл бұрын
I got over 4 million before I even got a hit back in 1982. Haven't played in a long time but that score is nothing!!!!!
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